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194520050501London: Faber & Faber 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First printing duodecimo size 206 pp. in original dust jacket in a custom chemise and slipcase. Charles Walter Stansby Williams 1886-1945 a companion of Lewis and Tolkien and a lecturer at Oxford was a prolific writer perhaps best remembered today for his fantasy novels which usually have strong Christian elements. 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. <br/><br/>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".<br/><br/>"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." Many Christian themes are explored including redemption substitution and the release of the soul into the afterlife. However it can also be enjoyed at a level not dependent upon those allegorical themes for "in it one finds the ambiguity of realistic fiction the development of complex characterization.and a setting which is comtemporary and realistic. We are in London with real people facing real problems. Although the reader is led to look for secondary meaning in the presence of a dead protagonist it can certainly be argued that the effectiveness of the novel does not depend on our believing or even understanding Williams's doctrines" Leeming and Drowne "Encyclopedia of Allegorial Literature" p. 13. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full red cloth over thin boards with gilt lettering on the spine; duodecimo size 7.5" by 5" pagination: 1-4 5-206 note that the final two signatures are unopened. In a the original publisher's dust jacket unclipped and showing the original price of 8s. 6d. in the lower corner of the front flap design by "BLW" of whom we could not find any information lettering and decorations on the front in grey with red highlights all upon a light blue background grey lettering on the spine publisher's listing of "New Fiction" on the back panel summary of the book on the front flap with the original price publisher's ad on the back flap for two other titles by Charles Williams. Contained within a chemise covered with red cloth lined with light ivory laid paper a single gold dot on the front "cover" of the chemise which slides into a matching custom slipcase also covered in red cloth lined with red paper with two red leather spine labels with gilt lettering and ruled borders.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is fine with clean boards perfectly straight corners utterly without rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and entirely free of prior owner markings; some toning and shallow waviness to the cheaply-produced war-time paper still a fine copy simply the best one is ever to find. The unclipped dust jacket is near fine the blue paper true to the original colour without sunning or toning; a bare minimum of edgewear and two miniscule holes invisible unless one holds the jacket to the light. The chemise and slipcase both fine clean strong and sturdy. Overall an outstanding example.<br/><br/>___CITATIONS: Clute and Grant pp. 1015-1016; Currey p. 540; Leeming and Drowne p. 13.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Faber & Faber hardcover books
1947301444New York New Directions 1947. 1947. First edition. 8vo. Dust jacket unclipped with $2.75 price; spine is a bit faded; small chips and two tears. Very good. 171 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Author's name is printed in white on the spine; error on p. 161 line 17 reads "Stella" it was corrected to Blanche in later printings. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. [New York] New Directions [1947]. hardcover books
1947301444New York New Directions 1947. 1947. First edition. 8vo. Dust jacket unclipped with $2.75 price; spine is a bit faded; small chips and two tears. Very good. 171 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Author's name is printed in white on the spine; error on p. 161 line 17 reads "Stella" it was corrected to Blanche in later printings. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. [New York] New Directions [1947]. hardcover
199990457West Lafayette IN: Theodore J. Williams printed by Purdue University Printing Services 1999. Limited Edition stated. Hardcover. Good/Good. Two volumes each approx. 8.5" by 12" Various paginations with hundreds of pages of rosters-complete lists of personnel and many other pages of information. Illustrations. Tabular Data. The dust jackets have some wear and soiling. Volume I has a color frontis. illustration a reproduction of a print by Frances Johnston and Volume II has a frontis. photo of a heavy bomber. The roster that comprises Part I “has been prepared under the auspices of the 380th Bomb Group Association Inc. the organization of wartime veterans of service in the 380th Bomb Group and their families and associates. Australian veterans who served with or worked with the 380th are also welcomed as members of the Association.