Madame de Pompadour
by Williams, H. Noel
London and New York: Harper and Brothers, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. pp. 431. Bound by Bayntun in purple polished calf, a.e.g. A little loss to leather at top of lightly faded spine, else a nice copy. Internally clean and bright.
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An Historical Account of Inventions and Discoveries in those Arts and Sciences
by WILLIAMS, J. Frederic Lake
London: Printed for T. and J. Allman, 1820. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 2 volumes, 8vo. Modern quarter morocco, marbled boards, maroon morocco lettering-piece gilt, spine gilt, by J. Twomey. A handsome set.
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Captain Blackman
by Williams, John A.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Cloth; dust jacket; 8vo; pp. 336. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Book is fine. Dust jacket a bit age-toned; very lightly rubbed and soiled; very lightly chipped along the edges; VG+ in mylar, not price-clipped.
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John Willis' Theatre World, 1977-1978 Season, Volume 34
by Willis, John; [Mamet, David]
New York: Crown Publishers, 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Gilt-stamped black faux leather, backed in red cloth; full-color photo-illustrated dust jacket; 8vo; pp. 288, with b/w photo-illustrations throughout. David Mamet's copy, with his stamp and signature on FFEP; it includes his plays, "The Water Engine and Mr. Happiness," "A Life in the Theatre," "The Duck Variations." Spine tips lightly rubbed, otherwise book is fine, in lightly rubbed dust jacket.
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Amen Huzza Selah. Poems by Jonathan Williams. A Preface by Louis Zukofsky. Black Mountain 1956-9.
by Williams, Jonathan
Karlsruhe-Durlach, 1960. First Edition. Soft cover. Fine. One of 700 copies. INSCRIBED by the author in 1961. Nice copy.
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Victoria B. C., City of Enchantment in Canada's Evergreen Playground
by Willison, Lady; Leighton, A. C. (illus.)
Victoria, B. C.: Empress Hotel, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good+. Paper-covered boards, cloth backstrip, full-color illustration mounted to upper board; 8vo; pp. 30, with full-color illustrations of the hotel, gardens, and surrounding environs. Boards a ltitle water-stained; spine tips a little frayed. Text block is clean and unmarked. Bright and purdy.
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American Scenery.
by WILLIS, Nathaniel Parker.
London: George Virtue, 1840. Hardcover. Near Fine. 2 volumes, 4o (268 x 207 mm). Engraved portrait, engraved titles, map and 117 engraved plates after William Henry Bartlett (6 plates in second volume misbound, but all present), edges gilt; contemporary purple calf gilt (some minor scuffing to edges). FIRST EDITION, with the date. Abbey Travel 651; Howes B-209; Sabin 3784. An exceptionally nice set.
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The Natural and Civil History of Vermont
by Williams, Samuel
Walpole, New Hampshire: Isaiah Thomas and David Carlisle, 1794. Hardcover. Fair. Contemporary morocco; 8vo; pp. 416; lacking the map. Ownership signature of Chauncy Langdon (1763-1830), a politican, lawyer, and judge, who served as U.S. Representative for Vermont. Binding heavily scuffed; boards loose; text block browned. Shabby, indeed. Sold as is.
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Girls Together
by Williams, Sherley Anne; James, Synthia Saint (illus.)
San Diego, et al: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Glossy full-color illustrated paper over boards; in matching dust jacket. From the library of Lena Horne -- an incomparable performer and brave civil rights activist -- and inscribed to her by the illustrator, "For Lena w/ love -- Synthia Saint James." Top corners a little bumped, otherwise book and jacket are fine.
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Dragon Country
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor/Poor. 8vo; original blue cloth; dust jacket. Signed by Tennessee Williams on the front flyleaf. Unfortunately cloth has been water-damaged, outer edges spotted, text generally clean. DJ also shows the affects of the dampstaining, and bleeding from the blue cloth. Not a pretty copy by an stretch, though uncommon signed by Williams. This copy is from the library of Bryan Sheedy. A receipt made out to him in April 1970... Read More
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Suddenly Last Summer
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1958. Second printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. Maroon cloth; illustrated dust jacket (by Gill); 8vo; pp. 90, plus frontispiece. This one-act play served as the basis for the film starring Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Mercedes McCambridge, and Montgomery Clift. It was later re-made for television with a cast including, Maggie Smith, Rob Lowe, and Natasha Richardson. Clean copy in edgeworn and chipped Alvin Lustig designed DJ.
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo; original black cloth, lettered in yellow, with yellow design (from the DJ design by Alvin Lustig) stamped into front panel. A very good copy in DJ with tape repair to inner front flap; slight soiling as usual to the jacket; not price-clipped. Displays nicely in mylar.
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Hard Candy. A Book of Stories.
