Search Results: Signed Books by biggers

University of Illinois Press, 2006. First edition. SIGNED. Fine and bright in like pictorial dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Affectionately inscribed and fully signed by the author on the full title page

McFarland Publishing, 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. Light spots/minor scratches to covers, else tight and clean. Inscribed at length on title page.

New York: Nation Books, 2012. xxiii, 277 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. SIGNED. Boldly signed by the author Jeff Biggers on the title page, no dedication. A fine copy of the first printing. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "Days after President Obama beseeched his fellow lawmakers in the State of the Union to come together as a people, Republicans, Democrats, Independents, 'and find common ground, even as we're having some very vigorous debates,' the extraordinary effect of Arizona's sagebrush rebellion had already rippled across the country.In the alarming and fascinating State Out of The Union, award-winning author Jeff Biggers shows how the Arizonification of America is in full swing. More than 25 state legislatures have already introduced copycat anti-immigration bills of Arizona's controversial SB 1070. But immigration reform is just the opening salvo-in Arizona, and for the 2012 elections.With one of the most radical Tea Party factions in control of its legislature,… Read More

Univ of Illinois Press, 2006. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Trade paperback with photographic covers. Signed by author on title page. 9x6 with 184 pp.

Nation Books, 2010. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket/Near Fine. Signed by the author on the title page with no date, inscription, or named recipient. Crisp and clean except for light wrinkling at the spine heel; no ownership marks; overall excellent.; Signed by Author.

Nation Books, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 300 pages. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to a previous owner on the title page. Cultural historian Jeff Biggers takes us to the dark amphitheatre ruins of his family's nearly 200-year-old hillside homestead that has been strip-mined on the edge of the first federally recognized Wilderness Site in southern Illinois. In doing so, he not only comes to grips with his own denied backwoods heritage, but also chronicles a dark and missing chapter in the American experience: the historical nightmare of coal outside of Appalachia, serving as an expose of a secret legacy of shame and resiliency.

University of Illinois Press, 2006-08-21. Hardcover. Like New. 2006 hardback is signed by J Biggers no marks and is in great condition with dust cover youAND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing

Urbana, Illinois: Univ of Illinois Press, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. Signed first edition, hardcover. Signed by author on title page. As new copy with no flaws. 8vo, 184 pp. , bookseller #00259.

M. Aguilar Editor, 1980, México D. F.. 17x11. Rústica con solapas (tapa blanda). 701 pgs. Firma en portada. Perforación en colofón. 698195

Shoemaker & Haord, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($26.00 price intact). Published by Shoemaker & Hoard, 2006. Octavo. White cloth over black boards stamped in gold with red endpapers. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. 238 pages. ISBN: 9781593760311. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

Eakin Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. Second Printing. hardcover with dustjacket. 089015385x . Book is inscribed to the previous owner by the owner on the back of the front hardcover. It is signed by the author the back of first free end page. Second reprinting 1986. ; Standard Book Size.; 230 pages; Signed by Author .

Clean pages and tight binding. Excellent used condition. From a smoke-free home.
signed by the editor, Joan Farmer, and Shirley and Clifton Caldwell, who wrote the introduction

Albany & Fort Griffin: The Clear Fork Press, 1974. [viii], 114pp ---- Signed on front free endpaper by Shirley Caldwell ----. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1/1/1930. Hardcover w/DJ. Bobbs-Merrill, 1930, assumed first edition with dj design (signed) by Mary Briggs, a bit tattered at top of spine. VG/VG

Texas Tech University Press, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 241 pages, map, photos. Introduction by A. C. Greene. Limited to 260 copies bound in ¼ leather SIGNED by Greene and Taylor, folder with Erwin Smith photos, original publishers prospectus for the book, housed in a slipcase. Contains cowboy and ranching photos by Erwin Smith. The original issue price was $150.00..

Lubbock, Texas: Book Club of Texas - Texas Tech University Press, 1991. Combined Reissue. . One Quarter Leather. Fine/Fine Slipcase. 241 pages. One of 260 special copies bound in quarter cowhide, signed by the author and the printer. Illustrated with a frontispiece map and photographs printed in duotones by David Holman at the Wind River Press. Plus an extra suite of 16 photographic images housed in a separate folder. All in a fine condition slipcase. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Landscape Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Clear Fork Press. Collectible - Very Good. SIGNED! Albany & Fort Griffin: The Clear Fork Press, 1974. Sm 4to Hardcover. (4)+B/W frontis+vi+(2)+114pp+(2). Limited edition, number 12 out of 100 copies. Signed by Farmer, Shirley and Clifton Caldwell, and designer on limitation page. Very Good book. Card and print by Ronald Thomason laid in, print appears to be signed. Orange cloth with brown spine, B/W front illustration label and black spine lettering. Light edgewear. Pages toned. Book in slipcase. Slipcase Very Good. Orange cloth slipcase. Lightly soiled. In polypropylene bag. (US history, texas, TX, prints, sketches) Inquire if you need further information.

Los Angeles: California Museum of Afro-American History and Culture, 1983. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Signed by John Biggers on the front flyleaf. The catalogue of a major exhibition examining Biggers' growth as an artist over forty years. A muralist who came to prominence after the Harlem Renaissance and toward the end of World War II, Biggers (1924-2001) created works critical of racial and economic injustice, and was one of the first black artists of the era to embrace an integration of African and African American influences in his work. Oblong octavo: [28] p. with 9 illustrations. Original pictorial paper wrappers. Some light rubbing; else very good or better.

New York: Collier Books, 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾. The Chinese Parrot (1926) is the second novel in the Charlie Chan series of mystery novels by Earl Derr Biggers. It is the first in which Chan travels from Hawaii to mainland California, and involves a crime whose exposure is hastened by the death of a parrot. The story concerns a valuable string of pearls which is purchased by a wealthy and eccentric financier. The handsome young son of the jeweler is assigned to shepherd the transfer of the pearls to the financier's vacation home in a desert area of California. Because of his long association with the owner of the pearls- before joining the police force, he was her houseboy-Charlie Chan travels from Hawaii to California with the pearls. After two mysterious deaths, first of a Chinese-speaking parrot and then of the household's Chinese man-of-all-work, Charlie Chan masquerades as a pidgin-speaking cook named Ah Kim and works underground to… Read More

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1994. Number 64 of a limited edition of 400 copies signed by the author and artist. Includes five evocative lithographs by Biggers to accompany Angelou's poem. The book is bound in Japanese linen dyed the color of red Georgia clay, with the text printed on fine handmade paper - made from rags, cotton and bits of raw cotton - created especially for this edition. The clamshell box is covered in the same red linen and lined in black. The book is in fine condition with tight binding, pristine pages, no names or other markings. The box is near fine condition with a faded (but red) spine and uneven fading to the top lid. Obtained from the original owner who purchased the book from the Limited Editions Club and includes the LEC newsletter for this title. The book measures approximately 22 x 17.5 inches.. Signed by the author and the Artist. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine Clamshell Box. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall.