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1952140947404New York and Evanston: Harper & Row 1952. Reprint. Near Fine/Near Fine. Reprint. Signed by E. B. White on the half-title page and inscribed "Best wishes" with date February 1979. viii 184 pp. Bound in publisher's pictorial paper-laminate covered boards. Near Fine with light wear to extremities and tiny stains to upper edges and back cover. In a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with very light soiling and edgewear. A beautiful copy of the children's classic. Harper & Row unknown
194781925New York:: New Directions 1947. First edition. publisher'spaper-covered boards in dust jacket both illustrated by lustig; preserved in a custom quarter morocco folding box. . Very slightest of use at edges in a dust jacket with minimal fading to the backstrip. A far better copy than usually seen. 8vo. New Directions, hardcover
1935327019New York: The Alcestis Press 1935. First edition limited to XX copies "for presentation purposes" this is copy XIII printed on Duca di Modena special Italian handmade paper signed by William Carlos Williams. 68pp. 8vo. Slightly rubbed at tip of lower spine few tiny faint soil spots to covers else the covers are fresh and bright; the text has an extremely faint damp mark at bottom margin at inner corner of a few pages barely visible except at the closest of examination else a near fine bright copy. First edition limited to XX copies "for presentation purposes" this is copy XIII printed on Duca di Modena special Italian handmade paper signed by William Carlos Williams. 68pp. 8vo. This copy is inscribed by Williams on the front flyleaf: "Katherine I. John / from her friend / W. C. Williams". John was Williams' secretary and typist. Wallace A16 The Alcestis Press unknown
195513483161955. A typed carbon typescript of an early version of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof written between December of 1954 and 1955 in the lead-up to pre-Broadway tryout in Philadelphia. It incorporates the edits made by Williams in a collection of revisions dated "9 December 1954" Currently housed at the Rare Book and Manuscript Collection Butler Library Columbia University: Big Daddy's appearance in Act III Brick's admittance "I might be impotent Maggie" and the inclusion of Big Daddy's "elephant joke" which was later replaced by the famous "mendacity" speech. Very good and extremely rare - only 7 typescripts of this version are known to exist most in wraps from the Liebling-Wood agency.<br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> Quarto 120 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in leatherette wrap bound with brads and final title "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof" in silver lettering. Label in upper left for Hart Stenographic Bureau. Chipping to bottom right edge/corner of front cover and head/tail of spine a closed tear near "Hart" label and a two-inch closed tear along hinge at bottom of the front corner. Some minor age-toning to edges and titlepage.<br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> Also includes the playbill for the second week of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's initial Broadway run at the Morosco Theatre. The play premiered March 24th 1955 and the first playbill was of the week of March 21. The bill included is from the "Week beginning Monday March 28 1955" stated on page 21 of the playbill. Octavo 36 pages. In Very Good condition. There is some minor wear to the spine mild age-toning an 1.4-inch closed tear near the tail of the spine.<br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> CX Consignment. Shelved in Case 0. 1348316. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. unknown
186510713NY: Dick & Fitzgerald 1865. 1st ed. 1865. 8vo. 186 pp. 2 pp. ads. Original printed orange wrappers with ads front verso and rear recto and verso. Seminal in the development of modern American detective fiction John Brampton Williams' Leaves from the Note Book of a New York Detective is considered to be the first instance of American detective fiction. This collection of 29 short stories opens with the title piece which recounts the meeting between a medical doctor John Babbington Williams the actual author of the stories and detective James Brampton. They become acquaintances and after Brampton has retired after twenty years of service he sends his case notebooks to Dr. Williams to be edited and published. In each of the stories private investigator Brampton uses his superior powers of deduction and penetrating observation to solve the crimes and anticipates by twenty years 19th century's most famous sleuth Sherlock Holmes. The stories include: "The Silver Pin" "The Mysterious Advertisement" "The Struggle for Life" "A Satanic Compact" "A Terrible Night in Baltimore" et al. Bottom inch of spine chipped away not affecting title or author wear along rear spinal fold shallow edge chips and dust soil. The cover however is intact and still attached remarkable for such a fragile book. The text is complete and bright. Overall very good. Presented in a black cloth slipcase with an inset gilt stamped black leather spinal label. A rare book at the beginning of the American mystery/detective fiction genre. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. NY: Dick & Fitzgerald (1865). 1st ed. paperback
1946005962New York: New Directions 1946-58. First Edition. Hardcover. Short tear to the front panel of the dustwrapper of the second volume occasional internal tape reinforcement. Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrappers with only light wear and soiling. Five volumes all First Editions in dustwrappers. The first four books limited to 1000 copies the fifth to 3000. Williams's masterpiece SIGNED by the poet in an early hand on the front free endpaper of the first volume and quite scarce thus. CONNOLLY 100 the one hundredth key book in Connolly's listing: "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/> New Directions hardcover
19523886621952. Softcover. Fine. Photographic archive of Al and Katherine Williams proprietors of the Papagayo Room restaurant in San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel and host of the mid-1950s cooking program Copper Kitchen totaling more than 1000 photographs and 1000 negatives with some original menu art. The photographs are nicely presented in a series of folio and large quarto albums and with the majority of the original negatives present and neatly organized and labeled; an additional number of unprinted negatives related to travel in Mexico are also included. Overall fine with only a bit of wear and toning to the menu art. unknown
196823075Bloomington IN: Fine Arts Department University of Indiana 1968. First edition. One of only 36 copies the entire edition printed on Italia paper signed by Williams and McGarrell with each lithograph individually signed by the artist. Crane D44. Fine copy. Folio 20 x 14 inches 24 leaves plus two guard sheets in fabricoid portfolio with printed label. Fine copy. Fine Arts Department, University of Indiana unknown
1964Alibris.0023445North-Holland Publishing Co 1964. 3rd printing. Trade paperback. Very good. Signed by author. 3rd printing 1964 paperback includes a signed letter from the author to the previous owner economist Willard T. Williams in it he debunks Fredrich Lutz's origin of the Expectations theory and credits Irving Fisher a. 613p. ill. 24 cm. North-Holland Publishing Co paperback
1947010173NY: New Directions 1947. Previous owner's neat ownership stamp to ffep. The first edition of this book bound in pink boards printed in black and white. Book is stunning with no discernible flaws. The dustwrapper shows some yellowing to top edge of front panel and crinkling and minor closed tears to top of back panel. A beautiful copy of this book that is seldom encountered in this condition. The author's most desirable first edition. The $2.75 price on the bottom flap of the front d.w. is intact. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG. New Directions Hardcover
2237np: np 1996. First edition. nb. Fine. EXTREMELY RARE LITHOGRAPH SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR GARTH WILLIAMS OF THE COVER ART FOR E.B. WHITE'S CLASSIC STUART LITTLE. WITH HAND-COLORING BY WILLIAMS. Pulled by hand from the original pen and ink drawing by Garth Williams. Marked "Bon à Tirer" "ready for press" in pencil by the printer. This image was acquired directly from the lithographer; Williams added the delicate gray hand-coloring in this image as a guide for the lithographer to follow in coloring the full edition. Williams died in 1996 just after this "ready for press" lithograph was printed; therefore no copies of the final printing of approximately 300 were signed. 

