Search Results: Authors starting with T from Rare Collections

Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1979. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Special signed edition, part of the 60 limited edition series published between 1977 and 1982. Beautifully bound in leather with gilt letter and design in 22kt gold and printed on archival paper with gilt edges. The end sheets are of moire silk fabric with a silk marker sewn in. Binding is tight and book unread. Fine book, with just a few dust / foxing spots on the top and fore edge. Collectable signed copy; 238 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Doubleday & McClure Company. Very Good. 1899. Hardcover. Two first edition copies, one of them signed and inscribed. The first copy is 1st edition, 1st issue with a first state binding. It has both mistakes on page 245, with line 12 ending in "eye" and line 16 reading "so pretty". Pictorial cloth boards with top stain. Ear of the corn pointing up as per first state binding. Book is about VG with owner name and stamp in the front dated November 1899. The 2nd copy Is a first edition, 3rd state with both mistakes on page 245 corrected. Also with 2nd state binding with ear of the corn pointing down. Signed and with a wonderful inscription by Booth Tarkington, in which he quotes from Lewis Carroll's; "The Walrus and the carpenter", which is also the title of chapter IV of the novel. Inscription dated Febr 21st 1900. 2nd copy maybe Good+ , shows some loses to the spine. Inside front hinge showing some separation with the front free endpaper lose… Read More

New York: The Heritage Press. Fine. 1961. Hardcover. Preface by J Donald Adams and illustrated by T. M. Cleland. A fine book, with some slight sunning on the spine, original sandglass laid in. Fine slipcase showing just some minor shelfwear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 121 pages .

London: Gollancz. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. First English Edition. Hardcover. A collection of 4 stories originally published in the USA as a paperback. A fine bright book with tight binding, dealer sticker on the front inside board with a neat dealer pencil note, otherwise internally clean. Clipped jacket, with some very slight chipping and edgewear, no in a protective (removable) cellophane cover. Fine book in VG clipped dw. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 153 pages .

Lakewood: Centipede Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2023. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The limited edition Centipede Press edition, this copy #429 and still sealed in the original shrinkwrap, as new. Introduction by Justin Humphreys and Norman Spinrad. Color Artwork and DJ by Lisa Desimini and black and white artwork by Stanislav Dikolenko. Limited to 500 signed and 75 unsigned copies. Signed by Lisa Desimini and Justin Humphreys. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: The Limited Editions Club. Near Fine. 1954. Limited Edition. Hardcover. The Centenary Edition. Introduction by Angela Thirkell and illustrated with pen drawings by Edward Ardizonne. Hand-colored by Maud Johnson and designed by John Dreyfus. Printed at the Cambridge University Press and set in monotype Scotch Roman on toned esparto paper. Bound by Leighton-Straker Bookbinding Company in quarter black linenstamped in gold with linen sides printed with a color lithograph by the artist. The books are in near fine condition with no obvious defects. Internally clean. Slipcase with some wear and splitting, VG. The 8th book of the 23rd series and the 252 publication by LEC, this copy being #1473 of 1500 copies. Signed by the illustrator. This is a large book and extra shipping charges may apply depending on location; Vol. 2; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 784 pages; Signed by Illustrator .

London: Gollancz. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. A Hugo Award Nominee in 1961. A near fine book, clean boards, dealer pencil note on the inside, but otherwise clean. VG or better dust jacket, browning of the spine and some edgewear and chipping. Unclipped and now in a clear protective cover. An average American Joe awakes in a world inhabited by lovely, fluting-voiced hermaphrodites. He is suitably appalled - at first. This utopian novel is a thoughtful speculation on the gender question." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 191 pages .

London: Michael Joseph. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A collection of short stories by Sturgeon. The only edition in this format, but most stories have been previously released. VG+ book, very slight lean. Dealer price written in pencil on front endpaper. Small dealer sticker in the back. VG or better DJ, price-clipped. Some old cellotape marks visible on the inside. Some very minor edgewear; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Hamish Hamilton. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine book, no names or inscriptions, unopened, unread. Some foxing on the top and fore-edge, but internally clean. 2 newspaper cuttings laid in (placed in an acid free sleeve). Fine DJ, price clipped, small crease on front flyleaf, foxed line on rear flyleaf though outside of jkt. Jacket now in an protective acetate cover. Winner of several literary prizes, A classical saga of jungle adventure set on the Mosquito Coast in Central America & into the Honduras jungle, but also a story of the world in which we live and of its illusions. True First Edition, preceding the American edition, of the author's best novel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 392 pages .

