One Unblinking Eye
by WILLIAMS, Norman
Athens, OH: Swallow Press / Ohio University Press, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 48 pages. A collection of poems. A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket.
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A Little Treasury of British Poetry: The Chief Poets from 1500 jto 1950
by WILLIAMS, Oscar (editor)
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. First edition. Small hardcover. First printing. 874 pages. Anthology edited and with an introduction by Oscar Williams. A tight very near fine copy with a tiny spot to the foredge in a very good plus printed slipcase that has some minor wear and soiling. No dust jacket as issued. A very nice copy.
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Children of Ice
by WILLIAMS, Patrick
Belfast: Ulsterman Publications, 1975. First edition. Softcover. 26 pages. Williams' first book of poems. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers.
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Roger Arrandale Williams: Photographs 1975-1981
by WILLIAMS, Roger Arrandale
Plattsburgh, NY: Myers Fine Arts Gallery, State University College, 1982. First edition. Oblong softcover. [8 pages.] Published in conjunction an exhibition that ran January 10-31, 1982. Features an introduction by Mary Ann Lynch. Includes 8 black and white images. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Uncommon.
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With Grief Acquainted
by WILLIAMSON, Stanford Winfield, James Stricklin, Don Sparks and Jerry Cogbill
Chicago, IL: Follett Publishing Company, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 127 pages. Text by Stanford Winfield Williamson. Includes black and white images of Chicago's south side residents by James Stricklin, Don Sparks and Jerry Cogbill. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket that has a number of small edge tears and a few tiny chips. An underappreciated book.
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They Eat Shit + Die (Signed)
by WILLIAMS, Sue
San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Art Institute, 2010. Second edition. Softcover. [36 pages.] A new edition for an exhibition that ran September 18 through October 23, 2010. Includes numerous black and white illustrations. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with some slight sunning to the spine. Signed and inscribed by Sue Williams on the title page and additionally signed by Nate Lowman. A very nice copy as the recipients were prominent Chicago art collectors.
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Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1955. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 195 pages. One of Williams' best known plays. Made into a classic Richard Brooks directed movie with Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor. An about very good first issue copy in cloth boards with a former owner signature to the front free endpaper and a couple of spots to the fore edge and in a very good dust jacket that has some edge chips and tears and wear. Still... Read More
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Androgyne, Mon Amour
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. The second book of poetry from the author of such classic plays as "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "The Glass Menagerie." A fine and tight copy in a fine dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1950. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 148 pages. A novel from the playwright of "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" and "A Street Car Named Desire." The basis for two movie adaptations, the first with Vivien Leigh and Warren Beatty and the more recent with Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez, and Anne Bancroft. A tight close to near fine copy in black cloth boards with a small spot to the edge of a few pages... Read More
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The Night of the Iguana
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1961. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Another well received play from the author of "A Streetcar Named Desire." The play starred Patrick O'Neal and Bette Davis when it first appeared on Broadway. The basis for a John Huston directed movie that starred Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Deborah Kerr. A tight near fine copy in black cloth boards with a small former owner signature to the front free endpaper and in a near fine... Read More
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A Streetcar Named Desire
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1947. Fifth printing. Hardcover. 166 pages. William's classic Pulitzer Prize winning play that was the basis for an acclaimed Elia Kazan directed movie that starred Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh and Karl Malden. A very good plus copy in paper covered boards that feature Alvin Lustig's classic designs which are then repeated on the very good dust jacket that has some small edge tears and chips. A very presentable copy.
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One Arm and Other Stories
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1954. First edition thus. Softcover. Proof copy. Preceded by a 1948 limited edition. A collection of stories that includes a revised version of "The Yellow Bird. A very good copy in folded and gathered sheets in a poor proof Alvin Lustig designed dust jacket that has chunks missing from the spine, edge wear and numerous tears. Scarce in this format.
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The Rose Tattoo
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1950. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 144 pages. One the better plays from the author of "A Streetcar Named Desire," "The Glass Menagerie" and numerous other classics. A very good in cloth boards and in a very good Alvin Lustig designed dust jacket that has some chips and tears and wear.
