The Collector by Fowles, John - 1963

New York: Harper & Row, 1984 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by Saul Bellow directly on the front-free endpaper. Faint toning to endpapers, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with a faint crease to upper spine, else fine.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973 First printing of the stated first edition. Presentation copy (signed and dated in year of publication on the half-title page) to famed civil rights lawyer and activist, Jack Greenberg (1924–2016): "For Jack Greenberg / long in the / Storm. / Sincerely, / Alice Walker / 2-26-73." Provenance: the personal copy of Jack Greenberg, consigned by his adopted son William Cole.
Light rubbing to edge of boards, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with light toning to cover margins, light wear to spine ends, and light shelf wear.

Jack Greenberg was an American attorney and legal scholar. He was the Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund from 1961 to 1984, succeeding Thurgood Marshall.

Greenberg represented Martin Luther King Jr., but was best known for his role in litigating Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark 1954 civil rights case in which the high court rejected “separate but equal” public schools for blacks and… Read More

New York / San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed twice by Alice Walker directly on the title page. Book with a light bump to upper corner and light toning to cover margins, else in fine condition; dust jacket with faint wear to extremities, else fine.

New York: Random House, 1964 First edition, stated first printing. Boldly signed by Neil Simon directly on the second front-free endpage. Faint toning to endpapers and a shallow bruise to upper front corner, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with a shallow crimp along upper front cover, light wear to extremities, a tiny tear/crease to upper back cover, light tanning to spine, and mild foxing, primarily to back cover, else fine. A sharp copy.

Opened on Broadway (October 23,1963) at the Biltmore Theatre and closed on June 25, 1967, after 1,530 performances, Simon's longest-running hit, starring Robert Redford, Elizabeth Ashley, Mildred Natwick, and Kurt Kaszna, director Mike Nichols. The 1967 film version replaced Elizabeth Ashley with Jane Fonda.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf / Borzoi Books / Random House, 1999 First printing of the stated first American edition, preceded by the Canadian edition. Signed and inscribed by Michael Ondaatje directly on the title-page to novelist Nicholas Delbanco and his wife: "for Nicholas and Elma / with love / Michael Ondaatje / Ann Arbor / '99." Book and dust jacket in fine condition.

New York: Harper & Row, 1984 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by Saul Bellow directly on the front-free endpaper. Faint toning to endpapers, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with a faint crease to upper spine, else fine.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973 First printing of the stated first edition. Presentation copy (signed and dated in year of publication on the half-title page) to famed civil rights lawyer and activist, Jack Greenberg (1924–2016): "For Jack Greenberg / long in the / Storm. / Sincerely, / Alice Walker / 2-26-73." Provenance: the personal copy of Jack Greenberg, consigned by his adopted son William Cole.
Light rubbing to edge of boards, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with light toning to cover margins, light wear to spine ends, and light shelf wear.

Jack Greenberg was an American attorney and legal scholar. He was the Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund from 1961 to 1984, succeeding Thurgood Marshall.

Greenberg represented Martin Luther King Jr., but was best known for his role in litigating Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark 1954 civil rights case in which the high court rejected “separate but equal” public schools for blacks and… Read More

New York / San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed twice by Alice Walker directly on the title page. Book with a light bump to upper corner and light toning to cover margins, else in fine condition; dust jacket with faint wear to extremities, else fine.

New York: Random House, 1964 First edition, stated first printing. Boldly signed by Neil Simon directly on the second front-free endpage. Faint toning to endpapers and a shallow bruise to upper front corner, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with a shallow crimp along upper front cover, light wear to extremities, a tiny tear/crease to upper back cover, light tanning to spine, and mild foxing, primarily to back cover, else fine. A sharp copy.

Opened on Broadway (October 23,1963) at the Biltmore Theatre and closed on June 25, 1967, after 1,530 performances, Simon's longest-running hit, starring Robert Redford, Elizabeth Ashley, Mildred Natwick, and Kurt Kaszna, director Mike Nichols. The 1967 film version replaced Elizabeth Ashley with Jane Fonda.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf / Borzoi Books / Random House, 1999 First printing of the stated first American edition, preceded by the Canadian edition. Signed and inscribed by Michael Ondaatje directly on the title-page to novelist Nicholas Delbanco and his wife: "for Nicholas and Elma / with love / Michael Ondaatje / Ann Arbor / '99." Book and dust jacket in fine condition.