â€â€”from the Introduction. These rosters have been prepared in remembrance of all who served in the 380th Bombardment Group Heavy Fifth Bomber Command 5th Air Force Far East Air Forces USAAF during World War II. Minor front board weakness to Part I restrengthend with glue. Information provided includes Notes Concerning Each Listing; Collection of Data; Glossary of abbreviations and Acronyms Used; Table of Relative Rank Titles and Abbreviations. Australian Duty Titles Command Structure Fifth Air Force Prior to 1 July 1944; Command Structure Far East Air Forces After 1 July 1944; Command Structure North West Area Command RAAF' References. Rosters. Appendix--A Listing of MOS/SSNS. In 1942 the 380th Bombardment Group was established. It operated primarily in the Southwest Pacific Theater as a Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber unit assigned to Fifth Air Force. The history of the 380th dates back to 28 October 1942 when the unit was established. Originally the 380th Group consisted of four squadrons the 528th 529th 530th and 531st Bombardment Squadrons. The 380th was part of Fifth Air Force and was known as the Flying Circus and as the King of the Heavies. The 380th went overseas in April 1943 to become the second Consolidated B-24 Liberator unit in the Fifth Air Force at that time. The group arrived at Fenton Airfield Australia. The Command's purpose was to engage in destroying Japanese strongholds in the Pacific. The group later was placed under the Australian Northwest Area Command operating out of Darwin Northern Territory. It was the only B-24 Liberator unit attached to the RAAF. The group was assigned to train RAAF personnel on the B-24 and to secure Australia's safety against a threatened Japanese invasion along its northern coast. Upon arrival in Australia the group immediately began combat operations. It was the only heavy bomber unit available to cover the whole of the Dutch East Indies 1000000 square miles from July 1943 until late in 1944. During April and May 1944 the 380th engaged in the most intensive and sustained operations since arrival in the southwest Pacific neutralizing the rear bases through which the Japanese might reinforce their air force in the Wakde-Hollandia area of the Netherlands East Indies. From the end of May 1944 until it moved to Murtha Field San Jose Mindoro Philippines in February 1945 the 380th concentrated on neutralizing enemy bases installations and industrial compounds in the southern and central East Indies. The Group flew the first heavy bomber strikes against targets in China and French Indochina. In June 1945 the 380th was placed under the operational control of the 13th Air Force for pre-invasion attacks against Labuan and on the oil refineries at Balikpapan in Borneo. For nearly two weeks the Group's Liberators kept these targets under a state of aerial siege. The 380th flew its last combat missions to Taiwan. The 380th then moved to Okinawa and flew reconnaissance patrols over the Japanese islands. The group ferried released prisoners of war to Manila. On 18 October 1945 the unit was transferred to Seventh Air Force in the Philippines where it moved to Clark Field on Luzon and participated in the Sunset Project the return of B-24s and their crews to the United States. Although some aircraft and crews were flown back to the United States most of the aircraft from inactivating units were simply scrapped at Clark and personnel were returned via Navy ships from Manila. In its service with the Australians the 380th served longer under the operational control of an Allied country than any other Air Force unit from June 1943 until February 1945. The 380th Group was inactivated on 20 February 1946. The 380th was assigned to the South West Pacific War Area because of the long-range capabilities of the Liberator and the need for its services there at that point in the war Spring 1943. A total of 137 planes served in Australia and New Guinea. Of these 53 served further in The Philippines. The 380th made the longest bombing missions of WWII to the oil refineries at Balikpapan Borneo 200 miles further than the Ploesti mission in Europe and to those at Surabaja Java. Both of these missions were accomplished several times during their stay in Australia. In addition to attacks on the Japanese oil supply the 380th was heavily engaged in crippling their shipping fleet to reduce the Japanese capability of supplying their far-flung forces. Numerous Japanese airfields were also heavily bombed in the East Indies to reduce the Japanese threat to Australia and New Guinea forces. As part of its duties in Australia the 380th carried out the operational training of 52 Australian crews and their associated ground staffs so that the Australians could take over the East Indian campaign activities of the 380th when they were assigned to The Philippines in February 1945. Theodore J. Williams [printed by Purdue University Printing Services] hardcover