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Garden District
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
New York: York Playhouse, 1958. Brochure for Broadway shows of "Something Unspoken" and "Suddenly Last Summer." Single sheet folded once to create 4 pages. Features information about the shows along with biographies of stars like Anne Meacham, Margaret Bannerman, and others. A near fine copy with a horizontal and vertical crease but otherwise a clean copy.
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Tennessee Williams' Letters to Donald Windham 1940-1965
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee & Donald Windham
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 333 pages. A collection of letters from Williams to Windham, edited by, and with comments by Windham. A very good copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine with some light bumping to the bottom right corners and in a near fine dust jacket.
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Suddenly Last Summer
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
New York: New American Library, 1960. First paperback edition. Softcover. 90 pages. A play from the author of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "A Streetcar Named Desire." Includes 8 pages of black and white images from the filme of the same name that starred Elizabeth Taylor, Mongomery Clift and Katharine Hepburn. A tight very good copy with some of the usual toning to the pages and some other minor wear.
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An Unspoken Hunger: Stories From the Field (Signed First Edition)
by WILLIAMS, Terry Tempest
New York: Pantheon Books, 1994. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 143 pages. A collection of essays. A tight near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine with some slight tapping to the bottom rear corner and in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by Williams on the title page. A very nice copy.
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Interviews with William Carlos Williams: "Speaking Straight Ahead
by WILLIAMS, William Carlos and Linda Welshimer Wagner
New York: New Directions, 1976. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 108 pages. Edited and with an introduction by Linda Welshimer Wagner. A collection of interviews, dialogues, some memoirs and remembrance by Gael Turnbull. A tight very good plus copy in green cloth boards with the usual toning to the pages and some very slight soiling to the bottom edge of the pages and in a very near fine dust jacket.
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Selected Poems (Limited Edition)
by WILLIAMS, William Carlos
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1984. Limited edition. Part of the 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series. Includes an introduction by author Randall Jarrell and a portfolio of paintings by Charles Sheeler. A good selection of some of his best poems. A fine copy in a decorated full leather binding with all edges gilt and a silk book marker.
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Nelle vene dell'America
by WILLIAMS, William Carlos
Milano: Adelphi Edizioni, 1969. Softcover. 314 pages. Italian edition of "In the American Grain" translated by AldoRosselli and Rodolfo Wilcock. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers. Uncommon.
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Kora in Hell: Improvisations
by WILLIAMS, William Carlos
San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books, 1957. First edition thus. Small softcover. 83 pages. Number Seven in the Pocket Poets Series. Originally published in 1920. An about very good copy in wrappers with some wear to the spine ends and some other light wear. Still, a solid copy.
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Poems
by WILLIAMS, William Carlos
Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2002. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 32 pages. Features an introduction by Virginia M. Wright-Peterson. Include poems by Williams along with a facsimile of Notes from European Trip 1909-1910. A clean very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket.
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White Mule
by WILLIAMS, William Carlos
Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1937. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 293 pages. A novel from this author who was perhaps best known for his poetry, particularly the "Paterson" series. A tight close to near fine copy in white cloth boards that are very slightly soiled and with a slight lean to the spine. No dust jacket.
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Contact Sheet 140: Unsung Heroes: African American Soliders in the Civil War
by WILLIAMS, William Earle, Laura Guth and Richard Reid
Syracuse, NY: Light Work - Robert B. Menschel Media Center, 2007. First edition. Softcover. 48 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran January 16 through March 16, 2007. Features brief essays by Laura Guth and Richard Reid. Includes numerous black and white images. A clean near fine copy in wrappers with some very minute wear. Internally a clean copy.
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The Autobiography of William Carlos Williams
by WILLIAMS, William Carlos
New York: Random House, 1951. Second printing. Hardcover. 402 pages. A very good copy in blue cloth boards with a former owner signature to the front free endpaper and in a very good dust jacket with a tear and crease to the front panel and some other light wear.
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