Search Results: Titles starting with G from Parrish Books

Easton Press, 2005. Collector's Edition. Full Leather. New/No Jacket as Issued. Still in the original shrinkwrap! A handsome dark blue-grey full leather Collector's Edition of one of Kurt Vonnegut's most popular books, signed by the author on the signature page. In fine unread condition in the original shrinkwrap. With gold gilt cover designs and page edges, moire silk endpapers and bound-in silk bookmark. Includes the Publisher's Note and Certificate of Authenticity from Easton Press. A beautiful copy. The photo lights make the blue lighter than it is.

Easton Press Ballantine Random House, 2013. Collector Edition. Full Leather. Fine - As New/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome full leather Collectors Edition signed by famous cartoonist Jim Davis on the signature page in red felt pen. In like new condition, carefully removed from the original shrinkwrap to ensure the signature. With gold gilt page edges and cover designs, moire silk endpapers and bound-in silk bookmark. Includes the Certificate of Authenticity from Easton Press. Featuring 35 years of Sunday funnies about everyone's favorite incorrigible cat, Garfield. Jim Davis (July 28, 1945 - ) created and first published "Garfield" in 1978 and his famous comic strip about the big orange cat who loves lasagna, grew to become the world's most widely syndicated comic strip. A beautiful book.

Park West Gallery, 2006. Limited Edition Artist's Proof. Framed. Fine condition, framed in gold with white matting. Image measures approx 16" x 15" with final, framed size measuring approx 24"x 24". Signed by Hua Chen in ink at lower right. From the artist's proof edition of 45. Complete with Terms of Appraisal and COA from Park West Art Gallery, which features many of the artist's works. Giclee in color on canvas with hand embellishment. Registration No: 161396.0036. Shipping and Handling along with insurance paid for by Parrish Books. Please see the listed sister painting titled "Jasmine". If purchasing from outside of the US, please contact us directly prior to purchase.

Easton Press, 2003. Limited Numbered First Edition. Full Leather. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome Limited Numbered First Edition signed by the author, the only son of former U.S. President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, the subject of this moving portrait in history. Numbered 410 of 1,320 Limited Edition copies. Featuring several black and white photographs, 221 pp. plus extensive Appendices, Notes and Index. The book is in Fine unread condition with gold gilt cover designs and page edges, moire silk endpapers and bound-in silk book. Includes the Publisher's Note and Certificate of Authenticity. An interesting book in a quality edition.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library for the Signed 1st Edition Soc, 1992. First Editiion. Leather. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. A handsome dark grey First Edition signed by popular author, Nelson Demille. With gold gilt cover designs and page edges and a bound-in satin ribbon page marker. In fine unread condition . . . the gold gilt edge is beautiful. A fascinating novel which was made into a feature film of the same name starring John Travolta. Includes an introduction by Mr. Demille not found in the trade edition. A popular author of interesting and intriguing books, Nelson Demille's credits include "The Gold Coast," "The Charm School," "Word of Honor," and "Cathedral.

New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2002. First American Edition. Cloth & Boards. Fine/Fine. A handsome First American Edition [so stated] of James Watson's important book, signed by him on the title page. In fine condition, bound in sky-blue cloth & cream boards. Very light bumping at the spine ends. The complete dustjacket is also in fine condition with "2/2002" on the back flap. It is protected by an archival dustjacket. James Dewey Watson is an American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA in 1953 with Francis Crick. Watson, Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 2002. Limited Numbered First Edition. Full Leather. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome blue full leather Limited First Edition signed by the author, James D. Watson, probably one of the most famous scientists of modern times and co-winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine for his important discovery of the structure of DNA. With gold-gilt edges and cover designs, moire silk endpapers and bound-in silk bookmark. In fine unread condition. Numbered 724 of 1,175 Limited Edition copies. Includes the Publisher's Note and Certificate of Authenticity from Easton Press. Dr. Watson became director of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island, New York in 1976 and is currently its president. In 1989 he was appointed Director of the NIH National Center for Human Genome Research, a position he resigned in 1992 after successfully launching a worldwide effort to map and sequence the human genome. The sequel to Dr. Watson's earlier book, "The Double Helix.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1978. First Edition. Cloth & Boards. Fine/Fine DJ & Slipcase. A handsome slipcased First Edition of Master Photographer Alfred Stieglitz's portrait of his wife, well-known artist, Georgia O'Keeffe. In 1917 Stieglitz begain putting together a series of photographs of O'Keeffe that would be a portrait of the many aspects of her. This portrait would be one of the most complete and extensive portraits of a woman in the history of art. This book features 50 photographic plates from hundreds taken over 30 years with a Foreword by Georgia O'Keeffe. The book is in cream and fawn cloth & boards and is in fine condition. The light beige dustjacket is in fine condition and the fine matching beige slipcase is complete, solid and clean. This is a very large book and the scans are necessarily abbreviated. A beautiful book by and about two important American artists.

