Signed Books

Chicago: Pascal Covici 1926, a numbered copy from a limited edition of 1010. (Hardcover) 112pp. Fine in very good dust jacket. One of 150 copies signed by the author. Black cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Yellow jacket and endpapers designed by Frank Mechau. The dust jacket has some edgewear at the top (where it overlaps the book) and is lightly soiled, and the center third of the inner front flap has been torn out. Jacket design by Frank Mechau. (Poetry).

Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1929. Livre. Parfait. Couverture souple. Signé par l'auteur. Ed. originale. in-8°. Paris, Bernard Grasset, 1929. Coll. "les cahiers verts". In-8, 148 pp., broché sous double couverture. Edition originale. L'un des 170 exemplaires sur vélin pur fil, deuxième papier après 62 Madagascar (n° 62), enrichi d'un ENVOI autographe signé et daté de l'auteur à Henri Petiet. Très bel exemplaire..

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada [0-7715-9724-X] [1982], 1st printing. (Hardcover) 216pp. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. The dust jacket has 2 closed tears on the back panel and there is a previous owner's name on the front endpaper. (Fiction--Canada, Manitoba Author).

Toronto: Emblem Books, 1955. Book. Very Good +. Stapled Wraps. Signed by Author(s). First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for some soiling to wraps along spine both front and back. Internally fine. Signed on the title page..

Erin, ON, Canada: Porcupine's Quill, Inc., 1978. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, Limited and Signed. Fine, unread copy. As new. This is one of 26 lettered copies, ( Y ), signed by the author..

Lyons Press, 2012. 1st Ed. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x0x9. Signed. HARDCOVER SIGNED BY OLIVIA and PROFESSIONALLY AUTHENTICATED by PSA/DNA. Also briefly inscribed to Sandra as shown. A lovely and scarce hardcover first printing in VG+ condition with a pristine interior but mild bumping on the extremities. Issued with a decorative cover in lieu of DJ. VERY scarce with certified signature! Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Bk 3, signed by author.

DOUBLE-SIGNED BY JULIE AND HER DAUGHTER EMMA directly to the half-title page. Brand new true 1st printing (but title page has a mild corner crease). Please note (in response to some inquiries) that the fore-edge on this book is untrimmed intentionally. Includes a new mylar cover to keep your dust jacket looking terrific. Expedited shipping is welcome. Bk 7, signed by author.

London: Elliot Stock 1899. (Hardcover) 183pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Title page inscribed by the author. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and cover decoration. The spine is edgeworn at the top and bottom, all corners are bumped and lightly scuffed. "The great English poet has been less studied in Wales than in the other parts of Great Britain, not because the Cymri read less and think more, but chiefly because they are a people largely of one book - the other great English classic, the Bible; and also partly because, along with the foreign tongue, Shakespeare has treated the Welshman with some amount of ridicule" - from the text. (Fiction, Fiction).

Evanston, IL: TriQuarterly, Fall 1979. Includes: T. Coraghessan Boyle, "Stones in my passway, hellhound on my trail." Signed by Boyle. William Kittredge, "We are not in this Together." Signed by Kittredge. Francine Prose, "Rosewater Pudding." Signed by Prose. John Edgar Wideman, "Bobby." Signed by Wideman. First edition / First printing. Illustrated wrappers. Fine..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence, 1989. Signed by Thomas McGuane on the title page. First edition / First printing. Tan cloth spine, green paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

This listing is for a booklet / program signed in person by Motown recording legend Smokey Robinson as part of an event held in 2012 at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood CA. Luminously signed on the title page, the booklet measures 8-1/2x11 and comes with two additional program flyers. Condition of all items is as new.

Manchester: World International Publishing Limited, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. First Printing. Laminated pictorial boards as issued. 61pp, illustrated. Based on the popular television series by the creators of Thunderbirds amongst others. While clearly a used book (with hardly noticeable single owner name to top left corner of the fep) , a very clean and bright copy. Bumped at the corners and spine tips, some cracking at the front and rear endpapers. Good or better condition overall. Signed by Gerry Anderson at the front endpaper (for the seller in person), an unusally uncommon autograph considering the vast numbers of annuals and other publications arising from this and other productions, e.g. Thunderbirds.

A scarce and interesting copy of the first edition of this work, printed for the author at the Medina Press, Newport, Isle of Wight, by B. Tilling, 1806. [First edition.] A presentation copy, signed by, (the stated "gift" of), the author "Rev. John Styles", on the front free endpaper. Original boards backed with paper as issued (rear board present but detached), xi, 137 pp., 118 x 190 mm. The text block is complete, intact, somewhat loose but holding. There is the mark remaining of a liquid stain across the corner of the prelims and extensive foxing throughout.

You get one vintage The School-Boy Trapper by Pat Sedlak 1960 softcover book published by Pat Sedlak in the USA. This is a third edition and is in English. This book is signed by the author. It is in good condition with some wear to its corners and edges. There is a small area near the top left corner on the front cover that appears to have been lifted off - perhaps from someone removing a price sticker years ago. Apart from the author's signature, the pages are clean and free of writing, though they have yellowed slightly throughout the years. The binding is tight and the book is complete with no loose pages, There are no stiff pages from being wet, as so many of these eiditons are. This item is 8.25 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide. These measurements are approximations to give you an idea of the size of the book. Please see all pictures.

BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED BY SUZANNE directly to the title page with "Fly You High" and NOT personalized to anyone. A lovely 1st printing in near-fine condition with clean bright text (appears unread) and colorful boards. Dust jacket looks terrific with a new mylar cover added. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.