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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
201722727En.d. c. 2017. Original Autograph Card Signed by actress Michelle Williams the star of the 2017 film All the Money in the World to Jean Cummings of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association which conducts the annual Golden Globes Awards ceremony in Los Angeles every January honoring film and television achievements. Williams writes in full: “Dear Jean Firstly I want to thank you for my nomination. It is an absolute dream come true for me and this film which is my favorite to ever have been a part of. Now forgive me but I’m going to flat out beg for something. This isn’t the car I thought I would write but I find myself wanting a Golden Globe for Ridley Scott so badly I am on my knees pleading. He’s a prince and a scholar. An 80 year old man who gave me more freedom and faith that I’ve ever known. To watch him work is to witness poetry in motion. All I want is to see him applauded. Love Michelle Williamsâ€. The card is a decorative printed Happy New Year greeting card measuring 6 1/4†x 4 1/2†with a center fold. Fine. All the Money in the World was directed by Ridley Scott written by David Scarpa and John Pearson based on Pearson’s book Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortune and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Gettystarring Michelle Williams Christopher Plummer as J. Paul Getty Mark Wahlberg and Timothy Hutton. The film tells the story of the kidnapping of 16 year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his mother Williams to convince his billionaire grandfather J. Paul Getty to pay the ransom. As things turned out Scott was nominated for a Golden Globe alongside Williams and Christopher Plummer. Mr. Plummer also received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. unknown books
19166049271916. not signed from the first motion picture serial "The Adventures of Kathlyn" 1916. 1. Full length action shot of Kathlyn Williams and others riding on a large elephant being guided by Charles Clary The Hindu . 2. Full length street scene of Kathlyn Williams and others. Photographs are on single weight stock; 4 1/2" x 6". Very good minor signs of handling; creases upper margin on photo #2. 1913. "The Adventures of Kathlyn" was released in 1916 directed by Francis J. Grandon story by Harold McGrath and written by Gilson Willets. Starring: Kathlyn Williams; Charles Clary; William Carpenter; Lafe McKee; Tom Santschi; Goldie Colwell; Franklin Hall; Effie Sackville; Roy Watson; Charles Courtwright; Charles Murphy; Harry Huckins; Edmund Cobb; Edwin Wallock and Hirri Tsingh. This was a ten reel re-edited version of a twenty-seven reel serial whose first part was released on December 29 1913. "The Adventures of Kathlyn" is considered by film historians to be the first motion picture serial as distinguished from films released in a series. See AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1911-1920 p. 6 for more details. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. unknown books
1973147139N.p.: N.p. 1973. Vintage promotional flyer/handbill of Hank Williams Jr. and The Cheatin' Hearts for Sunn Amplifiers "Amps in Action" advertising campaign. <br/><br/>Hank Williams Jr. and The Cheatin' Hearts teamed up for a 1972-1973 tour and released one album now out of print the instrumental "Just Pickin'.No Singin'" in 1973.<br/><br/>11 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine very faint creasing. N.p. unknown books
606775not signed on a full length action shot of Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams trying to stuff an unidentified masked man in the on open safe with a smiling banker also unidentified from the 1947 film "Over the Santa Fe Trail." Photograph is on single weight stock; 8" x 10"; very good minor signs of handling; 1947. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
1971252831New York: Compiled for NEA by Poets and Writers Inc 1971. xviii 156p. 8.5x11 inches lightly-worn and soiled bound with staples on left margin with cover letter on NEA letterhead single-sheet Poets & Writers announcement laid-in. Eighteen pages list poets alphabetically with the 156 page listings are by state and include publications and many addresses and contact numbers. Compiled for NEA by Poets and Writers, Inc unknown books
1766177778London: Printed for Paul Vaillant in the Strand 1766. Leather bound. VG soiling but otherwise bright and very clean inside a superb copy. Full red leather with extensive gilt tooled border on both covers all edges gilt marbled endpapers. 5 raised bands with extensive and detailed gilt tooling in the compartments. 8 302 pages 9 unnumbered leaves of plates Tables 1-5 Plates I II III IV. The last four leaves of plates are numbered I-IV. A superb copy of a book rarely encountered either in the trade or at auction. Printed for Paul Vaillant, in the Strand unknown books
607902not signed on a 1/2 length portrait of Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian from the 1983 film "Return of the Jedi". Photograph is on single stock; 8" x 10"; very good minor signs of handling; 1983. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
1976200800San Fancisco: California. Department of Industrial Relations. Division of Fair Employment Practices 1976. Staplebound. 61p. 8.5x11 inches illustrations maps tables figures very good booklet in stapled green wraps just a bit soiled. Statistical tables and Analysis by Division of Labor Statistics and Research Margaret R. O'Grady Chief. California. Department of Industrial Relations. Division of Fair Employment Practices unknown books
1930246557Richmond VA: Division of Purchase and Printing 1930. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. 35pp. A light pencil sketch on the back cover else clean with some toning and soiling to the covers. Very Good binding. Division of Purchase and Printing unknown books
1809291981Baltimore: Printed for the Proprietors by Swain and Matchett 1809. Full Leather. Good binding. In full mottled calf scuffed and worn with the front joint broken but holding by the cords; morocco label to the spine. 171 pp. With 64 pages of the Comprehensive Syntax lacking 7 pp.; Lacking endpapers. Good binding. Printed for the Proprietors by Swain and Matchett unknown books
1998125636Norman Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press 1998. 2nd printing. Hardcover. As New. Green cloth. xxii 429 pp. 8 color and about 20 bw plates and photographs. A real delight to read or peruse at leisure. One of America's foremost artists of the second-half of the 19th century. Extensive index and bibliography. University of Oklahoma Press hardcover books