The Easton Press. Fine. 1963. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Part of the collector's edition of famous editions. Based on the original Limited editions club edition 1935. Full leather binding, gilt lettering in 22k Gold, moire fabric endpapers, satin ribbon marker still in original position. .

New York: Heritage Press. Near Fine. 1935. Hardcover. A reprint of the 1935 Limited Editions Club edition. Written in latin by Sir Thomas More and in English by Ralph Robynson. Decorative paper over boards with cloth spine and gilt stamped lettering. A near fine book. Some browning of the cream colored spine and two small damp spots on the front text block. Binding tight and book likely unread, internally clean. Original slipcase with some dark staining on spine and general wear, but without any splits or tears. In VG+ or better condition in particular considering age. A collectable copy of this early Heritage Press title. NF in VG+. This is a large / heavy book and additional courier charges may apply depending on location .

New York: The Limited Editions Club. Near Fine. 1939. Limited Edition. Hardcover. #257 of 1500 numbered copies signed by Dolph Henry Murnik. 111th publication of LEC and the 5th of the 10th series. A near fine book with no obvious defects. Missing the original slipcase. This title is often seen without the slipcase or specifically missing the spine of the slipcase. Monthly Letter laid in. Book edited and introduced by Geoffrey Keynes. Portrait and title page of the 1642 edition re-engraved by Dolph Henry Murnik. Book designed, printed and bound by John Henry Nash at the University of Oregon. Hand-set in Cloister Lightface type on Strathmore special paper. Half linen spine with printed lable and marbled paper sides. 136 pages, 7 ¾ x 11 1/8 inches. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 113 pages; Signed by Illustrator .

New York: The Limited Editions Club. Fine. 1935. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. #114 of 1500 copies signed by Bruce Rogers. A fine copy with no defects in a VG+ original slipcase. Introduction by HG Wells and designed and decorated with fleuron arrangements and reproductions of sixteenth-century woodcuts by Bruce Rogers. Printed at The Printed House of William Edwin Rudge and set in linotype Janson. Printed on La Garde hand-made paper and bound by George McKibbon & son in half vellum with pattern-paper sides. 6 5/8 x 10 1/8 inches ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 176 pages; Signed by Illustrator .

Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company. Very Good+. 1900. Special Christmas Presentation Edition. Hardcover. Christmas Presentation Copy, with message; "Christmas Greetings of the Author" stamped on the front board. Label in front paste-down stating; "Presented to EH Ayers Esq. This special copy of Alice of Old Vincennes with compliments of the Author...Christmas 1900". Seems to be quite rare. Front hinge showing, but book generally in VG+ or better condition. Rare variant and collectable copy. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 419 pages .

Cape Town: Howard B. Timmins. Very Good+. 1968. Deluxe Edition. Hardcover. The deluxe edition limited to 50 copies, this being #14. Very good book, but with fading of the gilt lettering on the spine ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

London: Reeves & Turner. Very Good+. 1881. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition copy, about VG+ condition. Some staining on the backboard, and ink stone on front. Ex-libris on front endpaper and ownership inscription dated 1883 in front. Some minor foxing and staining. Provenance - From the Gary Munson Collection; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

PS Publishing. Fine. 2021. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. A fine, unread copy of the uncorrected proof. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Near Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Three presentation copies each with lengthy personal inscriptions, also laid into one volume is a letter in original envelope. Through A tiny Aperture printed by Richard J Hoffman - 1987 one of 500 copies. O Stay Lovely Rose printed by Patrick Reagh - 1992, presented to members of the Roxburge & Zamorano Clubs by Edwin M Todd. Pizza in the Piazza printed by Patrick Reagh, 1990, presented to members of the roxburge & Zamorano clubs, limited to 500 copies. All copies generally NF to Fine. ; Signed by Author .

London: Andrew Melrose. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1918. Hardcover. First Edition in original dust jacket, with the bound in silk marker still present. A beautiful copy of the author’s 2nd book. The book is near fine in a VG dust jacket. Dw is unclipped with some minor edgewear and chipping, in particular around the top of the spine. Now housed in a removal plastic covering. NF in VG dw. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: William Morrow and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First English Edition. Hardcover. The title novella was the basis for the award winning movie of the same name, translated by Michael S Duke. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Jacket with a clear protective cover. Provenance: Part of the remarkable collection of Theodore B Baum; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .