Limited Editions from Royal Books, Inc.

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. First Edition. First Edition, one of 376 copies (this being No. 345) SIGNED by both author Charles Bukowski and illustrator Robert Crumb. Fine and unread in illustrator boards without dust jacket as issued.

Stockholm: Libraryman, 2010. First Edition. First Edition. One of 15 unnumbered copies with a chromogenic print SIGNED by director Hal Hartley affixed to the last leaf. A collection of selected film still photographs from the noted independent filmmaker's oeuvre, beginning with his 1988 debut "The Unbelievable Truth" up to the 2011 film "Meanwhile", with stills from "Amateur"… Read more

Stockholm: Libraryman, 2010. First Edition. First Edition. One of 300 copies (this being No. 177) numbered in silver marker on the rear panel. A collection of selected film still photographs from the noted independent filmmaker's oeuvre, beginning with his 1988 debut "The Unbelievable Truth" up to the 2011 film "Meanwhile", with stills from "Amateur" (1994), "Flirt" (1995),… Read more

Santa Barbara: Neville Books, 1995. Limited Edition. An unnumbered copy in navy cloth covered boards. SIGNED on the limitation page by the author, and additionally INSCRIBED on the title page to fellow author Chris Offutt: "For Chris & Rita / Another slim book of reminiscence. Huh! / Oh well / Jon." Jackson's memoir of his friend… Read more

New Haven: Yale Univerity Press, 1955. First Edition. First Edition, two volumes bound in red cloth housed in a black cloth covered slipcase. Issued for Carl Van Vechten's 75th birthday. Warmly INSCRIBED by Van Vechten on the front endpaper of the first volume to noted screenwriter Anita Loos: "For Anita with admiration and love from Carl / Christmas, 1955… Read more

Santa Monica: Danger Books, 1999. First Edition. First Edition, one of 174 numbered copies (this being No. 46) SIGNED by the Rick Moody and illustrator David Ford, with this copy further INSCRIBED by Ford to author Chris Offutt: "4 Chris Offutt I did the pictures in this thing." Offutt is the author of "Kentucky Straight" and other short… Read more

Paris: Club de la Publicite, 1959. Original French program for the award ceremony, "Prix Praline 1959." held at the Etoile and presented by the Publicity Club in Paris, May 25, 1959. From the collection of Christian de la Maziere, addressed to him in holograph ink on the inside. One of 500 copies, this being No. 383, printed May 15,… Read more

New York: Fluxus Editions, 1972. First Edition. First Edition, one of 250 copies (this being No. 34). Although not called for, this copy SIGNED by Mekas on the verso of the front board. Designed by George Maciunas. Featuring poetry by Mekas alongside photographs of his native Lithuania. Published the same year as his documentary "Reminiscences of a… Read more

Boston: Little, Brown, 1964. First Edition. Advance Preview Edition, preceding the First Edition. Publisher's review slip laid in. Promotional publication of two stories by the author, "Florence Green is 81" and "Me and Miss Mandible," in anticipation of Barthelme's first book, a collection of stories. Loose leaves, mimeograph duplication. Fine, housed in original Near Fine… Read more

New York: Dutton, 1986. First Edition. Advance Reading Copy, preceding the First Edition, a trade softcover original. One of 250 copies of the title story of McGuane's subsequently-published short story collection of the same name (this being No. 109) SIGNED by the author on the front wrapper. Fine and unread, saddle stitched in white wrappers with… Read more

Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2002. First Edition. First Edition. One of 500 copies, this being No. 55, SIGNED by Robert Adams. Number 12 in the Nazaeli Press One Picture Book series. Containing one tipped in vintage photographic print, four duotone reproductions of photographs by Adams, and three poems by Carolyn Dunn. Scarce. A touch of soil to… Read more

London: Moorhouse and Sorensen, 1994. First Edition. First Edition. One of 100 copies (this being No. 34) SIGNED by the author, out of a total limitation of 326. The first book publication of Amis' first published story, "Denton's Death," published in the October 1976 issue of "Encounter" magazine, along with "Let Me Count the Times," a revised… Read more

New York: William Drenttel / Delos Press, 1994. First Edition. First Edition. One of 100 copies (this being No. 74) SIGNED by Paul Auster on the colophon page. Near Fine, with light fading to the spine, without dust jacket as issued.

Amsterdam: Stempelplaats, 1980. First Edition. First Edition, one of 500 unnumbered copies. A special issue of "Rubber" magazine, cataloging rubber stamp art books from around the world, primarily focused on the late 1970s, but including work from as far back as 1969. Photographs of nearly every titled mentioned on each page. Scarce and odd. Near Fine in… Read more

New York: Targ Editions, 1980. First American Edition, one of 350 copies SIGNED by the author. Cloth quarter binding lightly soiled, else Fine and unread in a Near Fine tissue dust jacket. Jacket spine lightly toned, light edgewear.

Annandale, NY: Salitter, 1967. Limited Edition. One of 50 numbered copies (this being No. 3). Though not called for, this copy further affectionately INSCRIBED by the author: "for my dearest Yak, / with all love & dinners, / a tartlet -unexpected- / Boar." Kelly has additionally indicated in red ink two poems to be taken especially seriously by the… Read more

Eureka, CA: Hearse Press, 1960. First Edition. First Edition. One of no more than five "author's edition" copies with an original illustration by the author bound in. During the 1970s, Bukowski still had a number of copies of this book and decided to make between three and five unique copies by binding in original artwork or poetry-beginning a practice… Read more

Paris: Editions 213 / Steidl, 2015. Deluxe Limited Edition portfolio. One of five copies (this being copy No. 1) of photographer Sophie Bramly's portfolio of 47 matte finish photographic prints in both black and white and color, depicting the emerging hip hop scene of 1980s New York. Signed and numbered by the photographer on the limitation page, and again… Read more

Belen, New Mexico: Dennis McMillan, 1985. First Edition. First Edition. One of 350 copies (this being no. 113) SIGNED and numbered by the author and his son, Allen Browne, who designed the dust jacket. Although not called for, this copy additionally signed by Howard Browne on the title page. Near Fine, with a stray ink mark to… Read more

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2008. First Edition. First Edition. One of 1000 copies issued by Waterstone's (this being No. 145) SIGNED by the author. Fine and unread in a Fine matching slipcase, with titles and illustration in foil on both the book and slipcase.