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198220365New York: Limited Editions Club 1982. Hardcover. Orig. leather spine and decorated boards. Fine in fine slipcase. Hirschfeld Al. Unpaginated. 32.5 x 20.5 cm. Limited edition copy 1538 of 2000 with line drawings illustrations by Al Hirschfeld and signed at colophon by him. With LEC Monthly Letter for the tile laid-in noting a description of the binding: " The fine aniline leather on the spine in burgundy complements the covering cloth imported from Italy by Clarence House Imports of New York.the Chequered Lady pattern was hand-printed in thirteen colors." NORMAN & WICHE 532. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1946019364New York: New Directions 1946. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. Book One: 45 un-numbered pages i blank followed by i page. Previous owner's name neatly on the front endpaper. About a half dozen pages have small spots of minor discoloration. Four pages have ink lines in the margins. Book Two published in 1948: 50 un-numbered pages followed by i blank followed by v pages. Original hardcover cloth bindings are slightly browned/sunned on the spine with minor soiling; protected in archival mylar. Both are stated to be limited to 1000 copies printed. First editions. New Directions Hardcover books
1885140939541New York: Dodd Mead and Company 1885. Limited Edition. Very Good. Limited edition. Copy #49 of 110 copies printed on Japan paper in the limited edition printed at the De Vinne Press and signed by the press owner /book designer. xxii 235 6 pp. Leather with five bands gilt lettering topstain and dentelles marbled endpapers. Very Good with sunned spine light sunning to back board light wear. A beautifully-designed translation of the ancient Sanskrit drama with all pages sporting ornate colorful borders. Dodd, Mead and Company unknown books
1968104759New York: E.P. Dutton 1968. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Williams in the year of publication on the half-title page: "For - and - / In memory of one of history's most memorable four days with love and other good things! / Miller / New Orleans / 3-3-68." <br/><br/>Williams is the father of noted singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams and this his third collection of verse quite uncommon to find signed or in this condition. <br/><br/>Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. E.P. Dutton unknown books
180255086New Haven: William W. Morse 1802. A later edition after many others beginning with the extremely rare 1707 first edition printed in Boston. 12mo pp. 188. Bound in contemporary full calf rubbed with morocco label. Some toning and staining but a very good copy. Howes W461. Shaw & Shoemaker 3561; Ayer 391. The rare 1707 first edition was printed in Boston. One of the most famous and most popular captivity narratives. Williams a Harvard graduate in charge of the church at Greenfield when it was attacked by Indians in 1703 was taken with others to Canada. His wife and two of his children were tomahawked on the way. "As a powerful picture of Indian cruelty ranks next to the Rowlandson captivity narrative published in 1682." - Howes. William W. Morse unknown books
187323918Memphis Tenn: W.G. Cheney Printer and Publisher 1873. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth. Head and tail of spine with minor loss else a very nice copy. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Howes W-472 "aa"; Graff 4684; Six-Guns 2405 "Devotes several pages to the early history of the Murrell gang W.G. Cheney, Printer and Publisher unknown books
198222339New York: Limited Editions Club 1982. Hardcover. Orig. leather spine and decorated boards. Fine in fine slipcase. Hirschfeld Al. Unpaginated. 32.5 x 20.5 cm. Limited edition copy 1267 of 2000 with line drawings illustrations by Al Hirschfeld and signed at colophon by him. With LEC Monthly Letter for the tile laid-in noting a description of the binding: " The fine aniline leather on the spine in burgundy complements the covering cloth imported from Italy by Clarence House Imports of New York.the Chequered Lady pattern was hand-printed in thirteen colors." NORMAN & WICHE 532. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1855040132Fairfield Iowa / Philadelphia: Henn Williams & Co. / R.L. Barnes 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Full-color folding map 22" x 35". Folds into embossed red-cloth covers gilt lettering on cover 5.75" x 3.75". Near fine condition. Drawn in 1854 and issued early in 1855 this map shows a "Great Western Mail & Emigrant Route to the Pacific" extending from Omaha. The first American settlers arrived in Iowa from the East in 1833. By 1855 the new state had become a magnet for homesteaders and settlers to work the rich land. <br/><br/> Henn, Williams & Co. / R.L. Barnes hardcover books
