A PLACE IN SPACE: Ethics, Aesthetics and Watersheds.
Washington, D.C. Counterpoint Press, 1995. First edition. Essay collection. INSCRIBED BY SNYDER, "For Al Mears/ Gary Snyder/ 9.XI.95." Fine in fine dust jacket. Item #55634 More
Washington, D.C. Counterpoint Press, 1995. First edition. Essay collection. INSCRIBED BY SNYDER, "For Al Mears/ Gary Snyder/ 9.XI.95." Fine in fine dust jacket. Item #55634 More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1981. First edition. Foreword by Eudora Welty. INSCRIBED BY SPENCER on title page, “For Walter and Jane Sullivan/ With special affection/ Elizabeth/ 31 October 1987." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature and -- along with Spencer -- one..... Item #72210 More
Munich, West Germany: Carl Hanser Verlag, 1989. First edition. Two volumes, both in German. The first is inscribed "for/Allen Mears/ best (indecipherable)/ Botho Strauss/ Berlin 11.3.90"; the second is signed by James Karman, at the head of his essay "Dichter der Amerikanischen Westküstepage" ["Poet of the American West Coast"] which..... Item #55608 More
New York: McGraw-Hill, (1965). First edition. INSCRIBED, "To Henry Thomason/ With greetings/ and all good/ wishes -/ Jesse Stuart/ Nov. 11th 1965." Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Item #72236 More
New York: McGraw-Hill, (1973). First edition. A tale of loopholes in the welfare system. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. Fine in near fine dust jacket slightly toned at spine with touch of minor edge wear and light soiling. Item #47918 More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, (1973). First edition. INSCRIBED, "For the Laites with thanks and warmest good wishes. Theodore Sturgeon / April 1973." About fine with just the barest rubbing on corners; in a near fine dust jacket with light soiling, a few spots of creasing, most noticeably on..... Item #51499 More
No-place: No-publisher, 1962. On approximately 8.125 x 10.75" off-white cardstock with image covering lower third. Dated "Nov 11. 62" at top right and boldly inscribed, "Brad: 'Believe it or not'...this is Staggs recipe for longevity. Abstain from tea, coffee, alcohol, and sex (after 39) ... stay on a strict diet..... Item #72052 More
New York: Scribner's Sons, (1970). First edition. INSCRIBED BY TATE on front endpaper, "For Jane and Walter/ with love from/ Allen/ December 28, 1971." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature -- and the author of ALLEN TATE: A RECOLLECTION (1988), his..... Item #72211 More
London: Chatto & Windus / Hogarth Press, (1985). First UK edition. Collection of short stories. INSCRIBED BY TAYLOR on title page, "to Jane and Walter/ affectionately/ Peter." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature and -- along with Taylor -- one of..... Item #72147 More
New York: Knopf, 1986. First edition. Pulitzer Prize winner. Presumed review copy with publisher's announcement flyer laid in. INSCRIBED BY TAYLOR on title page, "for Jane and Walter/ affectionately/ Peter." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature and -- along with Taylor..... Item #72146 More
New York: Pantheon Books, (1967). First edition. INSCRIBED BY TERKEL TO DIRECTOR PETER BOGDANOVICH inside torn-off front cover from a paperback edition of this title, "To Petar Bogdanovich who understands the losers so well. Studs Terkel." The taped-in inscription covers a "From the Library of Peter Bogdanovich" stamp and BOGDANOVICH'S..... Item #54120 More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1996. First edition. INSCRIBED with a quote, "a carefree boy," and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. Advance reading copy, fine in pictorial paperwraps. Item #47557 More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1972. First edition. His first short-story collection. INSCRIBED, "To Lana, with best wishes, Paul Theroux." Provenance: from the estate of Lana Pipes. Lana and her husband, Lane, were prominent Washington-area collectors. Tiny imperfection to front endpaper at base of hinge otherwise fine in near fine, lightly..... Item #54797 More
London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co., Ltd, 1938. First edition. Preface by Lord Olivier, Governor of Jamaica, 1907-13. INSCRIBED BY TIMPSON on front endpaper, "Inscribed for Mrs. Grace Jacobs by George F. Timpson/ Third May 1946." Illustrated with full-plate black-and-white prints and photographs. "Jamaica, the oldest and most beautiful of..... Item #71549 More
(New York): Dutton, (2009). First edition. INSCRIBED BY TROPPER on the title page, "Hey Asya, I hope you like it. Best, Jonathan Tropper." Made into the film of the same name with screenplay by Tropper, starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, and Jane Fonda. Spine ends very gently pushed, still quite..... Item #53133 More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First edition. The final novel from the Irish-American raconteur, INSCRIBED on front endpaper, "To Comet Brooks/ a lover of Books/ and my friend/ Jim Tully" and with Brook's attractive silver bookplate with long quote from Thomas Wolfe's OF TIME AND THE RIVER on front..... Item #54186 More
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
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. First edition. INSCRIBED, "To Dorothy from Jim Tully." A novel about Hollywood during the silent-film era. During the '20s and '30s, Tully was was routinely ranked with Hemingway and Fitzgerald as a true American voice. Very good or better with corners a little..... Item #55258 More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. First edition. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. INSCRIBED by Mack on title page. Page edges and spine slightly soiled, otherwise fine in dust jacket with few small spots on front panel, and marginal edgewear to spine ends and tips. Item #25686 More
New York: Knopf, 1960 - 2000. First edition of each of the four volumes in the "Rabbit" quartet, plus LICKS OF LOVE, a collection of short stories including the sequel novella, "Rabbit Remembered." RABBIT, RUN with 3 x 5" card laid in INSCRIBED "For - - , Best wishes, John..... Item #49847 More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First edition. The final Rabbit, a Pulitzer Prize winner. INSCRIBED on endpaper, "For Andrew Simon, Best wishes, John Updike." Fine in fine dust jacket. Item #56126 More
St. Louis: [Privately printed], 1991. First edition. Rare, privately printed book of poetry published for her friends after she had won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for NEAR CHANGES (1990) over Anthony Hecht's THE TRANSPARENT MAN. The final poem in the volume, "Long Stretch Minimalist Sonnet IXX (for Howard),"..... Item #54274 More
Sherman Oaks: Mixolydian Editions, 2006. First edition. Number 27 of 65 SIGNED numbered copies, this one additionally INSCRIBED BY WAGENER to collector Allen K. Mears, "For Allen / With Best Regards / Richard Wagener / 1/15/07" and – though not called for -- with separate suite of 4 loose SIGNED..... Item #55876 More
Los Angeles: Times- Mirror Press, (1922). First edition. Humorous guide to California authored and illustrated by Wagner. INSCRIBED to producer and screenwriter Ralph Block, "Christmas greetings to Ralph Block from Rob Wagner/ 1922." A tall, narrow book (5.5 x 10") with paper-covered boards and no dust jacket, as issued. Fragile..... Item #46799 More
New York: Doubleday, (1994). First edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. Fine in dust jacket. Item #33474 More