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1) 2ND VALUE GUIDE TO OLD BOOKS: Listing the Approximate Wholesale Values on Nearly 4,000 Old and Out-of-Print Volumes
Warman, Edwin G

Uniontown, PA: E.G. Warman Publishing, 1961. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 63pp. In addition to values (e.g., $75 for a first edition of THE FEDERALIST), a short list of specialists is appended. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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2) AN AUTHOR-RANKING-CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX TO JEFF DYKES' "RARE WESTERN OUTLAW BOOKS
Watermark West, compilers

Wichita, Kansas Watermark West Rare Books (1988)., 1988. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Decorative stiff-paper covers and contents in fine condition. 5.5" x 4" (39)pp One of 300 copies. Illustrated by one illustration. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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3) AN AUTHOR-RANKING-CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX TO "44 RANGE COUNTRY BOOKS TOPPED OUT BY J. FRANK DOBIE" & "44 MORE ...BY JEFF DYKES
Watermark West, compilers

Wichita, Kansas Watermark West Rare Books (1988)., 1988. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Decorative stiff-paper covers and contents in fine condition. 5.5" x 4" (42)pp One of 300 copies. Illustrated by few illustrations in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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4) A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS PRINTED PRIOR TO 1821
Welch, d'Alte A

Worcester, MA American Antiquarian Society 1972., 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Buckram binding and contents near fine condition. 10.25" x 7.25" pp: lxvi,516,4 Indexed by printer, publisher and imprint. Contains 1,460 detailed entries plus descriptions of variants. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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5) WILDE AND THE NINETIES: An Essay and an Exhibition. Edited by Charles Ryskamp
Wilde, Oscar

WILDE AND THE NINETIES: An Essay and an Exhibition. Edited by Charles Ryskamp
Princeton, NJ Princeton University Library 1966., 1966. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Decorative paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9.25" x 6" pp: ix,65+plts Includes essays by Richard Ellmann, E.D.H. Johnson, and Alfred L. Bush. Illustrated by 12pp illustrations. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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6) A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN FOLKLIFE
Wildhaber, Robert

NY: New York Folklore Quarterly, 1965. First Separate. Original wraps. Very Good. (46)pp; 8 illus from old prints. Has sections on: archives and libraries; folklife museums; folk religion; immigration; negro folklore; cowboys; folksongs; etc. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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7) BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY. Second Edition of Writings on Pennsylvania History: A Bibliography
Wilkinson, Norman B

Harrisburg PA Historical & Museum Comm 1957., 1957. Hardcover. Bindings and contents in very good condition. 9.25" x 6" pp: xxix, 826 Has 9,198 entries and a detailed index. Second Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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8) MODERN BOOK COLLECTING
Wilson, Robert A

NY Knopf 1980., 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Few sentences underlined with notes, else very good condition. 8.75" x 5.25" pictorial dj pp:xiv,270,(2) Has index. "A guide for the beginner who is buying first editions for the first time.". Illustrated by occasional illus from photos. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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9) NEW YORK IN LITERATURE: The Story Told in the Landmarks of Town and Country
Wilson, Rufus Rockwell & Otilie Erickson

Elmira, NY: Primavera Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 372pp, index. Touches New York & Brooklyn, Long and Staten Islands, a journey along the Hudson to Albany, Catskills, Finger Lakes, and Elmira. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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10) AFRO-AMERICANA, 1553-1906: Author Catalog of The Library Co. of Philadelphia and The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Wolf, Edwin 2nd and others

Boston G.K. Hall 1973., 1973. 1st Edition. Photocopy in large, loose-leaf binder: useful pencil notations. 11" x 8.5" 526pp An essential reference work in the field and very hard to find. Especially useful in this loose-leaf format. First Edition. Binding is 3-ring binder. (more information)

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11) SOME BOOKS OF EARLY NEW ENGLAND PROVENANCE IN THE 1823 LIBRARY OF ALLEGHANY COLLEGE
Wolf, Edwin, 2nd

Worcester American Antiquarian Society 1963., 1963. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in fine condition. 9.75" x 6.5" (32)pp First published in the AAS Proceedings, April 1963. In his search for books from Franklin's library, Wolf was taken aback when he stumbled upon a large collection of early New England imprints in the library of Alleghany College, Meadville, PA. 1st book edn. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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12) THE LEONARD L. MILBERG COLLECTION OF AMERICAN POETRY. With Biographical Essays by Molly Weigel
Woolmer, Howard, compiler

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Library, 1994. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. pp: ix, 423; portraits. Excellent catalog of an impressive collection. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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13) CARRIERS' ADDRESS TO THE PATRONS OF THE "YORK GAZETTE", JANUARY 1st, 1894
York Gazette

York, PA: York Gazette, 1894. First Edition. Self-wraps. Very Good. T. Dart Walker. (4)pp. On the back is a view taken from a Walker painting of "The Liberty Bell at the World's Fair." The front page contains the title and a calendar for the year 1894. The two middle pages comprise the carriers' address, titled "The `York Gazette' Carrier Boys Go Everywhere." At the end, as usual, is "HAPPY NEW YEAR!" 11" x 7". (more information)

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