190243883London: Merrill & Baker 1902. First edition 4 volumes large folio; unpaginated contains the full complement of 229 plates of facsimile reproductions in tone and color with full descriptions the text in separate printed paper fascicles and all laid into half brown cloth portfolios with ribbon ties perished gilt-lettered on upper covers; lacks general title page ex-Minnesota Historical Society Library with usual minimal markings spine of volume IV torn along upper hinge some leaves chipped at edges but all in all a very good set with many beautifully colored plates in slightly worn portfolios. Folio I: The earlier forms of writing and the development of the Oriental series; Folio II: Development of the Greek and Latin scripts; Folio III: Medieval series; Folio IV: Illuminated MSS. of the Orient and autograph writings of modern Europe. Also includes important languages from every age such as Egyptian and Assyrian the story of the decipherment of long-forgotten languages scripts of Asia ancient Mexican writings Bible manuscripts and historical documents. <br/><br/> Merrill & Baker hardcover books
197521107New York: Simon & Schuster 1975. First edition one of 350 numbered copies this no. 26 specially bound and signed by the author 8vo pp. 190; fine in original blue goat spine gilt t.e.g. <br/><br/> Simon & Schuster unknown books
196928822Hollywood: Heavy Industry Publications 1969. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine/very good. Cardborad wrapers in waxy printed dustwrapper. 115 pp of black and white photographs and one "page" of text by Williams on the rear flap of the outer wrapper. Book derived from the story "How To Derive The Maximum Enjoyment From Crackers" by Mason Williams. Photos by Ruscha Ken Price Joe Goode and others. Minor edge wear to top edge of outer wrapper and a small price sticker afixed to the rear panel. Else a handsome near fine example. Heavy Industry Publications paperback books
184350736Lancaster: G. Hills & Co. 1843. Third printing. 8vo. 633 pp. 8 large folding lithographic plates printed on a heavy stock. Scattered foxing and staining. Newly bound in half calf with marbled paper over boards spine label in gilt. The lithographic plates are in remarkably good condition. Very good. The third printing of Howes W-548. Ayer Collection #334. Largely taken from S.G. Drake and B.B. Thatcher. Contains narratives of the captivities of the John Ortiz Rev. John Williams; Mary Rowlandson; Quintin Stockwell; Sarah Gerish; Elizabeth Heard; John Gyles; Elizabeth Hanson; Nehemiah How; John Fitch; Mary Fowler; Isabella McCoy; and Colonel James Smith. <br/><br/> G. Hills & Co. hardcover books
19236413Boston: B.J. Brimmer Company 1923. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1923 stated 1st editon of this important history of the role of the Black soldier in World War I. "To tell something of the achievement of the Negro soldier in the World War and to describe the conditions under which he lived as these were seen by the writer who for eighteen months investigated conditions in America and France under the auspices of the Phelps-Stokes Fund with the recommendation of the Secretary of War and the Adjutant-General of the United States Army". A solid well-preserved copy: VG in its olive-green cloth with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and lightly-faded gilt-lettering along the spine. Internally very clean as well with no writing or markings of any kind. Octavo 248 pgs. Introduction by Benjamin Brawley. Several contemporary-to-the-period reviews laid-in. <br/><br/> B.J. Brimmer Company hardcover books
196716643New York: Something Else Press 1967. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good . INSCRIBED BY CLAES OLDENBURG across the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1967 1st edition. Tight and VG in its off-white cloth with a thin band of foxing along the front and rear panel's top-edges. And in a bright price-intact VG dustjacket with very light scuffing at the rear panel. Quarto crisp black-and-white and color illustrations thruout complementing the text. From the title page: "Documents from The Store 1961 and Ray Gun Theatre 1962 -- Selected by Claes Oldenburg and Emmett Williams -- Photographs by Robert R. McElroy". Also includes a pristine example of the original business card for "The Store" at 107 E. 2nd St. which is inserted into its glassine pocket pasted-on to the front free endpaper. <br/><br/> Something Else Press hardcover books
197217049New York: Entwhistle Books 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edtion of this facsimile of the original manuscript written by Paul Williams founder of Crawdaddy Magazine the first journal to seriously critique the rock and roll scene. 186 pp. A collection of autobiographical essays poems and other writings by Williams. Published in an edition of five hundered hand-numbered and SIGNED copies. This is number 50. Covers dusty with age but a generally clean and sound very good copy in black boards printed in gold. Entwhistle Books hardcover books
