The Cold Dish by Johnson, Craig - 2005

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1974. First Edition. 8vo. xviii + 432 pp. Very Good/Good. FFP inscription: "To Pamela Sherek Very best wishes Meryle Secrest." Signed by Author. First Edition. Pamela Sherek, née Boscawen, was the wife of Henry Sherek, famed theatrical impressario.

Paris: Marcel Seheur, 1930. Livre. Illus. by Sege. Très bon. Couverture souple. Signé par l'auteur. Ed. originale. In-8. Paris, Marcel Seheur, 1930. 18 x 13 cm, in-8, 219 pp. + 2 ff. n. ch. + 67 planches + 4 lithographies en couleurs hors texte dont une grande planche dépliante, frontispice, 38 dessins en noir dont 8 à pleine page, broché, couverture à rabats lithographiée en couleurs sur les deux plats. Edition originale tirée à 2500 exemplaires non numérotés, celui-ci enrichi d'un bel ENVOI de Serge à Aimé Méric. Hormis le dos légèrement bruni, notre exemplaire est parfait. (MONOD, 10269).

Paris: Rieder, 1939. Livre. Très bon. Couverture souple. Signé par l'auteur. Ed. originale. Petit In-8. Paris, Editions Rieder, 1939. 19 x 12 cm, petit in-8, 124 pp., broché. Edition originale de la traduction (pas de grand papier annoncé, service de presse), enrichie d'un bel ENVOI autographe signé (en italien) à Adeline E. Auscher, qui traduisit le premier roman de l'auteur (Les Hommes gris, 1937) et deux des huit nouvelles ici rassemblées. "Les Hommes gris" fut remarqué par Valery Larbaud, qui participa à sa publication en France, et salué par Maurice Blanchot, James Joyce, Ramon Fernandez et Jean Paulhan comme le premier exemple de monologue intérieur. Les nouvelles ici rassemblées sont construites selon le même modèle du monologue intérieur et présentées par Eugène Bestaux comme un "défi" littéraire. Ettore Settanni fut… Read More

Santiago de Chile: Ediciones Mandrágora, 1952. Livre. Illus. by Jacques Hérold. Bon. broché. Dédicacé par l'auteur. Edition originale. Grand In-8. Santiago de Chile, Ediciones Mandrágora, 1952. 27,5 x 19 cm, grand in-8, 35 pp., 3 illustrations originales de Jacques Hérold reproduites hors texte en noir, vignette par Jacques Hérold en noir au titre, reprise en carmin sur la couverture, broché sous couverture à rabats imprimée et illustrée. Edition originale. Tirage à 500 exemplaires, tous signés par l'auteur (n° 248). Celui-ci est enrichi d'un bel ENVOI autographe signé de l'auteur à l'ambassadeur, critique d'art et collectionneur grec Alexandros Xydis (1917-2004). Rare et d'excellente provenance. Couverture partiellement brunie..

Toronto: Little, Brown Canada: 1995. Signed by Richard Ford on the title page. First Canadian edition / First printing. Blue cloth spine, brown paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Winner of the 1996 Pulitzer Prize and the Pen Faulkner Award. Highly praised and much anticipated sequel to The Sportswriter. Selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review for their 10 Best Books of 1995 List.

Chicago & New York: Contemporary Books, 1989. BOLDLY SIGNED (see photos) on the front endpaper by Terry Bradshaw, 4 time Super Bowl-winning quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers (signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). A BEAUTIFUL COPY. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Very FINE condition in a bright, shiny Very FINE dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. NOT price clipped ($17.95). The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. The book itself is fresh, crisp, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owners' name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. Illustrated with 16 pages of photos. Includes appendix giving Bradshaw's statistics for his 14-year pro football career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1970-1983. Bound in the original black boards, with a yellow cloth spine lettered in black. From the dust jacket: "Terry Bradshaw grew up chasing the American Dream, knowing at an early age exactly what he… Read More

Fine. London: Travellers' Bookshop, 2001. Edition limited to 500 copies, 4to., [x], 197pp., approx. 160 colour illustrations, publisherÕs black cloth with gilt spine titles, dust-wrapper. A Fine copy in Fine dustjacket - As New and signed by Julian Mackenzie on the main title page.A pictorial bibliography of one of the finest collections of Antarctica in private hands. The collection is limited to first-hand accounts, and was assembled with a view to condition. It contains many outstanding copies, some with rare dust-wrappers. The Taurus Collection was formed with two objectives in mind: First was to obtain the finest possible copies of books on the Antarctic; second was to focus on the people and expeditions who went to the Continent when heroism was most important, ie: before the age of mechanization. - from the introduction.The Taurus Collection publication should prove to be a valuable resource for both written and visual documentation for key books important to documentation of exploration of… Read More

California Historical Society Los Angeles printed by Anderson, Ritchie & Simon [The Ward Ritchie , 1971. HBNO DJ Issued, 1st Ltd edition 500 copies STATED on Last page, VG+, NOJACKET, 1971, 1st edition, Special Publication Number 48, 43 pages, Light wear Cvr Cover , Interior Nice, tight Clean, Original papered Orange Boards Titled in Red & Black,,Faint spotting to cover, otherwise very good. Pages are clean and unmarked. ,She was granddaughter of John and Susan Bixby, founders of Rancho Los Alamitos in Long Beach, California, now part of the city of Long Beach. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by George Bartell,.

"Geisha Of Pontocho", by P. D. Perkins 1954 - First EditionHand Signed by the AuthorVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket10 1/4" x 7 1/2" - 195 Pages The dust jacket is in good minus condition with an edge chip, edge bends and tanning on the inside. The jacket is now protected with a Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good condition. The pink beautifully
decorated boards are in great condition with minimal wear and some light fading. The book has been hand signed by the author on the title page in black ink. The book is in good condition, free from rips, tears, bends, stains, and writing. The end pages have some tanning. The pull down map is in good minus condition with edge bends. There are fabulous black and white photos throughout the book . The binding is square and tight. Pontocho is one of the oldest and most famous Geisha districts in Japan. Please See All Photos

Text and instructions in Japanese and English. Dramatic color and black and white photo illustrations and diagrams, followed by pattern pages that can be copied or used as is. 79 pages. Published in Tokyo in 1987. First edition, signed by author.