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BRIDAL SILVER AND WEDDING CUSTOMS; Rare advertising booklet, personalized on cover and with personalized letter laid in.
Newbury Port: Towle Silversmiths, (1930). First edition. Rare copy of a book written and produced expressly for advertising purposes "at the request of Towle Silversmiths." The contents are drawn from Post's famed "Blue Book," ETIQUETTE, to which have been added "several interesting new suggestions about the selection of the bride's..... Item #56036 More
BRIDES OF THE SOUTH WIND: POEMS 1917--1922.
Aromas, CA: Cayucos Books, 1974. First edition. Number 283 of 285 SIGNED BY EVERSON, who edited and provided commentary, notes, and an afterword. Foreword by Peter Bartlett. Designed by Graham Mackintosh, printed in two colors by Noel Young. Bound in one-quarter leather boards. Measures 9.25" x 6". Near fine with..... Item #55871 More
THE BRUISER.
New York: Greenberg, (1936). First edition in G&D dust jacket. Tully drew on his own experiences on the road and in the ring as well as those of his friends Jack Dempsey (the heavyweight champ to whom the book is dedicated), Gene Tunney, et al. INSCRIBED, "To Joe Shaw /..... Item #56112 More
BUFFALO GIRLS.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1990). First edition. INSCRIBED by the author on front endpaper. Tiny crimp at base of spine still fine in fine dust jacket. Item #52327 More
BURNING ANGEL: A Dave Robicheaux Novel.
New York: Hyperion, (1995). First edition. Fine in dust jacket, SIGNED on half title page. Item #52792 More
THE BURNING HOUSE.
New York: Random House, (1982). First edition. SIGNED with a quote from the book, "She loved being pregnant---." Uncorrected proof, fine in red printed wraps. Item #47151 More
BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE.
New York: Random House, (1969). First edition. Basis for the film starring Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert and Eileen Heckart. Eillen Heckart won an Academy Award for her supporting role in the film. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. Near fine with a small bookstore stamp on..... Item #29091 More
BUTTON ZONE.
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., (1984). First edition. INSCRIBED: "For Carol who was so kind and helpful in Washington D.C. Gratefully, Wilfred. Nov' 84." There is a stamp on the bottom page edges that reads "Book Sale" and a tiny dot of yellow ink on the top page edges, otherwise..... Item #42676 More
BY-AND-BY.
Middletown, Connecticut: Robin Price, 2005. First edition. First separate publication of Bloom's short story which first appeared in Ms. magazine. Number 37 of 125 copies SIGNED BY BLOOM, TIERNEY, & PRICE. This copy additionally inscribed "this copy for Allen K. Mears" on colophon by Price who designed, letterpress printed, and..... Item #55875 More
CADILLAC JACK; [Signed Limited Edition].
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1982). First edition. Number 13 of 250 SIGNED, numbered copies. 8vo gilt-stamped red cloth boards in matching cloth-covered slipcase. Near fine in like slipcase. Item #55778 More
CALICO SHOES; And Other Stories.
New York: The Vanguard Press, (1934). First edition. INSCRIBED, "To Sadie L. Cohn James T. Farrell." Very good copy in edgeworn dust jacket with a chip at the top of the spine, some age darkening, and tape repair/reinforcement on verso. Item #53846 More
CALICO SHOES; And Other Stories.
New York: The Vanguard Press, (1934). First edition. INSCRIBED but we don't not know to whom. Long, hand written, filling pastedown and front end paper, also signed on next blank. "Here are some of my first stories, written between 1927 and 1934." then discussion about the titles of the stories..... Item #54602 More
THE CALLING.
(Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1995). First edition and only edition. A paperback original. Issued in "The Modern Canadian Poets Series." INSCRIBED BY BRINGHURST on title page, "for Allen Mears,/ with all good wishes,/ Robert Bringhurst/ Vancouver November 1995." Photocopies of letter from Bringhurst to Mears and of Mears response laid..... Item #55637 More
CANNIBALS AND CHRISTIANS.
