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William and George. THE RICH BOY AND THE POOR BOY; or, A Contented Mind is the Best Feast. Adorned with Cuts.
Wellington: Printed by F. Houlston and Son. Price One Penny. No date [circa 1830]. [24] pages, the first and last being blanks pasted to the wrappers as issued. Illustrated with a wood-engraved frontispiece and five woodcuts within the text, and a tailpiece. Original printed wrappers. 105 x 65 mm. A fine copy.
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WILLIAM AND THE MASKED RANGER. Illustrated by Henry Ford.
London.George Newes Limited. 1966. 176pp. Illustrated throughout in black & white. Original green boards, gilt. Original pictorial dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. A near fine copy in a like unprice-clipped wrapper.
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WILLIAM by Richmal Crompton. IIlustrated by Thomas Henry.
London.George Newnes. No Date. [1929]. 256pp. Black & white illustratiions. Original publisher's red cloth with black lettering. First edition. A little cocked with the spine darkend and dust-soiled, as are the boards, the front board having a stain to the upper inner corner. Some spotting especially to the end-papers, the back free one having approximately a three inch tear at the hinge.Half-title has name of previous owner in ink and the date (1929). Brown spotting to the fore-edges else a good copy of this first edition.
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WILLIAM CHARLES THOMAS DOBSON.
Maull & Polyblank, Circa 1864. A signed carte-de-visite of the painter Dobson by of London. Albumen print mounted on card. 99 x 63 mm. Signed in the lower blank margin, ‘Dobson. RA. A very good example. This item is subject to VAT.
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WILLIAM DAVISON'S NEW SPECIMEN OF CAST-METAL ORNAMENTS AND WOOD TYPES, introduced with an account of his activities as Pharmacist and Printer in Alnwick, 1780- 1858.
LondonBritish Historical Society. 1990. 39pp of text, followed by 1100 black and white illustrative examples of William Davison's work. Original green boards, gilt. Original pictorial dust-wrapper. Quarto. First edition. A fine copy in a like wrapper.
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WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE.
Circa 1870s. A carte-de-visite of Gladstone by W & D Downey. Albumen print mounted on card. A very good example. 103 x 63 mm. This item is subject to VAT.
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WILLIAM. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
London: George Newnes Limited, 1965. Hardcover. Dust-wrapper. Octavo. First issue of this "abridged" edition. Wrapper a little worn at head of spine; small biro scribble on rear panel; else a very good copy.
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WILLIAM MCGONAGALL MEETS GEORGE GERSHWIN. A Scottish Fantasy.
London.Michael Joseph. 1988. [4], 5-203pp. Illustrated with many black & white cartoons throughout. Original boards with silver type on spine. Original pictorial dust-wrapper. Signed by Milligan and Hobbs on half-title. Dust-wrapper a trifle creased at head & heel, with a light stain to bottom left corner of front; else a near fine copy in a very good wrapper.
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WILLIAM MORRIS AND THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVMENT. A Design Source Book. With an essay on Textiles of the American Arts and Crafts Movement by Gillian Moss.
New York: Portland House, 1989. Hardcover. Dust-wrapper. Edition uncertain. Neat name on endpaper and a small rub; else a fine copy.
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WILLIAM OSLER'S COLLECTED PAPERS ON THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Edited with an introduction by W. Bruce Fye, M.D.
Birmingham, Alabama. The Classics of Cardiology Library, 1985. A limited edition bound in full calf, gilt. All edges gilt. A near mint copy.
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WILLIAM TELL; The Hero of Switzerland. An Historical Romance. Illustrated with numerous engravings.
London.George Peirce. No date. (1841). [ii], [1], 2-221, [1]pp. Bound from 28 parts. Wood-engraved frontispiece; title set within decorative border. Two full-page engravings (one of which is steel-engraved), and numerous wood-engravings throughout. Contemporary half leather gilt. Quarto. Lacking front free endpaper; small rub on one page with the loss of some letters where something has adhered to the blank recto of the steel-engraved plate (Text easily deciphered!); some spotting and marking; binding rubbed and worn; but firm. A good plus copy.