176507820London from Sat. May 4 to Tues. May 7 1765 1765. Unbound. Folio vol. XVII No.1307 pages 433-440. News of interest about Great Britain and elsewhere including "For Gout and Rheumatism" sections on "To Be Sold" and "To Be Lett" and marriages. Very good with light soiling to front page. <br/><br/> unknown books
07821London from Thur. May 2 to Sat. May 4 1765. Unbound. Folio vol. XVII No. 1306 pages 425-432. News of interest about Great Britain and elsewhere including advertisments "This Day was Published" stock prices and much more. Very good with light soiling to front page. <br/><br/> unknown books
07822London from Sat. April 27 to Tues. April 30 1765. Unbound. Folio vol. XVII No. 1304 pages 409-416. News of interest about Great Britain and elsewhere including Bankrupts "This Day was Published" a beautiful old Scottish ballad entitled "Edom O'Gordon" and some stock prices. Very good. <br/><br/> unknown books
176507818London from Tues June 25 to Thurs June 27 1765 1765. Folio vol. XVII No.1329; pages 609-616. News of interest about Great Britain and elsewhere including an article "An Experiment to make Potatoes thrive without Dung" by Mr. Tichiffeli. On final leaf are some stock prices Christenings numbers of dead by disease and by casualty. Very good. <br/><br/> unknown books
07819London Sat. Nov. 24 to Tues. Nov. 27 1764. Unbound. Folio vol. XVI No. 1238; pages 505-512. News of interest about Great Britain from 1764 including Bankrupts Ship News This Day was Published some stock prices and a list of stolen items including a horse. Very good. <br/><br/> unknown books
1960300990<p>First English edition so stated. Octavo. Frontispiece and 27 halftones from b/w photographs. 1 page introduction by Wilhelmina. Dust jacket designed by Patricia Davey unclipped; short tear; rubbing on back panel; few nicks; front hinge cracked. Very good. 248 pages. Enclosed in a full red morocco pull box.</p> Hutchinson of London hardcover books
56756Wilder writes his regrets at not being to se her: "I went into acting as a lark and found that it was an ex- hausting slave-driven crazy profession. Between performances rehearsals conferences interviews. I was at my wits end and didn't even get to the telephone . unknown books
56755on toned paper. In full: "Dear Mr. Graham Please wait until April or More. I have over a dozen here lying week after week. I have no string or paper or time. Yours Thornton Wilder" signature little smudged. unknown books
199814415London: Primrose Academy 1998. Skargon Yvonne. Quarter cloth with a paper printed in a repeating pattern of two of the artist's cats covering the boards. Illustrated with a plethora of engravings of cats can you really ever have too many cats. Signed by Yvonne Skargon the wood engraver designed and printed at the Rampant Lions Press slipcase. Copy number 59. Unnumbered pages.A charming book displaying three cats in assorted poses activities and places. The engravings are accompanied by apt quotes from Wilde and Johnson cat lovers both. Both collections were individually printed to great popularity years ago. This is the first combined edition and the first printing with the illustrations printed from the original wood blocks. Primrose Academy hardcover books
201422845ELos Angeles: Fox Searchlight 2014. First Edition. Small format paperbound 5 1/4†x 8 1/4†111 pages. This is first appearance in book form of this screenplay specially printed for distribution to members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences in consideration for nomination of the Best Adapted Screenplay. Illustrated with 4 pages of color stills from the film. Shooting script for the film Wild written by Nick Hornby based on the book by Cheryl Strayed directed by Jean-Marc Vallee starring Reese Witherspoon Laura Dern and Gaby Hoffman. A perfectbound book looking like a trade paperback. Fine in printed wrappers. Wild is the story of one woman’s 1100 mile solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail in an effort to recover and heal from personal tragedy. It was nominated for 2 Oscars - Best Actress Witherspoon and Best Supporting Actress Dern. It was also nominated for Golden Globes for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Witherspoon. Fox Searchlight paperback books
1898339791898. SPRING LAKE. WILBURTON-BY-THE-SEA. A two-page autograph letter signed on stationery from the Wilburton-By-The-Sea Hotel Spring Lake dated September 1 1898. From a mother who is summering in Spring Lake to her daughter who resides in Philadelphia discussing the heat lack of a breeze and a Philadelphia girl staying at the hotel who sings beautifully. "Papa would love to hear her but she goes home this afternoon." With the original post-marked Wilburton envelope. $35.00. <br/><br/> unknown books
1957005527London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1957. From the personal library of Elinor Ostrom her name and address stamp half- title page. Vincent Ostrom and his wife Elinor founded the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis in 1973 at Indiana University. Elinor Ostrom was the first and to this date only woman to win a Nobel Prize for Economics. which she won in 2009 " for her groundbreaking research demonstrating that ordinary people are capable of creating rules and institutions that allow for the sustainable and equitable management of shared resources" Indiana Univ. website. With her underlining and informed marginal notations. Both volumes are Fine with the aforementioned pencilling in Very Good dust jackets Vol. 1 has a 1" chip at head of spine affecting title and Vol. 2 a 3/8" chip across head of spine 1" chip at base of spine extending 2" across bottom front panel. . Later Printing. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Routledge & Kegan Paul Hardcover books
191249563Bath: George Gregory 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 438 p. with 24 plates and other illustrations. Inscribed "with the authors kind regards" on the front flyleaf. From the library of Bruce Bryan the first Staff Archaeologist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and a long time curator at the Southwest Museum of the American Indian in Los Angeles with his bookplate and ink signature to the front endpaper. Octavo. Original cloth binding with gilt stamping. Small ink bookseller's stamp to the front pastedown. Though the hinges are cracked the binding remains quite sound. The spine is lightly sun faded; otherwise very good. Inscribed by Author. George Gregory hardcover books
