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17661077524to. London: T. Davies 1766. 4to 4 184 pp. Title with woodcut fleuron; old waterstain to top forecorners of a few leaves at front. Handsome early or original half calf and marbled boards red morocco label lettered in gilt; slightly rubbed a very good copy. § First edition of the only book by Anna Williams 1706-1783 the blind poet and companion of Samuel Johnson. After her death Johnson wrote of her “"Her curiosity was universal her knowledge was very extensive and she sustained forty years of misery with steady fortitude. Thirty years and more she has been my companion and her death has left me very desolate.†Her Miscellanies in Prose and Verse was published in 1766 her 60th year; Johnson contributed a preface and several prose and verse pieces. “The work had been first advertised in 1750 and there were waspish claims from Anna's friends that Johnson had not exerted himself in its production but the publication was moderately successful and earned the author about £100†Oxford DNB. Justin Croft noted of his copy: “Very uncommon as one might expect from Mrs. Thrale's statement: 'I never saw it on any Table but my own.'†Fleeman pp. 1139-42 Courteney & Nicholl Smith p. 111. T. Davies hardcover books
1947140949033London: John Lehmann 1947. First British Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First British edition first printing. Boldly signed by Tennessee Williams on the front free endpaper. 112 pp. Bound in publisher's coarse green cloth with spine blocked in black and stamped in gilt. Very Good with slight lean to binding a little bowing to boards and stray spotting to text block edges. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light wear small tape remnant on verso. <p>A rare signed copy of the wildly popular Pulitzer Prize-winning play featuring a still from the 1949 London debut directed by Laurence Olivier starring Vivien Leigh as Blache Dubois and Bonar Colleano as Stanley Kowalski. Leigh would return for the Oscar winning film adaption alongside Marlon Brando in 1951. Crandell A5.2.a. John Lehmann unknown
194728702New York:: New Directions 1947. First edition. publisher's paper-covered boards in dust jacket. . Slight use to extremities of the spine; but a near fine copy in a very nice jacket with some moderate fading to the spine and a small chip at its crown. Much nicer than usually seen. 8vo. New Directions, hardcover
135774New York: DK Publishing 2006. First edition of the renowned photojournalist's work on the filming of Casino Royale the highest-grossing James Bond film until the release of Skyfall in 2012. Quarto original pictorial boards illustrated with photographs. Signed on the title page by Daniel Craig James Bond Eva Green Vesper Lynd Martin Campbell the film's director Mads Mikkelsen villain Le Chiffre and Caterina Murino Solange Dimitrios. Accompanied by a signed limited edition vinyl of the Bond theme song "Writing's on the Wall" by Sam Smith and Johnny Napes which made history by becoming the first ever James Bond theme song to reach #1 on the UK Singles Chart signed by Sam Smith a digital copy of the song and a Casino Royale fleece pullover. From the collection of Bill Zwecker. Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star his late mother Peg Zwecker was the fashion editor of the Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News Zwecker began his journalism career in the 1980s and has since interviewed some of the most renowned celebrities across a breadth of industries. He has been a frequent contributor to numerous national news and entertainment programs including Access Hollywood Entertainment Tonight Showbiz Tonight Extra and the Today Show. In 2018 Zwecker married Chicago Realtor Tom Gorman his partner of 17½ years. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. The twenty-first in the Eon Productions James Bond series and the third screen adaptation of Ian Fleming's 1953 novel of the same name 2006 spy thriller Casino Royale premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on 14 November 2006. It received an overwhelmingly positive critical response with reviewers highlighting Craig's reinvention of the character and the film's departure from the tropes of previous Bond films. It earned over $616 million worldwide becoming the highest-grossing James Bond film until the release of Skyfall in 2012. DK Publishing hardcover
