Wickson, Edward. California Garden-Flowers, Shrubs, Trees and Vines. Photo available. San Francisco. Pacific Rural Press. 1915. 264 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine copy (spine faded).
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 235161 |
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Wickson, Edward. The California Fruits and How to Grow Them. A Manual of Methods Which Have Yielded Greatest Success, With the Lists of Varieties Best Adapted to the Different Districts of the State. Photo available. San Francisco. Pacific Rural Press. 1910. 606 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Fifth edition. Revised. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (owner names on end papers).
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 234193 |
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Wickson, Edward. The California Fruits and How to Grow Them. A Manual of Methods Which Have Yielded Greatest Success, With the Lists of Varieties Best Adapted to the Different Districts of the State. Photo available. San Francisco. Pacific Rural Press. 1926. 509 pps. + ads. 4to. Decorated hard cover. Tenth edition. Revised. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine copy (very light wear).
Price: $65 |
Book ID: 234312 |
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Wickson, Edward. The California Vegetables in Garden and Field. A Manual of Practice, With and Without Irrigation, for Semi-Tropical Countries. Photo available. Davis. Robert Mondavi Institute. 2012. 4to. Decorated hard cover. Facsimile edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. As new.
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 236573 |
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Wigglesworth, V.B. The Life of Insects. Photo available. London. Weidenfield and Nicolson. 1964. 340 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine (owner name on end paper) copy.
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 220334 |
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Wight, Jim. The Real James Herriot. The Authorized Biography. Photo available. London. McClelland & Steward. 1999. 371 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition (number line begins with "2". Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). As new.
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 226866 |
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Wilbur, C. Keith M.D. Civil War Medicine. 1861-1865. Photo available. Guilford. The Globe Pequot Press. 1998. 119 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine (owner names on end paper) copy.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 215768 |
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Wilbur, C. Keith. Antique Medical Instruments. Price Guide Included. Photo available. West Chester. Schiffer Pub. 1987. 149 pps. 4to. Soft cover. Third, updated edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 193808 |
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Wildi, Ernst. The Hasselblad Manual. Second edition. A Comprehensive Guide to the System. Photo available. London. Focal Press. 1982. 302 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Second edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). As new.
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 236447 |
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Wiley, Leonard. Rare Wild Flowers of North America. Photo available. Portland. Self published. 1960. 501 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine (very light shelf wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 205430 |
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Wilis, J.H. Field Guide to the Flowers & Plants of Victoria. Photo available. Sydney. A.H. & A.W. Reed. 1975. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 172878 |
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Wilkerson James A., M.D. (ed). Medicine for Mountaineering. Photo available. Seattle. The Mountaineers. 1983. 365 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 210286 |
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Wilkinson, Bruce W. & Richard W. Barnes. Cogeneration of Electricity and Useful Heat. Photo available. Baca Raton. CRC Press 1980. 257 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (stamp on front end paper).
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 225192 |
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Willey, Gordon & Jeremy Sabloff. A History of American Archaeology. Photo available. New York. W.H. Freeman. c. 1974. 252 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 199900 |
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Williams, David. The Chemistry of Essential Oils. An Introduction for Aromatherapists, Beauticians, Retailers and Students. Photo available. Weymouth. Micelle Press. 1996. 334 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. As new.
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Book ID: 227556 |
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Williams, Florence. Breasts. A Natural and Unnatural History. Photo available. New York. W.W. Norton. 2012. 338 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
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Book ID: 220118 |
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Williams, Heathcote. Whale Nation. Photo available. London. Jonathan Cape 1988. 193 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 223787 |
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Williams, Howell. Volcanology. Photo available. San Francisco. Freeman, Cooper & Co. 1979. 397 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
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Book ID: 231389 |
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Williams, J.G. A Field Guide to The Birds of East and Central Africa. Photo available. London. Collins. 1977. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. Revised edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (owner inscription on end paper).
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Book ID: 165861 |
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Williams, Norman C. (ed). Guidebook to the Geology of the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains. Transition Area. Photo available. np. Intermountain Association of Petroleum Geologists. 1959. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Large folding plates. Related material laid in. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 180013 |
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Williams, R.O. The Useful and Ornamental Plants in Trinidad and Tobago. Photo available. Triniday. Self published. 1951. 336 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. Revised fourth edition. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 235149 |
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Williams, Roger J. (ed). The Encyclopedia of Biochemistry. Photo available. New York. Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1967. 876 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 219047 |
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Williamson, Harold. The American Petroleum Industry. 2 volumes. Volume I. The Age of Energy. 1899. Volume II. The Age of Illumination. 1859-1899. Photo available. Evanston. Northwestern University Press. 1959 / 1963. 864 & 928 pps. 4tos. Gilt decorated hard covers. First editions. Two volumes. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine set (vol. 2 has hairline crack on spine).
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Book ID: 234959 |
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Willis, Larryann C. The Horse Breeding Farm. Inscribed by the author. Photo available. South Brunswick. A. S. Barnes. 1973. 426 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Inscribed by the author "To the Leavitts with best wishes Larryann". Fine copy in near fine (very light shelf wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
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Book ID: 219026 |
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Willis, Thomas. The Anatomy of the Brain and Nerves. Photo available. Birmingham. The Classics of Medicine Library. 1978. 216 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. All edges gilt. Red leather. Facsimile edition. Thomas Willis (1621-1675) wrote his most important work the Cerebri Anatome over 300 years ago. This work for the first time gave accurate anatomical descriptions to the brain and its ganglia. The term "neurology" was coined by Willis. Folding plates. As new.
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Book ID: 232481 |
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