851. [Williams, E.].

An Introduction to the Latin Tongue, for the Use of Youth.

A New Edition, carefully revised and improved. Eton / London, Printed nand Sold by E.Williams, Successor to Mr.Pote / Sold also at the Eton Warehouse, London, 1816. Small-Octavo (10,5 cm x 17,5 cm). 190 pages plus two pages of “School Books printed by E.Williams, Successor to Mr.Pote, at Eton”. Hardcover / Original, private, early 19th century leather in protective Mylar. Leather with some defects. Overall in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown and several examples of Daniel Conner’s signatures and locations of study in pencil on endpapers and pastedown. With Daniel Conner’s rare library – stamp verso title-page (see image).

852. Williams, Herbert.

Ghost Country.

First Edition. Llandysul, Gomer Press, 1991. Octavo. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and some slight foxing.

853. Williams, Kemble.

Selected Poems.

First Edition. Williams, Octavo. 66 pages. Original Softcover. Near Fine condition with only slight foxing to the edges.

854. Willows, Liz.

If This is Armageddon – It’s Very Pretty.

Second Printing. Cork, Bradshaw Books, 2001. Octavo. 35 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. This book is rare.

855. Wills, Emily.

Developing the Negative.

First Edition. Norwich, The Rialto, 2008. Octavo. 72 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

856. Wills, Emily.

Diverting the Sea.

First Edition. Norwich, The Rialto, 2000. Octavo. 81 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

857. Wills, Emily.

Unmapped.

First Edition. Norwich, The Rialto, 2014. Octavo. 36 pages. Original Softcover. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear. The ninth in a series of poetry pamphlets.

858. Wilson, Claude.

Mountaineering. With illustrations by Ellis Carr.

London, George Bell & Sons, 1893. 12 cm x 17 cm. 208 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with lettering and pictorial on front baord. Good condition only with signs of external wear and fading. Spine and hinges are worn and faded. Binding a little shaky but holding. Interior is bright and clean. [The All- England Series]

859. Wittorski, Colette [Johnston, Fred trans.].

Northern Lights. Poems.

First Edition. Belfast, Lapwing, year.2009. Octavo. XI, 52 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. This is a dual-language edition in French and English.

860. [Wolff, Kurt] Broch, Hermann.

Gedichte. Herausgegben und Eingeleitet von Erich Kahler.

Zürich, Rhein-Verl., 1953. 12.5 cm x 20 cm. 262 pages. Original hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in Protective Mylar. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Some light spots of discolouration on front of dustjacket. From the library of Kurt H. Wolff, with his handwritten ownership notation to the endpaper: “Wolff – Cols. (Columbus)”. Hermann Broch: Gesammelte Werke.

861. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] / Barrett, William.

Irrational Man – A Study in Existential Philosophy.

Garden City / New York, Doubleday Anchor Books, 1958. Octavo. [4], 278 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. First edition of this early engagement with Existentialist philosophy in English and certainly one of the books that defined the terrain for the Beats and later for the Hippy “movement.” Fine in very good+ dust jacket. From the library of sociologist Kurt Wolff.

862. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] / Dewey, John.

German Philosophy and Politics.

First Edition. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1915. 13 cm x 19.5 cm. 134 pages. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the reference library of sociologist Kurt Wolff, with his annotations and markings in the text.

863. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] Blum, Alan / McHugh, Peter.

Self Reflection in the Arts and Sciences.

Atlantic Highlands, Humanities Press Inc., 1984. 23.6cm x 15.8cm. 159 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of sociologist Kurt H. Wolff. With many markings and annotations by Wolff within the text and a lengthy, basically a “catalogue of notes” to rear endpaper and pastedown.

864. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] Brown, Norman O.

Closing Time.

First Edition. New York, Random House, 1973. 21.5cm x 14.5cm. (18) 109 (6) pages. Original hardcover in original illustrated dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Includes newspaper-clipping with New York Times Book Review-Essay on “closing time” from 1973 (by Edward W. Said). Includes a letter from Pantheon Books / Random House Publisher, Kathleen Macomber, addressed to Kurth H. Wolff during his stay in Florence, 1973. Printed Letter in form of a newspaper-clipping, from Norman O. Brown to the Editor in New York Times Book Review. Small pen annotation on end papers. Annotations on rear paste down. From the library of sociologist Kurt H. Wolff.

865. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] Comfort, Alex.

The Novel and our Time.

First Edition. London, Phoenix House Limited, 1948. Small Octavo. 80 pages. Original hardcover in original illustrated dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of sociologist Kurt H. Wolff, with his signature and mention when he purchased the book (Princeton, 17 Aug 58).

866. Wolffe, Bart.

Genus Loci.

First Edition. Wolffe, 2014. Octavo. 136 pages. Original Softcover. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear.

867. Worsøe-Schmidt, Lisbeth.

Forfatter i Danmark 1894-1994.

[No place], Dansk Forfatterforening, 1994. 17.2 cm x 23.9 cm. 293 pages. Black and white text illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Corners only slightly rubbed. Minor dampstain to lower corners (front endpaper- p.78). From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

868. Wyeth, Adam.

Silent Music.

Barleyfield, Paper & Paper, 2008. 15 cm x 21 cm. 44 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

869. Yarwood, Doreen.

The Encyclopaedia of World Costume.

London, B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1978. 27,5 cm x 22,5 cm. 471 pages. With many black-and-white illustrations throughout book. Original Hardcover. From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Dedication inscribed in front.

870. Yates, Luke Samuel.

The Pair of Scissors That Could Cut Anything.

First Edition. Norwich, The Rialto, 2013. Octavo. 36 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

871. Yotsumoto, Yasuhiro.

Samurai in Manhattan and other poems.

Tokyo, Nobi Press, 2006. 15 cm x 21 cm. 26 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author in Japanese.

872. Young, Isaac.

Let Me Serenade You.

First Edition. 2001. Octavo. XII, 232 pages. Original Softcover pamphlet. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and some discolouration.

873. [Zinn, Howard] Hunt, David.

Organizing for Revolution in Vietnam: Study of a Mekong Delta Province. [Working-copy from the library of Howard Zinn with extensive markings in his hand] – [This book is part of the Howard Zinn Collection we have on offer under Inventory number 31136AB]. Radical America Vol. 8, Nos. 1 & 2.

Massachusetts, Radical America, 1974. 13.3 cm x 22 cm. 192 pages. Original Softcover. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Contains blue ink markings and notes up to page 31. Previous owner’s name in black ink on page 1. Black ink on rear cover. Minor foxing and discolouration to edges and cover.