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1721 1ed Waddington Society for Propagation of Gospel Slaves Indians Colonies
Edward Waddington was an early 18th-century English preacher and bishop of Chichester. Many of Waddington's sermons were published in pamphlets, including a 1720 sermon preached before the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. This organization was important for sending missionaries to the British Atlantic and Caribbean in hopes of balancing out the Jesuit and Catholic missionaries sent from England.
This 1721 first edition of Waddington's sermon features an extensive list of missionaries sent and members of the SPG and includes such topics as itemizing money sent to various teachers and ministers in the American Colonies, baptizing and instructing Negroes and Indians, and a list of all of the Societies missionaries, catechists and School Masters with their yearly salaries, listing dozens in New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and North Carolina.

Item number: #16132
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1765 Wagenaar Amsterdam Dutch History Netherlands Architecture 18 Plates FOLIO

Jan Wagenaar's "Amsterdam" is a rare 18th-century comprehensive survey of the history of Amsterdam. Wagenaar, a Dutch historian, published this work which is considered to be one of the most important works on Dutch history.

This 1765 edition was published by Isaak Tirion and focuses on the rise and growth of Amsterdam, a thorough history, commerce, the church, schools, government, and city guilds, as well as much more.

Item number: #25260
Price: $599

WAGENAAR, Jan

Amsterdam, In Zyne Opkomst, Aanwas, Geschiedenissen, Voorregten, Koophandel, Gebouwen, Kerkenstaat, Schoolen, Schutterye, Gilden En Regeeringe… tweede stuk

Te Amsterdam: By Isaak Tirion, 1765

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages;
o 552 (i.e., 550)
o 18 engraved plates (5 folding)
· Language: Dutch
· Binding: Leather; secure
· Size: ~13.5in X 9in (34.5cm x 23cm)

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1911 Siegfried 1ed Twilight of the gods Wagner Rackham ART Ring Niblung Norse
A Richard Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen" (or "The Ring of the Niblung") was a landmark work in the history of music. It was a collection of four large-scale operas that created a cycle of works which would in-turn be called the "Ring Cycle". The story loosely follows characters of Norse mythology and was a major influence on J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings."
This fine printing was illustrated by the famous Arthur Rackham. This volume contains the final two movements of the work – "Siegfried" and "The Twilight of the Gods" translated by Margaret Armour. The color illustrations are classic Rackham style and feature trolls, beasts, magic spells, and more in a very dark and sinister fantasy style. In fact, these illustrations are often collected, printed, and sold as a collection of prints without the text!
Item number: #40926
Price: $750
WAGNER, Richard; RACKHAM, Arthur (Illus.); ARMOUR,… Read More

1911 1ed Richard Wagner Ring Niblung Siegfried Rackham Illustrated Mythology ART

"Joy is not in things; it is in us"
― Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen" (or "The Ring of the Niblung, WWV 86) was a landmark work in the history of music. It was a collection of four large-scale operas that created a 'cycle' of works which would in-turn be called the "Ring Cycle". The story loosely follows characters of Norse mythology and was a major influence in J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

This fine printing was illustrated by the famous Arthur Rackham. This volume contains the final two movements of the work – "Siegfried" and "The Twilight of the Gods" translated by Margaret Armour. The color illustrations are classic Rackham style and feature trolls, beasts, magic spells, and more in a very dark and sinister fantasy style. In fact, these illustrations are often collected, printed, and sold as a collection of prints without the text!
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1911 1st ed Wagner Ring Niblung Siegfried Rackham NORSE Mythology ART Tolkien

"Joy is not in things; it is in us"
― Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen" (or "The Ring of the Niblung, WWV 86) was a landmark work in the history of music. It was a collection of four large-scale operas that created a 'cycle' of works which would in-turn be called the "Ring Cycle". The story loosely follows characters of Norse mythology and was a major influence in J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

This fine printing was illustrated by the famous Arthur Rackham. This volume contains the final two movements of the work – "Siegfried" and "The Twilight of the Gods" translated by Margaret Armour. The color illustrations are classic Rackham style and feature trolls, beasts, magic spells, and more in a very dark and sinister fantasy style. In fact, these illustrations are often collected, printed, and sold as a collection of prints without the text!
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1843 1ed World Customs OCEANIA Tonga Malaysia Zealand Pacific Island Ethnography

