Williams john sharp (92 résultats)

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Original publisher's dark maroon cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine and small gilt decoration of Columbia University Press logo on front. Top edge gilt. 5 3/4" x 8." 330 pages, complete. Bibliography (about books relating to Thomas Jefferson) and Index in back. Four additional pages in back advertise other books published by Columbia University Press. Pages are very clean and intact except for light to moderate age toning and dampstaining at bottom corners of fore-edges throughout. Covers are very clean and intact except for light to moderate wear to corners and head and tail of spine and slight darkening along spine. A Very Good copy. Biography of Thomas Jefferson by John Sharp Williams (1854-1932), an American politician. He served as a United States Representative from Mississippi from 1893-1909, House Minority Leader from 1903-1909, and a U.S. Senator from Mississippi from 1911-1923. He was a Democrat and later became a close political ally of Woodrow Wilson. In this biography, Williams discusses and examines the life and career of Jefferson, Jefferson's politics and principles, and his influence on American institutions. Contents are titled as follows: "Introductory," "Jefferson the Revolutionist: In America; In France," "Jefferson the Democratizer of State Institutions: A State Made Over; An Apostle of Local Self-Government," "Jefferson's Influence as a Diplomat," "Jefferson the Democratizer of Federal Institutions: Stemming the Counter-Revolution," "The Influence of Jefferson as President: 'My Passion is Peace'; 'An Empire for Liberty'; Jeffersonian Simplicity; Some Minor Matters; Summing up," "Jefferson's Influence on Freedom of Religion in America," and "Jefferson's Influence on Our Educational Institutions.".…

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Etat : New.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Etat : New.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Ex-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 silver 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}.…

Etat : New.

Etat : New.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Good. First Edition. UK edition. Same cover and contents as the November 1950 US edition both of which have 164 pages. Contains 'All Heroes are Hated' by Lesser; 'Who's That Knocking at my Door?' by Tenneshaw (Lesser); 'The World of Reluctant Virgins' by Williams; 'Brothers Under the Skin' by Vance; 'The Day the Bomb Fell' by Croutch; 'One of Our Planets is Missing' by Reynolds; 'The Devil in the Box' by Vance along with all the features. The covers have some creasing at the corners with some tearing at the top of the spine and the top left corner of the front cover. Pages browned with creases to the corners of a few. Cover illustration by Arnold Kohn and interior illustrations by Jones, Sharp, St. John, Summers, Krupa and Swiatek. Jones, Robert Gibson; Summers, Leo Ramon; Krupa, Julian S.; Swiatek, Edmond; Sharp, Enoch; St. John, J. Allen; Kohn, Arnold (illustrateur). …

Etat : New.

magazine. Etat : Very Good. No Dust Jacket. very good condition. Vintage paper items are not returnable scarce vintage article has many illustrations in b/w;; scarce vintage article has many illustrations in b/w;; NOVI009112; 6 pages.

Etat : New.

HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Magazine. Etat : Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 6 x 9; 7 pages.

First 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 toning 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.…

Paperback. Etat : New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.