Signed Books

Inscribed by author on FTP "For John, with many happy memories & all best wishes – David Sartoris" Contents appears as new, unread & unblemished in like wraps, as shown.
Known for much of the nineteenth century as the ever-faithful isle, Cuba did not earn its independence from Spain until 1898, long after most American colonies had achieved emancipation from European rule. In this groundbreaking history, David Sartorius explores the relationship between political allegiance and race in nineteenth-century Cuba. Challenging assumptions that loyalty to the Spanish empire was the exclusive province of the white Cuban elite, he examines the free and enslaved people of African descent who actively supported colonialism. By claiming loyalty, many black and mulatto Cubans attained some degree of social mobility, legal freedom, and political inclusion in a world where hierarchy and inequality were the fundamental lineaments of colonial subjectivity. Sartorius explores Cuba"s… Read More

New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, (1979). First edition. BOLDLY SIGNED on first blank page BY WOLFE and by ASTRONAUT JOHN GLENN. His best-known, best-selling book which, in Wolfe's own words, grew out of curiosity about what "makes a man willing to sit up on top of an enormous Roman candle... and wait for someone to light the fuse." Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction and basis for the Award-winning 1983 film of the same name. Fine in near fine dust jacket with just a touch of very minor creasing and two tiny closed tears.

This listing is for an 8x10 color photo of Val Kilmer as the iconic Iceman in the blockbuster Top Gun. It is signed by Kilmer in luminous silver marker and professionally authenticated by Beckett. The photo will include their ironclad Certificate of Authenticity.

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Slim 8vo, pp. 96, incl. frontispiece portrait. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, blind-stamped series' device ("Representative Women" arching over a decorative hand mirror) to upper board. Leading edge untrimmed. Gentle bruising and wear to extremities, bump to tail, with echo in text block. Inscribed by Mitchison in black ink to ffep: "F. Stroud Read/ from Naomi Mitchison/ With much gratitude!" with the inscribee's name in sepia ink below with date and place: "Tirana, Albania/ 12.12.1928". Gently toned. Else, clean and tight. A pleasing association copy of Mitchinson's contribution to the Representative Women series. Mitchison closes her Bibliography with an acknowledgement to her inscribee: "I should particularly like to thank Mr Stroud Read for standing up for the Byzantines, lending me books, answering questions, and for the doubtful service of encouraging me to write this". Frederick Stroud Read (1892-1941) was a linguist and historian, who lived… Read More

1908 SIGNED 1ed FAUST Goethe POGANY Tragedy Devils Illustrated English Hayward

The esteemed prolific artist, Willy Pogany puts his talents on full display with his artwork in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's telling of the iconic German legend, 'Faust.' It was translated by Abraham Hayward and include all 31 full-page color plates by Willy Pogany.
Only a mere 250 copies were made of this rare, 1908 limited edition. This specific copy is hand-numbered 196 of 250 and includes Willy Pogany's signature!
Item number: #40568
Price: $750
GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von; POGANY, Willy (Illus.); HAYWARD, Abraham (Transl.)
Faust by Goethe
London: Hutchinson and Co., 1908. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete
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[2], xx, 209, [3]
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31 color plates (includes frontispiece)
· Provenance:
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Illustrator's Signature – Willy Pogany
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Ex-library copy
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~11.25in X 9.25in (28.5cm x 23.5cm)
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SIGNED BY STANLEY TUCCI. This is the publisher's signed edition with Mr. Tucci's autograph certified directly by the publisher so authenticity is indisputable. A new and apparently unread 1st printing. Expedited shipping is welcome. Signed by author.

The history of Mexico told from the perspective of common folks down through the ages. The author was a Choctaw from Oklahoma and he identified with the indigenous people when he went down there to live. Told not just from the standpoint of historical events, but with the perspective of native myths and legends. The book is inscribed to Col. Harry C. Stewart of Dallas, Texas. Col. Stewart was a farm and ranch supply distributor. Col. Stewart's son, Peter Stewart, grew the business into the largest ranch supply distributorship in America. Peter Stewart also was a big philanthropist and created Thanksgiving Square in downtown Dallas. In addition, he commissioned a 60' mosaic mural on the side of his office building in 1954, by famed Mexican artist, Miguel Covarrubias. He donated that mural to the Dallas Museum of Art, and it was installed at the entrance to the Museum. I obtained this book from the estate of Peter Stewart. The book is in near fine condition with slight even toning to the light tan… Read More

Signed inscription:
'8/8/89 Stef - to all your great ideas Deborah x'
This is a rare type of personal inscription imo.
For collectors of the early work of this top drawer British Author.