 11.25 x 15 inches. Fine condition. A UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF ONE OF GARTH WILLIAMS'S MOST DESIRABLE IMAGES. np unknown
1947Pv1421SIGNED by Tenessee Williams no personalization on the front flyleaf a highly collectible first edition copy one of only 5080 copies of his Pulitzer Prize winning drama of faded promiscuous Blanche DuBois vs her brutally sexy brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski still celebrated 75 years after its Broadway opening as one of the finest achievements in the American theatre. A highspot of theatre and cinema Streetcar launched the careers of Marlon Brando Jessica Tandy Kim Hunter and Karl Malden and solidified the position of Tennessee Williams as one of the most important young playwrights of his generation as well as that of Elia Kazan as the greatest American stage director of the '40s and '50s. Of his Broadway performance in Streetcar Brando remarked: "What I remember most about a Streetcar Named Desire was the emotional grind of acting in it six nights and two afternoons a week. Try to imagine what it was like walking on stage at 8:30 every night having to yell scream cry break dishes kick the furniture punch the walls and experience the same intense wrenching emotions night after night trying each time to evoke in audiences the same emotions I felt. It was exhausting.it was emotionally draining wearisome mentally oppressive and after a few weeks I wanted out of it." Original publisher's pictorial pink paper over boards a few spots of rubbing at ends spine sunned; original unclipped dust jacket spined sunned discrete expert restoration along edges. FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY WILLIAMS on front free endpaper. No other writings markings or pastedowns in the book except for author's signature! The author's first Pulitzer Prize–winning play which Williams himself considered his best play and is one of the most important American plays of the last century Devlin Conversations with Tennessee Williams p. 50. Crandell A5.1.a. Book #Pv1421. $4888. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand history and science. New Directions hardcover
1965148483Indialantic Florida: C.W. Scarboro 1965. First edition of this visual chronicle documenting the early development of the U.S. space program at Cape Canaveral. Quarto original pictorial wrappers illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by six Gemini astronauts on the dedication page: Michael Collins James Lovell Edward H. White II Frank Borman Jim McDivitt and Clifton Williams. Foreword by Kurt H. Debus. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed especially by Edward White who passed away in 1967. The Pictorial History of Cape Kennedy: 1950–1965 offers a visual and documentary account of the formative years of America’s space program focusing on the evolution of Cape Canaveral—later renamed Cape Kennedy—into a central hub of aerospace innovation. Through a curated selection of photographs and concise historical commentary the book captures the technological advancements key personnel and landmark missions that defined the early Cold War-era space race. C.W. Scarboro unknown
194861846Aurora New York & Cummington Mass.: Cummington Press / Wells College Press 1948. Edition limited to 310 copies on hand-made paper this copy unnumbered but one of LX signed by Williams; 8vo pp. 64; fine copy in original gray cloth printed paper label on spine publisher's slipcase. From the library of Kim Merker. The regular edition was unsigned without a slipcase and on rag paper. Printed by Harry Duncan and Wightman Williams under the direction of Victor Hammer. A wonderful collaboration among three great 20th-century printers. To say nothing of the poet. Wallace A26. Richmond 34: "Issued jointly with the Wells College Press where Harry Duncan and Wightman Williams printed this book "through the good offices" of Victor Hammer. Cummington Press / Wells College Press unknown
17942475En Madrid: en Casa de la Viuda de D. Joaquin Ibarra 1794. First Spanish edition. Alain Gerbault's copy with his bookplate on the inner front panel. In later leather. Gilt edges. Panels with gilt frame spine gilt. Marbled endpapers. I. In fine condition. First Spanish edition. Alain Gerbault's copy with his bookplate on the inner front panel. In later leather. Gilt edges. Panels with gilt frame spine gilt. Marbled endpapers. I. 12 last blank 21 1 blank p. and one large folding map. <p><br /> Alain Gerbault's copy of the first translation of Williams' Memoir on the Use of the Thermometer in Navigation. <br /> <p><p><br /> Published in 1792 Memoir on the use of the Thermometer in Navigation is the first appearance of Jonathan Williams' observations on the temperature variations in the Atlantic which determined the location of the Gulf Stream. His observations were