1948161406Aurora New York: The Wells College Press and The Cummington Press 1948. Whatever distinction I succeeded in getting is witnessed by the poems included in The Clouds First edition sole impression number 235 of 310 copies this copy signed by the author on the front free endpaper. The limitation states that the first 60 copies were signed. In his autobiography Williams remarks: "I was in my stride now. I thought I had found my form. I said what I had to say using the American idiom; I felt free with it. The rhythmical construction of a poem was determined for me by the language as it is spoken. Word of mouth language not classical English. That feeling of the language was the fountainhead of what I wanted to do. If I could make that distinguished I would have accomplished my purpose. Whatever distinction I succeeded in getting is witnessed by the poems included in The Clouds" p. 74ff. Octavo. Original greenish-grey cloth title label on spine lettered in black fore and lower edges untrimmed. Spine toned extremities a little rubbed light foxing to endpapers a few marks to rear cover. A very good copy indeed square and firm. William Carlos Williams I Wanted to Write a Poem 1978. hardcover
1932190765London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1932. First edition inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "Charles Williams 28 April 1932 thanking you for buying it". This title is scarce inscribed tracing none in commerce and none in auction records. This is William's major occult-themed work concerning the possessive powers of a Tarot card deck. In 1939 Williams moved to Oxford where he became a lecturer and a publisher and fell in with the Inklings who met at the Eagle and Child pub. Much like C. S. Lewis his work often combines fantasy genre elements with Christian themes. T. S. Eliot wrote "Williams understanding of Evil was profound. He is concerned not with the Evil of conventional morality and the ordinary manifestations by which we recognize it but with the essence of evil." Octavo. Original black cloth spine lettered in green. Spine lightly sunned sides a little rubbed faint foxing to edges and outer leaves: a very good copy. T. S. Eliot introduction to the first US Edition of All Hallows' Eve by Charles Williams 1948. hardcover
1999Q-0913697249Williams College Museum of Art 1999. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Williams College Museum of Art paperback
1887252278NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. The Knickeborger Press 1887. No. 390. 1 of 600 limited letter-press edition. Leinen. G. P. Putnam's Sons. The Knickeborger Press unknown
18162474Boston: Tileston and Weld 1816. Second Edition. Full leather. Good. From the personal library of President James Buchanan Reports Of Cases Argued and Determined by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Octavo xii 564pp. The second edition Volume I. Full period calf title on red morocco label affixed to spine. Considerable wear to spine repairs along top edge. Dampstain to outer edge some intermittent foxing. Signed by President James Buchanan on the title page. This law book is from the personal library of President James Buchanan. His library was primarily held at his home in Lancaster PA called Wheatland. The majority of his presidential papers correspondence and books went to Dickinson college his alma mater. After graduating with honors in 1809 James Buchanan moved to Lancaster and became a legal apprentice to James Hopkins. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1812. Buchanan would go on to serve in the House of Representatives from 1821-1831 United States Senator 1834-1845 then as the 17th Secretary of State under President James K. Polk. He was elected President of the United States in 1856 serving one term. He predicted in retirement that "history would vindicate my memory" but his inability to stop the succession of the southern states has sealed his legacy as one of the least successful presidents in history. Tileston and Weld unknown books
1773659L23Oxford: Not Stated 1773. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 20" by 15.5". William Williams. A smart collection of William Williams' engravings of Oxford University. These architectural engravings are in the style of David Loggan's famed 'Oxonia Illustrata'. The plates are untrimmed with exceptional margins. Loosely inserted are the first edition preliminaries and title page for 'Oxonia Illustrata Sive Omnium Celeberrimae Istius Universitatis Collegiorum' by David Loggan. The title page contents pages and introduction are all trimmed down to a folio size. All of the plates are by William Williams or 'Guilelmus Williams' who was an architectural draughtsman. With the bookplate of John Rolle Baron Rolle of Stevenstone 1750-1842. John Rolle was a British peer who served as a MP in support of William Pitt