196812125New York: New Directions 1968. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Fine/Near Fine. Gertrude Huston dust jacket design. 8vo. Pp. 111. Beige cloth spine lettered in red. Illustrated dust jacket with $5 price present light toning to edges slightest wear to spine ends. <br /> Inscribed by Williams to his friend and biographer Virginia Carr "To Virginia / love / Tennessee" Carr was considered one of the serious trustworthy scholars of his work during his lifetime. Williams respect for Carr was engendered while she was researching her note biography of Williams' friend Carson McCullers. Indeed his trust in Carr was enough for Williams to grant access to his personal papers. Although Carr died before concluding her biography of Williams in 2000 she published a seminal study of his life and work Understanding Tennessee Williams . A paramount association. New Directions hardcover
17661077521766. London: T. Davies 1766. <br /> <br /> 4to 4 184 pp. Title with woodcut fleuron; old waterstain to top forecorners of a few leaves at front. Handsome early or original half calf and marbled boards red morocco label lettered in gilt; slightly rubbed a very good copy.<br /> <br /> § First edition of the only book by Anna Williams 1706-1783 the blind poet and companion of Samuel Johnson. After her death Johnson wrote of her "Her curiosity was universal her knowledge was very extensive and she sustained forty years of misery with steady fortitude. Thirty years and more she has been my companion and her death has left me very desolate." Her Miscellanies in Prose and Verse was published in 1766 her 60th year; Johnson contributed a preface and several prose and verse pieces. "The work had been first advertised in 1750 and there were waspish claims from Anna's friends that Johnson had not exerted himself in its production but the publication was moderately successful and earned the author about £100" Oxford DNB. Justin Croft noted of his copy: "Very uncommon as one might expect from Mrs. Thrale's statement: 'I never saw it on any Table but my own.'" Fleeman pp. 1139-42 Courteney & Nicholl Smith p. 111. unknown
1946410065Norfolk CT: New Directions 1946. Some toning and occasional soiling to the jackets and a few pale stains a few small chips overall a very good plus set vol. 2 with unobtrusive ownership signature. 5 volumes 8vo. A complete set of Williams' epic poem each volume in original printed dust jacket. First editions volume one boldly signed by Williams in an early hand.<br /> <br /> "I started to make trips to the area. I walked around the streets; I went on Sundays in summer when the people were using the park and I listened to their conversation as much as I could. I saw whatever they did and made it part of the poem." – Williams.<br /> <br /> Paterson is Williams' great long-form documentary work. It not only redefined subject matter but prosody – Williams worked on it for years before finalizing the first volume continually refining his use of the line outside of conventional meter. Its scale and its scope and the fact that it was published in individual volumes over a long period of time and not collected until 1963 complicated its reception and its mosaic structure challenged readers perhaps more than Williams expected. Paterson was Cyril Connolly's final selection in his choice of the 100 key books of The Modern Movement: "The long poem has many moods and includes quotations from letters by Pound and Ginsberg large Seurat-like canvases of the Park on Sunday intimate Bonnard-like interiors uproarious comedy . his poem is written with a deep aversion to all forms of pretentiousness rhetoric or prepared effects; it runs eddying along broken by old letters bits of local history and limpid love lyrics." <br /> <br /> The volumes were printed in small editions: volume one comprised 1063 copies 952 bound at publication date and 111 bound in April 1948; volume two of 1009 copies similarly handled; volume 3 of 999 copies; volume 4 of 995 copies; and volume 5 ambitiously appeared in 3000 copies 1500 on its 17 September 1958 publication date and 1480 bound that December. Wallace A24 25 30 34 44. New Directions unknown
193814053Norfolk CT: New Directions 1938. First edition limited issue. One of only 50 copies printed on Hazelbourn paper at the Walpole Printing Office and signed by Williams. Wallace A20b. A fine copy. Large 8vo original blue cloth t.e.g. A fine copy. New Directions unknown
1949W1768<p>New York City: Unpublished 1949. Four-line poem handwritten in pencil by famed poet William Carlos Williams on a 10 1/4" by 7 7/8" sheet of lined paper with 2 holes punched in the right margin. Daphne Spence Williams was the first wife of WCW's son William Eric. WCW's apparent close connection to Daphne is evidenced by his Later inscription in her copy of Journey to Love in which he called her "sweet Daphne" and referred to himself as her "father." The signature is clearly that of the poet prior to his series of strokes 1949-1952 and possibly prior to the marriage of Eric and Daphne in November 1949. The item is in generally very good condition: the paper is uniformly toned with one tiny chip out of the top edge. The text reads: "to Daphne . SIGNED. First Edition. Single Sheet. Very Good. 10 1/4" by 7 7/8". Manuscript.</p> Unpublished