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WILLIAM WORDSWORTH His Home and Haunts. With twelve drawings in crayon by A. Forester and Four Portraits.
London. Edinburgh.T. C. & E. C. Jack. [1910]. [iv], vii. [viii], [1], 80pp. 16 black & white plates including frontispiece. Original boards gilt with pictorial pastedown to upper board. Octavo. First edition. Spine edges splitting with some loss at base; some small loss also to head of spine and chipping to heel; corners and top edge of front board a little bumped; endpapers browned; a few spots to top edges of rear endpapers; internally, a little shaken; else a good plus copy.Presentation copy from Wordsworth's granddaughter, Dora. Inscription on front free endpaper reads: "Miss L Phillips with love, & every good wish for Xmas & the New Year. Dec. 1910. from Dora Wordsworth".
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WILLIE AND LUCY AT THE SEASIDE. For very little children.
London.The Religious Tract Society. No date. (circa 1868.). 96pp. Illustrated with 4 full-page coloured plates by J. M. Kronheim & Co., and line engravings within the text. Original pictorial cloth, gilt. All edges gilt. First edition. One coloured plate has some brown spots in the blank margin; else a very good copy of a scarce title.
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WILLIE WINKIE The Tale of a Wooden Horse. Illustrated by Margaret W. Tarrant.
London.Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd. No date. [Circa 1918.]. 92pp., including 24 full-page colour plates. Original pictorial paper-covered boards; pictorial dust-wrapper. No. 5 in The New Little Wonder Book series. Small crack in front hinge; spine slightly cocked and with a short crack at the base of the spine in the lower gutter; tiny chip from front free endpaper; wrapper a little soiled and with some chips and wear to edges and half an inch of loss to the head of spine; else a very good copy of a charming book.
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WINCHESTER QUALITY PRODUCTS. World standard guns and ammunition; flashlights and batteries; fishing tackle; ice and roller skates; cutlery; tools
New Haven: Armory Publications, 1995. [4], 5-233pp. Illustrated in black & white throughout. Original simulated black morocco gilt with Winchester logo in red on front board and spine. Limited edition; no. 97 of 300 copies printed. Fine in fine slipcase.
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WINDING, WARPING AND WEAVING MACHINERY. 1915 edition.
1915. Hardcover. [viii], 113, [2], [v], 74, [1] pages. Illustrated throughout. Original blue cloth. 24.5 x 15.5 cm. A fine copy.
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WINDMILL LAND. Dean’s 1/- Patent Rag Book Series.
London: Dean’s Rag Book Co., Ltd, No date [1914-1919]. 10 pages. Illustrated in colour by Richard James Williams. Oblong: 140 x 222 mm. Some very slight browning; else a fine copy from the Dean archive with the original paper advert’ slip still loosely laid in. See Cope, page 84.
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WINGS OF THE PHOENIX. The official story of the Air War in Burma.
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1949. 143 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth gilt. Pictorial dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. A fine copy in a like unclipped dust-wrapper.
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WINNIE-THE-POOH AND EEYORE'S TAIL. A Pop-Up Picture Book Adapted by A. Schenk from the original illustrations by E. H. Shepard.
London.Methuen & Co. Ltd. No date [1953]. Unpaged. Illustrated in full colour by throughout and with four superb pop-ups. Original spiral-bound pictorial boards. First edition. A very good copy with just light wear to the corners, the pop-ups in fine condition.
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WINNIE-THE-POOH and the Bees. A pop-up picture book. Adapted by A. Schenk from the original illustrations by E. H. Shepard.
London: Methuen & Co, No date [1952]. Illustrated with three full-colour pop-ups and illustrations in colour throughout. Original pictorial paper-covered boards with metal spiral spine. 24 x 18.5 cm. A fine copy.
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