New York: Dial Press, 1966. First edition. First issue with frontis photo tipped in. INSCRIBED, "To Paul Jacobs Cheers, Norman Mailer, Oct. '79." Paul Jacobs (1918-1978) was a pioneering activist, journalist, and co-founder of Mother Jones magazine. Mailer's interpretation of the Goldwater Convention in San Francisco, take on the United..... Item #49147 More
CARAMELO, OR PURE CUENTO.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (2002). First edition. A "Sales Conference Presentation Edition" SIGNED by author on title page to "John." Fine in printed wraps. Item #46043 More
CARNIVAL.
(Gaithersburg, MD: Alice McKay, 1980). First edition, self-published. SIGNED "complimentary copy from Alice McKay." According to the foreword, this is "women's humor in a mini-book....a fresh literary genre in an innovative literary form." Fine in bright yellow paperwraps. Item #50451 More
CARRYING THE FIRE: An Astronaut’s Journeys; [Association copy, inscribed to his copy editor].
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1974). First edition. Autobiography of the Gemini 10 and Apollo 11 astronaut, INSCRIBED TO HIS COPY EDITOR on front endpaper, "For Carmen Gomez-plata,/ with all good wishes -/ Michael Collins." Carmen Gomezplata, for decades the chief copy editor at Farrar Straus, was known for..... Item #72257 More
CATHOLICS.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, (1972). First edition. "Advance Proof Copy" in light gray paperwraps printed in red on front cover. SIGNED by author on title page. Sunned on spine and edges, small stain on first leaf, otherwise near fine. Item #29493 More
CAWDOR AND OTHER POEMS.
New York: Horace Liveright, (1928). First edition, trade issue. Only 1900 copies per Alberts [Broomfield A9b]. INSCRIBED BY JEFFERS on front endpaper, "Inscribed for Clive M. Saiz./ Sincerely,/ Robinson Jeffers./ Tor House, Carmel, -- November, 1941." 8vo gilt-stamped quarter polished black cloth with purple paper boards; top edge black; 160..... Item #71977 More
CENTER BROADSIDES 2004 READING SERIES; [Portfolio of 12 Signed Broadsides].
(New York: The Center for Book Arts, 2004). First edition. Limited to 100 copies (as stated on each broadside). 12 letterpress-printed broadsides -- EACH ONE SIGNED BY THE POET -- housed together in portfolio handmade by summer interns. Produced in honor of readings at the Center by established and emerging..... Item #55775 More
CENTER BROADSIDES 2005 READING SERIES; [Portfolio of 12 Signed Broadsides].
(New York: The Center for Book Arts, 2005). First edition. Limited to 100 copies (as stated on each broadside). 12 letterpress-printed broadsides -- EACH ONE SIGNED BY THE POET -- housed together in portfolio handmade by summer interns under the leadership of Ana Cordeiro, the Center’s binder-in-residence. Produced in honor..... Item #55773 More
A CHANCE IN A MILLION.
No-place: Press de la Warr, 1993. First edition. One of 200 (of 226 total) SIGNED, numbered copies. Facsimile keepsake from an original document in Styron's papers at Duke University. His earliest work of fiction known to survive, written at sixteen as a class assignment during his second year at Christchurch..... Item #54397 More
CHILD OF SILENCE.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1993). First edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page, "To . . . 'There is nothing [underlined] but reality!' Abigail Padgett/ 7 May, 1994." Fine with small remainder mark on bottom page edges; in a bright dust jacket. Item #34341 More
CHRISTCHURCH: An Address Delivered at Christchurch School on May 28, 1975.
Davidson, NC: Briarpatch Press, (1977). First edition. One of 350 copies SIGNED BY STYRON. His commencement address at the Episcopal college-preparatory school he attended for two years. Blue sewn printed paperwraps. Edges very slightly faded still fine. Item #54472 More