198733669Surrey: Kerosina Books 1987. First Hardcover Edition. Limited to 250 copies of which this is no. 114. Two volumes; octavos 22cm.; uniformly bound in publisher's cloth "Valis" in pictorial dust jacket housed together in matching cloth slipcase; 256 45pp.; illus. Minor fraying of slipcase cloth else Fine condition. "Valis" signed by Robinson on colophon. Kerosina Books unknown books
19423686Washington D.C.: The Associates in Negro Folk Education 1942. 1st. Hard Cover. Collectible; Very Good. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ERIC WILLIAMS IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on front free endpaper. A clean well-preserved copy to boot of the 1942 1st edition. Bright and VG in its decorative boards with very light fraying at the spine crown. Octavo 119 pgs. "Bronze Booklet No. 8" Signed by Author. <br/><br/> The Associates in Negro Folk Education hardcover books
200570711London: Matthew & Son 2005. First edition first prnt. Illustrated perfect-bound wraps. One of 2000 softcover copies of the self-published first edition. Signed and dated "17th March 2005" by Gordon on the half-title page. Also signed by Williams on the half-title page. Additionally Gordon has written the first part of the novel's opening sentence on the half-title page. "Schlaak! The pickaxe hit the wall of earth." One of an unspecified number of copies signed and dated on the issue date and made available for promotional purposes. Unread copy in Fine condition. First book in the Tunnels series. It was edited and republished by Chicken House in 2007 as Tunnels. Authors' first book. Signed & Dated by Authors. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Matthew & Son Paperback books
197470860Mount Vernon:: Press of A. Colish. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. B008P0JCGA . Six tipped-in color plates. Limited edition 1500 copies. Card inscribed by Bert Clarke the book's designer laid in. Near fine brown velveteen covered boards in a good several tears and chips glassine dust jacket. ; 37 pages . Press of A. Colish, hardcover books
197461080Mount Vernon:: Press of A. Colish. Near Fine. 1974. Hardcover. B008P0JCGA . Six tipped-in color plates. Limited edition 1500 copies. About fine in brown velveteen covered boards. No dust jacket. ; 37 pages . Press of A. Colish, hardcover books
1823006299London: Sherwood Neely and Jones; J. Johnston; etc. 1823. Third edition. Full Calf. Very Good. Rowlandson Thomas. 8vo. 24 by 15.5 cm. viii 224 68 pp. Twenty hand-colored aquatint plates. Bound by Root & Son. Rubbing wear along joints. Spine darkened. Interior tight mostly clean. <br /><br /> Sherwood, Neely and Jones; J. Johnston; etc. books
1819003733London: Sherwood Neely and Jones; J. Johnston; etc. 1819. First Edition. Half Calf Marbled Boards. Very Good. Rowlandson Thomas. 8vo. 24 by 15.5 cm. viii 224 68 pp. Twenty hand-colored aquatint plates. Some foxing to text leaves and a few plate margins. Plates are mostly clean and bright. Rebacked. Moderate wear to binding alongside joints edges etc. <br/><br/> Sherwood, Neely and Jones; J. Johnston; etc. hardcover books
197914650Stuttgart and London: Edition Hamsjorg Mayer 1979. First edition. Record LP. Fine. Fine copy in multicolor sleeve of this 33 1/3 rpm stereo long-playing record. Per Dobke only 300 of these were ever made. Record not played but appears to be in fine condition. A recording of Mayer Roth and Williams drinking a large number of schnaps bottles. Rare. Dobke Dieter Roth Books Multiples Catalogue Raisonne pp 91. <br/><br/> Edition Hamsjorg Mayer unknown books
181643046Hartford 1816. First edition. Self wrappers. Small tears along edges and folds for mailing two 1-inch holes on margins not affecting text addressed on verso of blank still about very good. 1 pp. bifolium. 8 x 12 1/2 inches folded. Signed in print by committee: John Caldwell Jonathan W. Edwards Thomas S. Williams Hartford October 28 1816 The Connecticut Historical Society lists a copy but has the date as the 23rd rather than the 28th: OCLC: 50413785. Published just a week after the rout of the Republicans in the Connecticut elections for the Council of Assistants this Republican Committee recommended following the methodical example of the Federalists at identifying candidates for freeman then doing everything necessary to have them qualified and brought out to vote Federalist something the Republicans had been lax at doing. But while the Federalists were still strong in Connecticut Massachusetts and Delaware they were a beaten party nationally; Monroe was easily elected president in December 1816 winning over 80 percent of the electoral vote. Provenance: addressed to "Reuben Lumm Esq. Derby." Lumm was a Selectman for the town of Derby from 1796 to 1818 and a State Legislator. John Caldwell Jonathan W. Edwards Thomas S. Williams were all Justices of the Peace and prominent lawyers and businessmen in Hartford. unknown books
194522481New York: Harper & Brothers 1945. First Edition. Octavo 21cm.; original cloth in pictorial dust jacket; 10131pp.; illus. Jacket toned along edges spine starting to cleanly split down the middle rear panel a bit soiled else a Near Fine copy in the jacket Very Good thus. Harper & Brothers unknown books
