Williams John Sharp 1854 1932 (7 results)
AN OLD-FASHIONED SENATOR; A STORY-BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS.
Dickson, Harris, 1868-1946. [John Sharp Williams, 1854-1932.]
Published by New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1925., 1925
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerEx-library copy. First edition (not stated per publisher's usual practice but with matching dates upon title and copyright pages). i-xiv, 3-205 pages. Hardcover: H 20cm x L 13.75cm. Lacks dust jacket. Obtrusive library black cloth tape overlaid upon spine and board corners with original brown cloth heavily rubbed; handwritten si…lver ink lettering upon spine's black tape with shelf notation and some residue from removed library sticker near heel; front board's gilt lettering partially covered by aforementioned tape with visible remainder flaked or rubbed. Library stamps and marks on front endpapers; bar code sticker, stamps, and pencil and ink notations on title page. No other library markings readily apparent upon a quick perusal. Lacking pages 1-2 which is Chapter 1's title page with no significant text. Occasional edge tears and a few scattered pencil and ink markings to interior leaves; top corner loss (not affecting text) to pages 9-10. All eight b/w plates (including frontispiece which retains its tissue guard) present but with three bound-in at different places than specified on "Illustrations" list on page vii; two plates have strips of clear tissue paper adhered lengthwise along their fore-edges. Binding remains firm. An unattractive but serviceable reading copy of an uncommon biography of Mississippi Democrat politician John Sharp Williams (1854-1932) who served eight terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1893 to 1909 and two terms in the U.S. Senate from 1911 to 1923. A resident of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Harris Dickson (1868-1946) was a local judge, historian, and fairly prolific author whose best known book may be THE STORY OF KING COTTON published in New York in 1937. {MS-Shelf-#3}.
Published by Boston, MA: L.C. Page & Company, Publishers, March 1927., 1927
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst printing (as stated upon copyright page). xvi, 329, [1], [6] pages. Hardcover: H 19.25cm x L 13.25cm. Lacks dust jacket. Light gray cloth lightly soiled, some bumping at board corners, front board's gilt stamping still quite bright but with spine's gilt stamping a bit dulled (but still easily legible) in comparison. Some t…oning and foxing to edges and endpapers; deckle fore-edge. Past owner's modern name/address label at front pastedown's top right corner with older bookplate of different owner affixed upon front free endpaper. Color frontispiece with tissue guard sheet illustrated by Frank T. Merrill. Introduction by U.S. Senator from Mississippi John Sharp Williams. Six page publisher's advertising section at rear with the first leaf of which is chipped at fore-edge. Scattered foxing to interior pages which, overall, remain quite clean. Binding is firm. Else a very good copy. Uncommon novel by Alabama novelist and longtime (35 years) Director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History. YVONNE OF BRAITHWAITE was also issued by L.C. Page & Company in blue cloth as opposed to this copy's gray cloth; a search of sources does not reveal which cloth binding has priority.
- Softcover
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United KingdomTHE SAINT BOOKSTORE
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: New
£ 21.10
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JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS; PLANTER-STATESMAN OF THE DEEP SOUTH. Louisiana State University Press Southern Biography Series.
Osborn, George Coleman, 1904-1982. [John Sharp Williams, 1854-1932.]
Published by University Station, Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press [LSU Press], 1943., 1943
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition (not stated but with matching dates upon title and copyright pages). xvi, 501 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. Lacks dust jacket. Muted blue cloth rubbed; spine mildly toned; scuffing and bumping at spine ends and board corners; gilt stamping to front board and spine remains reasonably bright but not vibran…t. Some color loss to black top edge; toning to fore-edge and bottom edge; upper fore-edge has small char spot which shallowly affects several leaves at margins. Light foxing/toning to endpapers; interior foxing mostly occurs on b/w plates and their adjacent pages; some bumping page corners with a few creased corners as well; majority of interior pages remain quite clean. Binding is firm. Still a very good copy of an uncommon biography of Mississippi politician John Sharp Williams (1854-1932) who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1893-1909 serving as House Minority Leader from March 1903-March 1909 thereafter being elected to the U.S. Senate for two terms from 1911-1923. Earning his Masters and Ph.D. from Indiana University, historian George Coleman Osborn taught at University of Mississippi, Memphis State, and the University of Florida and authored several books including a biographies of fellow Mississippi politician James Kimble Vardaman and Woodrow Wilson. {MS-Shelf#1}.
