New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1897. First edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper, where the previous owner has also made notations (at the bottom). Printed photo of the author affixed at front, creating offset to front endpaper, and notation -- which appears to be in the..... Item #51434 More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1914). First edition. INSCRIBED to Hollywood producer and screenwriter Ralph Block - "To Ralph Block - flittings, flutterings, and floatings- from his fellow outcast Clayton Hamilton, to commemorate their year of common exile at the Goldwyn Studios, Culver City, California 1921-1922." Gilt spine lettering..... Item #33449 More
Boston: Small, Maynard & Co., 1899. First edition. Part of the Beacon Biographies of Eminent Authors series, edited by M. A. DeWolfe Howe, this work includes the first appearance of many of Hawthorne's letters. INSCRIBED on half-title page by Fields to Elizabeth Fairchild. Annie Fields was the wife of the..... Item #51250 More
New York: Random House, (1958). First edition. INSCRIBED & SIGNED: "To Dr. Allan Berne - Allen with cordial good wishes-----Joseph Hayes 7 Oct. 58". Slight offset on endpaper behind inscription, otherwise fine in dust jacket with a few closed tears, one very small chip and a small skined spot on..... Item #41379 More
Various places, Various publishers, 1983-2009. First edition of each of the 7 volumes. Dr. Samuel John Hazo, a National Book Award finalist, founded the International Poetry Forum and served as Pennsylvania’s first State Poet from 1993 to 2003. He is the author of over 50 books, including poetry, fiction and..... Item #55538 More
New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1990. First U.S. edition. INSCRIBED on front endpaper, "Inscribed with all good wishes for Harold J. Herman/ Seamus Heaney/ April 1991." At the time, Herman (1929 - 2016) was a professor at University of Maryland, where he lectured on the Arthurian Legend. With AUTOGRAPH..... Item #71551 More
New York: Viking Press, 1939. First edition. INSCRIBED BY HECHT on front endpaper, "To SHOLEM ASCH/ of the line of the Prophets/ my deep admiration/ Ben Hecht." A nice sentiment to Asch, the Polish-Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist. Both he and Hecht were prolific writers, more celebrated in their own..... Item #55181 More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. First edition. Warmly INSCRIBED by author on front endpaper. Fine in dust jacket with one small chip on the lower back panel. Item #45266 More
New York: William Morrow & Co., 1932. First U.S. edition. INSCRIBED BY HILTON on front endpaper to a prolific Baltimore book collector, "For Aquilla D. Hanson Jr./ with best wishes from/ James Hilton." Light aging and faintest of damp staining to covers but still very good with old tape shadows..... Item #55561 More
New York: Pocket Books, (1995). First edition. INSCRIBED, "With Best Wishes/ Bill Holland," on half-title page. Fine in dust jacket. Item #25968 More
(Chicago: American Bar Association, 2004). First edition. Written with Guess; foreword by Dennis Archer, the 2003/2004 American Bar Association president. INSCRIBED BY HOOKS on the front free endpaper simply, "Thanks / BWHooks" (not inscribed to anyone). "As leader of the NAACP for 15 years, Benjamin Hooks oversaw the organization's position..... Item #53131 More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1960). First edition. INSCRIBED opposite the title page. AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. About a WW11 vet returning to Japan. Very good with spine ends lightly bumped and pages aged along the edges. In a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light soiling, spine faded..... Item #51243 More
New York: Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, 2004. First edition, limited issue. 125 copies of which 25 were bound in cloth. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED TO AWARD-WINNING POET ANTHONY HECHT and wife, "For Helen & Tony/ with the indisputable affection of the speaker, in whatever guise/ Richard/ 2004 NYC." Additionally signed in full..... Item #54269 More
New York: Viking, (2000). First edition. INSCRIBED, "For Nelson -- Josephine Humphreys." Fine in dust jacket. Item #43085 More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. First edition. INSCRIBED BY HURST beneath the printed dedication ("To/ New York/ City of Cities"), "To David Kirschenbaum, with every good wish for success plus! Fannie Hurst. 1929." During her lifetime Hurst's books were extremely popular, making her somewhat of a celebrity--a platform she..... Item #56038 More
New York: G. P. Putnam & Son, 1887. First edition. Stories set in Long Island. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED TO HIS DAUGHTER ON TITLE PAGE, "Presented to his daughter, Teresa, with much love by the author, John T. Irving, June 5, 1887." Very good with minor edgewear to spine and few..... Item #48489 More
Conway, Arkansas: Seven Oaks Publ. Co., (1994). First edition. Early, or perhaps the first, poetry selection from the writer, author, singer/songwriter, and professional treasure hunter known for his "Buried Treasures of America" series. INSCRIBED TO LOUIS DANIEL BRODSKY, "To L.D.--...one who know the words, the language, the joys, the pains..... Item #54260 More
Sag Harbor, New York: The Permanent Press, (1992). First edition of her second Roman novel. INSCRIBED "Much love, Benita"; and a nice personal one page ALS to Doris Grumbach, the novelist, essayist and critic, whose blurb for the book appears on the back inside cover of this advance copy. "Dear..... Item #30769 More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, (1988). First edition. SIGNED in full on title page and then INSCRIBED: "To Doris, Thanks forever. Love, Beni June 4, 1988." A nice TLS from Jaro to author/reviewer Doris Grumbach laid in. Fine in near fine dust jacket with only touch of edge wear..... Item #30542 More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2012. First edition. Limited to 475 copies. INSCRIBED BY ZALLER on tipped in leaf, "For Allen Mears / in the fellowship of Jeffers / Warmest regards / Robert Zaller." Typed letter signed by Zaller on Drexel University letterhead and dated January 24, 2012, laid in. Includes..... Item #55446 More
Boston: Bruce Humphries, 1936. First edition. Only 1,000 copies printed. INSCRIBED BY GILBERT, "To/ Florence and Dr. Vessie/ with deep appreciation/ Rudolph 1936." Near fine with few pages roughly opened; in good, somewhat soiled dust jacket tanned at spine with chipping on spine ends and corners and internal archival tape..... Item #55753 More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2015. First edition. Paperback original illustrated with photograph of Jeffers on front cover and photo of Big Sur on back (no hardback edition). One of 1,000 copies. Profusely illustrated with photographs. This copy, from the collection of Jeffers' scholar Allen K. Mears, with INSCRIPTION FROM KARMAN..... Item #55759 More
2008. First edition. DIGITAL ART CARICATURE. The Jeffers caricature by artist John Sherffius used on the covers of the "Big Read" teacher's and reader's guides published in 2008 by the National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C. The digital print is 8.5 x 11" with image of a smiling Jeffers..... Item #55975 More
New York: Fordham University Press, 1995. First edition. In paperwraps. Presentation copy INSCRIBED BY BROPHY, "for Allen Mears/ Whose bibliographic attention and/ collector's expertise keep us all on/ our toes -- and whose creative/ and well-focused curiosity is the/ delight of Jeffers scholars and aficionados./ We herald you/ Bob Brophy/..... Item #55625 More
1996. First edition of each. The first volume contains "Jeffers Country Revisited, Beauty without Price," by Richard Kohlman Hughey and Boon Hughey and is INSCRIBED BY BROPHY at head of first page. The second has articles on: Salvador Dali; Jeffers' social life; a perspective on Jeffers' friends written by Garth..... Item #55931 More