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Gerrards Cross, Bucks. And Totowa, New Jersey: Colin Smythe/Barnes and Noble Books, 1983. Because of his great achievement in poesy, the significance of his dramatic work has sometimes been ignored; his one-act plays have depth beyond their mere length. This is Number 17 in the series "Irish Literary Studies" a Fine copy of the First American Edition. Maroon cloth binding with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 256 pages; index. Preface by the great Irish actor Cyril Cusack.The dustjacket is Fine; in an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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W.B. Yeats. Dramatist of Vision
by Knowland, A.S.
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Wabash
by Butler, Robert Olen
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New York: Henry Holt, 1994. Butler won the Pulitzer in 1993. Originally published in 1987, this is the reissue. Fine in an unclipped Near Fine DJ. In plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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Wah'Kon-Tah. The Osage and the White Man's Road
by Mathews, John Joseph
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Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1932. A memoir of the Osage Agency. Mathews (1894-1979) was a Native American writer. This book, issued by an academic press, became a surprising best-seller when it was offered by the Book of the Month Club. This is a Very Good copy of either a Later Printing of the First Edition, or possibly the BOMC edition; at this time the book club editions were often undistinguishable from the trade versions. Orange cloth binding, with a Native American design on the front panel. Illustrated throughout by May Todd Aaron; charming illustrated endpapers. Moderate wear with some fading to the spine. Previous-owner signature opposite half-title. Clean text; 359 pages. An excellent reading copy of a wonderful book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by May Todd Aaron.
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A Waif of the Plains
by Harte, (Francis) Bret
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Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1890. Mark Twain, once Harte's close friend, fell out with him and became critical of his work; but Harte's short fiction has remained popular nonetheless. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Brown decorative cloth binding; decorations on the front cover and spine; title in gilt on the spine. Quercus finds it difficult to identify defects with this copy. There is the tiniest hint of wear at spine margins, and a very very slight cock, else a Fine copy. Previous-owner bookplate on the FFEP. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First Edition.. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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The Wailing Wind
by Hillerman, Tony
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New York: HarperCollins Publshers, 2002. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Yellow paper-covered boards with a blue cloth spine titled in gilt; Harper logo blindstamped to the front cover. Clean text; 232 pages. The dustjacket is unclipped, Fine; in a plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Waiting For Winter
by O'Hara, John
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New York: Random House, 1966. John Henry O'Hara (1905-1970) was a controversial personality but a master of the short-story. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated First Printing). A clean, bright copy, just some very light fading on top edges and topstain, else Fine. Unclipped DJ has light nicks at the edges, sunfade on spine, starting to tan. In Archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.
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The Wandering Years
by Tynan, Katherine
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Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922. An ardent Irish nationalist and member of the Dublin literary scene, Tynan was a friend of Hopkins and Yeats. She was incredibly prolific as a writer, with over 100 works to her credit, according to Cambridge; they are surprisingly scarce on the market these days. "The Wandering Years" provides a vivid narrative of the Irish Revolution. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering. Clean and fresh text; 390 pages, indexed. The dustjacket is complete and unclipped, but is chipped at both ends of the spine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.
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The Wandering Years
by Tynan, Katherine
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Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922. Katherine Tynan (1859?-1931) was an ardent Irish nationalist and a friend to Yeats and Gerard Manley Hopkins. She was influential in the Irish Literary Revival and incredibly prolific as an author: some160 titles are noted by Cambridge; she published 3 other books in the same year as this one. "The Wandering Years" is autobiographical and covers the period of the Irish Revolution; it is surprisingly rare, considering her output. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition. Blue cloth binding, ruled and titled in gilt. Clean text; 390 pages, indexed; some pages unopened toward the rear. The dustjacket is complete and unclipped, but with some chipping at the head of the spine and both covers; there is a also a chip at the foot resulting in a loss of about 1" by 1" In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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The Waning of the West
by Steiner, Stan
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New York: St. Martin's, 1989. Posthumous collection of essays by a premier writer on the American West. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Edited by Emily Skretny Drabanski; foreward by John Nichols. Tan cloth binding. The dustjacket is unclipped, with a tiny bit of edgewear evident. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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War - What For?
by Kirkpatrick, George R.
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West Lafayette, Ohio: George R. Kirkpatrick, 1910. The second book written by George Ross Kirkpatrick (1867-1937), an anti-militarist tract that led to him running for Vice-President on the Socialist Party ticket. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition, published by the author to"help instruct and rouse the working class." Although the book was reprinted many times, this initial printing was only 2500 copies. Red cloth binding, ruled, with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 349 pages, indexed. Many great illustrations and cartoons by John Sloan, and a colour plate by Ryan Walker of a bayonet stabbing a worker's hand. Bumped, with mild general wear, some rubbing to the head and foot of the spine. Spine has darkened. No dustjacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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War Fever
by Ballard, J.G.
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New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 1991. A story collection by the avant-garde English author. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition (stated). Red clay-colored paper boards; tan linen spine with black lettering. There is evidence of a sticker removal on the FFEP, else Fine.The dustjacket is unclipped, also Fine. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine.
