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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1976. first edition. hardcover. Very good +. Schwartz, Daniel. Prefaced by a two page "special message" to the members of the First Edition Society by Stephen Spender. Color frontispiece portrait of Auden by Daniel Schwartz specially commissioned by The First Edition Society. Small quarto (approx. 6 1/2" wide by 10" tall), full red leather with gilt titles and decorations, raised bands on spine. all edges gilt. Includes bound-in ribbon marker. Silk moire endpapers are a bit sunned at the edges. 696 pages. Includes appendices and indices, including an Index of Titles and an Index of First Lines, among others. 012306A This heavy book will incur additional charges for international shipping.
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W. H. AUDEN. COLLECTED POEMS.
by Auden, W. H.. Edited by Edward Mendelson.
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THE WAGGONER AND OTHER POEMS
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London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd., 1920. first edition, second issue. hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, green cloth covers, printed label on spine with an extra spine label tipped in on rear fly-leaf. With inscription from publisher to poet John Drinkwater, Sept. 1920 on the front fly-leaf. Also inscription in author's hand dated April 24, 1931 to A. E. Culpin.
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WAIT FOR THE MUNCIE BOYS. Indiana's Early Circuses.
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Indianapolis: Guild Press of Indiana, (c. 1995). first edition. hardcover. Fine/fine. Octavo (approx. 6 1/4" by 9 3/8"), yellow cloth covers. X + 142 pages. Inclides black and white illustrations, appendices, glossary of circus terms, and bibliography. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. Cover illustration by Bette Graham. 092715B
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WAITING FOR WINTER TO END, An Extraordinary Journey Through Soviet Russia.
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Washington DC: Brassey's, (1994). first edition, first printing. hardcover. Fine/very good. Octavo, 237 pages. Includes black and white photo reproductions, index. Inscribed by the author, Book is in fine condition; dust jacket has a light crease on rear panel, very good. 041407A. "A modern-day Marco Polo, she shares her eye-opening personal experiences.... Join her as she sets out from Moscow for Kazan and Alma-Ata, Bishkek and Tashkent, Samarkand and Baku."
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WAITING FOR SNOW IN HAVANA:
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New York: Free Press,, (c. 2003),. 11th printing.. softcover. Fine. New York: Free Press,, (c. 2003),. 11th printing.. softcover. Fine. 390 pages, trade paperback. National Book Award winner. 092108C
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WAKE UP, AMERICA
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New York: Vantage Press,, (c. 1954). First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Octavo, red cloth covers, xvii + 137 pages. Includes black and white photo reproductions. INSCRIBED by the author. From the dust jacket: "Based on an on-the-spot report by Paul Ginsberg, Past National Commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States, this book summarizes an eighty-seven-day trip to nineteen crucial countries and one hundred and two official conferences with such world figures as Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek; Marshal Tito; Jawaharlal Nehru; David Ben-Gurion; Anthony Eden; and other top-ranking military and civilian leaders." 061508E
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WALDORF SCHOOLS. Volume II. Upper Grades and High School. Thirty-four articles from "Education in Art"' Bulletin of the Waldorf Schools of North America 1940-1978
by Pusch, Ruth. Selected, edited and with an introduction by
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Spring Valley, NY: Mercury Press, 1993. softcover. Very Good. Spring Valley, NY: Mercury Press, 1993. softcover. Very Good. Trade paperback, 231 pages, old price sticker on rear cover, Very Good condition. 061508A
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A WALK WITH EMILY.
