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9 Samuel C. Williams TN Books
9 Samuel C. Williams TN Books
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Nine (9) Samuel Cole Williams Tennessee Books. 1st item: THE CODE OF TENNESSEE 1932 ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1931 PREPARED BY THE CODE COMMISSION SAMUEL C. WILLIAMS, CHAIRMAN, JOHNSON CITY; ROBERT T. SHANNON, NASHVILLE; GEORGE HARSH, MEMPHIS published by Authority of the Legislature, Southern Publishers Inc., Kingsport, 1931. Quarto, 2829 pages with Certificate, Index divided into General Index and Detailed Index. Personal inscription from Williams to his wife, Isabella Haynes Williams, front end paper. Hard bound in brown leather with gilt lettering reading Samuel C. Williams Chairman Code Commission, front cover, gilt title lettering and four raised hubs on spine. 10 3/8" H x 7 1/4" W x 3 3/4" D. 2nd item: GENERAL JOHN T. WILDER: COMMANDER OF THE LIGHTNING BRIGADE by Samuel C. Williams, Former Justice of Tennessee Supreme Court, published by Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 1936. Presentation copy presented by Williams to his daughter, Martha Cole Williams, personal inscription dated May 5, 1936, front end paper. Quarto, 105 pages with Appendices and Bibliography. Hard bound in navy cloth with gilt lettering on spine. 9 5/8" H x 6 5/8" W x 3/4" D. 3rd item: BRIGADIER GENERAL NATHANIEL TAYLOR by Samuel C. Williams, printed by The Watauga Press, Johnson City, 1940. Octavo, 23 pages. Hard bound in navy cloth with title label, front cover. Personal inscription from Williams to his wife, Isabella Haynes Williams, dated 1940, front end paper and Other Works by Author page. Includes photographic copy of original image of General Taylor. 9 1/2" H x 6 1/2" W x 3/8" D. 4th item: HISTORY OF CODIFICATION IN TENNESSEE by Samuel C. Williams, printed by The Watauga Press, Johnson City, 1932. Octavo, 51 pages. Hard bound in brown leather with gilt title lettering, front cover, gilt edged pages, marbled front and back endpapers and inside of front and back covers. Personal inscription to Williams' daughter, inside of front cover. 10" H x 6 5/8" W x 1/2" D. 5th item: PHASES OF THE HISTORY OF THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE by Samuel C. Williams, Formerly an Associate Justice, and Chairman of the Code Commission of 1829-33, The Watauga Press, Johnson City, 1944. Octavo, 91 pages. Hard bound in navy cloth with black title lettering, front cover. Personal inscription to Williams' wife, dated November 5, 1944, front end paper, William signature, back of title page. 9 7/8" H x 7" W x 1/2" D. 6th item: THE LINCOLNS AND TENNESSEE by Samuel C. Williams, printed by Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, 1942. Octavo, 33 pages with Notes. Hard bound in navy cloth with gilt image of Lincoln, front cover, gilt title lettering on spine. Personal inscription to Williams' wife, dated 1942, front end paper. 10 1/4" H x 7 1/4" W x 3/8" D. 7th-9th items: Three copies of HISTORY OF JOHNSON CITY AND ITS ENVIRONS Samuel C. Williams. Two are pre-publication manuscripts and one is a presentation copy printed by The Watauga Press, Johnson City, 1940. Presentation copy with personal inscription to Williams' wife, dated 1955, title page. Soft cover, two bound in blue card stock and one in grey card stock with half-binding in navy blue fabric. Approx. 9 1/4" H x 6 1/2" W x 1/2" D. Provenance: Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Library and MESDA Research Center. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition
All items in overall good condition. 1st item: Minute foxing spots, surface of front end paper and title page. Scuffs, inside of front and back covers, surface of front and back end papers. Toning, edges of sheets. 1 5/8" tear, lower right of page 2496. Ex Libris label, inside of front cover. Edges of covers exhibit shelf wear. Wrinkling to leather, surface of spine. 2nd item: Pencil inscription, back of fifth page. Two minute foxing spots, inside of front cover and surface of front end paper. Ex libris label, inside of front cover. Light shelf wear, edges and corners of covers and top and bottom of spine. 3rd item: Two ex libris labels, inside front cover and front end paper. Pencil inscription, front end paper. Toning, light brown stains, largest 1 1/4", inside front cover and front end paper. Light shelf wear, edges and corners of covers and top and bottom of spine. Foxing spots, surface of title label. 4th item: Light toning, surface of sheets. Two ex libris labels, inside of front cover and front end paper. Pencil inscription, front end paper. Toning, edges of end papers and inside of front and back covers. Light shelf wear, top and bottom of spine. 5th item: Light toning, surface of sheets and inside of front and back covers. Light shelf wear, top and bottom of spine. 6th item: 3/4" hole, center of binding. Light toning, inside of front and back covers and front and back end papers. Foxing spots, back end papers and inside of back cover. Ex libris lable and pencil inscription, inside of front cover. Light shelf wear, edges and corners of covers and top and bottom of spine. 7th-9th items: Scuffs, staining, surface of covers.
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