Ramsey, J. G. M. The Annals of Tennessee to the end of the Eighteenth Century: Comprising its Settlement, as the Watauga Association, from 1796 to 1777; a Part of North-Carolina, from 1777 to 1784; the State of Franklin, from 1784 to 1788; a Part of North Carolina, from 1788 to 1790; the Territory of the […]
Lot 861: 2 Nashville Imprints: Tannehill and Life of Bishop
Two Nashville Imprints. Book 1: Tannehill, Wilkins. Sketches of the History of Literature from the Earliest Period to the Revival of Letters in the Fifteenth Century. Nashville, John S. Simpson, 1827. 344pp. 8 5/8" H x 5 5/8" W x 1" D. Book 2: Gray, John. The Life of Joseph Bishop, The Celebrated Old Pioneer […]
Lot 859: John Overton Tennessee Reports Nashville vol 2 1817
Overton, John. Tennessee reports, or Cases Ruled and Adjudged in the Superior Courts of Law & Equity, Federal Courts & Supreme Courts of Errors & Appeals for the State of Tennessee. Vol II. Copy Right Secured. Printed for the Proprietor by T. G. Bradford (Nashville). 1817. Viii, 436pp., [22pp. Index]. 8 1/2″ H x 5 […]
Lot 857: "De Shootinest Gent'man" by Buckingham
Buckingham, Nash. DE SHOOTINEST GENT'MAN. New York: The Derrydale Press, New York, 1934. Limited first edition, No. 573 of 950 copies. 9 1/2" H x 6 1/4" W x 1 1/4" D. CONDITION: Book in good condition with just a touch of rubbing. Rear hinge cracked.
Lot 858: Miniature Book Set: Shakespeare's Complete Works
[Miniature books]. The Works of Shakespeare in Miniature. The Ellen Terry Edition. 40 volumes complete. Glasgow: David Bryce and Son, New York: Stokes,ca. 1905. All volumes approximately 53 x 37 mm, 2 3/16î H x 1 3/8" W. bound in red leather and gilt. Includes wooden book case. CONDITION: Wear to spines, edges, especially tops […]
Lot 855: 7 Signed Poetry Broadsides
1st-4th items: Four poetry broadsides of "Mountain Mystery" signed by Robert Penn Warren, published by Palaemon Press, Winston-Salem, 1981. Numbered 81, 87, 89, and 90 out of a limited edition of 126. Signed lower right under poem.Three unframed, one housed in contemporary black frame. Edition information and number cut from lower section of framed poem, […]
Lot 856: Walker Percy "The Moviegoer," 1st Edition
The Moviegoer. Author: Walker Percy. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. "First Edition" stated on copyright page. "0561" and "$3.95" on front flap of dust jacket. No marks of previous ownership. 8 3/4" H x 5 7/8" W x 1" D. Provenance: Collection of Charles and Ann Wells, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Very good book in […]
Lot 852: 3 Raymond Pettibon Artist Books
Three Raymond Pettibon åzines. Item 1: CAPTIVE CHAINS. Lawndale, CA: SST Pubs, (1978). First Edition assumed. ú68 PGS. 1.50î. 10 1/2" H X 7 1/4" W. Stapled comic with a slick paper wrapper cover. Item 2: MY STRUGGLE FOR LIFE AFTER DEATH. Lawndale, CA: SST Pubs, (October, 1982). First Edition stated. Numbered ú305î in black […]
Lot 853: William Percy "Lanterns on the Levee" signed 1st edition
Lanterns on the Levee, Recollections of a Planter's Son (signed first edition). Author: William Alexander Percy. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1941. Special signed First Edition, so stated, with an extra sheet bound in "Signed by the Author For Friends of Borzoi Books". 8 5/8" H x 6" W x 1 3/4" D. Provenance: Collection […]
Lot 854: Plath "The Bell Jar," 1st American Ed.
The Bell Jar. Author: Plath Sylvia. New York: Harper and Row (1971). "First U.S. Edition" stated on copyright page. Dust jacket has "0471" and $6.95" on front flap of dust jacket. No marks of any kind including ownership. 8 3/8" H x 5 7/8" W x 1 3/8" D. Provenance: Collection of Charles and Ann […]