AN OLD-FASHIONED SENATOR; A STORY-BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS.
Dickson, Harris, 1868-1946. [John Sharp Williams, 1854-1932.]
Published by New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1925., 1925
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition (not stated per publisher's usual practice but with matching dates upon title and copyright pages). i-xiv, 1-205 pages. Hardcover: H 20cm x L 13.75cm. Lacks dust jacket. Original brown pebbled cloth moderately mottled; spine's gilt stamping quite dulled; short tears to cloth at frayed spine ends; front board's gilt… stamping remains bright. Text block edges toned; deckle fore-edge and bottom edge. Toning/foxing to interior leaves with occasional pencil marks at margins; ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper with four-line note in black wax pencil on front pastedown. All eight b/w plates (including frontispiece portrait which retains its tissue guard) present but with concluding portrait bound-in opposite page 182 instead of opposite page 184 as called for. Binding is firm. A very good- copy of an uncommon biography of Mississippi Democrat politician John Sharp Williams (1854-1932) who served eight terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1893 to 1909 and two terms in the U.S. Senate from 1911 to 1923. A resident of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Harris Dickson (1868-1946) was a local judge, historian, and fairly prolific author whose best known book may be THE STORY OF KING COTTON published in New York in 1937. {MS-Shelf-#5}.
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS; PLANTER-STATESMAN OF THE DEEP SOUTH. Louisiana State University Press Southern Biography Series.
Osborn, George Coleman, 1904-1982. [John Sharp Williams, 1854-1932.]
Published by University Station, Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press [LSU Press], 1943., 1943
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition (not stated but with matching dates upon title and copyright pages) INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. xvi, 501 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. Lacks dust jacket. Bluish-gray cloth; rubbing, light soiling, and faint toning to cloth; some scuffing/bumping at spine ends and board corner tips; gilt stamping…to spine and front board still reasonably bright but certainly not vibrant. Black top edge; toning to bottom edge and fore-edge; slender brown stain at lower fore-edge fractionally affecting a few leaves at their margins. Endpapers toned/foxed; occasional foxing spots to interior pages; shallow chip at bottom fore-edge corner of pages ix-x; shallow creases to bottom corners of pages 159-174 with slight bumping to some preceding and successive leaf corners. Binding is firm. Author's three-line blue ink inscription "To Miss. Jennie B. Gardner | with kindest regards | George C. Osborn" on front free endpaper with author's blue ink signature repeated on title page immediately underneath his printed name. Uncommon biography of Mississippi politician John Sharp Williams (1854-1932) who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1893-1909 serving as House Minority Leader from March 1903-March 1909 thereafter being elected to the U.S. Senate for two terms from 1911-1923. Earning his Masters and Ph.D. from Indiana University, historian George Coleman Osborn taught at University of Mississippi, Memphis State, and the University of Florida and authored several books including a biographies of fellow Mississippi politician James Kimble Vardaman and Woodrow Wilson. {MS-Shelf#2}.
AN OLD-FASHIONED SENATOR; A STORY-BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS.
Dickson, Harris, 1868-1946. [John Sharp Williams, 1854-1932.]
Published by New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1925., 1925
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition (not stated per publisher's usual practice but with matching dates upon title and copyright pages). i-xiv, 1-205 pages. Hardcover: H 20cm x L 13.75cm. Lacks dust jacket. Original brown pebbled cloth; dulling/flaking to spine's gilt stamping; front board's gilt stamping remains bright; slight scuffing at spine ends…with light staining and surface ding near heel; touch of scuffing at board corner tips. Toning to text block edges; deckle fore-edge and bottom edge; light stain to top edge. Some toning to interior leaves mostly occurring to pages opposite unpaged b/w plates. All eight b/w plates (including frontispiece portrait which retains its tissue guard) present but with concluding portrait bound-in opposite page 182 instead of opposite page 184 as called for. Some leaves remain uncut at either their fore-edges or bottom edges. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy (the nicest copy this bookseller has encountered) of an uncommon biography of Mississippi Democrat politician John Sharp Williams (1854-1932) who served eight terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1893 to 1909 and two terms in the U.S. Senate from 1911 to 1923. A resident of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Harris Dickson (1868-1946) was a local judge, historian, and fairly prolific author whose best known book may be THE STORY OF KING COTTON published in New York in 1937. {MS-Shelf-#4}.
