Search Results: Autographs and Signed Books from Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art

Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg, 1990. 86 pages. SIGNED by Sankey with his initials and a happy face. Card, coin, and other small object magic effects devised by Jay Sankey. With line drawings of handwork. A nice tight copy. Book has spotting on cover; corners and bottom of spine are bumped. Dust jacket is very lightly edgeworn (barely noticeable); foxing on reverse side only.. SIGNED. First Edition. Hard Cover. Collectible-Very Good-/Very Good. Illus. by Richard Kaufman. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Milan, Italy: Ulrico Hoepli Editore, 1970. viii, 351 pages. 4to. Text in both Italian and English. First edition. Profusely illustrated survey of 50 single-family isolated houses (i.e. villas) around the world selected by Aloi as among the best modernist designs. One of those villas was the Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania home of Mrs T. R. White that was designed by "Philadelphia School" architects Aldo Giurgola and Ehrman Mitchell. On the front free endpaper Giurgola has warmly inscribed the book to Mrs. White, and the inscription is signed by both architects. The book is in excellent condition: clean, bright, and tight. The dust jacket is good to very good with quite a bit of uneven wear along top and bottom edges.. SIGNED. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Fine-/Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1999. 355 pages. Limited Collector's Edition of the winner of the 1986 National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. SIGNED by the author. Beautifully bound in full brown leather, with gilded decoration on spine and both covers; all edges gilt. Laid in are an Easton certificate of authenticity and an Easton card with "a note about THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST." The book is in virtually as-new condition, except for an unused Easton bookplate affixed to the blank verso of the helf-title page.. SIGNED. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Unpublished, 1991. On November 15, 1991 famed "beat" poet Allen Ginsberg performed/lectured in the Virginia Commonwealth University Business Building Auditorium in Richmond, Virginia. Offered here is an original admission ticket (number 360) for that lecture. Ginsberg signed (without inscription) and dated the front of the ticket, and boldly included "AH" within a circle. Beginning sometime around 1978, he frequently accompanied his autograph with that symbol. Although he occasionally gave brief, often enigmatic explanations of the symbol, the most complete explanation of AH that I have seen is written by Ginsberg on the verso of this ticket--and he initialed the explanation! I previously sold a poster for the VCU event that had been signed by Ginsberg for the holder of this ticket. That fan encountered Ginsberg at another event in the following month and on that occasion he asked Ginsberg to sign this ticket and to explain "AH." He did so and dated his signature 12/21/91. A significant… Read More

Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1991. xi, 127 pages. Poetry by Frederick Turner, winner of both the Milan Fust Prize and the Levinson Poetry Prize. SIGNED on the title page by Turner and inscribed by him to Virginia Poet Laureate Joe Awad. Both book and dust jacket are in as-new condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1937. Special Missouri Edition of the first edition that is SIGNED on the colophon page by Benton, the important American artist who was at the forefront of the Regionalist movement. Surrounding the signature and colophon is an original elaborate humorous drawing by Benton, signed twice--once as "Tom" and again as "Tom Collins" (in reference to the drink in his hand in the drawing). Benton inscribed the book and drawing to Roy Snyder, whose signature appears beneath his own image in the drawing. Laid in is a rough sketch of the Snyder farm on which Roy Snyder wrote "drawn by Tom Benton at our house, 1949." The book is in very good+ condition: clean and tight, with uniform faint toning of pages; on the rear free endpaper there is some tape residue where the rough sketch was attached. The unclipped dustjacket is clean and bright, with some fading along the spine; relatively minor chipping at head of spine and along the rear flap fold.. SIGNED. First Edition.… Read More

Hollywood, California: Unpublished, 1949. Card signed by Clarence Nash, who was the "voice" of Donald Duck for almost 50 years. The card is inscribed by Nash: "Best wishes to Lee. Donald Donald Duck & Clarence Nash." Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser (1939-present), Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office. The autograph is from the 1940s and is guaranteed to be authentic. Accompanying the autograph is an original 1941 press photograph by NBC Photo Service. The photo pictures Nash with Donald Duck and Gerard Darrow, who was the first and most popular young genius who appeared a number of times as a contestant on the NBC radio program, "Quiz Kids." The photo is in near fine condition: clean, bright, and crisp.. SIGNED. Original. Single Sheet. Very Good. Manuscript.

Chicago, Illinois: Unpublished, 1982. Black and white photograph of Pavarotti boldly SIGNED by the famed singer in felt-tip pen. The signed photo was a premium given to some of Chicago's Lyric Opera "Friends" who donated during the 1982 Operathon. Accompanying the photo is a letter from the Operathon Committee explaining that the autographed photo was a substitute for a promised signed Pavarotti album, which was not available because the singer had cancelled his scheduled Chicago performance, as he was wont to do. Also included is the original envelope in which the photo was mailed. All 3 items are in excellent condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Unbound. Fine. 10" X 8". Manuscript.