Auguste Wahlen's "Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du mond" is considered one of the most important 19th-century histories of the customs of the world's people groups. This survey of the world was published in various, detailed volumes each focusing on one corner of the world. This volume focuses primarily on Oceania. While the articles and descriptions of the peoples are important, the most desirable aspect of this work is the exquisite, full-page color engravings throughout. Notable views include:
• Tonga warriors
• Indigenous people in New Zealand
• Noukahiwa, man covered in tattoos
• Girls from Pitcairn Islands
• Solor Islanders
• Malaysian costumes

Item number: #21584
Price: $599

WAHLEN, Auguste

Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde. Oceanie.

Bruxelles: Libraire Historique-Artistique, 1843.

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o [4], 368
o 36 color… Read More

1868 EXQUISITE Women of Bible Illustrated Mary Queen of Sheba Jezebel Feminism

J.M. Wainwright's "Women of the Bible" is a fine, 19th-century illustrated book on the famous, and infamous, women in the Bible. Like many similar works, this book covers the lives of figures such as Delilah, Hagar, Rebekah and Rachel, Potiphar's Wife, Jezebel, Esther, and the Queen of Sheba among others. Note the inclusion of numerous full-page engraved portraits.
Item number: #17825
Price: $499
WAINWRIGHT, Jonathan Mayhew
Women of the Bible
New York : Appleton and Co., 1868

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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viii, 214
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18 engravings
· Provenance: Handwritten
o Ben R. Alford, 1993
o David & Katrina Alford, 1993
Possibly Ben David Alford (born December 20, 1964), an American actor, playwright, and author, best known for portraying Bucky Dawes on the television series Nashville.
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~11.25in X 8in (28.5cm… Read More

1870 1ed CIVIL WAR Gettysburg New Hampshire in Great Rebellion Illustrated Waite
'New Hampshire in the Great Rebellion' is a rare account of the events and prominent figures from New Hampshire during the American Civil War. Written by Union major Otis F.R. Waite, this work contains biographical sketches of a numerous Union officers as well as notes on soldier life and battles including a section devoted solely to the Battle of Gettysburg.
Item number: #12892
Price: $499
WAITE, Otis Frederick Read
New Hampshire in the Great Rebellion.
Claremont, N.H.: Tracy Chase Co., 1870. First edition.

Details:
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Collation: Complete with all pages
o [6], vi, 608
o 14 plates
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Language: English
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Binding: leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~9in X 6in (23cm x 15cm)
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1689 1ed Defense of Missionaries Arts anti Jesuit Protestant v Catholic Hickes
"A Defence of the Missionaries Arts" is a late 17th-century anti-Jesuit treatise which now serves as one of the best works on the ongoing attacks between Protestants, Catholics, and their denominations. The introductory material of this book perhaps best exemplifies the theological disputes:
"Are horrid massacres, villainous assassinations, or poisonings the effect of charity? ...nothing is more obvious in the whole course of history than those diabolical machinations and hellish conspiracies of priests and Jesuits."
Authors George Hickes and William Wake use direct and pointed language to describe the horrors and evils of the Catholic Church, while at the same time provide ways to readers of defending themselves against Catholic conversion attempts. Interestingly, the work concludes with the phrase "fit to be read by all Protestants," as if there may be any question to whom they were writing.
Item number: #16996
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1688 1ed William Wake Missionary Arts Discovered anti-Jesuit Glorious Revolution

William Wake's 'The Missionarie's Arts Discovered' is an anti-Jesuit essay aimed at Andrew Pulton the master of the Jesuit college in Savoy. Wake was displeased with the methods the Jesuits were using to pursue converts from the Protestant Church. In 1688, the Glorious Revolution and the overthrow of James II was the ultimate demise of the Jesuit school in Savoy.

