321. [Viereck, Peter] Levin, Harry.

Contexts of Criticism. With an Appendix: James Joyce et l’idee de litterature mondiale.

First Edition. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1957. 8°. XI, 294 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. The jacket in very good+ condition with some minor tear. From the library of american writer Peter Viereck. Inscribed and signed on the endpaper: “For Peter from Harry with warm regards – Cambridge, 14. IV.57”.

322. [Viereck, Peter] Williams, Oscar (ed.)

New Poems 1942 – An Anthology of British and American Verse. [Including: Wallace Stevens – “Six Discordant Songs”].

First Edition. New York, Peter Pauper Press, 1942. 16 x 24 cm. 286 pages. With a section of photographs of the poets. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Inscribed by Oscar Williams to Peter Viereck in May 1947. Very good condition with minor rubbing and edgewear on the dustjacket.

323. Villanueva, Tino.

Scene from the movie Giant.

First Edition. Willimantic, Curbstone Press, 1993. 14 cm x 21.5 cm. 58 pages. Original softcover. Fine. Inscribed by the author.

324. Villanueva, Tino / Hoggard, James (translator).

Chronicle of my Worst Years / Cronica de mis Anos Peores.

Bilingual Edition. Evanston, Northwestern University Press, 1994. 13 cm x 19.5 cm. 84 pages. Original softcover. Fine. Signed by the author.

325. Voegelin, Eric.

Hitler und die Deutschen. [Widmungsexemplar] Herausgegeben von Manfred Henningsen.

Erste Auflage. München, Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 2006. 13 x 21 cm. 320 Seiten. Softcover/ Kartoniert. Sehr guter Zustand mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren. Aus der Bibliothek des Philosophen Graham Parkes. Mit einer Widmung des Herausgebers Manfred Henningsen an Graham Parkes auf dem Vorsatz.

326. [Voegelin, Eric] Sebba, Gregor / [Provenance: Henry David Aiken Collection].

Eric Voegelin: From Enlightenment to Universal Humanity.

The Southern Review, 1975. Octavo. 7 pages [pages 918 – 925 of Volume XI, No.4 – Autumn 1975 of the Southern Review. Original Offprint / Stapled. Very good condition with some minor signs of wear and some staining only. Signed and inscribed by Emory Professor, Gregor Sebba, to Henry David Aiken: “For Professor Aiken from a fellow traveller – G. Sebba”.

327. Voinovich, Vladimir.

In Plain Russian. Stories. Translated by Richard Lourie.

New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1979. Octavo. XV, 299 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. A collection of short stories by the author of “the Soviet Catch 22” The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin. Near fine in dust jacket with mild crease to rear panel, small bump to head of spine. Inscribed / signed by Voinovich to Art Editor Jeff Schaire in 1981.

328. Voinovich, Vladimir.

The Ivankiad. Or the Tale of the Writer Voinovich’s Installation in his new apartment. Translated by David Lapeza.

New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1977. Octavo. 131 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. First English translation of “Ivan’kiada” – this satirical autobiographical novel by the Russian dissident writer, “the tale of the writer Voinovich’s installation in his new apartment.” Near fine in lightly spine-soiled dust jacket. Inscribed by Voinovich and another person to Art Editor Jeff Schaire in 1981.

329. Waldrop, Keith.

Transcendental Studies. A Trilogy.

Berkeley / Los Angeles / London, University of California Press, 2009. 8°. 201 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition. Signed by Keith Waldrop on the titlepage. Signed books by Keith Waldrop are exceedingly rare. (New California Poetry)

330. Walker, Dorothy [Dorothy Cole / John Montague].

Requiem.

Dublin, Antiquarian Bookcrafts, 1993. 21.5 cm x 29 cm. 14 pages. Original Softcover, Hand-stitched and bound by Antiquarian Bookcrafts. Deckled edges. Signed / Inscribed by author Dorothy Cole and dated on January 16th, 1994. Cover stained ! Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear; clean and bright inside. Printed in a limited edition of 100 copies of which this is number 60. Very Scarce document of Dorothy Cole’s love for art and poetry, citing a line from John Montague: “‘Like Dolmens round my Childhood, the old people”. The publication is further elevated by the fact that Patrick Scott designed the blindstamped cover and overall presentation of this book.

331. Walsh, Maurice.

The Small Dark Man. [Beautifully Inscribed and Signed].

First American Edition. New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1929. Octavo. 314 pages. Hardcover / Original Publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine and board. Binding rubbed but overall firm and in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Inscribed by Maurice Walsh with a segment from his book “The Widdy woman’s dangerous…as everybody knows” – 8 Lines of inscription, beautifully signed by Maurice Walsh in 1930.