New Geneva, Pennsylvania: Unpublished, 1828. April 7, 1828 stampless letter (ALS) from Gallatin to Columbus O'Donnell, a Baltimore businessman who was married to the sister of Gallatin's daughter-in-law Josephine. Gallatin had recently retired from more than a quarter century in public life as U. S. Secretary of the Treasury and diplomat. The letter notes that he had recently returned to his home in New Geneva, Pennsylvania and discovered that personal goods he was shipping to Baltimore needed attention at the other end of the trip. He requests that O'Donnell undertake the task and closes the letter warmly, sending his respects to O'Donnell's wife.. SIGNED. Original. Single Sheet. Very Good. 7 1/2 inches by 12 Inches. Manuscript.

Rochester, NY: Fascolor, Inc., 1964. The front of the postcard is a color picture of Kelly at the Kodak Pavilion of the New York World's Fair. The back of the card is unaddressed and is SIGNED boldly, without inscription, by Kelly. We guarantee that the autograph is authentic, and there is no time limit on the guarantee.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Very Good. 3.5" X 5.5". Manuscript.

Rochester, NY: Fascolor, Inc., 1964. The front of the postcard is a color picture of Kelly at the Kodak Pavilion of the New York World's Fair. The back of the card is unaddressed and is SIGNED boldly, without inscription, by Kelly. We guarantee that the autograph is authentic, and there is no time limit on the guarantee.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Very Good. 3.5" X 5.5". Manuscript.

Washington, DC: Unpublished, 1980. Black and white photograph of Byrd, boldly SIGNED and inscribed in felt-tip pen by the Virginia politician. The autograph is bright and unfaded. The photograph is bright and uncreased, with a few marks outside the image in the white border.. SIGNED. First Edition. Unbound. Very Good+. 10" X 8". Manuscript.

Warren, Ohio: Kenley Players, 1971. 16 pages. An original playbill for a performance by the famed Kenley Players with Joel Grey in the lead role. Boldly signed "Joel Grey" on the front cover. The autograph is unfaded; the playbill is clean, bright, and tight.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paperback. Collectible- Fine-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Manuscript.

Warren, Ohio: Kenley Players, 1971. 8 pages. An original souvenir playbill for a performance by the famed Kenley Players, with Paul Lynde in the lead role. Boldly SIGNED "Paul Lynde" next to his full-page picture on the back cover. The autograph appears to be slightly faded but remains bright and clear; the playbill is clean and tight.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paperback. Collectible-Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Manuscript.

Lincoln, Massachusetts: Penmaen Press, 1978. 101, (3) pages. Hardcover, hand-printed and housed in the original cloth-covered slipcase. A collection of 5 original short stories, one by each of the authors. Limited edition: number 104 of 225 copies, signed by each of the six authors and the illustrator on the colophon page. The book was designed by McCurdy and printed in letterpress, with Tyler's wood engravings throughout. This was the third book published by Penmaen Press. An unread copy in as-new condition, in an as-new slipcase.. SIGNED. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Illus. by Gillian Tyler. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York: Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux, 1997. 85 pages. 8vo. First printing of this collection of poetry by the 20th Poet Laureate of the United States. Black Zodiac was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1998. Boldly SIGNED by Wright and inscribed by him to Virginia's Poet Laureate Joe Awad. Except for a long crease on the front free endpaper, both the book and the dust jacket are in as-new condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997. 37 pages. Poems by the noted Caribbean poet Derek Walcott, winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature. SIGNED by Walcott and inscribed by him to Virginia Poet Laureate Joe Awad. The book is in as-new condition in an as-new dust jacket.. SIGNED. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Stuttgart, Germany: Edition Dornberger, 1971. Original folded silkscreen Christmas card . Dated, inscribed, and signed by famed American artist Robert Indiana: "25-XII-'73. Agnes. Greetings. So nice to receive your note--the "Art" sculpture is at Colby for '75 Inaugural (on loan). Bob." Indiana created Christmas cards that he sent to his personal friends, and Agnes almost certainly was the important Canadian-American artist Agnes Martin. I have not yet determined which sculpture is referenced in the note. The silkscreen is in near-fine condtion: clean and bright, with a hint of wear along the folding edge; the fold is slightly askew revealing a bit of the white margin of the note.. SIGNED. First Edition. Single Sheet. Near Fine. Illus. by Robert Indiana. 5 7/8 Inches X 5 7/8 Inches. Fine Art Print.

Atlantic City, New Jersey: Unpublished, 1935. Undated (circa 1935) Atlantic City Stamp Club business card SIGNED on the back and inscribed "To my pal Jerry. Tommy Loughran." Loughran was a Philadelphia-born Irish-American boxer who became the world light-heavyweight champion. Known as the "Phantom of Philly" for his elusive boxing skill, he was ranked by Nat Fleischer as the #4 all-time light-heavyweight boxer. The autograph remains reasonably bright and unfaded; the signed side of the card is clean, but there is glue residue on the other side.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Very Good. 2" X 3 1/2". Manuscript.

Port Townsend, Washington: Copper Canyon Press, 2002. x, 235 pages. Poems by Gregory Orr, who won the 2003 Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. SIGNED, without inscription, by Orr on the title page. The book is in as-new condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.