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Vaderlandsche Historie
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Vaderlandsche Historie

by WAGENAAR, Jan

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1749. 101 HISTORICAL PLATES, 4 MAPS, 1 CITY PLAN AND 185 PORTRAITS ALL BEAUTIFULLY ENGRAVED, 18TH CENTURY, COPPER PLATES WAGENAAR, Jan. Vaderlandsche Historie Vervattende de Geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden, inzonderheid die van Holland, van de Vroegste Tyden af: uit degeloofwaardigste Schryvers en egt Gedenkstukken zamengesteld. [History of the Netherlands, with Plates and Maps]. Amsterdam, Isaak Tirion, 1749-1759. First edition. Octavo. 20 volumes. Complete. Containing four large folding maps, 90 oval portraits by J. Houbraken, one folding city plan of Leiden, and 43 folding plates (each measuring 8 by 9 1/2 inches) mostly by Fokke, showing battles, sieges, executions, explosions, etc., all beautifully engraved on copper. Each volume is bound together with a separate volume of index and notes, dating variously from 1790-1796. With four additional volumes, dated 1789-1790, which take up the history from 1752 to 1774. Internally fine, in intact quarter-leather bindings with marbled boards,… Read More
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LOUIS WAIN'S ANNUAL, 1911-12

LOUIS WAIN'S ANNUAL, 1911-12

by WAIN, Louis

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1911. WAIN, Louis. LOUIS WAIN'S ANNUAL, 1911-12. London: John F. Shaw & Co., 1911. Tall 8vo., color illustrated wrappers. Missing rear wrapper, spine mostly missing. Front wrapper shallowly chipped at top corner and edges, several repairs to reverse in tape. First color plate torn horizontally across, with tape repair to reverse (and some tape to front of image). Second color plate fine. B/w illustrations by Wain throughout; ads for Allenbury's Food, and publisher's ad inside front cover for Wain's and other books. Light soil and thumbing to front and rear pages, interior. As is.
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IN ANIMAL LAND WITH LOUIS WAIN
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IN ANIMAL LAND WITH LOUIS WAIN

by WAIN, Louis

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1904. WAIN, Louis. IN ANIMAL LAND WITH LOUIS WAIN. London: S. W. Partridge & Co. [1904]. [52] pp. + 4 pp. advertisements. 4to., red and green paper covered boards, front board with color illustration by Wain. Very good, spine with moderate tiny chipping, slightly affecting title. Corners slightly worn. Hinges cracked. B/w advertising pages, 2 or 3 ads to a page, some with illustrations, at front and rear. Tipped-in color frontispiece has a small crease to bottom right corner, not affecting image. A few of the age-toned text pages have small closed tears in the margins, with no loss. text and illustrations printed in sepia, green, or blue. Four color plates in fine condition, with only the frontispiece having the small crease. Mostly cats; one color plate illustrates a lane of promenading dogs. Wain's anthropomorphized creatures are not always sweet or friendly!
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A SHADE OF DIFFERENCE

A SHADE OF DIFFERENCE

by Wakō Shūji 若生秀二 (b. 1953). A Shade of Difference. Sheet size 76 x 56.5cm and Image size 63 x 45cm. Numbered 39/60 and signed in pencil in the bottom margin. Undated. Lithograph print of blue and gold decorated fabric, an origami crane and an env

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19. Wakō Shūji 若生秀二 (b. 1953). A Shade of Difference. Sheet size 76 x 56.5cm and Image size 63 x 45cm. Numbered 39/60 and signed in pencil in the bottom margin. Undated. Lithograph print of blue and gold decorated fabric, an origami crane and an envelope with collaged postage stamps on a black background.
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INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY, IN A SERIES OF FAMILIAR LETTERS

by WAKEFIELD, Priscilla

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1811. WAKEFIELD, Priscilla. INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY, IN A SERIES OF FAMILIAR LETTERS, WITH ILLUSTRATIVE ENGRAVINGS. Boston: J. Belcher & J.W. Burditt, 1811. First American Edition from 5th London Edition. Full calf, stamped in gilt to red leather spine label. Ex-library with label to spine and stamps to front pastedown and title page. Bookplate to front pastedown and ownership in ink to ffep. Fire damage to heel affecting bottom corner of some interior pages. Front hinge weak.
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Cherries on a blue ground 70/150

