Signed Books

Berlin: Gurlitt-Presse, 1919. (393. Druck der Gurlitt-Presse - Die neuen Bilderbücher, 2. Folge/Reihe); (2 Bl.), 62 S., (2 Bl.); mit 12 Originallithographien, 12 Kopfill. u. 12 Initialen von Richard Janthur; römisch numeriertes Expl. (von 50) der Vorzugsausgabe in Halbpergament (Gesamtauflage 150 Expl.), gedruckt auf handgeschöpftem Büttenkarton; anders als bei den einfachen Halbleinenausgaben sind hier ALLE 12 Lithographien, sowie der Druckvermerk von Janthur eigenhändig signiert; Rodenberg 393, 4; rundum unbeschnitten; Einband teils stärker fleckig u. nachgedunkelt, Vorsätze professionell erneuert, Papierränder nachgedunkelt. Vom Illustrator signiert. Erste Auflage dieser Ausgabe. Halbpergament. Befriedigend. 43 cm.

Sextante, 2000. Very rare signed Portuguese language edition. Flat signed by author on title page em Portugues do Brasil 8vo size trade paperbacks with interior flaps; 461 pages Anjos e Demonios/Angels and Demons From back: "As vesperas do conclave que vai eleger o novo Papa, Langdon e chamado as pressas para analisar um misterioso simbolo marcado a fogo no peito de um fisico assassinado em um grande centro de pesquisas na Suica." "On the eve of the conclave that will elect the new Pope, Langdon is called in haste to analyze a mysterious symbol burned in the chest of a physicist murdered at a major research center in Switzerland." Nick to lower right corner. Rubbing to side of front cover. No additional shipping charges for insured shipping in the United States. . Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Originally published in 1866, "Snow-Bound" is an idyllic narrative poem filled with nostalgia and remembrance of the author's youth and New England home. Whittier, one of the fireside poets, managed to capture for some readers a snapshot of a rapidly disappearing rural past in a post-Civil War America. The poem became successful and well-known in its time.
Contemporary white hardcover with dust jacket. Signed "John G. Whittier March 15 1892" on FFE. Owner's signature and date ("Harriet Osgood Munger March 14. 1892.") and inscription ("With greeting to Mrs. Fairbairn from Mrs. Munger. New Haven, Conn. April, 1892") on half title page. Reverse of frontispiece lightly foxed. Interior pages clean except for page 17 in which somebody pressed a flower; this has left a flower-shaped mark on page 17 and facing page (reverse of a design page - see images). Blue ribbon marker detatched by all but a thread and frayed at each end. Top edges faded blue. Board edges browned.

Birmingham, AL: Private Printing. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear ; Signed and Inscribed by William Progue; B&W Illustrations; 152 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Doubleday, 2021. Signed by Colson Whitehead. First edition / First printing. Black paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year 2021. Winner of: the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Nickel Boys. 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Underground Railroad. 2016 National Book Award for Underground Railroad. The 2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award for Underground Railroad. 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship. 2002 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for John Henry Days. 2002 MacArthur Fellowship.

Dr. Barzun was a poet and a founder-director of arts groups in France and the United States. Here he offers analysis and opinion on the several areas mentioned within the title. Orpheus. "As a Commemorative Book not meant for the public, it also intends to express the author's indebtedness and gratitude to the Institutions which sponsored his cultural labors in France and America over the years, as well as the many co-workers, artists, writers, educators, critics and patrons, whose invaluable contributions are gathered or recorded in the very pages of the Survey.
Author has inscribed his thanks to Dr. Myron M. Mininberg dated July 1961, New Rochelle, NY, on the half-title page. Front and back covers have browning around the edges from aging. There is a small spot on the upper right corner of the cover where a price sticker used to be and there are slight marks along the upper front hinge and back fore edge. Slight bumps to corners and top edge. The spine is UNCREASED but is brown with age; pages are… Read More

Methodist Publishing House, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Murfreesboro (Tennessee) Teacher's College head coach Frank A. Faulkenberry's ca. 1930 football how-to with a focus on stance. Signed in blue ink by Faulkenberry on frontis photo. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Includes a short history of the game, analyses of the stance for every position, and numerous photos. Notably, the last chapter contains a discussion of the stance in team formation. Examples with photos include Robert Zuppke of the University of Illinois, Knute Rockne of Notre Dame and Glenn "Pop" Warner of Stanford University. Of additional importance is an appendix of "football notes" written by such coaching luminaries as Fielding Yost, Robert C. Zuppke, Knute K. Rockne, Howard Jones and Glenn S. "Pop" Warner - a virtual who's who of early Hall of Fame coaches. Faulkenberry himself was an extraordinarily successful coach at all levels of play, also a… Read More

Helsinki: Gebers, 1957. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Third edition. pp. 156, illustrated throughout with vingnettes and half/full page illustrations by the author. Rubbed/slightly bumped at the corners and along the edges of the boards, and a few minor scrapes to the surface of both covers. The block is reasonably fresh and not browned. Free from owner names etc, there is a small stain to the margin of page 13 see picture). Signed in blue ink by Tove Jansson at the front endpaper.

SUMPTUOUS EASTON PRESS LEATHER-BOUND EDITION SIGNED BY MICHAEL CRICHTON. Includes ironclad Easton Certificate of Authenticity. As new overall but somewhat discolored along the bottom edge of the leather cover (see photos). Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.

Inscribed and SIGNED by author on fly page.
Stated First Edition - first printing (number line contains "1").
Book cover near new, light edge wear/rubbing - pages clean and unmarked, light tanning at edges – spine solid and undamaged.
Jacket like new, light shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover.
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When an ordinary househusband and his ambitious wife decide to start a family, they discover there's more to making a baby then meets the eye. Help arrives in the form of a grieving gay neighbor, a visiting monarch, and the dashing young lieutenant who defects from her yacht. Bittersweet and profoundly affecting, Babycakes was the first work of fiction to acknowledge the arrival of AIDS.

SIGNED BY LEBRON and AUTHENTICATED with the Upper Deck-witnessed hologram issued at the event. Includes the original receipt from Borders in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio dated 09/15/2009. As new and unread, just a bit of mild shelfwear on DJ. Looks terrific with a new mylar cover added to your DJ. Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Signed by author.

BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED IN PERSON BY PAUL STANLEY at Bookends Bookstore in NJ April 2019. Authenticated by James Spence (JSA) and includes their ironclad Certificate of Authenticity. Includes original bookstore receipt. Frist printing; NOT personalized. Condition is almost as new (one corner bumped), looks terrific with a new mylar cover added to dust jacket. Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Signed by author.

SIGNED BY SIMONE on a special autograph page added by the publisher so authenticity is guaranteed. A true 1st printing in brand new gift worthy condition. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; Bk 1, signed by author.

1ST PRINTING SIGNED IN PERSON BY MARGARET ATWOOD directly to the title page. NOT inscribed and NOT a bookplate. Ms. Atwood's signature has been professionally authenticated by James Spence (JSA) and includes their ironclad full Letter of Authenticity. True first US printing in apparently unread near fine condition but prior owner's name written across the top of the half-title page Very mild wear on dust jacket, looks terrific with a new mylar cover. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

SIGNED BY JOHN FOGERTY on a special page added directly by the publisher so authenticity is guaranteed. Obtained from Barnes and Noble. A true 1st printing in unread condition but bumped at the corners. Mild wear on dust jacket but looks quite appealing with a new mylar cover. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.