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195424728New York:: Random House 1954. First ediiton; No. 90 of 100 copies signed by Williams. publisher's cloth-backed boards in slipcase. A fine copy in a near fine slipcase. 8vo. Random House, hardcover
2016ABE-1622269366150NY: Sarah Crichton Books 2016. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A nice association copy inscribed in the year of publication on the half-title page: "For you Dayton This book comes to you with my love and gratitude for all the ways you have influenced the pages of this book. My love Terry." Additionally signed and inscribed on title page with two lines: "Terry Tempest Williams Breathing Spaces these sacred lands 16 Aug 16." Dayton Duncan is mentioned in the author's bio in this book as the writer behind the PBS series National Parks produced by Ken Burns a series in which Terry Tempest Williams appeared helping to inspire this book. In 1998 President Clinton appointed Duncan to chair of the American Heritage Rivers Advisory Committee and Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt appointed him as a director of the National Park Foundation. He's co-written and -produced many documentaries with Ken Burns. This book is "a literary celebration of our national parks an exploration of what they mean to us and what we mean to them" released on the centennial of the National Park Service. A fine copy even considering a couple slight bumps to lower boards. With a half jacket a turquoise wrap around band in fine condition. Sarah Crichton Books hardcover
185211383New York: D. Appleton and Company 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Pp. 295. Frontis. lithograph of Tehuantepec from Cerro del Tigre. Illustrated throughout with tinted lithographic plates behind tissue guards and fold-out map. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine; decoration embossed on cover and spine. General wear; endpapers heavily age-toned; minor age-toning throughout. Vol II contains eight large black & white maps some of them drawn by J. G. Ballard originally tipped in now inserted in brown cloth binding stamped with gilt lettering to cover and embossed decoration to cover. Sunning to spine; age-toning within; bookplate to pastedown and numbers noted in pen on title-page. This volume on distinguished military engineer and future civil war general John G. Barnard's 1815-1882 survey of possible routes over Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec was intended to inform the American public on possible advantages to building a railway across the isthmus thereby providing another link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In addition to engineering reports the book includes discussions of the area's natural history touching on anthropological aspects of the region. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1954337569New York: New Directions 1954. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Unbound 20-page gathering unopened and accompanying cancel title leaf. The gathering prints the short story “The Kingdom of Earth†including the half-title: pp. 2 half-title 225-242. Fine. This unbound gathering and replacement cancel title leaf was printed for insertion into a limited edition of Hard Candy: A Book of Stories.<br /> <br /> When the first edition of Hard Candy was published Williams had wanted to include “Kingdom of Earthâ€. However because of its provocative content a tubercular dandy dies while his ex-prostitute wife and his Cherokee half-brother ignore his pleas for help and instead have passionate sex in the next room the publisher New Directions convinced Williams to accept a compromise. Williams agreed to publish the first edition without Kingdom of Earth but demanded that a signed limited edition including the story be published that same year.<br /> <br /> Thus a signed limited edition of 100 stated copies was made up with original sheets from the first edition of Hard Candy a cancel title page: “The Kingdom of Earth with Hard Candy†with a signed limitation statement on the verso and the story inserted at the back. This copy of the cancel title leaf is not signed by Williams. Williams later adapted the story into both a play of the same name and ultimately into the longer play The Seven Descents of Myrtle in which the half-brother is African-American rather than Native American. Rare. New Directions unknown
1954001910New York: New Directions 1954 1954. Limited signed edition #85 of 100. Water damage to backstrip edge of leaves and endpapers else good in water-stained slipcase. New York: New Directions, (1954) unknown
1969140942529London: Secker & Warburg 1969. First Edition. First edition. Signed by Gordon Williams on front free endpaper inscribed "To Raymond Have a free look in hope of a good write-up -- we welcome all criticism if it's favourable. signed Gordon Dryden Chambers 1st Nov '74." Fine in Fine dust jacket with just a hint of bubbling to laminate. An excellent copy. This novel of the siege of an English country house was inspired by the real-life escape of convict "The Mad Axe Man" Frank Mitchell in Devon. It in turn inspired the violent classic 1971 film Straw Dogs directed by Sam Peckinpah starring Dustin Hoffman. Secker & Warburg unknown
194950787Paris: Bordas Editeur 1949. First French edition <br />. Original wraps. Good/fair. 217p octavo illustrated with lithographs by Jean Cocteau. and signed by Cocteau "a John Moses Jean Cocteau" who adapted the play for the French theatre. Additionally inscribed by Paule de Beaumont "To John Moses Paule de Beaumont" who wrote the introduction. And finally another inscription "To John Moses Arletty" who played 'Blanche' in the French production. Arletty one of the more famous French actors who had an affair with a Nazi General during the occupation but because of her fame did not have her head shaved and was sentenced to 2 months prison plus a 7 month house arrest at a gracious mansion outside Paris. Laid in is a card folded announcing an exposition of gouaches by James Pichette Dec 15 1949 to Jan 13 1950 at Librairie Paul Morihein with a 2 page printed note by Max-Pol Fouchet expert on Wilferdo Lam. Very foxed throughout mostly uncut spine darkened. Jacket heavily chipped and separating but all there. <br/><br/> Bordas Editeur paperback