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The War Lover
by Hersey, John
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New York: Knopf, 1959. This is a Near Fine copy of Hersey's seventh book. Blue cloth binding. Blindstamped with Hersey's initials on the front cover; gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 404 pages. Some light fade around the margins; previous-owner signature on the front paste-down. The dustjacket is unclipped and Very Good; some chipping and creasing around the margins. In a protective plastic cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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War With the Newts
by Capek, Karel
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London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1937. An iconic dystopian novel by the great Czech modernist who was the first to populize the word "Robot." First published in English in January 1937; this is a Fine copy of the Second Impression from May of the same year [stated]. Turquoise cloth binding with titling in yellow on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 348 pages, with three pages of publisher adverts in the rear. Very fresh and clear, with no spotting, the bane of English publishing. The dustwrapper is Near Fine; unclipped and with a lightly-faded spine; one small chip on the bottom of the front panel. In an archival plastic protector. [Note: due to a computer crash, this book may also appear with the inventory number 000917]. Second Impression. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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War is Kind
by Crane, Stephen
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1899. The ironic "War is Kind" is Stephen Crane's second collection of poetry. Always in poor health, a year later he would be dead at a tragically young 28. Crane went through a period of ill-regard, but now is recognized as an innovative master within American literature. This is a Very Good copy. Rare. Brown paper-covered boards; front cover and within are illustrations and head-pieces by the famed Art Nouveau illustrator Will Bradley (1868-1962), whose work is often favorably compared to Aubrey Beardsley. Cleran text; 96 pages . Printed on gray paper stock with only the top trimmed. There is a penciled signature on the FFEP; small bookseller label (Brentano's Chicago) on the rear paste-down. The spine has cracked at the edges but is holding; chips to the head and foot, the top one resulting in loss to the paper label. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Will Bradley. 8vo - over…
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War of the Classes
by London, Jack
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New York & London: Macmillan and Co LTD, 1910. Jock London (pseudonym for John Griffith Chaney, 1876-1916) grew up in poverty raised by a foster mother who was an ex-slave; his view of the world was relentlessly working-class and socialist. This manifesto was originally published in 1905, and reprinted several times. This is a Very Good Plus to Near Fine copy of the eighth printing. The title page has a cancellation: "Advance Copy For Review Not For Sale." Maroon ribbed cloth binding, ruled, with gilt titles on the spine. Clean text; 278 pages with 3 pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. The corners are mildly bumped; some faint "ghost" spots on the cover that may be from wax. Some offset on the endpapers, perhaps due to the missing dustjacket. In an archival plastic protector. Altogether an attractive copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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"War on British"
by Feely, Robert M. & John A. Hastings
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New York: Unknown, 1921. This small flyer/pamphlet is part of the several actions by Irish-Americans to boycott British goods and industry during the uprising and civil war in Ireland. Robert Feely, as an insurance broker, quite naturally pushed for boycotting British insurance companies in a letter to "The Nation." He claims here that they take out some six-hundred-million dollars from America. Four pages, from a sheet folded in half, in very Good (Minus) condition. Quite rare. There is no publication date, but Quercus suggests 1921 as probable. Fragile; with a closed tear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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The Warden
by Trollope, Anthony
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Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1859. First published in 1855, this is the first volume of Trollopes "Chronicles of Bartshire." This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition Thus, the "Copyright Edition." (Starting in 1840, and continuing for one hundred years the Tauchnitz editions protected author's rights on the European continent.) Green cloth binding, ruled in blind on the covers; on the spine, gilt titling, decorative stamping, and ten gilt rules. Clean text; 285 pages. Mildly bumped, page edges a bit dusty. The text is nicely bright and free of foxing; easily read and enjoyed today.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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A Warning to Conquerors
by MacDonagh, Donagh
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Chester Springs & Dublin: Dufour Editions & Dolmen Press, 1968. The Irish poet and barrister's last lyrical book, with work written between 1963 and 1966. MacDonagh (1912-1968), whose father was executed by the British for his part in the Easter Uprising, was also co-editor of "The Oxford Book of Irish Verse" with Lennox Robinson. Published shortly after his death, with a Preface by Niall Sheridan. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition Thus, a joint venture by Dufour and Dolmen. Tan cloth binding with gilt spine lettering, showing sun at the margins. 69 pages; clean and fresh text.The dustwrapper is complete and unclipped. Tan with red lettering and a drawing by Leslie MacWeeney on the cover. Light wear at the edges. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine.
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Wars I Have Seen
by Stein, Gertrude
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New York: Random House, 1945. "A first-hand report of four years of Nazi rule in France and thew joy of liberation in 1944" (from the dustjacket). Stein wrote this account in longhand "under the noses" of the Nazis. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Blue cloth binding. Clean text; 259 pages. The dustjacket is Very Good, with a photo by Carl Van Vechten illustrating the fron panel. Unfortunately, a previous owner has glued the flaps to the paste-downs, ruining a nice book for collectors; it remains what could only be called a superior Reading Copy. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Washboat Days
by Warnod, Janine
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New York: Orion Press/Grossman Publishers, 1972. The story of the "Bateau-Lavoir," a broken-down building that served as the meeting point for the great French artists and poets of the early XXth century. Translated fby Carol Green. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Mauve cloth binding with gilt lettering. Profusely illustrated. Clean text; 241 pages. The dustjacket is unclipped and Fine; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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