Search Results: Signed Fiction from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Harper & Row, 1984. Hardcover First Edition [1984]; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition [1984]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Book shows very mild wear to lower extremities. Binding square and secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows the mildest rubbing; price intact; mylar-protected. Very close to 'As New'. This is a REMAINDER, showing publisher's stamp at bottom edge. Not a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. 226pp. Hardcover with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

New York, NY Random House: Anchor Books, 2002. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities, with a couple of faint hairline creases at the lower front corner tip. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 166pp. Trade Paperback. Sparks' intelligence, distinctly minimalist style, and quick-witted humor shows up on every page. Any reader who responds to Sparks' unique gifts will thoroughly enjoy their reading experience.

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1940. Hardcover Special Movie Tie-In Edition (1940) featuring numerous stills from the motion picture released that year and with DJ featuring a color still of Bette Davis at the front panel. First published in 1938, this reprinted text is based on the nineteenth printing. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED AT THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER BY THE AUTHOR, RACHEL FIELD, and flat signed by ACTRESS BETTE DAVIS AND ACTOR CHARLES BOYER at same. COMPLETE MOTION PICTURE TIE-IN EDITION (1940) featuring numerous stills from the motion picture released that year and with DJ featuring a color still of Bette Davis at the front panel. Very Good in Good- DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use: light wear to extremities, but heavier at the bottom edge near the corners where the fabric is beginning to wear through to the underlying boards; mild rubbing to the upper front panel; former owner's tasteful, but personalized bookplate at the front pastedown endpaper; the expected light… Read More

London, UK William Heinemann Ltd., 1930. Hardcover First Edition (1930), Limited in 1825 copies (of which this is Number 1575) and SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition, Limited in 1825 copies (of which this is Number 1575) and SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. This book was printed by the Riverside Press, Edinburgh, from and-set type on English hand-made paper and is among the 900 copies intended for distribution in the United States of America. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling; a couple of small, barely discernible soil spots at the bottom of the front panel; the top edge of text block shows some dust.; former owner's attractive personalized bookplate tacked-in at the front pastedown endpaper and "The Chaucer Head" Bookshop stamp affixed to the lower corner of the rear pastedown endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia.… Read More

New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company, 1988. Hardcover First Edition [1988]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition [1988]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use: The Book shows two minute spots at top edge of page block; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ shows the mildest overall rubbing; else flawless; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.9 x 1 inches). 222 pages. Weight: 14.6 ounces. Hardback with DJ. This Short Story collection was Briskin's debut. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

London, UK Headline Book Publishing, 1995. Hardcover First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows very slight spine lean; moderate shelving wear along the bottom edge of the boards; the expected tanning to the text pages, due to aging; just a hint of rubbing to the upper corner tips; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. An attractive, carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor imperfections. The DJ shows very mild rubbing to the panels; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. Remains attractive. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or… Read More

New York, NY Henry Holt & Company, Inc., 1999. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows slightest spine lean, though binding remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 179pp. Hardback with DJ. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

London, UK William Heinemann , 1988. Hardcover First Edition (1988), so stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (1988), so stated. Very Good+ in Fine DJ: The Book shows just a hint of wear to the extremities; The expected light tanning to the test pages due to aging; the binding leans a little but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor imperfections. The DJ is flawless; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.8 x 5.7 x 1 inches). 237 pages. Language: English. Weight: 15 ounces. Hardback with DJ. This book should be on everyone's reading list. It's laugh-out-loud funny, tears welling up in your eyes moving and sad,… Read More

New York, NY Hyperion Press, 1994. Hardcover First Ed; later printing. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows moderate wear along bottom edge of boards; top edge dust-dulled; faint smudge at fore-edge; barely discernible spine lean. Binding secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing and very faint soiling; price intact; mylar-protected. No longer 'As New', but remains quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 239pp. First Ed; later printing. Hardback with DJ. Dialogue that evokes the tough attitudes of wisecracking teenagers on Chicago's South Side galvanizes this debut novel. Set in a secondary school during the late '60s, it juxtaposes narrator Jean "Stevie" Stevenson's coming-of-age story with the emergence of the civil rights movement. First Ed; later printing. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

New York, NY Random House: Vintage International, 1994. Paperback First Edition Thus (1994), Third Printing. First published in hardcover in 1981. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR beneath his name at the title page. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a hint of wear to the extremities and a very thin line of faint dampstaining at the lower outside edge of the endpapers and diminishing to page 33; an "Autographed" sticker at the upper front panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.25 x… Read More

New York, NY Random House: Anchor Books, 1998. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: there is a tiny ding at the bottom edge of the rear panel; just a hint of a crease at both the upper and the lower front corners; mild rubbing; pages lightly tanned, due to aging; binding square and secure; text clean. No longer 'pristine', but remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 326pp. Trade Paperback. 