1937872T69London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd 1937. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good Only. 7.5" by 5". None. A very scarce first edition of this thrilling novel from Brock Williams with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Very scarce work. An exciting novel following two Chicago bootleggers. Robert Kilmount finds out he has inherited land and a title in England after his uncle the Earl of Gorley passes away. At the same time Quentin Ramsey is released from prison after serving his time for a crime that Kilmount framed him for. Written by Brock Williams a prolific English screenwriter novelist and director. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd mark to the board. Original unclipped dust wrapper is worn with chipping resulting in loss to the head and tail of the spine and the front board. Creases to the boards and the odd closed tear. A 5" closed tear to the front board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd hardcover
198943024HEYNE WILHELM 1989. 1. softcover. HEYNE, WILHELM paperback
19801452Brooklyn New York: Another View Inc 1980. First Edition First Printing. Publisher's Tan Boards with Black Checkerboard Detailing and Black Type. Near Fine. A Near Fine Book without a Dust Jacket. Book is lightly shelf worn and toned from sunning to extremities. Boards are lightly toned and dust soiled. Text is unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Hardcover. Large Octavo. 2 3-104pp. Another View, Inc unknown
72320Guildford: Genesis Publications 2002. Retrospective LIMITED EDITION. Folio 36 x 25cm pp.240. Finely printed by Grafiche Milani with a large section of monochrome photographs on glossy clay paper. Number 101 of 2001 copies. In the publisher's maroon cloth binding with titles and decoration blocked in silver and green to spine and upper. All edges silver; green and maroon illustrated endpapers. With the matching maroon cloth-covered slipcase with a paper title label to upper. A fine unused copy with all the original packaging. Scarce Genesis Publications title. A cultural and historical retrospective of the twentieth century dedicated to the memory of George Harrison who was a major patron of Genesis Publications among numerous other virtues. Includes photos of New York City Charlie Chaplin Albert Einstein King Kong D-Day racial segregation Marilyn Monroe Berlin Wall JFK Andy Warhol Beatles & Stones Bowie Madonna Cambodia etc. Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2002 unknown
DADAX0061418293Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 0000-00-00. 2nd edition. hardcover. New. 0.00x0.00x0.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins hardcover
19849794Julia MacRae 1984. Hardcover. Used: Acceptable. Hardback no D/J in good condition tiny bumping to corners. 1984 1st Julia MacRae edition. - . Excess postage may be required for books over 1 kg in weight outside the EU. ISBN 0-86203-151-6 0862031516. Julia MacRae hardcover
407573Asbury Park and Neptune New Jersey 1995. Unbound. Near Fine. A collection of photographs ephemera and eight letters from Asbury Park and Neptune New Jersey during 1899 to 1995 revolving around Elaine V. Lacey Katherine Williams and Mary Porter all African-American women trying to keep connection with family while working and supporting their families. There is other ephemera such as bank statements insurance loans war related information and more. All letters are near fine with some creasing and age toning some envelopes have small chips else very good with 156 sepia black and white and color photographs ranging in size from 5†x 3.5†and 3.5†x 2.5†all fine with captions.<br /> <br /> A mix of letters photographs and other ephemera from 1899 to 1995 about three African American women Elaine V. Lacey Katherine Williams and Mary Porter from Asbury Park and Neptune New Jersey. The letters are to Lacey and Williams from their various aunts. The letters briefly talk about how the weather is and how their family is doing but they mostly write about difficulties with work and money. A letter from 1927 reads “Please don’t choke me but really I have been working like a real nigger and the evenings I was at home I was so damn tired I just hopped in bed. Can you image me going to bed at 8:30 Well I do some nights and damn glad to get there at that time.†Another letter from 1941 expresses how hard it was to make enough money to support a family and keep a house “I know you don’t know what to think… I do not have any money. Things has been so bad with me. Wesly is not working. I have been sick for a long time. I had to give up my house and had just one room for a long time.†<br /> <br /> While the majority of the letters are about the hardships these women faced there are happier memories written in the letters “Well have you decided which daddy you are going to latch on to this fall I have met a very nice fellow here who is suppose to be in love with me†as well as a small sonnet from a newspaper laid into one of the letters to Elaine “Opportunity Master of human destinies am I Fame love and fortunes on my foot-steps wait Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate Deserts and seas remote and passing by.†Several of the photos depict Mary Porter and her family from 1941 to 1995. Many of the photos are shots of all the children and different aunts and uncles. One picture shows two women eating ice cream smiling and another shows all the children dressed up for school. Many photos also show Porter’s family out at the beach in Asbury Park enjoying the sun and always with smiles on their faces. While most of the photos are of family and are candids there are a couple photos that are posed and are very well composed. One of the pictures depicts two men leaning against a fancy car while another shows a women surrounded by bushes wearing all white. Most if not all the photos are labeled with dates and names of the people in them.<br /> <br /> The banking statements show just how little things cost during the years 1920-1960. To rent a house Williams paid only $20 dollars each month but she was averaging about $1 to $5 dollars a week from her bank transactions. There are several pictures of the house in New Jersey and pictures of the children’s schools that they had attended in Neptune and Asbury Park. Other ephemera includes a Registered Pharmacist certificate from the year 1899 and while the person certified is not listed it can be inferred that one of Lacey or Williams family members was a pharmacist during the late 1800s. A chart of different gas and spray types that goes over the smells and symptoms of mustard gas ethyldichlorarsine chlorpicrin diphenylcyanarsine brombenzlcyanide white phosphorous and more. Also laid in is an instruction guide on how to wear and take care of a gas mask in the case of an emergency. <br /> <br /> An extensive look back on an African American family from 1899 to 1995 from Neptune and Asbury Park New Jersey. unknown
196517768The Viking Press 1965. First Edition first printing. The third novel by the author of AUGUSTUS and BUTCHER'S CROSSING the story of a man born into a farming family who instead turns to English literature and a scholar's life. The book has grown in world-wide acclaim over the past several years and is now considered a twentieth-century classic. Scarce in any condition. Near Fine/Very Good -. A few closed tears to the front dust jacket panel and two chips one small and another about 1 1/2 inches to the jacket spine. A presentable copy of an important book. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The Viking Press Hardcover books
19551810109New Directions 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket. New Directions hardcover books
51-1897New York: Doubleday Doran 1945. Ink on paper. 15.75 x 12 inches. Pencil annotations in the margins. Signed "Garth Williams" in ink on the verso Inventory no. 3.02775b.Reproduced full page on p. 169 of the book.Provenance: Estate of the artist. MISSED in Garth William American Illustrator A Life by E. & J. Wallace. New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1945. unknown
51-1898New York: Doubleday Doran 1945. Ink on paper. 15.75 x 12 inches. Ink annotations in the margins. Signed "Garth Williams" in ink on the verso Inventory no. 3.02773.Reproduced full page on p. 87 of the book.Provenance: Estate of the artist. MISSED in Garth William American Illustrator A Life by E. & J. Wallace. New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1945. unknown
1953140947679Norfolk CT: New Directions Books 1953. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. Signed by Tennessee Williams on the front free endpaper. xvi 162 pp. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with black spine lettering. Near Fine with slight lean to spine light wear and edge toning to cloth and dust-soiling to textblock edges. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with faint foxing visible mainly on verso and light toning rubbing and edgewear. <p>A signed first edition of Williams' dark and dreamy play about a small Spanish-speaking town and its American visitor. Dedicated to Eliza Kazan who directed the sixteen-scene play's 1953 Broadway debut. New Directions Books unknown
19551810109New Directions 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket. New Directions hardcover
51-1851Marfil Guanajuato Mexico: circa 1960s. Gouache and ink on board. 11 x 17 inches. Signed "Garth Williams" in pencil. Inventory no. 3.09293.Provenance: Estate of the artist.Garth William American Illustrator A Life by E. & J. Wallace Chapter Six. The artist moved to Mexico in 1962 and remained there the rest of his life. Marfil, Guanajuato, Mexico: circa 1960s unknown
1962533910Highlands North Carolina: Jonathan Williams 1962. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Preface by Robert Duncan. Photographs by Aaron Siskind and Jonathan Williams. Self-wrappers. An abrasion at to the head of the spine else near fine . This copy Inscribed by Williams to artist and close friend R.B. Kitaj: "Ron's with love from Jonathan. London 1971." One of 750 copies. Jargon 13. Jonathan Williams unknown
51-1899New York: Doubleday Doran 1945. Ink on paper. 15.75 x 12 inches. Pencil annotations in the margins. Signed "Garth Williams" in ink on the verso Inventory no. 3.02775a.Reproduced full page on p. 23 of the book.Provenance: Estate of the artist. MISSED in Garth William American Illustrator A Life by E. & J. Wallace. New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1945. unknown
1927561031Cleveland: Premier Company 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Square octavo. Illustrated front board with red tape binding. Very good with boards a bit rubbed and with some splash marks; all internal pages bright and supple but for one rear endpaper a bit toned likely from laid in newspaper clipping now absent. A collection of cowboy-related comic strips from Williams's newspaper strip of the same name whose down-home humor inspired a young Charles Schultz. This is likely the earliest comic collection entirely dedicated to a western theme beating by more than a decade Western Picture Stories #1 and Star Ranger #1. Rare. Premier Company hardcover
37842New York: Rallying Point Magazine Inc 1974. First Edition. Stapled wraps. Rare preview issue of this magazine published by Crawdaddy founder and counterculture icon Paul Williams. Unfortunately the magazine failed to ensure enough backing to continue publication. Includes the complete text of Neurologic by Timothy Leary and contributions by Glynn Rudich Paul Williams Andrew Weil Robert Silverberg Spencer Holst Wina Sturgeon Terry Carr Andrew Mungo and others. The cover features Bob Dylan and Sam Ervin chair of the Senate Watergate Committee with amazing art by Neal Adams. A bright fine copy of an uber scarce magazine. ; Quarto. Rallying Point Magazine, Inc unknown