first presented to the American Philosophical Society on November 19 1790. As noted in his letter of October 20 1792 to George Washington: "A few copies of the inclosed memoir have been extracted for the purpose of private distribution. If my beleif be well founded that an attention to the directions it contains would prevent shipwreck & consequently save many lives you will not think this intrusion upon your valuable time an unjustifiable presumption. ." <br /> <p><p><br /> By recording water temperature within and outside of the Gulf Stream at different depths Williams introduces a system of avoiding danger when soundings. The finely engraved map illustrates the flow of the Gulf Stream the tracts of five different voyages between Europe and North America and the water temperature at various points across the Atlantic. The present Spanish edition is augmented by a nine-page preliminary discourse on the Gulf Stream by the Director of the Spanish Marine Academy Cipriano Vimercati 1730-1808 a Spanish military officer who distinguished himself in the field of mathematics astronomy.<br /> <p><p><br /> The Madrid edition was produced in light of the particular Spanish interest in the Gulf Stream due to the heavy shipping traffic between Spain and her colonies in the Americas. The publisher of this edition the house of Don Joaquín Ibarra issued an edition of Cervantes' Don Quijote 1780 which is especially prized by connoisseurs of Spanish literature.<br /> <p><p> <br /> "Jonathan Williams Jr. 1750-1815 was the grandson of Benjamin Franklin's half-sister Anne Franklin Harris. As a commercial agent in Nantes France during the Revolutionary War he inspected the arms and other supplies being shipped to the American army. He returned to the United States in 1785 and became a successful merchant in Philadelphia. A member of the American Philosophical Society he worked with Franklin on his later experiments. Considered an expert in the theory of fortifications Williams was appointed by Thomas Jefferson as inspector of fortifications and superintendent at the military post at West Point in 1801 and upon the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy there the following year he became its first superintendent." Founders Online<br /> <p><p> <br /> Provenance: Bookplate of Alain Gerbault 1893-1941 a French Sailor who made a circumnavigation of the world as a single-handed sailor between 1923 and 1929.<br /> <p><p> <br /> Literature: "To George Washington from Jonathan Williams 20 October 1792" Founders Online National Archives Original source: The Papers of George Washington Presidential Series vol. 11 16 August 1792 - 15 January 1793 ed. Christine Sternberg Patrick. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press 2002 pp. 248-249.<br /> <p>. en Casa de la Viuda de D. Joaquin Ibarra unknown
13265Williams Walter. GIRL PICKING FLOWERS. Linocut in colors 1965. Edition of 15. Signed titled dated and numbered 6/15 all in pencil. 19 7/8 x 24 1/4 inches image plus margins; framed to 28 3/4 x 32 3/4 inches. In excellent condition with strong vibrant colors. unknown
1883369768New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1883. First edition. Portrait. xix481; xiii1611pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth upper covers ruled in gilt and titled in black spines lettered in gilt bevelled board edges minor wear and spotting. Foxing to the portrait and vol. 1 title else minor toning to text. First edition. Portrait. xix481; xiii1611pp. 2 vols. 8vo. The first history of African Americans in the United States by the man W. E.B Du Bois called "the greatest historian of the race" and a work considered by modern historians to be a "pioneering achievement" in the field of historiography. <br /> <br /> The African American author was born a freeman in Pennsylvania in 1849 and enlisted in the Union army at the age of fourteen. After being discharged due to his age he convinced his superiors to let him stay and continued to serve until the end of the war. Following his service he enrolled at the Newton Theological Institute in 1870 graduated in 1874 and then became the pastor of the Twelfth Baptist Church of Boston. In 1876 became the pastor of the Union Baptist Church in Cincinnati and studied law in evening classes at the Cincinnati Law School and at the law offices of Alfonso Taft the father of future president William Howard Taft. Williams was admitted to the bar and began a career in politics under the guidance of the Taft family. In 1879 Williams became the first African American to be elected to the Ohio state legislature. He began his comprehensive history of African Americans in the United States soon after becoming a pastor and continued his work on it through his law degree and during his work as a legislator. Instead of following what would have been a very promising political career Williams retired entirely from politics in 1882 following the publication of the first edition of this book and devoted himself to studying and writing history.<br /> <br /> Taking seven years to complete the work is the first history of African Americans in the United States tracing the establishment and growth of slavery in the American colonies under the English crown with a focus on each of the thirteen original colonies. The history continues with the significant contributions African Americans made to the Continental Army during the course of the Revolution at a time when slavery was flourishing. The first volume ends with a discussion of slavery becoming a political and legal quagmire for the colonies during and after the revolution. The second volume reviews the issues that precipitated the Civil War with slavery being primary among them. It continues forward looking at the contributions African Americans made as soldiers on both sides of the war reviewing the conclusion of the war Reconstruction and the subsequent "Great Exodus" of African Americans northward to escape White cruelties. <br /> <br /> Williams' history is a truly spectacular piece of research for several reasons - he was the first to apply scientific methods to the study of history including his pioneering use of archival research as well as the use of newspapers and oral histories as primary sources. Williams gathered source material from both Black and White perspectives and searched out the records of "the inarticulate masses.whose records could not be found in the usual repositories" Franklin. His exhaustive search for source material gave him an objectivity on his subject matter that modern historians are hard-pressed to follow. Even now a current review of the present work by McConarty shows that Williams "came to a number of historical conclusions outside the mainstream of his era. But one hundred thirty years later historians accept many of these out-of-place interpretations as the most accurate explanations of the past." At an early stage he stressed the centrality of slavery as the cause of the Civil War and concluded that women and African Americans were an important part of the abolitionist movement.<br /> <br /> A very difficult work to find in good condition. Work p.417; Blockson 9523. See John Hope Franklin "George Washington Williams and the Beginnings of Afro-American Historiography" in Critical Inquiry Vol. 4 No. 4 Summer 1978 pp.657-672 G. P. Putnam's Sons unknown
1968578783No place: John E. Williams 1968. Softcover. Fine. First edition. 16mo. 3½†x 6â€. Stapled wrappers. 20 pp. Author photo on title page. Fine. Presentation Copy with printed label stating “This Book Has Been Presented To B. Jones†and Signed by the author “Rev. John E. Williams.†Below is a small ownership sticker with a Chicago address. <br /> <br /> According to the biography in the opening pages this is Williams’ fifth book. Williams born in Sandflat Texas in 1926 writes that without God “we will have no law and order no morality no conscience no nothing. This is happening so America is doomed.†What follows is a reflective essay on violence God and peace in the wake of King’s death and funeral the text points to this being written in the days after the funeral as he gives intimate details of people and events in Atlanta related to the funeral.<br /> <br /> In his introduction Williams writes “Dr. King’s influence as a good leader extended far beyond I am sure man’s competence…But our lives are never the same after we as Negroes come to know the true meaning of Dr. King’s work. He sees in us what we can become and did lead us toward that goal. How fortunate we are to know a man like Martin Luther King Jr.â€<br /> <br /> Williams condemns the violence against Black people in America writing “But one of the most bitter complaints of the Negroes in Memphis not only in Memphis but in cities throughout the nation is that Negroes feel that they get less protection and more pushing around from the police than do white citizens. Memphis Negroes have been feeling that there are more than a few members of the police force who eagerly seize upon any justification to pound a black head or pour bullets into a black body.†Williams says that King was “a main hope for a tormented nation†before delivering his message of love peace and hope writing “Our country is too small for hate love is a must or else this world will go up in flame.†<br /> <br /> A rare unrecorded booklet on King written and published soon after his assassination. Not found in commerce auction records or OCLC. John E. Williams unknown
1959355963New York: New Directions 1959. Unbound. Fine. A collection of galleys of the first edition of the Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth from the collection of Edwin Erbe former publicity director for New Directions. The galleys are composed of both narrow tall folio pages with long unbroken text and oblong folio sheets with each containing four pages. All with printed rectos only and one composed on onion skin sheets. A bit of wear at the edges of some sheets a few of small isolated dampstains and a couple sheets trimmed by the printer near fine. A group of three in-house galleys of the first edition of this Williams play first published by New Directions. The galleys have a few of corrections and scattered printer's note such as the late addition of a stage manager credit. These three complete galleys are accompanied by two additional partial galleys. The original Broadway production of Williams's play about a gigolo and drifter who returns to his hometown as the traveling companion of a faded film star was directed by Elia Kazan and starred Paul Newman and Geraldine Page. All surviving galleys from this era are scarce with only a handful of copies being produced. We have not encountered other such copies and considering the source suspect this represent all that survive. New Directions unknown
194822834MA: Wells College Press & Cummington Press 1948. First edition. One of 60 Roman-numeraled copies on hand-made paper signed by Williams out of a total edition of 310 copies the regular copies were printed on an all-rag paper & not signed. Wallace A26. Fine copy in slipcase. Although the regular issue of The Clouds is fairly common the signed issue is rare; we have only handled two copies. 8vo original cloth with printed spine label publisher's slipcase. Fine copy in slipcase. Although the regular issue of The Clouds is fairly common the signed issue is rare; we have only handled two copies. Wells College Press & Cummington Press unknown
1965140941166Denver CO: Verb Publications 1965. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. 47 pp. Bound in publisher's grey cloth over boards stamped in gilt. Near Fine with light rubbing light soiling and light wear to cloth light browning to endsheets. In a Near Fine dust jacket with several short edge tears toning small stain to spine and small chip at foot. Williams'collection of poetry which was published the same year as Stoner printed in an edition of merely 425 copies and extremely scarce in the original dust jacket. Verb Publications unknown
196654473Los Angeles California: n.p. Mason Williams 1966. Near fine. First edition association copy of this uncommon artist's book inscribed to Dick Smothers of the Smothers Brothers. Though perhaps best known as a musician and for his instrumental hit "Classical Gas" Williams grew up in Oklahoma where in the 4th grade he befriended Ed Ruscha. After graduating high school the two left Tulsa together for L.A. and though Williams soon returned to study music by 1964 he was back in California and living with his friend. Williams and Ruscha supported each other in their various artistic pursuits and collaborated on several occasions ROYAL ROAD TEST 1967; CRACKERS 1969. This book was their first together - a loosely illustrated free-verse fable of winning and quickly losing the attentions of a Vegas showgirl. <br /> <br /> Humorously signed to "Prissy" Dick Smothers one half of the Smothers Brothers. At the time of this inscription Williams had already toured with the brothers and appeared on both of their albums. Indeed the three were working on the early development of what would go on to become the controversial and legendary Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour which debuted in 1967. Williams was one of the driving creative forces behind the show - composing the show's theme song functionally serving as head writer and penning many of the show's best-known routines. The Comedy Hour - which grew increasingly popular with young anti-war countercultural audiences - would infamously be canceled by CBS CEO William Paley in 1970. Paley ascribed the cancellation to breach of contract while most others cited political censorship - including Williams who penned a poem "The Censor" about such network meddling. <br /> <br /> A stupendous association between two defining figures of the 1960s. 8.75'' x 6''. Original full Vegas gold cloth. No jacket as issued. Photographic endpapers. One of 500 unnumbered copies. Book design by Ed Ruscha. Photography by Patrick Blackwell. 64 pages. Inscribed by Mason on blank prelim before title: "To Prissy Dick / with ink / Mason / Jan '67." Minor rubbing shelfsoil. Overall bright sound and sharp. n.p. [Mason Williams] hardcover
1913140937324London: Elkin Matthews 1913. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. Signed by William Carlos Williams on the half-title page in a shaky post-stroke signature. Publisher's pale yellow paper-covered boards lettered in gilt on the upper board and spine. Fine in glassine wrapper which is lightly wrinkled and lightly edge worn with small chips at the spine ends. A wonderful signed copy of the poet's scarce second book. Elkin Matthews unknown
