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Vintage 1986 hardcover The Best of Bill Walkup: 100 Columns of Homespun Wisdom, published by Home Federal Savings Bank of Tennessee in memory of longtime Knoxville banker and Knoxville Journal columnist William C. “Bill” Walkup. The book collects 100 of his local-interest columns spanning 1957-1983 and includes biographical material and an epilogue. Approx. 12.25" x 9.25". Includes a group of original newspaper clippings, several featuring Walkup’s columns. A distinctive piece of Knoxville, Tennessee local history and journalism ephemera. Hardcover shows light surface and edge wear. Interior pages have some age toning, with more noticeable rectangular discoloration on the title page caused by the newspaper clippings having been stored inside the book. See pictures for further details on condition.