Signed Books

New York: Sparrow Press, 1955.. Small octavo. Pictorial wrapper and frontis after a drawing by Michael Lekakis. White portions of wrapper slightly darkened, but very good. First edition of the poet's third book, presumably the ordinary unnumbered issue. One of 225 copies from a total edition of two hundred and fifty copies printed at the Divers Press, Mallorca. Rather than being numbered and signed (as were the first twenty- five copies), this copy bears the author's signed, early inscription on the colophon: "for Seamus over & below all numbers."

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.

Viking Press, New York, NY, 2007. First Thus. Softcover. Fine Condition. Signed by Author. Signed by author on half-title page. Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. 191 pp. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. No significant flaws. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Natural History & Resources; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0670062723. ISBN/EAN: 9780670062720. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 106206. . 9780670062720

Paris, France: Centre Culturel Canadien, 2002. 74 pages with many illustrations. French/English bilingual edition. Inscribed and signed by Ed Pien on the flyleaf. Square tight, clean and unmarked.Short faint crease on back cover.. Signed by Ed Pien. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine.

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.

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.

Hardcover Cloth 252 pages. Condition Fine Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Stated First edition 2012. Nice illustrated boards with white embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Quarter cloth over pictorial cloth. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Signed by Jonathan Levine on title page.Widely revered as the artists' gallerist, Jonathan Levine has nourished a much needed alternative viewpoint within the stilted New York art market. In the pages of Delusional, readers will discover the fascinating backstory that brought this punk kid from Trenton to the hallowed gallery walls of Chelsea. LeVine began his career in the arts publishing a fanzine in the 1980s and then curating shows at diverse venues in the 90s. By the turn of the millennium, LeVine had opened up Tin Man Alley, his own gallery located in New Hope, and then Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Jonathan LeVine… Read More

Buckeye Aviation Book Company, 1989. Paperback. Very Good. ***Signed by the Author*** A very good softcover in printed wraps. 8vo Signed by Paul Tibbets pilot of the Enola Gay on an endpaper with a group photo. Inscription says "In memory of John Elden Findley 9-7-1991."Text is clean and free of marks or underling. Includes b&w photos and an index. 316 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. First hand account from pilot of the bomber Enola Gay and dropping the Atom Bomb.. The Enola Gay is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named for Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets, who selected the aircraft while it was still on the assembly line. On 6 August 1945, during the final stages of World War II, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. The bomb, code-named "Little Boy", was targeted at the city of Hiroshima, Japan, and caused unprecedented destruction. Enola Gay participated in the second atomic attack as the weather reconnaissance… Read More

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.

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.

Newark, NJ: McDaniel Press, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 90 pages. Hardcover in red cloth. Title in gilt on spine. Binding has light wear. Prior owner's bookplate on front pastedown. SIGNED by the author on the front flyleaf. Text is sound and clean. Contains several pages of illustrations.