Rare books from Bookmarc's

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2006. BY2 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Mickey Herskowitz, Danny Mantle with "Best Wishes" written and David Mantle with "All my Best" written on the title page is as new condition in as new dust jacket that is mylar protected. Featuring 10 Removable Reproductions of Rare Mantle Memorabilia. 9.75"x8.75", 176 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Some say he was the greatest ever - a rare combination of power and speed who made acrobatic catches and never failed to get a hit when his team needed it most. The son of an Oklahoma miner, he was the anchor in center field for a Yankees team that won seven World Championships, he was three times the league MVP, he won the Triple Crown in 1956, and in 1961 he dueled teammate Roger Maris in the most exciting single-season home run contest ever. He was so famous that to identify him people didn't even bother to say his last name, or even all of his first. He… Read More

Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2006. AA1 - A first edition hardcover book SIGNED and dated by Bill Wittliff on the half-title page and also SIGNED by Stephen Harrigan on the title page in near fine condition in near fine dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners. A book of Tragaluz Photography. WIth Introductory Essays by Elizabeth Ferrer & Stephen Harrigan. La Vida Brinca reveals that Wittliff's tragaluz photography is an ideal vehicle for finding profound meaning in the commonplace, for seeing beyond what the eye can see. 12"x12.25", 192 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. La Vida Brinca - life jumps - and yet we strive to capture its passing moments by creating images. One of the simplest yet most evocative techniques for image-making is pinhole photography. Using a tiny aperture without a lens to shine light on a piece of film, pinhole cameras accumulate light until an image forms. Bill Wittliff calls the cameras he makes… Read More

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1978. AP3 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have light tanning and shelf wear. Wife of Light is more general collection of her work and marvelously displays her gifts as a modern Metaphysical poet, for whom, sas she says "the usual realm of poetic passion and contemplation feels too small." 8.5"x5.75", 64 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 2003. Z1 - A paperback book SIGNED by Robert Utley on the title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, scattered wrinkling, chipping and crrease on the cover, light discoloration and shelf wear. A History of the American West and Its People. From the emergence of pre-Columbian civilizations more than 12,000 years ago to the urban West of today, this is the only book that recounts the complete history of the West. Gripping eyewitness accounts, striking photographs, and archive materials are combined with absorbing narrative to produce a fascinating and truly comprehensive portrait of the real American West. 12"x10", 320 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. BM2 - A paperback book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the second page in very good condition that has some light discoloration and shelf wear. Translated from the Polish by Renata Gorczynski, Benjamin Ivry, and C.K. Williams. 8.25"x5.5", 80 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Frankfurt, Germany: S. Fischer, 2001. BM5 - A hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. Text in German. 8.75"x6.25", 833 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1956. BM5 - A first edition (no additional printing) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Stanley Siegel to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, some peeling and tears on the edges, corners and sides, scattered scratches, rubbing, scuffing, light foxing and stains, year written on the bottom spine, tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, foxing and some stains on the cover, page edges and endpapers that is somewhat darkened, light tanning and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 281 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. This book is unique among the histories of the Texas Republic, for it is the first book to examine the fledgling nation from the point of view of its dynamic political life. Previous books have touched on the policies of Houston, Lamar, and others, but none has thoroughly explored the intricacies… Read More

Muhlacker: Stieglitz-Verlag Handle, 1977. CJ5 - A hardcover book SIGNED by Karl Gotz on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some scattered stains, tanning and light shelf wear. Book bowed, some bumped corners, some foxing and light stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes laid in type written letter with the author's letterhead and also SIGNED by author. Text in German. 7.5"x5", 368 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Burnet, Texas: Nortex Press, 1978. CL5 - A hardcover book SIGNED by author on the front free endpaper in very good condition that is cocked, some scattered light scratches and rubbing, light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Brown covered boards with gilt lettering. 8.5"x5.5", 84 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Mysterious Press, 1987. AM3 - A first American edition hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, some soiled patches on the top left corner of the spine and back top right corner, discoloration and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, lightly soiled on the back top right corner and top left corner of the spine, some light stains and smudge on the page edges, previous owner's bookplate adhered on the front fixed endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear. A Novel of Suspense. 9.25"x6.25", 241 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Michael Joseph Limited, 1989. AM3 - A first UK edition hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes a laid in publisher's review slip. This is a spine-chilling murder mystery that mixes authentic forensic detail with a devastatingly unpredictable plot and signals the arrival in this country of a new master of crime fiction. 8.75"x5.5", 393 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2003. Z2 - A Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus Edition hardcover book SIGNED by the Charlaine Harris in as new condition in as new dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead. 8.5"x5.75", 612 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).

Houston, Texas: University of Houston, 1949. BO2 - A comb-bound in good condition that has some cracks on the plastic comb, significant scattered foxing and some stains, tanning and light shelf wear. Ezekiel W. Cullen: Knight Errant of Education by Ed Kilman; Hugh Roy Cullen: South's Foremost Philanthropist by Charles E. Gilbert, Jr. The Cullens: The Epic Story of Two Great Texans, one was a power in Texas in the days of the republic... the other became the south's foremost philanthropist... 9"x6.25", 82 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Comb-Bound. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown & Company, 1983. CI3 - A 2nd printing hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has price clipped, some wrinkling, chipping, crease, and some tears on the edges, corners, and some sides, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some bumped corners, some light stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. A Richard Jury Mystery. The Anodyne Necklace is the third distinguished mystery by Martha Grimes, hailed as the new master of the classic British novel of deception. Once again her story features the affable, perceptive Richard Jury, whose brilliant solutions in The Man with a Load of Mischief and The Old Fox Deceiv'd have earned him a promotion from Inspector to Superintendent, Scotland Yard. 8.5"x5.75", 250 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Martha Grimes is an American writer of detective fiction. She is best known for a series… Read More

Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc., 2006. BX5 - A first edition hardcover book SIGNED by author in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, crease on some side and flaps, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and cover edgewear, lightly cocked, some stains on the front hinge, light discoloration and shelf wear. This is the author's first novel. 9.5"x6.5, 273 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.