the Younger. He wrote attacks on Edmund Burke and Charles James Fox in the early 1780s which lead to his being subject to an attack in the satire 'The Rolliad'. Plates are unnumbered. There are nineteen double page engravings to this work total. With the plates: Collegium Mertonense Collegium Exonien SE Collegium Reginense Collegium Omnium Animarum Collegium Anei Nasi Collegium Corporis Christi Collegium Corporis Christi Collegium Adis Christi Collegium Trinitatis Colleg Diui Ioannis Baptistae Collegium Diui Ioannis Baptistae Collegium Jesu Collegium Wadhamense Collegium Wadhamense Collegium Vigorniense Collegium Vigorniense Collegium Hertfordiense Aula Novi Hospitii Avla B Mariae Magdalenae An incomplete collection of the plates which should contain sixty-three double page plans. These engravings are styled after Loggan's 'Oxonia Illustrata' which was produced as a companion volume to Wood's 'History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford' which was published in 1674. The contents pages for this work gives a page number that corresponds to Wood's entry on that building to his own work. The DNB notes that 'distinguished visitors' to the university were frequently offered Loggan's 'Oxonia' with Wood's 'History.' together as gifts. A lovely collection of these famous architectural engravings of one of the world's most famous universities. In a contemporary mottled calf binding. Externally rubbed to the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are tender and may detach with further handling. Bookplate to the front pastedown 'John Rolle'. Preliminary pages are loosely inserted. Otherwise internally firmly bound. Loss to the edge of 'Aula Novi Hospiti' only affecting the margins. Pages are very bright. Light tidemarks to the bottom of most pages obstructing only the bottom corners of the images. Very Good Not Stated hardcover
97867D. Appleton New York 1851 . First edition. 8vo 304 pp 30 maps some folding some coloured numerous wood engravings bookplate marbled endpapers; contemporary half calf marbled boards worn; overall a very good copy.<br /> A scarce and comprehensive railroad guide for several major routes in the Northeast. <br /><br />This scarce guide includes parts of Canada the Great Lakes and Niagara Falls. It was published before the Civil War and covers the Northern and Eastern states of North America. It stretches as far west as Pennsylvania and Michigan. Earlier editions by Appleton were published under different titles and contained less maps and engraved illustrations.<br /> D. Appleton, New York 1851 hardcover
199648925FISCHER 05/1996. 1. softcover. Limitierte Sonderausgabe! FISCHER paperback
Z1-C-088-04466Mcgraw Hill Higher Education. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. Book is new and unread but may have minor shelf wear. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Mcgraw Hill Higher Education unknown
182942139Philadelphia: Pub. for the Proprietors by R.H. Hobson. Chesnut St. 1829. Hand-colored broadside oblong "Sketches of Character. No. 1." 9-1/4" x 13-1/2." Some light wear and wrinkling. Blank verso with extraction remnants. Good plus. <br /> <br /> "Originally from Philadelphia and later New York City Edward Clay remains an enigmatic figure. He created highly provocative racial social and political satire until late in his life. His 1829 engraving The Nation's Bulwark a Well-Disciplined Militia LC shows a lineup of bored undisciplined soldiers smoking pipes chatting barely awake confronted by a plump officer with a bottle bulging from his pocket. The slogans on the tent banners in the background 'Hurrah for Old Hickory' and 'Jackson Forever' indicate the unit's loyalty to Jacksonian principles of democracy" Recent Acquisition: Fantastical Militias at the Clements Library web site 27 October 2014.<br /> Excellent description from the Fleischer's Auction House April 2026 lot 37: "A satirical depiction of a Philadelphia militia company by the American cartoonist Edward Williams Clay 1799 - 1857. The scene portrays a motley assemblage of militiamen gathered under the command of an officer dressed in a frock coat with epaulettes and a plumed hat. In contrast to their commander's martial bearing most of the men appear in civilian clothing and stand at varying and often comically imperfect degrees of attention. Their mismatched attire and relaxed posture lend the group a distinctly humorous quality suggesting a volunteer militia whose enthusiasm exceeds its discipline. <br /> "This print was intended as the first number in Clay's proposed series Sketches of Character in which he caricatured recognizable types and personalities from contemporary Philadelphia society. Although conceived as a continuing series this appears to have been the only number issued. The figures represented are believed to be caricatures of well-known Philadelphians of the period rendered with Clay's characteristic wit and observational sharpness.