Item number: #6738
Price: $599
WAKE, William
The missionarie's arts discovered, or, An account of their ways of insinuation, their artifices and several methods of which they serve themselves in making converts : with a letter to Mr. Pulton, challenging him to make good his charge of disloyalty against Protestants, and an historical preface, containing an account of their introducing the heathen gods in their processions, and other particulars relating to the several chapters of this treatise.
London : Printed, and sold by Randal Taylor ..., 1688. First… Read More

1799 Science Lectures Adam Walker Electricity Astronomy Optics Chemistry Physics
Adam Walker was an 18th-century scientist known for his numerous lectures on a variety of topics including mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and electricity. Many of these lectures were included in this 1799 printing of the 'Familiar Philosophy'. The first lecture is of particular interest – discussion on light, zodiac, and the power of fire! It should be noted that this impressive edition contains 47 copper engravings.
Item number: #21091
Price: $750
WALKER, Adam

A System of familiar philosophy in twelve lectures
London: Printed for the author, 1799. 1st edition

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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xviii, 571, [5]
o 47 engravings
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Provenance: Armorial bookplate – John Plumptre
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John Pemberton Plumptre (1791–1864) was a British politician. He was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for East Kent in 1832, and resigned on 29 January 1852 through… Read More

1649 1st English Civil War Independency Clement Walker Anarchia Verax Cromwell
Clement Walker, better known by his pseudonym Theodore Verax, was a 17th-century English politician best known for his monumental work 'The History of Independency'. This book, which consisted of numerous treatises, was written to outline the fallacies and myths of religious factionalism in England. Walker discusses various rulings in the House of Commons but primarily those pertaining to the English Civil War.
The second part of History of Independency, entitled 'Anarchia Anglicana', was published in 1649 immediately following the execution of King Charles I. Note the significant records of Oliver Cromwell throughout this work.
This 1649 first edition includes the Appendix to the first part, which was published the year prior.
Item number: #14398
Price: $499
WALKER, Clement [pseud. Theodore Verax]
Anarchia Anglicana: or, the history of independency Being a continuation of relations and observations historicall and… Read More

1835 British Manly Exercises BOXING Running Sailing Horse Riding Swimming SPORTS

'British Manly Exercises' is a mid-19th-century handbook for a variety of sports. Written by Donald Walker, this book covers numerous games and activities including running, climbing, swimming, boxing, sailing, riding, and racing,

Item number: #12943
Price: $399
WALKER, Donald
British manly exercises : in which rowing and sailing are now first described, and riding and driving are for the first time given in a work of this kind ...
London : Hurst, 1835.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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xix, [1], 298, [8]
o 53 engraved plates
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~6in X 4in (15cm x 10cm)
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1857Oriental Annual TAJ MAHAL Aladdin Chinese Proverbs INDIA Hindu Turks

Hobart Caunter's "Oriental Annual" was a recurring 19th-century series containing stories from life and history in India. Caunter, an English writer, spent years of his life in India where he began writing and publishing numerous books on Indian culture, life, and history. Following the successes of the 1830s editions of Caunter's periodical, editor James Walker published an 1857 edition consisting of dozens of short stories and essays on Indian and Middle Eastern customs and culture. Notable works include Chinese proverbs and odes, on Hindu and Turkish women, Cherkessian war songs, Aladdin's wife, Arab legends and much more!

Note the impressive illustrations in this book, most impressively engravings of the Taj Mahal and the Qutb Minar!

Item number: #23050
Price: $499

WALKER, James P. [edit]

Oriental annual or scenes in India

New York: Leavitt & Allen, [ca. 1857].

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1668 Poems of Edmund Waller English Poetry Caroline Court Dryden Influence
Edmund Waller was a 17th-century English poet who, while not nearly as popular as other poets, was an influence on more prolific writers like John Dryden. Waller's poems were generally written for the Caroline Court, many of which were regular set to music. His poems were published throughout the 17th-century including this 1668 printing of his poems by Herringman.
Item number: #15568
Price: $499
WALLER, Edmund

Poems, &c. written upon several occasions, and to several persons
London : Printed for Henry Herringman, 1668.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[8], 235, [5]
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17cm x 11cm)
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1900 COLORADO Photography Shadow of Pikes Peak Springs Mountains Illustrated

'In The Shadow of Pike's Peak' is a collection of photos by Stevens, Harian, and others of the Pike's Peak Mountain region in Colorado with accompanying text descriptions. Photos include images of mountains, railroads, roadways, depots, waterfalls, cities, and more!
This rare 1900 edition includes a list of distances from Colorado Springs to cities and towns in Colorado with altitudes, mountain peaks of Colorado and their elevations, and distances from Colorado Springs to the principal eastern and western cities in the United States.

