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WEDEKIND, Frank. Die vier Jahreszeiten. Munich: Albert Langen, 1905. Octavo, 174pp. First edition of this volume of poetry by the great presursor of the theater of the absurb, author of Pandora's Box, the inspiration for Berg's Lulu. A very good copy, bound in recent full cloth. Inscribed by Wedekind to poet and man of letters Otto Julius Bierbaum, Dem Helfer und Menschen Otto Julius Bierbaum, in (?) Frank Wedekind, Muenchen, im Sommer 1905." A very nice association copy.
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WERFEL, Franz. Das Lied von Bernadette. Stockholm: Bermann-Fischer, 1941. Octavo, 559pp. First edition of his best known novel, published in exile. Spine cocked and faded, bump to one corner, else very good in publisher's cloth, lacking dust jacket. Inscribed by Werfel to his translator Edith Snow in 1942.
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WERFEL, Franz. Poems. Princeton: Princeton University, 1945. Octavo, 119pp. The first edition of the first book of Werfel's poetry to appear in English translation. A facing bilingual edition. Werfel regarded his poetry as his most important literary work, and it is clear from his introduction that he is delighted that it is being introduced to the English-speaking world. This is one of only two titles in English that rate inclusion as "A" items in the Werfel bibliography (Wilpert/Guhring 62). This copy inscribed by translator Edith Snow to her husband, "With deep appreciation of his part in this book." Near fine in very good+ dust jacket with some minor chips and tears.
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[Whitehead, A. N.] Nagel, Ernest. Principles of the Theory of Probability. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1939. 8°. Octavo, 80pp. First edition of this contribution to the seminal series, the International Encyclopedia of the Unified Sciences, by the prominent philosopher of science. A near fine copy in publisher's printed wrappers. Inscribed by Nagel to Alfred North Whitehead, "To Professor A.N. Whitehead with the esteem of Ernest Nagel."
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(WHITEHEAD, A.N.) WIENER, Norbert. The Mean of a Functional of Arbitrary Elements. Boston: Publications of the massachusetts Institute of technology, 1921. Octavo, paginated 66-72. First separate printing of the article appearing in Annals of Mathematics, 6 December 1920, here in January 1921. An extremely rare early publication (item 11 in his bibliography), and the paper that inaugurated Wiener's investigations of stochastic processes, one of his chief scientific/mathematical contributions, and a deep source of all later thinking in the field, including Mandelbrot's work on fractals, and all economic analysis of stochastic processes. This copy inscribed by Wiener to Alfred North Whitehead, whose graduate assistant he was at Harvard. Whitehead was a profound positive influence on the young Wiener over the course of many years, and the source of many of his guiding ideas, "To Professor A.N.Whitehead with the compliments of the author." Very good in publisher's printed wrappers bearing the MIT seal. A superb association copy.
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WIDEMAN, John Edgar. A Glance Away. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1967. Octavo, 186pp. First edition of the first book by one of the finest stylists writing in America, a very tender treatment of some very harsh realities. Near fine in spine-faded dust jacket. Briefly inscribed by Wideman to novelist Clarence Major in 1978. A superb association.
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850.00 |
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WIDEMAN, John Edgar. The Lynchers. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1973. Octavo, 264pp. First edition of the second volume of Wideman's trilogy, begun with Hurry Home, a novel of black experience likened in its powerful depiction of revolution to Dostoevsky's The Possessed. A very good+ copy in dust jacket. This copy inscribed by Wideman to fellow African-American novelist Clarence Major. A wonderful association.
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[WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig.] MOERIKE, Eduard. Mozart auf der Reise nach Prag. London: D.C. Heath & Co., n.d. (c. 1910). Small octavo, 125pp. Unknown edition of this school text version of Moerike's classic novella. A very good copy in publisher's stamped brown cloth. This copy a gift from Ludwig Wittgenstein to his student, disciple and eventual literary co-executor, Rush Rhees, inscribed in pencil in Wittgenstein's hand, "Wittgenstein to Rhees."
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ZANGWILL, Israel. The Principle of Nationalities. Delivered at South Place Institute on March 8, 1917 London: Watts & Co., 1917. Small octavo, 96pp. One marginal pencil notation and a few pencil notes on front endpaper, cover slightly scuffed; otherwise very good in publisher's cloth. Nicely inscribed in French by Zangwill with affectionate respects to Max Nordau, dated 1920.
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