<br /> "Clay was among the earliest American artists to produce sustained series of political and social caricatures in lithographic form helping to establish a distinctly American tradition of satirical printmaking in the decades before the Civil War. Prints such as the present example not only lampooned local personalities and civic institutions but also reflected the vibrant political culture of the early republic when militia companies public gatherings and partisan politics formed a visible part of urban life.<br /> "As both a humorous social commentary and an early example of American political caricature the print offers a vivid glimpse into the intersection of militia culture local identity and Jacksonian politics in nineteenth-century Philadelphia."<br /> Weitenkamp 215. Reilly 1829-1. OCLC 299947406 2- LCP DLC as of June 2026. The Clements Library and Brown University also own copies. AAS and Penn do not own it according to their web sites. Pub. for the Proprietors by R.H. Hobson. Chesnut St. unknown
181841562<p><strong>1818 US NAVY Rules Regulations Crowninshield USS PEACOCK Provenance Pirates WOW</strong></p><p>Exceptionally rare the "<em>Rules Regulations and Instructions for the Naval Service of the United States</em>" is a formal guidebook created under the authority of Benjamin Williams Crowninshield the Secretary of the Navy 1815-1818 to streamline and standardize practices across the naval forces of the United States. <strong>First published by Edward De Krafft in Washington 1818</strong> the book was a response to an Act of Congress from February 7 1815 during James Madison's presidency which called for the establishment of the Board of Commissioners to oversee the Navy Department. This text served to guide the transition of the Navy into a peacetime force after the War of 1812 laying out detailed instructions for various ranks and positions from yard personnel and warrant officers to high-ranking officials. It covers a wide array of topics including ship maintenance naval ceremonies discipline and provisions as well as specific instructions for surgeons pursers marines and midshipmen. The regulations also provided for the handling of convoys and established <strong>clear guidelines for salutes military honors and other ceremonies. This text played a crucial role</strong> in shaping the growth structure and discipline of the U.S. Navy during the early 19th century especially during the presidencies of James Monroe John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.</p><p><strong>This particular copy belonged to the famous USS Peacock a sloop-of-war that played a significant role in the U.S. Navy during the early 19th century!</strong> Commissioned during the War of 1812 it was part of various naval operations including suppressing piracy in the Caribbean and patrolling South American waters during regional independence movements. After decommissioning in 1827 it was rebuilt for exploration and participated in the United States Exploring Expedition in 1838 eventually meeting its end on the Columbia Bar in 1841. The ship also took part in diplomatic missions such as conveying Francis Baylies to Argentina and engaging in treaty negotiations in Asia. Throughout its service the Peacock navigated various challenges including severe weather conditions and health crises among the crew. The fascinating post-war exploits of the USS Peacock's diplomatic and explorational missions are recorded in American diplomat Edmund Robert's notes that were published in 1837 under the title "<em>Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China Siam and Muscat in the U.S. Sloop-of-war Peacock</em>".</p><p>Item number: #41562</p><p>Price: $2500</p><p>CROWNINSHIELD Benjamin Williams; BOARD OF NAVY COMMSIONERS OF THE UNITED STATES</p><p><strong><em>Rules Regulations and Instructions for the Naval Service of the United States: Prepared by the Board of Navy Commissioners of the United States with the Consent of the Honorable the Secretary of the Navy; In Obedience to an Act of Congress Passed Seventh February 1815 Entitled "An Act to Alter and Amend the Several Acts for Establishing a Navy Department by Adding Thereto a Board of Commissioners."</em></strong></p><p>Washington: E. De Krafft 1818. First Edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->75 26 ii</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: <strong>Handwritten – U.S. Sloop-of-War Peacock</strong></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->"<em>For the use of the U.S. Sloop of War. Peacock - It is to be observed that the attendences or additions in pencil or in writing are not a part of the regulation to be observed but should all be erased. -Morris 2 March 1832</em>"</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->The USS Peacock was a sloop-of-war warship with a single gun deck in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.