Search Results: Titles starting with P from Parrish Books

New York: Doubleday, 2001. Signed Numbered Limited Edition. A unique find. A limited edition of this title signed by John Grisham and numbered 331 out of a small 350 limited edition run. Displays some sunning to the spine, else fine. Clean and tightly bound. Slipcase shows a touch of wear and some sunning, else fine. Green cloth with copper spine title and copper facsimile signature on cover. John Grisham stands as a formidable force in the publishing industry, boasting an impressive record of 37 consecutive #1 bestsellers and a staggering global sales figure exceeding 300 million copies. Within the realm of collectors, Grisham's signatures have evolved into a sought-after niche. However, navigating the collecting landscape poses challenges, particularly with the proliferation of fraudulent signatures. The limited Grisham editions we carry offer collectors a sense of security, as the signatures are inherently resistant to fraud-directly penned by the author and authenticated by the publisher.… Read More

Easton Press, 2006. Collector's Edition. Full Leather. New/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome black full leather Collector's edition of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's recent and controversial book, signed by the author. 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.

Easton Press, 2004. Limited Numbered First Edition. Full Leather. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome Limited Numbered First Edition signed by the author on the limitation page. Numbered 1,468 of 1545 Limited Edition copies. This is a candid autobiography by the actress who won an Academy Award at age 10 for her role as the little con artist Addie Pray in Peter Bogdanovich's "Paper Moon" in 1973 but whose life has seen its difficulties since then. With gold gilt cover designs and page edges, moire silk endpapers, and bound-in silk bookmark. Includes a Publisher's note and a printed Certificate of Authenticity from Easton Press.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library, 1994. Limited First Edition. Full Leather. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome dark brown leather Limited First Edition SIGNED by novelist, reporter and columnist, Pete Dexter. In fine unread condition. With gold-gilt cover designs and page edges, and bound-in silk bookmark. His other works include "God's Pocket," "Deadwood," "Brotherly Love, and "Paris Trout" for which he earned the 1988 National Book Award.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1993. First Edition. Cloth & Boards. Fine/Near Fine in Plastic Cover. A very nice First Edition signed boldly by the author on the title page. In black cloth & boards and a colorful dustjacket. The book is in fine unread condition. The dustjacket has a small area of slight sunning at the base of the spine; otherwise fine. By the author of "Ordinary Money." The original price is intact. Parrish Books guarantees this signature to be authentic.

Doubleday. Limited Signed Numbered. Hardcover. A beautiful dark green leather Limited Numbered First Edition signed by John Grisham on the limitation page and numbered 135 out of a limited 275 run. The glassine dustjacket (not pictured in accompanying photo) is still present for this edition and is in Fine+ condition, which is often hard to find with these limited edition Grisham prints. The matching slipcase has just a touch of rubbing to the outer front corners, very negligible.This edition includes the publisher's original shrinkwrap, carefully cut only at the front to briefly slip the book out for the authentication of the edition number. The shrinkwrap remains intact, never having been removed and still enveloping the entire book; the accompanying photos are for reference from an identical edition. Also with printed endpapers, gold stamping on the leather covers, matching slipcase and a satin ribbon marker. John Grisham stands as a formidable force in the publishing industry, boasting an… Read More

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2000. First Edition. Full Black Leather. Fine/Fine in Archival Plastic Cover. A handsome First Edition signed by the author, James D. Watson, on the tite page in black ink. Bound in full black leather with silver gilt titling, the book is in fine condition. With the fine dustjacket 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.

Easton Press, 1998. Limited Numbered First Edition. Full leather. Fine - As New/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome Limited Numbered First Edition bound in full dark grey leather and signed by the author on the limitation page and numbered 291 of 1200 limited edition copies. In fine unread condition 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. The nicest copy we have seen.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1993. Limited Numbered First Edition. Full Leather. Fine/Fine glassine dustjacket. A wonderful brown full leather Limited Numbered First Edition signed by the author. Numbered 293 of 350 Limited Edition copies, determined from a numbered paper inside the shrinkwrap. With speckled edges and bound-in bookmark. With the original glassine dustjacket in fine condition in the original brown cloth slipcase protected by the original shrinkwrap which has a small tear on the top edge. The shrinkwrap is folded in the back, never seen before. Was it rewrapped? Not sure but the book and dustjacket appear untouched and unused, and in beautiful condition. One of the nicest copies we have seen and getting very scarce in the signed limited edition, this book was the subject of a 1993 major motion picture by the same name directed by Alan J. Pakula, and starring Julia Roberts in the role of young law student Darby Shaw and Denzel Washington as Washington Herald reporter Gray… Read More

PS Publishing, 2010. Limited Numbered Deluxe First Edition. Decorative Boards. New/New. Broecker, Randy. A handsome Deluxe Limited Numbered First Edition signed by the author, Stephen Jones [Editor], Randy Broecker [illustrator], and Les Edwards [cover art] on the limitation page and numbered 142 of only 200 Deluxe Editions. In fine unread condition with a dark blue lift-up ribbon and a fine colorful complete dustjacket. Encased in a dark blue clamshell lined with dark blue velvet. In beautiful condition purchased directly from the publisher by Parrish Books.

Franklin Library, 1983. First Edition. Full Leather. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome green full leather First Edition signed by the author on the title page. In fine unread condition but for a tiny light mark on the edge, likely from publication. Includes the letter from Franklin Library to the Signed First Edition Society. With gold gilt cover designs and page edges, decorative endpapers and bound-in silk bookmark. Includes the Franklin Library letter to Signed First Edition subscribers. Isaac Bashevis Singer is the author of numerous novels, stories and children's books including "The Family Moskat," "The Manor," "The Estate," "The King of the Fields," "The Certificate," "A Day of Pleasure," and "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy." Isaac Bashevis Singer won the Nobel Prize for Literature for 1978. He died in 1991.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine in Archival Plastic Cover. Sendak, Maurice. A beautiful First Edition (so stated), First Printing signed for Parrish Books by Maurice Sendak at his home in Connecticut. Signed on the half-title page. The first English translation of German author, Heinrich Von Kleist. This is a dramatic play telling the story of an army of Amazons who set to conquer Greek heroes to restock their female offspring (?); they blast into the midst of the Trojan war. Penthesilea is queen of the Amazons and it is she who is hunting Achilles in a "tragedy of love in a world governed by the rules of war." In a fine binding with maroon cloth and imbedded black and gold spine label. Mr. Sendak left a small ink mark near his signature; otherwise fine. In a fine colorful dustjacket. 159 pp. Beautiful Sendak illustrations. Very scarce signed by Sendak.

New York: Random House, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Paper and Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A lovely First Edition, First Printing signed by the author on the title page. In Near Fine condition, the book is bound in cream and wine paper and boards with the lightest touches of discoloration and minor bumping to bottom edges, extremely minor. Tightly bound, sharp cornered with crisp, clean interior. The intact dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with just a whisper of frosting to extremities. Dust jacket protected in an archival cover. A very nice copy from the highly acclaimed writer of "Shanghai Girls". Read about our experience meeting Lisa See in our newsletter archive!

Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1980. Limited Numbered First Edition. Cloth & Boards. Near Fine/Fine Slipcase. A handsome Limited Numbered First Edition signed by the author on the limitation page. Numbered 5 of 300 signed and numbered copies. In Near Fine unread condition, some of the gold gilt on the front cover is faded which is puzzling since the rest of the book and the slipcase are in as new condition. In gold cloth and brown boards with gold gilt decorations. The fine slipcase is of beige buckram and is lovely. Includes ten "interviews" with "One's Neighbor's Wife," "The Golf Course Owner," "The Undertaker," and seven other important people in 41 pp.

New York: Armchair Detective Library, 1994. Limited Numbered Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine Slipcase as Issued. Rare Signed Limited Edition; this is copy 50 of 100 numbered copies signed by Hillerman whose signature is becoming more and more scarce. Burgundy cloth slipcase. Hillerman's fifth mystery featuring Sgt. Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police. An excellent investment and a special book for the Hillerman collector by this very popular Award-winning author.

Harper & Row, 1970. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine in Mylar Cover. In Near Fine brown cloth with the lightest of toning to the page edges, a lovely red topstain on the top edge, a clean and bright interior with the initials "S.K." on the front free endpaper. The Near Fine dustjacket is complete with the original price ($5.95) and only light soiling and wear at the edges. A lovely copy.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. Signed Limited Edition #111/220. Very Fine/Slip case issued by publisher: Very Fine. Featuring an additional pop-up on the front cover, this deluxe signed and numbered limited edition is in pristine condition. #111/250 and housed in the original issue flawless slipcase. Comes with original cardboard packaging from publisher. Robert Sabuda's paper engineering genius abounds in the elaborate pages of this collector's edition.

London: Walker Books, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition Fine+/Dust jacket Fine+ with archival cover. A beautiful First Edition, First Printing of Barry & Pearson's sequel to "Peter Pan", signed by both authors on the title page at a local signing. With number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. In burgundy and blue-green cloth & boards, the book is a charming tale of 452 pp. with shiny silver and grey endpapers. With a fine complete decorative dustjacket with bright gold titling and beautiful color. A charming book. Signed By Both Authors. Parrish Books guarantees all signatures as authentic.

Random House, 1996. First Edition. Cloth. A beautiful First Edition signed by the author on the half-title page in her usual distinctive style. Signed at a Barnes & Noble signing in New York. In fine navy blue cloth, the book is in fine condition. With a fine dustjacket that is complete and protected by an archival plastic cover. One of our special pleasures is to offer books that represent a sizable segment of an important author's, or artist's, professional life. This is such a book, resplendent with beautifully produced photographs by one of America's most popular photographers. Weighing approx. 9 lb..and measuring 14" x 10 1/2", this is a large and heavy book that will require extra postage for expedited US and international shipping.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: G.P. Putnam's Son, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth & Boards. Fine/Near Fine in Plastic Cover. A wonderful First Edition First Printing inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For John Kovak, Happy birthday on 9/18/88 from Craig and Barbara..and from me too. Joseph Heller." In green and blue cloth & boards in a fine complete dustjacket with a small pen mark on the front fore-edge, presumably from the author's pen. A lovely copy. By the author of "Catch-22" and other wonderful novels.