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195491078New Directions 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. Signed Limited Edition. Published by New Directions 1954. Octavo. Brown quarter cloth over brown patterned boards stamped in gold. Signed by Tennessee Williams on copyright/limitation page copy #73 of 100. Note: The title/copyright page is a cancel sheet. The first edition of this story collection "Hard Candy" did not include the controversial story "The Kingdom of Earth". This is the signed limited edition that Tennessee Williams insisted on publishing to include "The Kingdom of Earth". The story is not listed on the copyright or contents pages but is included at the end of the book. Book is like new; clean and crisp with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Has a few very small cracks to front upper hinge but binding still tight. Slipcase is very good with some handling wear and several cracks/small tears along back left vertical edge. 242 pages. A very scarce signed Tennessee Williams special edition. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton New York. New Directions hardcover
1952123544New York: Harper & Brothers 1952. First edition first printing with code "I-B" on copyright page. Octavo original cloth blue and white spider-web patterned endpapers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Illustrated by Garth Williams. A nice example. The most celebrated of Whites three childrens books "Charlottes Web is rightly regarded as a modern classic" Connolly 322-23. With numerous illustrations by Garth Williams. Anderson Books of the Century 210. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
195843102New York: New Directions 1958. Very Good /Very Good . New York: New Directions 1946-1958. First Editions. Five tall octavo volumes. Printed dust jackets over light gray cloth boards. Housed in custom-made white cloth slipcase with black leather title label to spine. Unclipped dust jackets are toned with some slight chipping to edges. Boards show light shelfwear with faint toning to edges; bindings sound; pages unmarked. A few smudges to slipcase else sturdy and solid. A Very Good or better set of Williams' epic poem influenced by Joyce's "Ulysses" and Crane's "The Bridge" and in which Williams attempted to explore "the resemblance between the mind of modern man and the city" and following in chronology and geography the course of a river and its four movements and its parallels to a man's life.<br /> <br /> Connolly 100; Beach "The Cambridge Introduction to Twentieth Century Poetry" pp. 110-111. New Directions unknown
21099Williams Charles GENIAL RAYS OR JOHN BULL ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE. London: Thomas Tegg June 1810. Hand-colored copper-plate engraving 10 x 14 inches. Drawn by George M. Woodward aka "Mustard George" and engraved by Williams for Thomas Tegg's `New Caricatures' series of political cartoons which were advertised for sale separately or in unbound portfolios from his "caricature warehouse." A wonderful depiction of John Bull fat and happy in orange vest blue coat and green pants laying in a bed of roses as the sun shines down upon him. This cartoon was inspired by recent events in the House of Commons surrounding the agitation for reform. Sir Francis Burdett gave an inflamatory speech and allowed it to be printed in `Cobbett's Weekly Register' whereupon he was voted to be jailed in the Tower of London. Burdett barricaded himself in his London home and during the siege the military killed two people in the ensuing riots. Burdett was finally taken to the tower but freed at the end of the session when his fellow members realized they'd made him famous. In this cartoon Burdett himself is the sun that shines down upon England. Burdett's profile as at the sun's center and the rays are all labelled -- "good of the people" "integrity" "loyalty" "liberty" "freedom of the press" "truth" "justice" "free representation" etc. ENGLAND UNDER THE HOUSE OF HANOVER 1848 pp. 447-49. books
195372582Stuttgart: Jonathan Williams 1953. First edition. Single large sheet folded to make eight panels 15 x10 inches closed. Text by Williams graphics by Charles Oscar printed in two colors. One of 200 copies. Original printed mailing envelope with Pfc Williams’ apo address present and very near fine. Jargon 5. Stuttgart: Jonathan Williams unknown books
19711403168New York New York U.S.A.: New Directions 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A complete set of the eight volumes of this collection all in fine condition in fine dust jackets and all first printings thus. New York, New York, U.S.A.: New Directions hardcover books
