Signed Books

Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1979 Deluxe limited edition, 1 of 350 signed and numbered copies; this being the number 102. Signed by John Updike directly on the colophon page. Book and dust jacket in fine condition, in a very good slipcase, with shelf rubbing.

London, England: Duckworth. Fine in Good Dust Jacket. 1928. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 312 pages: 5.5 x 8 in.: 1.6: Signed by Author: KB#010085: Bookjacket/dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. This is a Limited First Edition (#42 of 110) and is SIGNED BY AUTHOR (William Gerhardi) on copyright page. Dustjacket has several small edge cuts, top edge is curled or slightly short, and overall is stained or soiled so it is considered to be in only Good condition at best. Book however is in Fine condition. Boards and pages are exceptionally clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered; several pages remain uncut. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. William Alexander Gerhardi (Gerhardie) was one of the most critically acclaimed English novelists of the 1920s. Evelyn Waugh told him 'I have talent, but you have genius'. H.G. Wells also championed his work. .

London: Charles Dolman, 1851. First Edition. Very good pamplet without wrappers as issued.. First edition of Pugin's pamphlet wherein he again attempted to venture into theological matters creating quite a controversy, and one of the last works he wrote prior to his death in 1852. Belcher A56.

VIKING PRESS NY, 1965. HBDJ, October 1965, 6TH PRINTING, VG/VG, SALMON ILLUSTRATED CLOTH Hardcover with boy & dog training TINY CORNER WEAR,. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good light wear. SIGNED Inscribed & dated, with pen sketch of Mop Top, by Don Freeman on first blank end page. Dust jacket, protected by mylar cover, is clean & bright w/minor sunning on back. Pages clean & unmarked w/no rips or creases. Binding tight. Red cloth illustrated boards are bright w/light staining near top edge. Light spotting on fore-edges. 48 pgs. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by DON FREEMAN,.

"My Life With Martin Luther King, Jr.", by Coretta Scott King 1969 Hand Signed and Inscribed by Coretta Scott King First Edition, First PrintingVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket9 1/2" x 6 1/4"372 PagesThe jacket is in good minus condition with edge chips, bends, and scratches. The jacket is now protected with a Mylar cover. The book has been hand signed and inscribed by Coretta Scott King on the front free end page with black marking pen. The hardcover book is in good condition, free from rips, tears, writing, bends, and stains. The book has a few black and white photos. All pages are lightly toned, and there is an gift inscription written on the front inside board. The boards are in good condition with minimal to no wear and light toning on the top edge. The binding is tight and square. Please See All Photos

Lancer, 1972. Softcover. Very Good. Inscribed; �To Big Al, Early Koontz. Warning: Reading this may cause brain damage! Dean R. Koontz�

No Place (Bloomington, IN): The Roll and Mark'um Press, 1982. RARE. Worldcat shows one institutional holding, at Indiana University. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ARTIST Ronald Markman at front end page with original ink drawing, a portrait of the artist, - "To the Salzmans Dottie an(sic) Irv. All the best from the gang in Mukfa Ronald Markman". "Prepared and presented by the Roll and Mark'um Press ; researched by Rollund Markum, with some cooperation from Ronald Markman." Near Fine, small corner creases to wrappers. Ronald Markman's artwork is included in the collections of many major museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ARTIST. First Edition. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by Ronald Markman. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Faber and Fabe, 1933. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition, 1933. Of an edition of 60 copies numbered, signed and printed on English hand-made paper, this copy SIGNED by Walter de la Mare in October 1934 and labelled "out of series". Specially bound in purple vellum with yapp edges, gilt vignette of Lord Fish after Whistler on upper cover and gilt lettering and decorations at spine, top edge gilt, Whistler illustrated end pages, four full page illustrations including the engraved title page. Near Fine, toning at end papers, front board somewhat darkened, small stains at paste down, hidden by flaps, from old jacket protector, no slipcase, in a Near Fine dust wrapper, a few tiny chips along top edge.. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Vellum. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

(New York): Harper & Brother Publishers and Paul B Hoeber, Inc., Medical Books , 1958. Presentation Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY EDITOR Paul Gebhard at front end page -"To Hil - a friend of the research and of mine. Paul Gebhard" and additionally SIGNED by Wardell B. Pomeroy and Cornelia V. Christenson, all of the Institute for Sex Research founded by Alfred C. Kinsey at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Near Fine, slight toning at paste downs, in a Very Good dust jacket, small tears and chips at spine ends and edges. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY EDITORS. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy.

Signed by Author(s) 0 Signed directly to Title page by Winston Graham and additionally signed by Robin Ellis - Poldark from the 1970's TV series. First edition/First printing Published by Collins, London 1976. VG+ clean and tight condition. Very mild spotting to page edges. Very clean and bright Green cloth covers. DJ price clipped. Minimal wear.

Stockport, England: Dewi Lewis, 1997. (110) pages. Black and white photographs by photojournalist von Graffenried; introductions by art curator Harold Szeemann and photography critic A. D. Coleman. Signed, without inscription, by the photographer on the title page. Von Graffenried spent 3 years introducing himself to members of the Swiss Friends of Light, a longtime naturist organization (nudist colony) on Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland. He was able to persuade some of them to agree to being photographed in their everyday lives within the colony. The result of this book of photographs that blur the border between vernacular and fine art photography. Both book and dust jacket are in as-new condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Michael von Graffenried. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book.

SIGNED BY THE BIG O directly to the title page and NOT inscribed to anyone! Very scarce thus. A lovely 2nd printing in near-fine condition with just mild blemishes; looks terrific with a new mylar cover added to the dust jacket. Expedited and international shipping are welcome signed by author.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A lovely copy in gilt-decorated covers in the Alasdair Gray designed dustjacket which bears the publisher's price-clip with new price-label at the front flap. In Fine condition, the dustjacket has some minor creasing. SIGNED by the author (for the seller in person) at the half-title.

SIGNED and inscribed by author on fly page.
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged.
Jacket like new.
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The mele contained in this book are fundamental to hula Pele and reflect a vast and dynamic Hawai'i worldview. These mele have been preserved for centuries via oral traditions, the sacred hula of Hawai'i, and more recently, in twentieth-century written texts. Lele Kawa offers original translations and provocative interpretations of the Peleliterature from a practitioner s perspective. The author's work is based on generations of ancestral connections and years of immersion in the fiery aiha a dances of the hula Pele. This work was originally published by I Ola Ha¯loa, Hawai i Community College.

Pictorial boards that match dust jacket with red and black writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Bump on lower corner of front board; bottom of book spine also slightly worn. Wear on top edges of front dust jacket; top of dust jacket spine has very small piece missing. Creases and wear on bottom of dust jacket spine wear on bottom corner of front dust jacket where it bends into dust jacket flap. Blue endpapers with spider web illustration by Garth Williams; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Book is probable later printing (possibly 1960s) published by Harper & Row as indicated by following:

Cover price of $3.95 on front dust jacket flap;
No ISBN listed in book;
Copyright page has five digit ZIP code in publisher's address;
Two other titles written by E. B. White on back dust jacket

Copyright page does have 1952 publication date; this copy is signed and inscribed by illustrator Garth Williams. Very rare to find signed copy in this condition.White's classic… Read More