Cherries on a blue ground 70/150

by Itō Wako 伊藤倭子

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Itō Wako 伊藤倭子.[Cherries on a black ground]. Sheet size 22.5 x 32cm and image size 9 x 18cm. Mezzotint print of cherries on a black ground marked "èp. d'artiste" and signed in pencil. Itō Wako 伊藤倭子 (b. 1945) was born in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, the Northern island of Japan. In 1967, while still in his early 20's, he won an award in the annual Zendō exhibition 全道展 in Sapporo. A printmaker known for his mezzotints of fruits and flowers, he went on to participate in shows in the US, Australia, Japan and across Europe. Mezzotint is such a demanding medium that few have mastered it. It lends great gravitas to these simple images.
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[CHERRIES ON BLACK GROUND]

[CHERRIES ON BLACK GROUND]

by Itō Wako 伊藤倭子

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19. [Cherries on a black ground]. Itō Wako 伊藤倭子. Sheet size 22.5 x 32cm and image size 9 x 18cm. Mezzotint print of cherries on a black ground marked "èp. d'artiste" and signed in pencil. Itō Wako 伊藤倭子 (b. 1945) was born in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, the Northern island of Japan. In 1967, while still in his early 20's, he won an award in the annual Zendō exhibition 全道展 in Sapporo. A printmaker known for his mezzotints of fruits and flowers, he went on to participate in shows in the US, Australia, Japan and across Europe. Mezzotint is such a demanding medium that few have mastered it. It lends great gravitas to these simple images.
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[Cherries on a blue ground 64/150]

[Cherries on a blue ground 64/150]

by Itō Wako 伊藤倭子

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19. [Cherries on a blue ground 64/150]. Itō Wako 伊藤倭子. Sheet size 32 x 45cm and image size 17 x 29.5cm. Mezzotint print of cherries on a blue ground numbered 64/150 and signed in pencil. Itō Wako 伊藤倭子 (b. 1945) was born in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, the Northern island of Japan. In 1967, while still in his early 20's, he won an award in the annual Zendō exhibition 全道展 in Sapporo. A printmaker known for his mezzotints of fruits and flowers, he went on to participate in shows in the US, Australia, Japan and across Europe. Mezzotint is such a demanding medium that few have mastered it. It lends great gravitas to these simple images.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON POEMS

by WAKOSKI, Diane

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1967. WAKOSKI, Diane. THE GEORGE WASHINGTON POEMS. New York: Riverrun Press, (1967). 4to., wrappers. First edition, second state ("2 dollar" price). Presentation inscription by Wakoski with a poem about photography (the recipient is a photographer). Touch of soil to wraps, else fine.
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INTRODUCTIO IN LIBROS ECCLESIAE LUTHERANAE SYMBOLICOS OBSERVATIONIBUS

by WALCH, J. G.

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1732. [WALCH, J. G.] WALCHII, Io. Georgii. INTRODVCTIO IN LIBROS ECCLESIAE LVTHERANAE SYMBOLICOS OBSERVATIONIBVS HSITORICIS ET THEOLOGICIS. Ienae: Svmtv Vidvae Meyer, 1732. 1008 + [71 pp. index]. Complete. 8vo., original calf stamped in gilt and blind. Raised bands. Corners and spine worn, joints cracked, spine label half chipped. Small chips to heel and crown. Ink ownership to front pastedown. Totle page in red and black with engraving. Occasional light soil and/or foxing to edges of text. Lutheran philosophy.
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TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1898-99 PART II

by WALCOTT, Charles

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1900. WALCOTT, Charles, dir. TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 1898-99 PART II. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1900. 953 pp. + one hundred plus plates, two maps in color. 4to., brown cloth with gilt lettering and vignettes to spine and cover. Shelfwear, especially to spine and corners; backstrip partially detached. Cloth rubbed. Front cover bumped at fore-edge. Some age toning to text and plates at edges. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Hinges starting. Extra postage required.
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OMEROS