1947403900New York: New Directions 1947. 8vo. Original boards; dust jacket designed by Alvin Lustig. A near-fine copy with slightest wear at extremities; fresh price-clipped jacket with some toning and pale shadow. Overall a very handsome copy of a jacket so susceptible to fading. FIRST EDITION first printing. This classic play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. The 1951 film adaptation won four Academy Awards. <br/><br/> New Directions hardcover books
1935WCW010New York: The Alcestis Press 1935 First edition first printing. Inscribed by Williams to Norman Macleod: "To / Norman Macleod / - with expectations / of the best for the new / novel - / William Carlos Williams / Oct 29/40". Publisher's indigo cloth lettered in silver. Very good with some light sunning and a slight lean to the spine a touch of fraying to the spine ends small spot to the rear board light offsetting to the endpapers otherwise clean interior. A very sturdy copy signed by the author. Williams inscribed this copy of In the Money to his long-time friend and fellow poet Norman Macleod. In this inscription Williams references Macleod's second novel The Bitter Roots which was published in 1941. The two men maintained a long-term correspondence and Williams edited several of Macleod's collections of poetry. An fan of the younger poet's verse Williams professed his admiration poetically with "A Poem for Norman Macleod." In addition to writing his own poetry and prose Macleod founded the Briarcliff Quarterly magazine and was the first director for the Poetry Center at the 92nd Street Y. In the Money is the second volume in Williams' trilogy featuring the Stecher family. Inspired by his wife's family history and his experiences working in pediatrics Williams uses this trilogy to examine the life of a European immigrant family in New York and specifically focuses on Flossie the Stecher's young daughter whose birth begins the trilogy. In the Money follows Flossie's father Joe Stecher as he establishes a printing company and moves to the suburbs of New Jersey as an endeavor to cultivate a more middle-class life for his family. This novel is preceded by White Mule 1937 and followed by The Build-Up 1952. Inscribed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. New York: The Alcestis Press paperback books
1955WRCLIT41752New York: Random House 1955. Large octavo. Fine in somewhat worn dust jacket with closed edge tear and a few small adhesion spots on rear panel. First edition 3000 copies printed. Inscribed by Williams in his shaky post- stroke hand on the front free endsheet to his daughter-in-law: "To sweet Daphne from her 'father' William Carlos Williams." Daphne Spence Williams was the first wife of William Eric the poet's eldest son. She shared the dedication to the second poem in THE DESERT MUSIC. WALLACE A41. Random House unknown books
178507935Lebanon 1785. Autograph Document Signed "Wm. Williams" one page 9" x 13" dated April 4 1785. The present legal document is regarding common land: "We the subscribers bring by the proprietors of the comon sic undivided lands in Lebanon appointed a committee and agents to sue and prosecute to final judgement and execution all persons who have committed any trespass on such common land."Light stain in lower left not affecting signature or the text of the document; wear at folds; very good with a fine bold signature. William Williams 1731-1811 graduated Harvard in 1751 was businessman partiot and Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut. <br/><br/> unknown books
1949102907Norfolk Connecticut: New Directions 1949. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Second printing with new Introduction by the author. Fine in just about fine dust jacket with a couple of tiny chips. Signed by Williams. A surprisingly scarce title in nice condition. New Directions hardcover
1888372418New York: Harper & Brothers 1888. First edition. Engraved frontispiece plate of medals. v-xvi 353 1pp plus 12-pages of ads in the rear. 8vo. Publisher's pictorial cloth gilt a bit cocked spine darkened worn at joints and top and tail of spine. Internally clean. First edition. Engraved frontispiece plate of medals. v-xvi 353 1pp plus 12-pages of ads in the rear. 8vo. George Washington Williams' highly-regarded History is perhaps the best of the 19th-century histories of African Americans in the Civil War. Williams a Black soldier himself an officer of the Sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Militia and a veteran of the Mexican War is identified on the titlepage as "colonel and late judge advocate in the grand army of the Republic." He participated in many of the battles herein described including "the most severe conflicts of Negro troops with the enemy in Virginia."<br /> <br /> In his Preface Williams states that he has "undertaken to write a military history of Negro troops in the War of the Rebellion. I have written only of the military services of Negro troops; and I have used the generic word Negro because while many mulattoes were in the service the Negroes preponderated to an overwhelming degree." Williams touches on his own military career discusses his methods of research lists the names of those who were "sources of information" and provides an overview of the finished work. He concludes the Preface as such: "I commit this story of the Negro's martial prowess to my countrymen regardless of section or race creed or party entertaining the belief that neither sectional malice nor party rancor can ever obliterate a record that is now happily in the progress of events not only the proud and priceless heritage of a race but the glory of a nation." <br /> <br /> "The best of the first three full-length studies of the subject; anecdotal detailed heavy with official reports and correspondence." Nevins. Nevins I p. 216; Lib. Company Afro-Americana 11239 Harper & Brothers unknown
1972Fiction-CollectionsViking New York 1972 New York Viking 1972. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine jacket. A clean tight copy. Prior owner's name printed neatly on FEP. Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap $7.95. It would be difficult to find a better copy. Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. A novel. "Augustus" was co-winner of the 1973 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction with John Barth's "Chimera" the first time the award was split and the only one of Williams's four novels to receive significant acclaim within his lifetime. After falling out of print the novel was re-issued in 2014 by NYRB Classics as part of their revival of Williamss work. Augustus is the last work Williams published before his death in 1994. "Augustus" is the author's only novel in which the main character is not named William. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Viking, New York hardcover
196813456Lexington KY: Gnomon Press 1968. First edition. One of only 25 specially bound numbered copies signed by Bunting & JW out of a total edition of 500 copies. Jaffe A52. Fine copy in slightly spine-faded jacket. 8vo photographic frontispiece portrait of Bunting by JW tipped in boards dust jacket. Fine copy in slightly spine-faded jacket. Gnomon Press unknown
60449Salt Lake City: Western Slope Press 1989. First edition. SIGNED. 150 copies were published for the Dolores Chase Gallery in Salt Lake City. Gallery announcement and prospectus tucked in. Case and watercolor not present. Preceeded her well-received "Refuge" by two years. A beautiful copy of Williams' scarcest work. Signed by Terry Tempest Williams with the date "4/5/89" on the half title page. Western Slope Press unknown
1987619355New York: Viking 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Introduction by Julian Bond. Small quarto. 305pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. A Companion Volume to the PBS Television Series of the same name this copy is Signed and dated by the author Juan Williams "Juan Williams 11-8-98; as well as by a handful of very important Civil Rights luminaries including: Coretta Scott King "With deepest gratitude for your support. Coretta Scott King"; John Lewis "To Greg - Keep the faith. Best wishes John Lewis 11-8-98"; James Meredith "James Meredith"; Jesse Jackson "Peace! Keep hope alive. Jesse Jackson"; and Dick Gregory "May God Bless You. Thanks. Dick Gregory". Viking hardcover
195372582Stuttgart: Jonathan Williams 1953. First edition. Single large sheet folded to make eight panels 15 x 10 inches closed. Text by Williams graphics by Charles Oscar printed in two colors. One of 200 copies. Original printed mailing envelope with Pfc Williams’ APO address present and very near fine. Jargon 5. Stuttgart: Jonathan Williams unknown
1950346091New York: New Directions 1950. Unbound. Fine. Long galleys of the introduction only by Tennessee Williams. 5pp. Fine with scattered red printers marks and dated "11-23-49" on the verso. Williams's introduction for the 1950 New Directions edition of this McCuller novel. From the collection of Edwin Erbe former publicity director at New Directions. New Directions unknown
1960297810Paris: La Licorne 1960. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Text in French. Two full-page illustrations by Arthur Secunda. Fine unbound signature laid into a fine portfolio with near fine unprinted glassine dust jacket the whole laid into a fine chemise and slightly soiled near fine slipcase. Copy 18 of 230 copies. This copy Signed by the author. La Licorne hardcover
1946W1280New York: New Directions 1946. 1946-1958. First printings of the first editions of all five books in the long poem to which Williams devoted so much of his later life. Each of Books I-IV were editions limited to 1000 copies; Book V was limited to 3000 copies. Seldom found as a complete set! The books are clean and tight with light dusting of the top edges and some foxing along the top edge of the cloth only on Book Five. Two volumes have a previous owner's name written very neatly on a front endpaper and one has a bookplate on the front endpaper. Pages are lightly toned especially Book One and more so on the endpapers. Pages edges are toned. The dust jackets for Books 1-4 are clean and attractive with some light tanning mostly along the spines. The jacket for Book Five presents well but has moderate foxing a couple of tiny chips and one 1 1/4" closed tear at the bottom of the rear panel. All dust jackets are now protected in archival polyester sleeves. First Editions. Hardcover. Collectible-Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. New Directions Hardcover
1949410067Norfolk CT: New Directions 1949. A fine well-preserved copy. 8vo. Original tan cloth; printed dust jacket. First edition one of 999 copies. Presentation copy inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Don Paquette – Book IV now at the printer. / William Carlos Williams / 11/16/50." According to Mariani's biography of Williams this was the night that Williams was fêted by Los Angeles Bookseller Bob Wettereau while Williams and his wife Flossie were on a west coast tour. "Williams got in a reading of his poetry to a large audience at UCLA that Wednesday afternoon the 15th and attended a party in his honor given by the bookdealer Bob Wetterau at Flax's bookstore on the sixteenth where Anais Nin Man Ray and Donald Paquette had gone to hear him. He even recited some of his poems into a tape recorder for Eyvind" Paul Mariani William Carlos Williams: A New World Naked p. 625. The poet Donald J. Paquette had a correspondence with Williams: the Beinecke at Yale holds 22 letters from Williams to Paquette. When one of Paquette's poems was published in the January 1936 issue of Poetry his biography read: "Donald J. Paquette now living precariously in Los Angeles is another proletarian poet. He served in the war and came out 'broken in health and spirit' but he writes and prints many poems some of which have had a radio audience." Wallace A30. New Directions unknown
1962149896New York: New Directions 1962. First edition of this powerfully compassionate play. Octavo bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands gilt ruling to the front and rear panels gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Tennessee Williams on a page bound in. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation. First staged as a one-act play in 1959 Williams developed 'The Night of the Iguana' into the a full-length play over the course of two years staging two different versions in 1959 and 1960 and then arriving at the three-act version of the text which premiered on Broadway in 1961. A dramatic statement on the meaning of human fragility and hidden strength 'The Night of the Iguana' rewards readers and watchers alike with striking themes and poetic imagery all within the confines of a run-down tourist hotel. New Directions unknown
1951143108New York: New Directions 1951. First edition of one of Williams' most beautiful and powerful plays. Octavo original cloth. Signed by Tennessee Williams on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Alvin Lustig. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. Set among a colony of Sicilian fisher-folk on the American Gulf Coast The Rose Tattoo is the story of Serafina delle Rose an Italian-American widow in Mississippi who has withdrawn from the world after her husband's death and expects her daughter to do the same. The play premiered on Broadway on February 2 1951 and was published by New Directions in book form the following month. New Directions hardcover
1403168New York New York U.S.A.: New Directions 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A complete set of the eight volumes of this collection all in fine condition in fine dust jackets and all first printings thus. New York, New York, U.S.A.: New Directions hardcover
74541993. Approximately 11.5 x 9 inches and smaller on stiff paper. Original paintings in watercolor/gouache. Pencil sketch is signed. Ink or pencil notations on the paintings. Several pieces of art have manuscript notes regarding colors trim size etc. Minor rubbing very good condition. <br /> <br /> <br /> <p>These Garth Williams paintings could be the final artwork for the original version of JB's Harmonica including the front and rear cover designs. The story and artwork underwent a major revision sometime after the creation of this artwork; the subjects in these paintings are mostly humans - they became bears for the final version. One full color bear image. </p> <br /> <p>Archive includes 17 full color originals 2 charcoal and ink drawings and one pencil drawing.</p> <br /> <p>The book was written by Williams' godson the musician and composer John Sebastian. From the Estate of Garth Williams.</p> . unknown