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Cloth-backed decorative paper over boards; slipcase; 8vo; pp. 220. Slipcase indicates a limited edition, though the number of copies is unspecified. Stain to stop of spine, otherwise a nice bright copy in a worn slipcase. Signed by Tennessee Williams on the front flyleaf, and uncommon thus, as this is not the signed limited edition of 100 copies that included "The Kingdom of Earth". Dedicated to Jane and Paul... Read More
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27 Wagons Full of Cotton & Other One-Act Plays
by Williams, Tennessee
Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. [6], 207 pp. Original cloth tan cloth, worn and toned along edges. No jacket.
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Battle of Angels
by Williams, Tennessee; [Gardner, Alan]; [Laughlin, James]
[New York]: Pharos, 1945. Paperback. Very Good+. Wraps; 8vo; pp. [123], [4] (ads). Covers somewhat tanned and wrinkled along yapp edges; chip at tail of spine, with gatherings exposed. Pharos, numbers 1 and 2, issued Spring 1945. Contains a note on the play by Margaret Webster, and an account of its production in Boston by Williams. A creative writing magazine, issued intermittently from it publishers in Utah. Their New York distributor was New... Read More
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The Rose Tattoo
by Williams, Tennessee; [Lustig, Alvin]
[New York]: New Directions, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Pink cloth; dust jacket design by Alvin Lustig; 8vo; pp. xv, [1], 144, plus b/w photo-illustrated plate. Spine tips lightly rubbed; some pencilled underlining here and there. Dust jacket with minimal edgewear; not price-clipped. A nice, bright copy of this popular play and basis for the 1955 Daniel Mann film starring Anna Magnani in her Oscar-winning portrayal of a widow wooed by truck driver Burt... Read More
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The Rose Tattoo
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1950. First Edition Stated. Hardcover. Good. 8vo; pp. xv, [1], 144, plus b/w photo-illustrated plate. Later state grey cloth, with pink lettering to spine. Cloth a bit soiled along the edges; evidence of bookplate removal on front pastedown. Text clean. Reading copy only of this popular play and basis for the 1955 Daniel Mann film starring Anna Magnani in her Oscar-winning portrayal of a widow wooed by truck driver Burt Lancaster.
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo; original black cloth, lettered in yellow, with yellow design (from the DJ design by Alvin Lustig) stamped into front panel. DJ is present but with staining to the spine and edgewear.
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Orpheus Descending With Battle of Angels
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. First binding of blue cloth. Fine in near fine black dust jacket by Dan Shapiro. Book designed by Stefan Salter.
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27 Wagons Full of Cotton and other plays
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1949. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Original cloth. Lustig designed dust jacket is laid in, but defective, in pieces.
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Hard Candy: A Book of Stories
by Williams, Tennessee
New Directions, 1954. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Cloth-backed decorative paper over boards; slipcase; 8vo; pp. 220. Waterstain at head of spine, creeping a bit onto front joint, and moreso on rear joint and rear board. Internally clean and unmarked. Slipcase indicates a limited edition, though the number of copies is unspecified. Slipcase scuffed and cracked.
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The Theatre of Tennessee Williams, Vol. 5: The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore / Kingdom of Earth (The Seven Descents of Myrtle) / Small Craft Warnings / The Two-Character Play
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1976. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo; original cloth, dust jacket. Volume 5 only. A nice copy. Inscribed and signed by the author: "To Dick Leavitt best wishes always, Tennessee Williams, 1977." An uncommon book to see signed, this copy is inscribed to a friend of Williams and a literary critic of some importance. He was known to also have assembled the largest collection of photographs related to Tennesssee Williams.
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You Touched Me! A Romantic Comedy in Three Acts.
by Williams, Tennessee and Donald Windham
New York: Samuel French, 1947. Paperback. Very Good+. Suggested by a shory story of the same name by D. H. Lawrence. This is the first wrappers issue; tan wraps lettered in black. Front panel lightly creased at lower right, but still a nice copy. Signed by Tennessee Williams on the half-title. Copies of this play, co-authored by Donald Windham, are rarely found signed by Williams.
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The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
by Williams, Tennessee
[Norfolk, CT]: New Directions, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. Second state as usual with pages 19-21 tipped in. Dust jacket design by David Ford. Green cloth; dust jacket; 8vo; pp. [4], 118. Cloth rubbed along the top and bottom; offsetting to front flyleaf; otherwise a nice copy, signed "Tennessee" on the front flyleaf, in a sloppy hand. White dust jacket priced at $3.50, protected in mylar, is very lightly soiled with a couple of tiny... Read More
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You Touched Me! A Romantic Comedy in Three Acts.
by Williams, Tennessee and Donald Windham
London: Samuel French, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo; original dark green cloth, dust jacket. A nice copy in modestly worn white wrapper, lettered in green, with a photographic reproduction from the play also in green on the front panel. Suggested by a shory story of the same name by D. H. Lawrence. Notable for being Williams' scarcest play, co-written with Windham. This copy is signed by Windham under his name on the title page. A... Read More
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