Rocky Mount, NC North Carolina Wesleyan College Press, 1992. Hardcover Limited Edition (1992). INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, "Dear Bill Our reunion made '92 better. I hope we'll meet more often & for longer - we go too far back not to go deeper. With love from Reynolds Price". Limited Edition: 500 Copies of which this is Number 460. This is not one of the publsher's 100 special signed copies with quarter-cloth marbled boards, but what the publisher calls the "regular edition" warmly inscribed and signed by the author. It appears that Mr. Price has himself amended the misspelled word 'devasting' by crossing it out and writing 'devastating' in the margin of page 52. Else, Fine: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is otherwise clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions,… Read More

Athens, GA University of Georgia Press, 1999. Hardcover First Edition [1999]; First Printing indicated. First Edition [1999]; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very careful use. Book shows just a touch of wear to the heel of the backstrip and the binding shows the slightest lean, while remaining perfectly secure; else flawless; text clean. DJ shows only a couple of creases at the inside front flap and the "Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction" sticker, which is very slightly ruffled, probably from attempt to remove it, at the lower front panel; price sticker at the lower inside front flap, which of course has not been clipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains near pristine in a handsome, if slightly flawed DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 176pp. Hardback with DJ. A collection of nine stories by a winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction introduces a cast of men and… Read More

New York, NY New American Library: Signet , 1972. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (1972), so stated. Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of moderate use: slight spine lean; light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers, which show a crease top to bottom of the backstrip and another along the front hinge. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A sturdy, presentable reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear. REMAINDER, showing two black lines at the bottom edge of the text block; NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.25 x 0.75 inches). 288 pages. Language: English. Weight: 5.6 ounces. Mass Market Paperback. 

Athens, GA University of Georgia Press, 1990. Hardcover First Edition [1990]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. SIGNED BY AUTHOR at the title page and there is also an inscription at the half-title page, "To the Cutlers, In hopes all is well. Toni Nelson March 92". First Edition [1990]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows just a touch of splay to the front and rear boards; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only an unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ… Read More

New York, NY Crown Publishers, Inc, 1998. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use; barely discernible spine lean, else flawless; binding remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 249pp. Hardback with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

New York, NY Tom Doherty Associates: Tor, 1986. Hardcover First Edition (1986); First Printing, so stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (1986); First Printing, so stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very careful use. The Book shows just a touch of crimping to the heel of the backstrip and the binding leans very slightly off square, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only minor, unobtrusive flaws. Remains close to 'As New'. The DJ shows only a touch of wear to the corner tips; a small scuff spot at the top of the rear panel; a… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Books, 1992. Paperback First Edition Thus [1992]; First Printing indicated. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition Thus [1992]; First Printing indicated. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 263pp. Trade Paperback. Humphreys has a remarkable talent for creating appealing characters in domestic situations that reveal life's inherent ironies. Again set in Charleston, S.C., her new novel is witty, intelligent, psychologically acute and captivating. Though solidly anchored in the realities of existence, the narrative offers the possibilities of happiness and hope. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

New York, NY HarperCollins, 1991. Hardcover First Edition USA [1991], so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition USA [1991], so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book's binding is ever so slightly cocked; else only a very slight bump to the bottom of the front hinge; else flawless; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly--new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners Sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows only barely a discernible wrinkle at the bottom of the front hinge; the price is intact. Near perfect. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x… Read More

Chicago, IL Ohio University Press: Swallow Press Books, 1981. Paperback Reprint Edition (1981). The Swallow Press paperback edition was first published in 1965. The hardcover edition was published in 1959. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR at the half-title page. Very Good + to Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: very light wear to the extremities; a crease near the upper rear corner; mild rubbing and some superficial scuffing to the front panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing a couple of minor flaws. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.5 x 1.25 inches). 378 pages. White titles with white and yellow designs on a black background field at the front panel and backstrip. Language: English. Weight: 18 ounces. Cases of Circumstantial Evidence Series. This Ohio University Press… Read More