9577Philadelphia PA: Luminice Press 2017. Limited Edition. Fine. Limited Edition. "Voyage" contains an original watercolor and ink painting on a Tyvek scroll that is 5 inches high and 120 inches long. <br /> Although these paintings may appear to reference actual geographic locations and weather conditions that may exist or have once existed the images do not exist in photographic form and are painted from memory.<br /> The painting is viewed through a window on the top panel of the container. By turning the brass hand wheel the journey begins." artist statement. Bright and unmarred. Wood container with brass handwheel panel and mechanical parts; Tyvek scroll. Box: 8.5x11x3.75"; scroll: 5" x 120". Hand painted scroll. Numbered limited edition each unique this being number 2. Luminice Press unknown
19451243881945. London: Faber and Faber 1945. <br /> <br /> Small slim 8vo 206pp. Original red cloth lettered in giltdust-jacket. Enclosed in a red cloth slipcase with red morocco labels. Pristine essentially as new.<br /> <br /> § First edition of this landmark work in spiritual and fantasy literature sometimes characterized as science-fiction but not by Wessells. The finest imaginable copy and demonstrably never read as the final two gatherings are unopened.<br /> <br /> Charles Walter Stansby Williams 1886-1945 a companion of Lewis and Tolkien an Inklng and a lecturer at Oxford was a prolific writer remembered today for his fantasy novels which usually have strong Christian elements. "A ghost story unlike any other All Hallows' Eve is the final novel by the remarkable Charles Williams whose brilliant literary excursions into the spiritual and supernatural realms remain unsurpassed more than six decades after his death. Williams was arguably the most creatively daring and ambitious of Oxford's famed Inklings the literary society that included such notables as C. S. Lewis J. R. R. Tolkien and Owen Barfield and his chilling breathtaking and deeply felt fiction remains the gold standard for provocative and intelligent contemporary fantasy." Open Road Media<br /> <br /> T.S. Eliot wrote of William's novels: "they are 'supernatural thrillers' because they explore the sacramental intersection of the physical with the spiritual while also examining the ways in which power even spiritual power can corrupt as well as sanctify" n.b. quote from Wiki. "Williams first met C.S. Lewis when each having read one of the others' books each sent a note to the other which crossed in the mail; the two became life-long friends with Lewis becoming one of Williams' most ardent admirers. Many believe that Lewis had Williams in mind as an inspiration for "That Hideous Strength" published the same year as this work 1945 the third of the three novels comprising Lewis' "Space Trilogy". "All Hallow's Eve" the last of Williams' novels to be published during his lifetime can be considered an allegory in that "a primary purpose of the book is to illustrate Williams's particular mystical brand of Christianity." <br /> <br /> Clute and Grant pp. 1015-1016; Currey p. 540; Leeming and Drowne p. 13. unknown
199525559WELTBILD 1995. 1. hardcover. WELTBILD hardcover
2831New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1993. Original Artwork. ARCHIVE. Very Good. Garth Williams was an illustrator of several of the more popular post-WWII children's books. His work includes Stuart Little 1945 and Charlotte's Web 1952 by E.B. White and the entire series of Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. he also illustrated Cricket in Times Square 1960 by George Selden and The Rescuers 1959 by Margery Sharp. <br /> <br /> Archive of over 125 Garth Williams 1912-1996 sketches letters proofs and production notes pertaining to "J.B.'s Harmonica" written by John Sebastian Lovin' Spoonful and illustrated by Garth Williams. Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich the lot includes three copies of the stated "First Draft" of the book accompanied by two letters from the publisher discussing Garth's involvement in the project. The first letter is from Bonnie Ingber Editor of Children's Books for HBJ dated July 14 1987. The second letter is from Allyn M. Johnson Editor of Children's Books for HBJ dated July 27 1989. <br /> <br /> This archive includes 68 original drawings and sketches by Garth Williams 12 of which are on card stock with four 4 being signed "Garth Williams" and nine 9 with "Happy Harmonica" or "Harmonica" in Garth's hand on them. The lot includes a mock-up of the book created by Garth. The lot also includes 39 additional printed artist proof pages some with notes and page numbers written in ink. Signed first printing signed and dated by John Sebastian also included.<br /> <br /> The production of this book obviously took place over the course of several years with this lot being some of the earlier work done on the project. This fact is reflected in the that these original production drawings and sketches never made it to the final book. The drawings here are of "JB" as a human child. The book reflects "JB" James Bear as a bear cub. Most of the scenes portrayed in these drawings made it to the final published book they simply feature a bear instead of a human child. Interestingly this change created this archive of now UNPUBLISHED artwork that was saved by Garth himself and sold by the estate of Garth Williams. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich unknown