This is a lovely Limited Edition of 150 copies only. Originally was in 10 parts from 1972-1975 the limited edition was published in !975 with a few changes and additional illustrations. Signed by the author - Ivor Waters. The illustrator Mercedes Waters and cartography Bryan Woodfield. Beautiful black and white illustrations,maps and photographs throughout the book. Cream dust jacket with minimal wear, a tiny tear on upper front near spine with some irregularity and wear on the upper spine jacket. Green boards with Gilt writing on the spine in very good condition. The photographs are the actual book showing signatures and the small defect on dust jacket upper spine and tear in Dust jacket as it is.

N.P.: Offprint published from the Annals of Botany, Vol. XXXII, No. CXXVIII, 1918. Offprint. Pamphlet. Stapled wraps, 9 x 6 inches, offprint including pp. 466-501. Wrappers age-toned with creasing to wrappers and leaves; staining and sunning to wrappers, particularly at edges, with some spotting; staple rust; leaves unmarked and well-preserved with some wrinkling. This original offprint contains seven illustrated figures by Arber herself. Aged but very good offprint inscribed by the great British plant morphologist Agnes Arber to top of front wrapper: "With kind regards / A. A." Especially rare with inscription.. Original offprint authored and inscribed by Agnes Arber (1879-1960), the pioneering anatomist, historian, and botanist who would become the first woman botanist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society and the first woman to receive the Gold Medal of the Linnean Society of London for her contributions to botany. Born in London in 1879, Arber attended the North London Collegiate School… Read More

Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends, a couple small, light scratches to front board else a bright & solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges & covers, light bumping to spine ends else still bright, intact & whole. Book is signed/inscribed by author on inner front board. FOLCAS 9/23 ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

Original drapery from Lincoln home on front panel. The book was in a case which is not in good condition. Original will be shipped with the book.
The book and hard cover is in good condition. The interior of the book is almost new. Book has many personal and other illustrations. This book is priceless. It has first hand accounts from her sister Emilie (Helm), from her personal diaries, and from numerous documents and letters written to and from Mary Lincoln.

London: Collins, 1970. Signed by Jane Goodall on the title page. First edition / First printing. Green paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket with the original owner's vintage bookplate on the back of the front free end-paper. The first of a generation of women in Africa, initially without scientific training, who revolutionized our view of nature, conservation and the appropriate treatment of wild animals. Mentored by Louis Leakey, she began studying chimpanzees in Gombe in 1960. Her close studies of the Chimpanzees in the wild led to several major breakthroughs. Winner of the Kyoto Award 1n 1990, The Hubbard Medal in 1995, The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement in 1997, Dame Commander of the British Empire in 2004, and The Templeton Prize in 2021. She studied at Cambridge in the mid 1960's and received a Doctor of Philosophy in 1966. She has been a vocal environmentalist since the beginning, and founded the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977 and Roots and Shoots for the environmental… Read More

This listing is for a large and breathtaking color photo of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars with co-star Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa. The photo is signed by Mark in large luminous silver marker without inscription and is professionally certified by PSA/DNA. You will receive an ironclad COA from PSA with your photo. The overall size with the borders measures 12 x 18; the image itself is 11-3/4 wide by 12 tall. Condition is like new.

SIGNED BY JANE GOODALL without inscription. An extraordinary book predating Jane's iconic "Shadow of Man" by four years and filled with photos and original sketches from her ealiest years in Gombe. Book is fine/near fine with richly colored unblemished boards and possibly unread text. There is a mild lean. DJ exhibits foxing and mild edgewear but looks very attractive in new mylar. A very very special book. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.