1913205691London: Elkin Mathews 1913. First edition. Light abrasions to front panel; spine a bit rubbed no wear without the glassine wrapper. 16mo 32pp; original boards stamped in gilt. The poet's second book one of "probably 1000 copies printed" Wallace A2. This copy signed in full by Williams in blue ink on the first leaf - an early signature with fountain pen. A scarce and delicate book. Elkin Mathews unknown
19290002602FLORIDA WASHINGTON D.C. Good. 1929. On offer is a sensational original manuscript diary and journal of Judge and noted Conservationist Robert White Williams. He was Chief Counsel of the Fish and Wildlife Service United States Department of the Interior and former Solicitor of the Department of Agriculture until his death in 1962. The diary was written in 1929 - 1936 and is filled with diary entries notes on bird and animal life family genealogy and reminiscing about his career in the government. Most of his life he lived in Florida and Washington D.C but there is lots of travel included in this diary. William's inspects wildlife refuges and spots birds and other animals in the southern part of the United States. This book makes for an unusual and unique manuscript relic being equal parts history ecology genealogy and politics plus personal entries regarding his wife's Tuberculosis and other travel related commentary that make for great depth. Williams was born in East Carrol Parish Louisiana on December 5 1877 the son of Robert Willoughby Williams and Virginia Sutton. Robert White Williams is from an old southern family landed gentry of sorts his father Robert Willoughby Williams was a cotton planter in Louisiana and there married Miss Virginia Sutton the daughter of a prominent planter. His father than joined the Confederate Army and served under General Edmund Kirby-Smoth until the close of the war and became on to be a prominent lawyer in Florida. His grandfather was General Robert W. Williams of Tennessee a well known plantation owner with many contacts in the Confederacy. Here are some snippets: Tallahassee Trip January 1929 December 281928 I left Washington with Elizabeth for home reach there at 8:30 pm on the 29th at Jacksonville Virginia and Mr. Hillison meeting in the stateroom and we had lunch in the restaurant leaving for Tallahassee on the bus at 206. I relinquish the Solicitorship of the US Dept. of Agriculture 3 pages in length Early in June 1929 Secretary Hyde said he had been told by former secretary Jardine that I was going to resign as Solicitor very shortly as I Tired of the work and wished to - in something else. This to use suspended like a suggestion that the secretary wished to put some personal or political friend in my place and I Countered it. Return To Washington - 1931 Procrastination - Thou Art the thief of time Truly! Here it is Oct 4 1931! I left Tallhasse Fla July 5 1931 for Washington and only now about to record this unhappy record our more of the heart rending moments of my life. Nora went to In August 1920 leaving the children and me a the house in Tallahassee contented and happy as time wore on the we began to unite with her doctor Colby advised her not to try to live in Florida as the climate is to damp and altitude too low! A change of climate seemed the best immediately and I began to wonder where I would go while pondering this problem from time to time still adverse to leaving my old home I received a telegram from Mr. Ridington Chief go the Biological Dept. of Agriculture Washington D.C. asking whether I would oblige a transfer to Washington to take Mr. Denmead opposite page vacancy I worried that I preferred to remain in Florida! In July Guy Winthrop and I in his automobile went to Cedar Key and Boca Grande Fla and visited a number of the Bird Reservations in that state. It was a fine trip with Guy and we finished the job in one week. As soon as I returned I began to pack for the move to Washington it was a months job and hot and dry spell I had two Jackson's doing the creating and I packed every box. The largish 10.5 x 6 inch journal contains 300 pages is well filled but even includes a copy of a letter he wrote the text for President Roosevelt there are some letters from other judges the original obituary of his grandfather newspaper articles many that include content regarding Williams with additional commentary and annotations lots of loose ephemera including a map or plot of his land in Florida. ; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; CONSERVATIONIST ROBERT WHITE WILLIAMS CHIEF COUNSEL OF THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FLORIDA WASHINGTON D.C EARLY ENVIRONMENTALIST BIRDING BIRDER DEPRESSION ERA LOUISIANA EAST CARROL PARISH CONFEDERACY AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