Malcolm Varon, 1987. Fine poster/Fine frame. A beautiful scarce poster portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe close to her 90th birthday in October, 1977, as captured by long-time photographer of O'Keeffe and her paintings, Malcolm Varon. Signed by Varon on the bottom right of the poster. This special poster also includes the First Day of Issue of O'Keeffe's first commemorative stamp issued by the U.S. Post Office on May 23, 1996, 10 years after her death. She was similarly honored with another commemorative stamp in 2013 featuring a different painting. Finely framed in a quality metal aluminum frame with UV (conservation) plexiglass to preserve the poster. Overall the framed poster measures 28" wide by 20" wide. In the fall of 1977, Georgia O'Keeffe gave New York photographer Malcom Varon permission to take photographs of her and her life at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico. He had been at Ghost Ranch for several weeks photographing her paintings for an upcoming exhibition, which he had done on previous… Read More

Alfred A. Knopf/Callaway Editions, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Book in Fine condition/Dust jacket in Near Fine condition. This is an advanced bound/First Edition of the book, which comes with a letter from the director of Callaway Editions. The letter expresses gratitude to Jeff Schaire/Art and Antiques for the publicity they gave to the collection, and offers this edition as a gift. This letter gives this edition a unique provenance: "This is one of a few advanced-bound copies fresh off the boat from Japan, and I wanted you to be one of the first to have the book." Book has negligible toning to cloth at the outer corners of the cloth boards, very minor and first fly leaf has a dog ear corner. Pages show some toning to edges that is very faint, else Fine. Hardcover with silver embossed title very clean and unmarred spine. Dust jacket shows some rubbing to edges and slight discoloration. Both dust jacket and book are in collectible condition and are quite lovely. Comes with loose informational… Read More

Franklin Library, 2000. First Edition. Full Leather. Near Fine+/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome dark purple leather First Edition signed by the author. A modern telling of the story of Hamlet of Shakespeare's tragedy. In fine unread condition but small scratch and rub on the top edge. With marbled endpapers, gold gilt cover designs and page edges, and bound-in silk bookmark. This edition limited to 1,000 Signed copies. John Updike is the recipient of almost every major artistic and literary honor, including the National Medal of the Arts and the Pulitzer Prize for Literature (twice), his most famous novels are "The Centaur," for which he won the National Book Award, "Couples" "The Witches of Eastwick," and the "Rabbit" books including "Rabbit,Run," "Rabbit Redux," "Rabbit is Rich," for which he won the Pulitzer Prize, and "Rabbit at Rest," for which he won the American Book Award and another Pulitzer. A significant author.

Franklin Library, 2000. First Edition. Full Leather. New/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome dark purple leather First Edition signed by the author. Still in the original shrinkwrap. A modern telling of the story of Hamlet of Shakespeare's tragedy. In fine unread condition with marbled endpapers, gold gilt cover designs and page edges, and bound-in silk bookmark. This edition limited to 1,000 Signed copies. John Updike is the recipient of almost every major artistic and literary honor, including the National Medal of the Arts and the Pulitzer Prize for Literature (twice), his most famous novels are "The Centaur," for which he won the National Book Award, "Couples" "The Witches of Eastwick," and the "Rabbit" books including "Rabbit,Run," "Rabbit Redux," "Rabbit is Rich," for which he won the Pulitzer Prize, and "Rabbit at Rest," for which he won the American Book Award and another Pulitzer. A significant author.