Item number: #11827
Price: $499
WALLING, A. A.; SLAUGHTER, Martin
In the shadow of Pike's Peak, a view book of the Pike's Peak region.
Colorado Springs, Colo., A.A. Walling & M. Slaughter [1900].

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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unpaginated
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29 photographic plates
· Language: English
· Binding: Black paper; tight & secure
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1876 EXQUISITE Binding Joan of Arc Henri Wallon FRANCE Illustrated Jeanne d'Arc
Henri Wallon wrote a number of notable biographical sketches on famous medieval and historical figures. One of his most important works was his 'Jeanne d'Arc' – a heavily illustrated account of the life and military career of Joan of Arc. This 19th-century treasure not only includes incredible chromolithographic illustrations, but it features an impressive folding map of France.
Item number: #24226
Price: $550
WALLON, Henri
Jeanne d'Arc
Paris : Firmin-Didot, 1876. 1st edition
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], VII, [1], 552
o Illustrated throughout with over 200 in-text engravings
14 chromolithograph plates
1 folding color map
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; secure
o Decorative red leather boards
· Size: ~11.25in X 8.25in (29cm x 20.5cm)
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1878 EXQUISITE Fine Binding 1ed Saint Louis Renaissance France ART Illustrated
Henri Wallon's 'Saint Louis' is one of the most thorough biographical sketches on Louis IX of France. Wallon, however, writes on more than just the life of Louis IX. He describes French architecture, numismatics, politics, military, war, along with dozens of other topics. Other topics include Louis's interest in science and poetry, attempts at gothic art, music, and sculpture, Catholic devotion, and 13th-century French society.
This beautiful first edition of Wallon's 'Saint Louis' features an impressive collection of artworks from various artists including Paquier, Toussaint, Garcia, Hurel, Meaulle, and Soupey; nine of which are chromolithographs.
Item number: #23046
Price: $750
WALLON, Henri Alexandre
Saint Louis
Tours: Mame et fils, 1878. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o XVIII, 554
o Illustrated throughout (includes 9 chromolithographs, 3 maps)
· References: Vicaire 1151
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1878 EXQUISITE Fine Binding 1ed Saint Louis Renaissance France ART Illustrated

Henri Wallon's 'Saint Louis' is one of the most thorough biographical sketches on Louis IX of France. Wallon, however, writes on more than just the life of Louis IX. He describes French architecture, numismatics, politics, military, war, along with dozens of other topics. Other topics include Louis's interest in science and poetry, attempts at gothic art, music, and sculpture, Catholic devotion, and 13th-century French society.

This beautiful first edition of Wallon's 'Saint Louis' features an impressive collection of artworks from various artists including Paquier, Toussaint, Garcia, Hurel, Meaulle, and Soupey; nine of which are chromolithographs.

Item number: #23357
Price: $750

WALLON, Henri Alexandre

Saint Louis

Tours: Mame et fils, 1878. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o XVIII, 554
o Illustrated throughout (includes 9 chromolithographs, 3 maps)
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1765 Anecdotes Painting in England FAMOUS ART 113 Full-Page Portraits 5v Walpole

"The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think."
― Horace Walpole

Horace Walpole was an English historian during the 18th-century, known for his letters, his collection of writings on noble authors, art commentary, and philosophical novels. One of Walpole's best and most famous works was his 'Anecdotes of Painting in England'. This work is filled with 113 portrait engravings
of notable English art, portraits, sculptures, paintings of royal families, and iconic scenes.

Item number: #9632
Price: $750
WALPOLE, Horace
Anecdotes of painting in England: with some account of the principal artists; and incidental notes on other arts; collected by the late Mr. George Vertue; and now digested and published from his original Mss. by Mr. Horace Walpole. The second edition. Multa renascentur quae jam cecidere...
[Twickenham]: Printed by Thomas Kirgate at Strawberry-Hill, MDCCLXV. [1765]-71… Read More