1952140939952New York and Evanston: Harper & Row 1952. Reprint. Near Fine/Very Good. but ca. 1970-85. 184 pp. Reprint. Signed by E. B. White and inscribed to former owners Jane and Bill Langton on the half-title page. Jane was a children's book author whose 1981 novel The Fledgling received a Newbery Honor just as White had won for Charlotte's Web. Bound in publisher's pictorial paper-laminate covered boards. Fine with light wear at corners and spine ends in a Near Fine dust jacket lightly soiled spine-toned and with tape to the blindside repairing some minor fraying to the spine ends. A nice association copy between two Newbery Honor authors. Harper & Row unknown books
146532Milwaukee WI: Universal Music Publishing Group. Rare official Songs of Universal sheet music for the 'Jurassic Park' theme composed by John Williams. Boldly signed by the film's director Steven Spielberg on the front panel and signed by illustrator Chip Kidd with an original drawing of a dinosaur and with the the words J.P! In near fine condition. An exceptional piece most rare and desirable signed. Spielberg acquired the film rights to 'Jurassic Park' for $1.5 million before the book's publication in 1990. The dinosaurs in the movie were created using life-sized animatronic dinosaurs built by Stan Winston's team and computer-generated imagery by Industrial Light & Magic which was groundbreaking for its time. John Williams composed the film's incredible score with the determination to write "pieces that would convey a sense of 'awe' and fascination" given that the it dealt with the "overwhelming happiness and excitement" of seeing live dinosaurs. The movie was a blockbuster hit and went on to gross over $914 million worldwide in its original theatrical run surpassing Spielberg's own 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' to become the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of 'Titanic' in 1997. Universal Music Publishing Group unknown
1988259158Easthampton: Cheloniidae Press 1988. Limited State Proof Edition; numbered "III" of 5 copies. Quarter Leather. Fine binding. Alan James Robinson; Calligraphy by Suzanne Moore. Signed by Robinson below the colophon. Quarter bound in celadon morocco by Claudia Cohen with multi-color morocco onlay of a fly by Gray Parrot; this edition includes an additional sixteen state proofs of the etchings along with state proofs and working proofs of the wood engravings two watercolors and an original study of one of the etchings laid in portfolio; a fine copy in publishers' morocco backed tray case with two prospectuses laid in. Fine binding. Cheloniidae Press unknown books
04247New York: George H. Doran Company 1925. The Rarest of the Limited Edition Rackham Books<br/>Limited to 105 Copies<br/><br/>RACKHAM Arthur illustrator. BIANCO Margery Williams. Poor Cecco. By Margery Williams Bianco. Author of "The Velveteen Rabbit." Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. New York: George H. Doran Company 1925.<br/><br/>First edition deluxe large paper issue. One of 105 numbered copies this one out-of-series and unsigned. <br/><br/>Quarto 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches; 292 x 216 mm. 175 pp. Seven full-page illustrations in color mounted on white paper and twenty-four drawings in black and white. <br/><br/>Original parchment-backed light blue paper boards navy blue lettering label on spine. Pictorial endpapers in pale blue on white. Top edge gilt others uncut. Slight cracking to upper inner hinge otherwise a fine copy. <br/><br/>This the rarest of all the Rackham limited editions was actually never signed by Rackham. The 105 copies were numbered and signed by Margery Williams Bianco this copy however apparently escaped the signing process. <br/><br/>The text with the same illustrations by Rackham also appeared in Good Housekeeping beginning in May 1925. No limited English edition was issued and this title/edition is the rarest of Rackham illustrated books and extremely scarce.