</p><p> <!--endif-->The Peacock was authorized by an act of Congress March 3 1813 laid down July 9 1813 by Adam and Noah Brown at the New York Navy Yard and launched on September 19 1813. Peacock served in the War of 1812 capturing twenty ships. Subsequently the ship <strong>served in the Mediterranean Squadron and in the "Mosquito Fleet" which fought to suppress Caribbean piracy. She patrolled the South American coast during the colonial wars of independence.</strong></p><p> <!--endif-->The Peacock was decommissioned in 1827 and broken up in 1828 to be rebuilt as USS Peacock intended as an exploration ship. She sailed as part of the <strong>United States Exploring Expedition in 1838</strong>. Peacock ran aground and broke apart on the Columbia Bar without loss of life in 1841.</p><p> <!--endif-->The fascinating post-war exploits of the USS Peacock's diplomatic and explorational missions are recorded in American diplomat Edmund Robert's notes that were published in 1837 under the title "<em>Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China Siam and Muscat in the U.S. Sloop-of-war Peacock</em>".</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->References: Sabin 74115</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Provenance: Edmund Roberts <em>Embassy to the Eastern Courts… 1837 – </em>Forbes 1123; Sabin 71884</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Exceedingly rare and desirable!</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>41562</p><p>Photos available upon request.</p> E. De Krafft hardcover
193663077New York 1936. 4to. 2 letters three pages total approximately 400 words in part: "Until St. Nicholas can give up more space we have to keep to the limit . just say what you feel about a book on the whole & why you especially like it . your literary scrap book sounds splendid and you certainly have a fine collection to start with! . I'm so glad you like the St. Nicholas column. We want it to interest readers of about your age." Bianco autograph material is uncommon on the market; we have been unable to find any at auction ABPC 1976-2016 or RareBookHub. Very good. Folded for mailing. 9826. <br/><br/> unknown books
1968526802Lexington Kentucky: Gnomon Press 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition signed hardcover issue. Octavo. 46pp. Illustrated frontispiece consisting of an original silver print photographic portrait of Basil Bunting by Jonathan Williams. Paper covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket. Copy number 18 of 25 numbered copies Signed by Basil Bunting and Jonathan Williams. The bibliographer notes "This book remains the single most important source for biographical information about Bunting. ." The hardbound issue is extremely scarce. Gnomon Press hardcover
196249559Oxford Mississippi Spring 1962. framed and glazed. Fine. 11-1/4 x 8-1/4 inches image. "I remember being at Rowan Oak one afternoon toward the end.it was early spring sort of a chilly day.Pappy came in from the barn.and he looked rather smug with a little smile.and he said "Vic-Pic I've got a new book coming out.The Reivers.the best part is that it's dedicated to you and to my other grandchildren and you head the list." Vicki Fielden from an interview with Louis Daniel Brodsky "William Faulkner Life Glimpses" pp. 172-173. unknown
345996New York: Group W. Production Westinghouse Broadcasting 1970. Softcover. Near Fine. Spirit-duplicated sheets. 25pp. Sheets attached with staple. Crease at corner of first sheet else fine. Original transcript of Frost's interview with Tennessee Williams shortly after the playwright was released from the hospital for alcohol and drug abuse. The interview is notable not only for Williams' admittance that — "This is the first time I've ever been on t.v. without the coffee cup or some opaque container full of booze you know."— but it was also the first time he publicly alluded to his own sexuality: "I don't want to be involved in some sort of a scandal but I've covered the waterfront. Group W. Production (Westinghouse Broadcasting) unknown
196628150Los Angeles: Mason Williams 1966. Vegas-appropriate golden cloth boards with minor rubbing to top of spine and some shelf wear else near fine. A pleasing copy of this rare under appreciated artist book. Limited Edition. Tall octavo. One of 500 copies. Inscribed by Mason Williams to front endpaper: "To Jerry and Myrna / With love." An elegant example of Edward Ruscha's work as book designer executed for his friend and musician Mason Williams. Featuring black-and-white photography of Los Vegas by Patrick Blackwell paired with a poetic/paranoid narrative from Williams set in stylized handset type. Los Angeles: [Mason Williams] unknown