by WALCOTT, DEREK

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1993. WALCOTT, Derek. OMEROS. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, (1993). Special edition, with inserted leaf signed by Walcott, presented by Boston University to members of the class of 1993. The sixth printing of the poem. Fine, in the dust jacket.
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NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1897-98 PART VI

by WALCOTT, Charles

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1898. WALCOTT, Charles, dir.; David T. DAY. NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 1897-98 PART VI. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1898. 651 pp., b/w plates. 4to., brown cloth with gilt lettering and vignettes to spine and cover. Shelfwear, especially to spine and corners; bottom of spine chipped 2 inches. Some age toning to text at edges. Extra postage required.
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NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1897-98 PART IV

by WALCOTT, Charles

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1899. WALCOTT, Charles, dir.; F. H. NEWELL. NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 1897-98 PART IV. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1899. 814 pp. including two double-page folding color maps. 4to., brown cloth with gilt lettering and vignettes to spine and cover. Shelfwear, especially to spine and corners; joints splitting, hinges starting. Some age toning to text at edges. Extra postage required.
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TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1898-99 PART V.

by WALCOTT, Charles

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1900. WALCOTT, Charles, dir.; Henry GANNETT. TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 1898-99 PART V, TWO VOLUMES. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1900. 498 pp. + monochrome plates and folding color maps, Volume Two is a portfolio with seven folding color maps as called for, one quite large. 4to., brown cloth with gilt lettering and vignettes to spine and cover. Shelfwear, especially to spine and corners; top edge of front cover, Volume I bumped. Some age toning to text and plates at edges. Map portfolio (Volume Two) is torn at retaining edge of rear pocket. Extra postage required.
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TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1898-99 PART VI

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1899. WALCOTT, Charles, dir.; David T. DAY. TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 1898-99 PART VI. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1899. 616 pp. 4to., brown cloth with gilt lettering and vignettes to spine and cover. Shelfwear, especially to spine and corners; front joint splitting at top and bottom. Some age toning to text at edges. Extra postage required.
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ARKANSAS TESTAMENT

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1987. WALCOTT, Derek. THE ARKANSAS TESTAMENT. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1987. First edition. 8vo., green paper-covered boards backed in tan cloth. A fine copy in a lightly worn dust jacket.
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TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1898-99 PART IV

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1900. WALCOTT, Charles, dir.; F. H. NEWELL. TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 1898-99 PART IV. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1900. 660 pp. + monochrome plates and maps. 4to., brown cloth with gilt lettering and vignettes to spine and cover. Shelfwear, especially to spine and corners; backstrip detached at front joint. Some age toning to text and plates at edges. Extra postage required.
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TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1898-99 PART I.

by WALCOTT, Charles

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1899. WALCOTT, Charles, dir. TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 1898-99 PART I. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1899. 551 pp. + [1] + x = 1 pp.l library catalogue slips, with two large folding color plates in rear pocket. 4to., brown cloth with gilt lettering and vignettes to spine and cover. Moderate shelfwear, especially to spine and corners. Cloth rubbed. Front cover bumped at fore-edge. Some age toning to text and folding plates at edges. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Hinges starting. Extra postage required.
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LOT OF SCIENTIFIC OFFPRINTS OF NOBEL PRIZE WINNER 1967, WALD'S COPIES

by WALD, George

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1934. WALD, George. LOT OF SCIENTIFIC OFFPRINTS OF NOBEL PRIZE WINNER 1967. 81 offprints, 1934-1974, from various scientific and medical journals, including Nature, Science, American Journal of Ophthalmology, Journal of General Physiology, Journal of Ophthalmology Society of America, as well as a few textbook chapters and conference proceedings. All in fine or near fine condition, some with a few external notations (Wald's, most likely). Some of the papers are collaborations with one or more co-authors, including Ruth Hubbard and T. Yoshizawa. Primarily concerning the molecular biology of vision; the topics include rhodopsin and iodopsin in humans and animals, Vitamin A deficiency and night blindness, color blindness, visual pigments in human and animal retinas, violet receptors in human vision, the chemistry of rod vision, and more. A list of representative works (* indicates collaborative work): Analysis of Retinal Function by a Two-Filter Method. JOSA. 1960. Carotenoids and the Vitamin A Cycle in… Read More
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