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New York, New York: Little Simon / Simon & Schuster, 1997 Signed, "Best Wishes! Robert Sabuda" directly on right-side page of first pop-up. No prev. owner name. Illus. in color with Sabuda's humorous and delightful scenes of cookie counting activity from 1 to 10. Ten double-page fantastic pop-ups. All pop-ups fine and working.

New York, New York: Little Simon / Simon & Schuster, 1996 The original edition. Signed by Robert Sabuda on his specially designed bookplate titled 'Merry 12 Days of Christmas!' which is pasted on first page (inside front cover). Illus. in color with white pop-ups. Six double-page pop-ups with smaller ones throughout behind 'door flaps' playfully and creatively depicting each day of the twelve days of Christmas. All pop-ups Fine and working.

New York, New York: Little Simon / Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2004 Fine. In publisher's original plastic cover (which has been opened) with descriptive insert. Seven double-paged pop-ups depicting themes interpreted by Robert Sabuda from the song "America the Beautiful", words by Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929). Book illus. in color and mostly white magnificent pop-ups: Golden Gate Bridge, The Great Plains with 'waves of grain', Mount Rushmore, Mesa Verde, steamboat on the Mississippi River, the U. S. Capitol with Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool, and lastly the Statue of Liberty. Last pop-up page includes a booklet with the words to "America the Beautiful" (July 4, 1895) and illus. with four miniature pop-ups.

New York, New York: Random House, 2013 Fine. One of a limited unknown number of First Editions of this book uniquely signed by George Saunders on a publisher's special tipped-in page after the front free endpaper. Besides his signature, George Saunders has inscribed (without personalization), "w/ warm wishes, & hopes that you will enjoy reading this as well as I did writing it - or more, actually. It was pretty hard. : )" and drawn a doodle 'peace sign' figure hanging off the end of his signature. Silver 'Signed First Edition' sticker on DJ front panel. Selected as one of the 10 Best Books of 2013 by the editors of the New York Times Book Review. Finalist for the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction. Winner of the 2013 Story Prize, winner of the 2014 Folio Prize, and winner of the 2013 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story.

Boston, Massachusetts: Walter Lorraine Books / Houghton Mifflin Co., 2000 Drawing of a painter (self-portrait) and signed by Allen Say on title page. Illus. in color.

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1994 DJ in plastic cover. First published in 1979. This newer edition published with introduction by the author. Drawing of a painter (self-portrait) and signed by Allen Say on half-title page. An autobiographical novel based on Allen Say's boyhood in Japan.

San Francisco, California: McSweeney's Books, 2011 Very slight rub to tail of spine, a tiny edge rub on front round silver sticker, and slight surface rubs to sticker on rear board, otherwise Fine; boards firm, gilt and silver on front board and spine without rubs. Signed by John Sayles with blue ink and signature only on the title page. Heavy book.

New York, New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2010 Fine. DJ in plastic cover. Signed by Stacy Schiff on the title page. One of The New York Times' Top Ten Books of 2010, and winner of the 2011 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography. Illus. with B&W maps and color photos. Incl. Notes, Selected Biblio, and Index. 368 pp.

Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Co., 1997 3/4 size original wraparound band/dust jacket designed by Chip Kidd. DJ in plastic cover. Sedaris' second book.

New York, New York: Michael di Capua Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1988 DJ with hint of rub to upper corners and head of spine panel. DJ in plastic cover with price corner intact. Illus. with several B&W drawings. Essays, reviews, interviews, and speeches by Sendak on a variety of writers and illustrators. Incl. Notes on First Publication. 216 pp.

New York, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000 Tail of spine slightly softened, otherwise book Fine. DJ with light scuffs on rear panel, and very slight rub at tail of spine panel; price corner intact. Signed by Susan Sontag with signature only on the half-title page. Winner of the 2000 National Book Award for Fiction.

New York, New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1992 Light rubs to lower corners of boards and spine ends, and fade markings on black backstrip. A few tiny indents on lower edges of boards. DJ with hint of rub at corners and ends of spine panel. DJ in plastic cover. Signed by Susan Sontag on the half-title page.

New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1982 DJ in plastic cover. Illus. with 158 watercolors, drawings and photographs, incl. 84 plates in full color and 1 map. 200 pp.

New York, New York: Ecco / HarperCollins Publishers, 2018 Fine. Signed by Peter Stark with signature only on the title page. Illus. with maps in B&W and photos (primarily of related paintings) in color and B&W. Incl. Cast of Characters, Fate of the Characters, Notes, Biblio, and Index. (xiii) 514 pp.

New York, New York: William Morrow / HarperCollins, 2011 Book with tiny, partial crimp to tail of spine, otherwise Fine, DJ not affected. Signed by Neal Stephenson with signature only on the title page. 1044 pp. Heavy book.

New York, New York: William Morrow / HarperCollins, 2003 DJ with very slight rub at corners and ends of spine panel, otherwise book and DJ Fine. Signed by Neal Stephenson (without personalization) on the title page. Heavy book.

New York, New York: William Morrow / HarperCollins Publishers, 2008 Unread. Fine. Signed by Neal Stephenson with signature only on the left side of double-page title pages. (xvii) 935 pp. Incl. new "Anathem" black cotton t-shirt (size - standard medium). Heavy book.

Hillsboro, Oregon: Blue Heron Publishing, Inc., 1995 No prev. owner name. Signed by Chuck Palahniuk on p. 131 at his contribution of "Fight Club", first appearance of "Fight Club" as a short story prior to the novel's publication in 1996. "Pursuit of Happiness" is the 8th title in the Left Bank Book series of thematic collections. Thirteen other contributors to this edition include writers, Marvin Bell, John Nichols, Craig Lesley and Garrett Hongo, Heather Doran Barbieri, and a drawing by George Booth.