<br/><br/>"The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real was Margery Williams Bianco's first American work and it remains her most famous. It became an instant classic and has remained so through numerous adaptations in children's theater as well as on radio television and in the movies. After becoming a renowned author Bianco wrote numerous other children's books with her son becoming the namesake of one of them 1925's Poor Cecco: The Wonderful Story of a Wonderful Wooden Dog Who Was the Jolliest Toy in the House Until He Went Out to Explore the World—a distinguished book that belies its somewhat priggish subtitle and is arguably better entitled than The Velveteen Rabbit to status as a classic. This lively adventure story virtually a novel for children is a brilliant exception to the sentimentality of Bianco's more famous book. Each of the many characters who populate the nursery toy cupboard is a distinct and amusing personality. Their interactions with each other and with the human animal and toy members of the world beyond it whom they encounter on their quest for adventure/search for a lost friend are delineated with understated humor. The relationship between the wooden dog Cecco a natural leader and Jensina a highly independent and spirited wooden doll is both subtle and funny. Superb illustrations by Arthur Rackham are a perfect complement to the narrative. While the publisher probably found it more practical to promote the shorter Velveteen Rabbit Cecco's celebrated illustrator may have assured its survival in the catalogues of rare book dealers despite its undeserved literary obscurity. A return to more sober themes marks Bianco's other popular works such as the same year's The Little Wooden Doll illustrated by her daughter Pamela in which the title character is badly mistreated by some children but shown love and compassion by another child which made her whole again." Wikipedia<br/><br/>Latimore and Haskell p. 59; Riall p. 155. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925 unknown books
19256378New York: George H. Doran Company 1925. First edition. Near Fine. Deluxe large paper issue one of 105 numbered copies this one out-of-series and unsigned. A nearly Fine copy. Quarto 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches; 292 x 216 mm. 175 pp. Seven full-page illustrations in color mounted on white paper and twenty-four drawings in black and white. Original parchment-backed light blue paper boards navy blue lettering label on spine. Pictorial endpapers in pale blue on white. Top edge gilt others uncut slight cracking to upper inner hinge.<br /> <br /> "Margery Williams Bianco's third children's book the much admired Poor Cecco 1925 is the story of a wooden toy a 'loose-jointed thing like a dog' who gets out of the toy cupboard and has a lengthy series of adventures with his friend Bulka the rag puppy. The first edition was illustrated by Arthur Rackham" The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. The text with the same plates and drawings first appeared in magazine form in Good Housekeeping beginning in May 1925. This the rarest of all the Rackham limited editions was actually never signed by Rackham. The 105 copies were numbered and signed by Margery Williams Bianco this copy however apparently escaped the signing process. The text with the same illustrations by Rackham also appeared in Good Housekeeping beginning in May 1925. No limited English edition was issued.<br /> <br /> Arthur Rackham 1867-1939 is perhaps the most acclaimed and influential illustrator of the Golden Age of Illustration. A prolific artist even from his youth Rackham got his start as an illustrator working for the Westminster Budget Newspaper 1892. Over the next few years he took on more and more commissions for children's books hitting his career high in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Rackham turned his imaginative pen to every classic-from Shakespeare to Dickens to Poe.<br /> <br /> <br /> Latimore and Haskell p. 59; Riall p. 155. Near Fine. George H. Doran Company unknown
5661New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1970. Attractive copy of White's beloved book a barnyard story which has enchanted generations of readers since it was published in 1952. A Newbery Honoree and basis for two well-received film adaptations - a 1973 animated film and a more recent production by Gary Winick 2006 starring Dakota Fanning Julia Roberts and Oprah Winfrey. Authentically signed or inscribed copies are uncommon; White was publicity-shy anxious in large crowds and struggled with Alzheimer's later in life so copies with provenance this clear are quite unusual. Octavo 20.75cm; original pictorial cloth boards; pictorial endpapers; dustjacket; viii184pp; illus. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: "For Tony Maramarco / with greetings from E.B. White." Base of spine a little nudged three corners gently bumped though still sharp; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $4.95 gently spine-sunned and lightly edgeworn with shallow loss to upper front flap fold some light dust-soil and a few faint stains to rear panel; Very Good. <br /> <br /> Laid into this copy is a one-page TLS dated July 3 1979 to the recipient from Robert Bruce newly President Emeritus of Colby College relating the circumstances behind White inscribing this copy. "Yesterday afternoon we did have a visit with E.B White. He is old and lonely and he just isn't very well. It is sad that he has lost so much of his vigor. But the old spark was there from time to time and we had some awfully good talk over cocktails and dinner. He very kindly agreed to inscribe two copies of Charlotte's Web one for you and I presume young Tony the other for Darby Drew. They are on their way to you under separate cover." Typed letter on white bond measuring 8.5" x 11"; 22 lines 195 words signed "As always Bob." A few old folds else Near Fine. Harper & Row, Publishers unknown
11935Williams Walter. Williams Walter American 1920-1998. CAGED BIRD. Color woodcut 1966. Edition of 210 signed dated titled and numbered 43/210 in pencil. 18 x 24 inches. In excellent condition. unknown
1906191020London: The Grolier Society 1906. A handsome set The Connoisseur Edition number 137 of 200 sets a handsome set attractively printed and illustrated offering a comprehensive history of the subcontinent through to the beginning of the 20th century. The editor A. V. Williams Jackson was a leading American authority on Indo-European languages which he taught at Columbia and eventually became director of the American Oriental Society. Each volume is written by a specialist: Vol. I to the sixth century BC by Romesh Chunder Dutt; Vol. II to the Mohammedan conquest including the invasion of Alexander the Great by Vincent A. Smith; Vols. III-IV mediaeval India to the reign of Akbar the Great by Stanley Lane-Poole; Vol. V the Mohammedan period as described by its own historians selected by Sir Henry Meirs Elliot; Vols. VI-VII from the first European settlements to the founding of the East India Company by Sir William Wilson Hunter; Vol. VIII from the close of the 17th century to the present time by Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall; and Vol. IX historic accounts of India by foreign travellers collected by the editor. The Grolier Society was founded by publisher Walter M. Jackson and specialized in fine limited editions borrowing the name of the bibliophilic Grolier Club which in turn took its name from the great French 16th-century collector Jean Grolier. 9 vols tall octavo. Original dark brown half morocco spines gilt with bold vertical leaf design raised bands marbled boards and endpapers top edges gilt others uncut. Illustrated with over 900 portraits views maps and facsimiles frontispieces in 2 states captioned tissue guards. Spines a little sunned minor worming to morocco some light rubbing to extremities rear inner hinge of Vol. IX split: a good set. hardcover
10334London: Victor Gollancz. 1939. First edition first printing. First edition first printing. Original black cloth with orange titles to the spine in dustwrapper. With two maps of the scene of the crime. A very good copy the binding a little rubbed and bumped to the extremities. The contents are clean throughout with a previous owner's name to the front free endpaper and some spotting of the text block edge visible when the book is closed. Complete with the very good rubbed nicked and darkened dustwrapper which has small chips at the spine tips. Correctly priced 7/6net to the spine. Rare in dustwrapper. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: Victor Gollancz. 1939 hardcover
1845904P47New York; Boston: E. Winchester; H. L. Williams; Gleason's Publishing Hall; F. Gleason 1845-46. Leather. Fair. 9" by 6". None. A volume of five very scarce romantic sensational historical dramas bound in one volume. A volume of five very scarce novellas.The five tales collected here are romantic and sensational historical adventures all but the first title being interesting examples of American literature the first title being a French work. These melodramatic sensational work draw on Gothic and romantic themes.Including;'Eulalie Pontois; or The Stolen Will' by Frederic Soulie translated from French to English by Thomas Williams. Published in 1845 in New York. 'Agnes Belmont: or The Broker's Marriage' by Osgood Bradbury. Published in 1846 in Boston.'Zoraida: or The Witch of Naumkeag!' by Egbert Augustus Cowslip. Published in 1845 in Boston.'Larooka: The Belle of the Penobscots' by Osgood Bradbury. Published in 1846 dated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Cambridge Libraries. 