332. Waters, Frank.

Masked Gods – Navaho and Pueblo Ceremonialism.

Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press, 1950. 18 x 26 cm. 438 pages, including illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the Author.

333. Wattenbach, Wilhelm / Holtzmann, Robert.

Deutschlands Geschichtsquellen im Mittelalter. Die Zeit der Sachsen und Salier. Dritter Teil: Italien (1050- 1125)-England (900- 1135) – Nachträge zum ersten und zweiten Teil. Neuausgabe, besorgt von Franz-Josef Schmale.

Darmstadt, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1971. 8°. IX, – Seiten 841-1010 der Gesamtausgabe und 282 Seiten Nachträge. Hardcover / Gebundene Ausgabe. Originaler Leinenband. Mit handschriftlicher Widmung von Franz-Josef Schmale an den Historiker Ferdinand Seibt auf dem Vorsatzblatt. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

334. [Weber, Max] Otsuka, Hisao.

Max Weber on the Spirit of Capitalism.

First Edition. Tokyo, Institute of Developing Economics, 1976. 8°. XI, 95 pages. Original brochure. Very good condition. Inscribed by Hisao Otsuka to Professor (Dr. Hans Heinrich) Gerth. With numerous annotations and underlinings by Professor Gerth. [I,D.E. Occasional Papers Series No. 13].

335. Wedgbury, Cliff.

Beautiful Guitars. The poems of Cliff Wedgbury.

Cork ; London, Wedgbury, 2002. 13 x 19.5 cm. 96 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed and signed by Cliff Wedgbury.

336. Wideman, John Edgar.

Fatheralong – A Meditation on Fathers, Sons, Race and Society.

New York, Pantheon Books, 1994. 13 cm x 19.5 cm. XXV, 197 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Signed by author.

337. Wierzynski, Kazimierz.

Siedem Podkow. [Signed by Wierzynski]

First Edition. New York, Roy Publishers [Printed in Israel], 1953. Octavo. 92 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by Wierzynski on the titlepage (dated 31.X.1954). Exlibris on endpaper.

338. Willoughby, Bob.

Jazz in LA. With texts by Herb Geller / Bob Willoughby / Mike Zwerin. Edited and compiled by Ingo Wulff.

[No.158 of only 200 Signed copies of the rare, Limited Edition]. Kiel, Nieswand Verlag, 1990. Large Folio (48 cm x 34.5 cm). 17 full-page-photographs on heavy archival paper. With a hidden chapter in the rear: “Bob Willoughby’s favourite Tunes”. Original Hardcover (spine comprises of a brass tube). Excellent condition with minor signs of exceptional condition. The publication was very successful and experienced a second, revised edition which was not signed. This first, limited edition, signed by the groundbreaking jazz-photographer Bob Willoughby, is exceedingly scarce and should not be mistaken for the “normal” edition, which looks the same but is not signed and limited.

339. Willoughby, Bob. (1927 – 2009)

Elga Andersen – Bonjour Tristesse – Paris 1957. [Signed by Bob Willoughby / Comes with recent Book of Willoughby’s Jazz Photography in slipcase]

Photographic Print (Poster Reproduction). London, Music of Mind, c. 1980. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with signed Poster: 51 cm x 70.5 cm. Very good condition. Framed. Glass with very minor split in one corner. Signed in now slightly faded crayon by Jazz – photographer Bob Willoughby. The print comes with a wonderful publication of Bob Willoughby’s Jazz Photography (″Photographs & Recollections” – Jazz – Body and Soul – with a Foreword by Dave Brubeck). From the personal collection and former residence of Bob Willoughby, Coolmain Castle in West Cork, Ireland (near Kilbrittain).

340. [Wolff, Kurt] / [Kellner, Hansfried].

The Sociology of Georg Simmel. [Personal, annotated copy of german sociologist Hansfried Kellner]. Translated, edited and with an Introduction by Kurt H.Wolff.

Glencoe (Illinois), The Free Press, 1950. Octavo. LXIV, 445 pages. Hardcover / Former library copy. Slightly stained, with some very interesting annotations and highlightings by german sociologist Hansfried Kellner, who not only owned Kurt Wolff’s publication but applied some interesting markings and highlightings within the text. From the library of Hansfried Kellner, injected into the library of exiled sociologist, Kurt H. Wolff, by Inanna Rare Books, together with Hansfried Kellner’s personal copy (with annotations) of Peter L. Berger’s and Hansfried Kellner’s book “Sociology Reinterpreted”.