Helsinki: Eurographica, 1986. Limited Numbered First Edition. Cardboard Wrappers. As New/As New. A handsome Limited Numbered First Edition signed by the author on the title page, "John Updike, 1986." Numbered 259 of 350 Limited Edition Signed copies. In white stiff wrappers, the book is like new and unread. With a charcoal blue dustjacket with black titles also in very fine condition. With a fine clear acetate dustjacket over all. Three stories ("Slippage", "Made in Heaven," "The Wallet") in a total of 68 pp. A beautiful copy.

Easton Press, 2003. Limited Numbered First Edition. Full Leather. Fine - As New/No Jacket as Issued. A beautiful brown leather Limited Numbered First Edition signed by both authors. Historical fiction that addresses Confederate General Robert E. Lee and how his taking charge of the Confederate forces during the U.S. Civil War might have resulted in the Confederacy winning the war. With gold gilt cover designs and page edges, moire silk page edges and bound-in silk bookmark. Numbered 1359 of 1450 Limited copies. 463 pp. with Certificate of Authenticity and Publisher's Note laid in. The nicest copy we have seen.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1985. First British Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine in Archival Plastic Cover. A handsome First British Edition signed by the author on the title page. The book is in fine unread condition in red cloth and gold titling on the spine. The bright yellow dustjacket is complete and in fine condition. A wonderful copy.

New York: HarperCollins, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth & Boards. Fine/Fine in Archival Plastic Cover. A handsome First Edition, First Printing (so stated) signed by the author and Y.A. Tittle on title page. Illustrated with photographs. A fine edition with the dustjacket protected by an archival plastic dustjacket.

Dodd, Mead & Company, 1979. First Printing 1979 Reissue. Decorative Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine in Archival Plastic. A very nice copy of the First Printing of the 1979 Reissue. Originally published in 1966 by Simon & Schuster. New edition subsequent to the promotional paperback edition issued at the American Booksellers convention. States "Reissued 1979/First Printing." [Toledano, A21f.] Measures 6 3/4" high x 7 1/8" wide. In fine condition but for light touches of wear on the cover edges and a pinprick dot on the upper page edge. The dustjacket is complete with the original price ($5.95) and is in fine condition but for the very lightest touches of wear at the edges. A nice copy.

Doubleday, 1987. First Edition. Cloth & Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine+ in Archival Plastic Cover. A beautiful First Edition (so stated) of the sequel to "The Times of My Life," inscribed by Mrs. Gerald R. (Betty) Ford in the year of publication on the front free endpaper (To Gene Crismon, All the best to you, Betty Ford, Mar. 31, 1987). In fine black & dark green cloth & boards, the book is in fine unread condition but for two small spots on the top edge. The dustjacket is complete with the original price ($16.95) and in fine condition but for slight lightening to the spine and a touch of wear at the edges. Protected by an archival plastic cover. While in the White House, Betty Ford was an outspoken pioneer and crusader in addressing issues of addiction, women's rights and cancer treatment, having suffered addiction to painkillers, alcoholism and breast cancer. This book is the sequel to her first book, The Times of My Life," her autobiography of her time in the White House and shortly after, that… Read More

William Morrow & Company, 1966. First Edition. Cloth & Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine in Plastic Cover. A handsome First Edition of Shane Stevens' First Book. In Near Fine pink and black cloth & boards, the book is clean with toning to the pages. The Near Fine dustjacket is complete with the original price ($4.95) with light soiling prior to being given the protective plastic cover. Stevens went on to write several novels including "Dead City," "Rat Pack," "By Reason of Insanity," and "The Anvil Chorus." A nice copy.

Easton Press, 2004. Collector's Edition. Full Leather. New/No Jacket as Issued. Still in the scarce original shrinkwrap! A handsome dark red leather Collector's Edition signed by Kurt Vonnegut on the signature page. In fine unread condition in the original shrinkwrap with gold gilt cover designs and page edges, and bound-in silk bookmark. 275 pp. A Vonnegut classic originally published in 1965. A humorous and satiric story about a philanthropic man generous to a fault and perhaps a little crazy. Includes a Publisher's Note and Certificate of Authenticity from Easton Press. A beautiful copy.