'Mary Kale; or Big Thunder! Chief of the Anti-Renters' by Tom Shortfellow. Published in 1845 in Boston.The spine label reads 'Ten Good Stories' as the binding is broken this work is lacking five of those 'good stories'.Frederic Soulie was a popular French novelist of the nineteenth century who wrote over forty sensational novels during his career. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally rubbed resulting in a little loss of paper to the boards and a small amount of loss of leather to the spine. Bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is strained. Internally binding has failed 'Agnes Belmont' is detached but present. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spots. Tidemark to the first few pages of 'Eulalie Pontois' and to 'Larooka'. Fair E. Winchester; H. L. Williams; Gleason's Publishing Hall; F. Gleason hardcover
1934ST20338-089New York: The Objectivist Press 1934. FIRST EDITION. With a preface by Wallace Stevens. 195 x 130 mm. 7 1/2 x 5". viii 134 pp. <br/> Publisher's rose-colored buckram spine with printed paper label. Housed in a modern red buckram clamshell box backed with green morocco with gilt lettering. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to his editor on the front flyleaf: "William Carlos Williams / to / Jack Thirlwall." With an invoice laid in for the purchase see below. Spine a little sunned leaves faintly toned at edges because of paper stock otherwise fine.<br/> <br/> This is an excellent copy of a collection of Williams' poetry written primarily in the 1920s inscribed to the author's friend and editor. William Carlos Williams 1883-1963 was a practicing physician as well as a Pulitzer-prize winning American poet. According to the Poetry Foundation "Though his career was initially overshadowed by other poets he became an inspiration to the Beat generation in the 1950s and 60s. He was known as an experimenter an innovator a revolutionary figure in American poetry." In a review of this collection following its publication the New York Times called the poet: "an unconquerable individualist. In an age of success through easy compromises he has indulged himself in the luxury of integrity. He has written some of the most obscure poetry of our time just as Einstein has written some of the most obscure equations." This copy is inscribed to City College Professor of English John C. Thirlwall whom Williams calls "Jack" a friend of the poet in the last decade of his life and the editor of "The Selected Letters of William Carlos Williams" published in 1957. The signature here is scrawled in a large palsied hand reflecting the stroke Williams had when he was 58. A scarce book in itself this collection is seldom found inscribed especially when the inscribee is as important to Williams as was Thirlwall. Although without signs of later provenance our volume comes from the collection of the noted Southern California poet Laure-Anne Bosselaar who according to a laid-in invoice purchased the book for $1995 from Jett Whitehead in 1996. The Objectivist Press unknown
2012110148Washington DC: David Bruce Smith 2012. cloth hand bound and loosely inserted in custom made leather clamshell case. David Bruce Smith. folio. cloth hand bound and loosely inserted in custom made leather clamshell case. variously paginated. 3 volumes. First edition and one of 750 numbered copies. The original run was for 1500 numbered copies however in 2012 the decision was made to only bind 750 copies with the new and improved leather clamshell box as opposed to the previous faux-suede clamshell box and faux-suede cloth chamise. Three-volume collection containing "The Glass Menagerie" "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and the first publication--and printing--of Tennessee Williams's recently discovered play "These Are the Stairs You Got to Watch." David Bruce Smith publisher of the collection has provided the commentary. Michael Kahn Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre and friend to Williams authored the preface. Hand set in Baskerville type and letterpress printed in four colors on Fabriano Rusticus paper by Paolo Barbieri. Hand-painted endleaves in a mid-twentieth century pattern. Book design and binding by John Paul Greenawalt. Includes original artwork by the world renowned artist Clarice Smith who was commissioned to create six full page works of "Tennessee's Women." Three subjects Laura Maggie and Girl are included as full page illustrations bound into their respective plays. Signed unbound prints of Blanche Maxine and Alma are loosely inserted in a special slip pocket. Illustrations printed from metal plates on a World War II-type roller press in Florence. "This book is a wonderful way of keeping alive the craft of composing a book as a piece of art." -James H. Billington Librarian of Library of Congress. David Bruce Smith unknown books
