The Vicar of Wakefield by Goldsmith, Oliver; Illus. by Arthur Rackham - 1929

David McKay. 1950. Hardcover. No printing stated. SIGNED by Curt Simmons (pitcher, 1950); Robin Roberts (pitcher, 1950); Maje McDonnell (batting practice pitcher, 1950); Bill Glendenning (minor league pitcher, 1950); Chuck Harmon (outfielder, 1957) , who was the 3rd African-American to play for the Phillies & the 1st to play for the Cincinnati Reds; Jack Sanford (pitcher, 1957); Bobby Shantz (pitcher, 1964); & the mysterious Joe Hannan(? ). Autographs were signed in 1964. 5.5x8.5", 167 pp., 8 pp. b&w plates. Owner inscription on flyleaf, else VG in Fair to Poor DJ with heavy chipping & tears.; Signed by All Authors .

Prentice-Hall, Inc.. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st ed. INSCRIBED by Lombardi, also signed by Heinz. 9x6", 303 pp., b&w photographs, illus. by Robert Riger. Slightly faded spine, else VG, clean and solid, in Good dj with sunned spine, very light chipping and tiny tears at corners.; Signed by Author(s)Author(s) .

New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1993. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, tan paper-covered boards. Very fine in very dust jacket. Operation Wandering Soul was a finalist for the National Book Award. Richard Powers was the Recipient of a 1989 MacArthur Genius Grant. He is a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 1999 Recipient of a Lannan Literary Award. The Goldbug Variations was Times Magazine's Book of the Year in 1991. The Echo Maker won the 2006 National Book Award for Fiction, and was a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Orfeo was Nominated for the National Book Award and the Booker Prize.

Knopf First Edition , First Printing, 2012. Knopf First Edition , First Printing, 08/2012. Blue paper over boards, silver lettering. Very Good , clean, tight, slight water discoloration to front bottom and lower back cover. Blue paper over boards, silver lettering./DJ clean and vibrant, back inside dj sone moisture discoloratin ran blue did not penetrate back panel, but left a slight wrinkle. (see photo). It is rare for someone to emerge in America who can change our attitudes, our beliefs, and our very culture. It is even rarer when that someone is a middle-aged, six-foot three-inch woman whose first exposure to an unsuspecting public is cooking an omelet on a hot plate on a local TV station. And yet, that is exactly what Julia Child did. The warble voiced doyenne of television cookery became an iconic cult figure and joyous rule breaker as she touched off the food revolution that has gripped America for more than fifty years. Julia Child was a directionless, gawky young woman who ran off halfway.… Read More

Octavo (9 x 4 inch) folded paper brochure that unfolds to 32 inches, creating eight panels printed on both sides, illustrated with black and white half tone photo images of city landmarks, and tourist destinations; descriptive text; bird's-eye-view map across four panels showing the coastal plain intersected with unnamed highways radiating out from Los Angeles to surrounding areas from San Fernando to Capistrano; and communities in-between, among them Pasadena, San Bernardino, Redlands, Riverside, and Fullerton. The view stretches from Catalina to the snow capped mountains.

Color illustration on front cover of an idyllic Southern California scene featuring motoring, horseback riding, and golf with palm trees, sailboats, and hills in the background; also inset vignettes of a busy Downtown and a ship unloading in the harbor; very good condition (small square sticker advertising a local representative of the Rock Island Railroad on upper right of front panel. Previous owner's small rubber stamped name… Read More

New York: Doubleday, 1994. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition / First printing. Review copy with publisher's information laid in. Gray cloth spine, gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. The author's first book.

David McKay. 1950. Hardcover. No printing stated. SIGNED by Curt Simmons (pitcher, 1950); Robin Roberts (pitcher, 1950); Maje McDonnell (batting practice pitcher, 1950); Bill Glendenning (minor league pitcher, 1950); Chuck Harmon (outfielder, 1957) , who was the 3rd African-American to play for the Phillies & the 1st to play for the Cincinnati Reds; Jack Sanford (pitcher, 1957); Bobby Shantz (pitcher, 1964); & the mysterious Joe Hannan(? ). Autographs were signed in 1964. 5.5x8.5", 167 pp., 8 pp. b&w plates. Owner inscription on flyleaf, else VG in Fair to Poor DJ with heavy chipping & tears.; Signed by All Authors .

Prentice-Hall, Inc.. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st ed. INSCRIBED by Lombardi, also signed by Heinz. 9x6", 303 pp., b&w photographs, illus. by Robert Riger. Slightly faded spine, else VG, clean and solid, in Good dj with sunned spine, very light chipping and tiny tears at corners.; Signed by Author(s)Author(s) .

Adelaide: Published by Author. 2011. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Mint - a new copy. Profusely illustrated with over 500 photographic postcard images taking the reader on a nostalgic trip into Australia's past. Colour and black & white illustrations. Signed by the author. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 260 pages. George Rose, a Melbourne photographer, commenced production of real type postcards in 1913 due to their enormous popularity in Australia and around the world. With attractive images on the front people loved and saved these cards, keeping them in albums and shoe boxes. Today they are collector's items. . New. 1st Edition. Softcover.

New York: Ecco Press, 2008. Signed by Mario Batali on the half-title page. Also inscribed: to Anne - grill hot and long!! First edition / First printing. Yellow laminated boards. Fine in fine dust jacket.