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Santa Fe: self-published, May, 1990. first edition. softcover. Fine. Octavo, comb-bound book with red card covers, 95 pages plus 1 page Epilogue. Color photo, mounted to the rear inside cover, of the author standing in front of a sculpture.The author's father was a Chicago banker and director of the Santa Fe railroad, and as a child, Emily often travled with him out west, and came to love the Santa Fe area. Emily married Nathaniel A. Owings, one of the designers of Chicago's 1933 Century of Progress, and one of the founders of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings ,and Merrill. These are her reminiscences of her young married life, and her family's move to Santa Fe, as well as later life. Mrs. Barnes was know for her philanthropy, her love of the arts, and was considered one of the " living treasures of Santa Fe." This copy of the book is from the library of Kay Bennett, one of the founders of Poetry London, and is inscribed to her by the author. Laid in is a handwritten note…
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WALKING THE INDIAN STREETS
by Mehta, Ved
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Boston, Little, Brown and Co., (c. 1960),, 1960. first edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 148 pages,octavo. Book has a bit of soiling on covers; slightly cocked, Good; dust jacket shows wear at edges, some chipping. Good. 120803AA
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WALKING ALONE AND MARCHING TOGETHER. A History of the Organized Blind Movement in the United States, 1940--1990
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Baltimore, MD, National Federation of the Blind. (c. 1990),, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Baltimore, MD, National Federation of the Blind. (c. 1990),, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. first edition. Pages v + 1117, thick octavo. Book is in near Fine condition; dust jacket is a little rubbed, and has a little chipping at edges, still Very Good. 020103A ISBN: 0-9624122-1-X
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WALKING DEAD
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NY, Pantheon Books, (c. 1977),, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NY, Pantheon Books, (c. 1977),, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. first American ed. Pages 256 pp.,8vo, hardcover, first American ed. Book is in fine condition; dust jacket is very good. #021900A
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THE WALLPAPER FOX
by Philipson, Morris
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NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, (c. 1976), 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, (c. 1976), 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. first printing. Pages 228 pp.,8vo, hardcover, first printing. Book is in very good condition; dust jacket sunned at edges. Signed by the author. 022400A
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WALLY THE WORDWORM
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New York: The Macmillan Co., (1964). first printing, as stated.. hardcover. Good +. Arnold Roth. Drawings by Arnold Roth. 12mo,, approx, 6" wide by 7 3/16" tall. Color pictorial boards with green cloth spine. Color illustrations in text. Unpaginated. Covers worn at edges and corners. Wally the Word Worm likes to eat words. 021210A
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WALT DISNEY'S DUMBO, The Story of the Little Elephant with the Big Ears
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Walt Disney Productions, c. 1941. softcover. Very good. Disney Productions. Paper covers, stapled, oblong octavo, 10" wide by 9" tall. Title page states: Suggested by the story "Dumbo, The Flying Elephant," by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, copyright 1939, by Roll-A-Book Publishers, Inc. Eight leaves, both black and white and color illustrations. center sheet detached but laid in. Inside front cover is illustrated with black and white captioned photos of Walt Disney describing the story. Rear inside cover has black and white photos of Disney artists visitng a real circus. Some mild waviness in last pages, light browning near staples. Printed publisher's statement on last page: Distributed by Winkler & Ramen, / 2010 RKO Building, New York City. / Printed in the United States of America / By The Western Printing and Lithographing Company.
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WALT WHITMAN RECONSIDERED. An Appraisal By Richard V. Chase
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London, Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1955,, 1955. Hardcover. London, Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1955,, 1955. Hardcover. Pages 191,octavo, hardcover. One Hundred Years After the First Publication of Leaves of Grass. Includes index. Book is in Fine condition. Dust jacket is chipped at edges, Good. 081006A
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`WALTER ASHE RADIO CO.
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St. Louis: Walter Ashe Radio Co., 1952. first ed.. softcover. Very good. Radio, Television, and Electronic Equipment for Industries, Schools, Homes, Broadcasting Stations, Amateurs and Service Technicians. Paper covers, approx. 6 1/2" by 8 3/8", 160 pages. Includes black and white illustrations .Light cover soil, some wear at foot of spine.120506A
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WALTER PATER: HUMANIST
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Lexington, The University Press of Kentucky. (c. 1970),, 1970. Hardcover. Lexington, The University Press of Kentucky. (c. 1970),, 1970. Hardcover. Pages x + 186,8vo, hardcover. Includes notes and index. Book is in Fine condition; dust jacket has some rubbing, price-clipped, Good. 061402A
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WALTER PATTON MURPHY 1873-1942. A Biography
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Evanston: Privately published, c. 1952. hardcover. Near fine. Octavo, maroon leatherette covers, with gilt spine titles and WPM monogram in an oval cartouche on top cover. Xiv [4] 111 pages + colophon. Includes black and white illustrations and an appendix: List of sources; Cairo Shortline Railroad Payroll Record; Walter P. Murphy Patents; Genealogical Records. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper--the author was also President Emeritus of Northwestern University. Patton was a railroad industrialist who, among his other philanthropies, provided funds for the establishment of the Technological Institute at Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois. Covers have very light wear at edges, near fine condition.
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WANTED -- A MATCHMAKER
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1902. later printing. hardcover. Very good/Good. Christy, Howard Chandler. Large octavo, green decorated cloth covers. With Illustratens by Howard Chandler Christy. Cover, dust jacket, and decorations around text by Margaret Armstrong. Non-authorial gift inscription to former owner on front free endpaper. Dust jacket chipped at top edges. Covers have some rubbing at bottom edges. 101206A
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WAR AGAINST WAR. British and German Radical Movements in the First World War.
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Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1982. first edition. hardcover. Fine/fine. Octavo, black cloth covers, 285 pages. Includes bibliography, notes, index. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition 092715A
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