196050459New York: Ariel Books / Farrar Straus and Cudahy 1960. First printing. Very good in very good minus jacket. Rare inscribed first edition of this classic Newbery Honor book. THE CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE has often been described as an "urban counterpoint" Potts 327 to CHARLOTTE'S WEB which Williams also famously illustrated. The story of a musical cricket who saves a struggling Times Square family newsstand with his performances it won the 1961 Newbery Honor and was later adapted in 1973 by Chuck Jones for an animated short. Along with WRINKLE IN TIME CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER CRICKET ranks among the best and most beloved children's novels of the 1960s and Selden would go on to write six sequels. A rare signed copy of an enduring "modern classic" ibid. 9'' x 6''. Original publisher's taupe cloth. In original unclipped $3.50 color pictorial jacket. 152 pages. Inscribed by Seldon on the front free endpaper: "For -- / with best wishes / George Selden." Jacket toned with edgewear and soil. Bookseller cinderella stamp to bottom of rear flap. Verso of jacket reinforced at spine with tape. Some spots of soil to fore-edge. Overall sound. Ariel Books / Farrar, Straus and Cudahy unknown
1945214h5790New York: Didier Publishers. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1945. Hardcover. "The story of the writer's experiences in the Nazi concentration camp of Sachsenhausen. Here was the experimental laboratory where the Nazis perfected the techniques in extermination later applied to victims from all over Europe. It was also the training ground for the personnel recruited from the dregs of Germany's prisons. Shows how human fortitude ingenuity mutual loyalty and the will to live can enable men to survive unbelievable degradation; or if they must die to die like men." - dust jacket. iv 284 pp. Black and white reproduction of the Alien's Order 1920 which caused the author to be expelled to Berlin after he had escaped to England. "The impact of your memoir is terrific. I think this book is an achievement equalling Zola's J'Accuse." - Manfred George Editor. "We ought to have these stories preserved. The whole race suffers when such things happen." - Pearl Buck Nobel laureate. Book clean and unmarked with average wear to publisher's red cloth. Binding sound. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this important account. Kehr & Langmaid 6239 Weiner Library Cat. 7 1819. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Didier, Publishers hardcover
1813WRCAM45597Burlington Vt.: Samuel Mills 1813. 12pp. Dbd. Minor foxing and toning. Very good. "Grandson of Indian captive Eunice Williams who married an Indian chief of Caughnawaga Eleazar Williams d. 1858 served as an American scout in northern New York during the War of 1812. Desiring afterwards to work as a missionary he published in 1813 this 'gospel' for the Iroquois Nation. Although a devout spiritual leader for many years Williams later fell into the delusional fantasy that he was the Dauphin of France" - Siebert. The Siebert copy was in quite poor condition. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 30540. SIEBERT SALE 487. PILLING IROQUOIAN p.167. AYER INDIAN LINGUISTICS IROQUOIAN 15. FIELD 1667. Samuel Mills unknown books
195818902n.p.: n.p. 1958. Fine. Garth WIlliams. A complete set of 14 signed or initialed hand-colored proofs for "Do You Know What I'll Do" by Charlotte Zolotow NY Harper 1958. The proofs are on heavy paper and are approximately 11 by 14 inches except for No. 13 'Wake Up" which is 9½ by 12 inches. They are in order: Title; One Day; Flowers; Snowman; Rain; Wind; Seashore; Surprise; Movie; Nightmare; Party; Clouds; Wake up; and Baby. They are printed in black on white stock and all have the illustrator's water coloring in shades of orange and gray. Williams' original signature appears on all but two; these bear his initials instead. In addition three of the proofs have penciled notes by Williams: "Rough Idea of Finished Effect". No. 6 Wind has an orange color swatch in the upper corner. A fine set of original signed or initialed proofs housed in a custom clamshell case. Accompanied by Charlotte Zolotow Do You Know What I'll Do New York Harper & Brothers 1958. Cloth spine pictorial boards illustrations by Garth Williams. First edition. Fine 1n lightly chipped dustwrapper. n.p. hardcover books
1947140940067New York: New Directions 1947. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition first state binding variant with author's name in white on spine no priority thus. 171 pp. Publisher's lavender illustrated boards. Very Good with typical toning to boards rubbing along bottom edge slight wave to text block. In a Very Good unclipped $2.75 dust jacket with sunning to spine panel and along edges slightly chipped at extremities. The first publication of one of the most popular plays of the 20th century which inspired a film in 1951. It tells the story of down-and-out Southern belle Blanche DuBois who has moved in with her sister Stella in the French Quarter of New Orleans. New Directions unknown books
