8331. Wiggin, Maurice.

The Memoirs of a Maverick.

London, The Quality Book Club, 1968. 13 cm x 20 cm. VII, 232 pages. Original hardcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Slightly worn corners and edges on dustjacket with one very small tear on back. Inscription by pre-owner.

8332. Wigham, Billy / Rynne, Colin.

‘A Life of Usefulness’: Abraham Beale and the Monard Ironworks.

Blarney, Sitka Press, 2000. 14 cm x 20.5 cm. X, 79 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Contains dedication by Colin Rynne. Newspaper-clipping stapled to end-paper. Slight bending crease on front cover near spine. Volume otherwise clean and intact.

8333. Wight, Thomas.

Colophon Woodcut: “Welcom The Wight That Bringeth Such Light” – Titled in a tablet: ‘Imprinted at London by T. East for Iohn Wight [In lilac ink below this line is also the name ‘W. Shawe’]. Wight’s effigy holds ‘Scientia’ and flanking him are ‘Rhetorica’ and ‘Gramatica’.

London, T.East for Iohn Wight, 1584. 17 cm x 11.8 cm. 1 sheet. Mounted on 19th century paper. Very good condition with only minor signs of a faded dampstain.

8334. Wilbur, Richard.

The Poems of Richard Wilbur.

First edition. New York, Harvest Books, 1964. 13,5 cm x 20,5 cm. 227 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his name to half title. Occasional markings and annotations in the text.

8335. Wilckens, Martin / Hansen, J.

Wilckens Züchtung und Pflege der landwirtschaftlichen Haustiere. Zweite Auflage des Titels: Grundriß der landwirtschaftlichen Haustierlehre. Durchgesehen und ergänzt von Professor J. Hansen. Mit 31 Abbildungen.

Tübingen, H.Laupp, 1903. 8°. XI, 167 Seiten. Hardcover / Originaler Leinenband. Außergewöhnlich guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren. [Wilckens Landwirtschaftliche Haustierlehre, Zweiter Band].]

8336. Wilcox, Joe.

White Winds – America’s Most Tragic Mountaineering Expedition.

Second printing of the First Edition. Los Alamitos, Hwong Publishing Company, 1981. Octavo. X, 498 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

8337. Wild, Ian.

Intercourse with Cacti.

First Edition. Cork, Bradshaw Books, 2003. Octavo. 68 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

8338. Wild, Ian.

Intercourse with Cacti. A Collection of Poetry.

First edition. Cork, Bradshaw Books, 2003. 13,5 cm x 20,5 cm. 68 pages. Original Softover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. Signed / Inscribed – With the author’s dedication to Kruger on half title.

8339. Wilde, Edy de (Editor).

La Grande Parade. Hoogtepunten van de schilderkunst na 1940.

Trilingual: Nederlands / English / Français Amsterdam, Meulenhoff, 1984. 27,5 cm x 21 cm. 251 pagina’s / pages. Met talrijke illustraties in kleur / With many colour illustrations throughout the book. Original Softcover. Afkomstig uit de bibliotheek van de modeontwerper Frans Molenaar. In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage / From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

8340. Wilde, Oscar.

Collection of Four Rare Presentation Review Copies of Publisher Methuen & Co., with publisher’s Ephemera (presentation-slip regarding the wish for Review and publication-date, as well as a booklet “The Library of Devotion”) / The collection includes: 1. Intentions (4th Edition, 1909) / 2. Lady Windermere’s Fan – A Play about a Good Woman (3rd Edition, 1909) / 3. An Ideal Husband (3rd Edition, 1909) / 4. The Importance of Being Earnest – A Trivial Comedy for Serious People (3rd Edition, 1909).

4 Volumes. London, Methuen & Co., 1909. Small Octavo. Pagination: “Intentions”: 263 pages / “Lady Windermere’s Fan”: 157 pages / “An Ideal Husband”: 246 pages / “The Importance of Being Earnest”: 181 pages. Original Hardcover / Original, very decorative publisher’s cloth with bevelled edges and gilt lettering and ornament to spine and cover. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear and mild staining to bindings only.