SPECIAL PEOPLE.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1977). First edition. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front endpaper by the author. Near fine in dust jacket. Item #47922 More
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THE DARK FANTASTIC.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1983). First edition. INSCRIBED by author on half-title page. Near fine with a slight bump to the head of the spine. In a very good dust jacket that shows some wear to the edges, including a few small tears and skinning at the spine ends... Item #50705 More
BLOOD ON THE MOON.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1984). First edition. A serial-killer thriller set in L.A.; the first installment in the "Lloyd Hopkins" trilogy. His third novel but first to be published in hardcover in the U.S. (the rest were issued here in paperback). Also, his first book to be adapted for film--made..... Item #54759 More
L. A. CONFIDENTIAL.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1990). First edition. INSCRIBED, "To: Lana -- Blood blitz. James Ellroy." Noir novel set in 1950's L.A. in which three policemen investigate a series of murders and mete out with their own brand of justice. Basis for the critically acclaimed movie of the same name starring..... Item #54760 More
A SAILOR'S LOG: Recollections of Forty Years of Naval Life; [Inscribed from the American Admiral to his British Counterpart and with the first appearance of the poem written for Evans by Rudyard Kipling on p.402].
New York: D. Appleton, 1908. Later printing INSCRIBED BY EVANS on title page, "For Captain Keyes with my best wishes, R. D. Evans." Robley Dunglison Evans (1846-1912) was a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, serving from the Civil War to the Spanish-American War. Roger John Brownlow Keyes (1872-1945), was..... Item #54171 More
THE EXCESSES OF GOD: Robinson Jeffers as a Religious Figure.
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1988. First edition. Companion volume to his earlier book on Jeffers, FRAGMENTS OF AN OLDER FURY. Foreword by Albert Gelpi. INSCRIBED BY EVERSON to collector Allen K. Mears at a book-release party, "for Allen Mears/ every good wish/ William Everson/ Oct 21, 1988/ Carmel." 8vo..... Item #55694 More
SOUNDINGS: Collections of the University Library.
Santa Barbara: University of California, (1976). First edition. ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED by Everson to friend and biographer Lee Bartlett at head of page 5. Journal of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Published twice yearly. Vol. VIII, Dec. 1976, No. 2. Includes Everson’s article "The Poem as Icon--Reflections on Printing..... Item #55592 More
MAN-FATE: The Swan Song of Brother Antoninus.
(New York): New Directions, (1974). First edition, simultaneous paperback issue. There was also a small hardback issue. INSCRIBED BY EVERSON, "To Betsy/ who heaved at this book/ on her trusty IBM/ with deep gratitude/ Bill Everson" His first published collection after leaving the Dominican Order in 1969. (Note: Everson's introduction..... Item #55760 More
THE EXCESSES OF GOD: Robinson Jeffers as a Religious Figure.
[No-place: no-publisher], 1986. First edition. Advance draft preceding publication of the book by two years. INSCRIBED BY EVERSON ON TITLE PAGE, "Specially inscribed for John Knight/ who helped mightily in expditing [sic] this project/ Bill Everson/ July 21, 1986/ Kingfisher Flat." 8.5 x 11" photocopy of the typescript draft, perfect-bound..... Item #56043 More
ARCHETYPE WEST.
Berkeley, CA: Oyez, 1976. First edition, paperwraps issue. One of 1,000 paper copies. Very good. INSCRIBED BY EVERSON, "To The Kresge Steno Pool/ who typed the manuscript/ Bill Everson/ July 19, 76/ Kresge." Item #55700 More
SAN JOAQUIN.
Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, 1939. First edition. ONE OF ONLY 100 COPIES of his second book and first to be hardbound. Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED BY EVERSON TO HIS FRIEND AND OYEZ PRESS FOUNDER ROBERT HAWLEY, "for Bob Hawley/ very happy to inscribe this copy..... Item #55619 More
THE DEADHOUSE.
New York: Scribner, (2001). First edition. Advance reader's copy. INSCRIBED BY FAIRSTEIN on the title page with a quote from the book, "I watched Lola Dakota die." Fine in glossy pictorial paperwraps. Item #48509 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 HESSIAN.
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1972. First edition. INSCRIBED "To Barbara, a beautiful and complicated fur coat owner, Howard Fast 9/18/72." Edges of covers very slightly faded, otherwise near fine in dust jacket with minor edgewear and light crease in front and rear flaps. A bright copy. Item #29088 More
THE LAST OF THE CRAZY PEOPLE.
Toronto: General Publishing, (1967). First edition of the author's first book. INSCRIBED to his "Uncle Doug": "I dropped in to see Father and I thought perhaps you might enjoy my signing this - my first novel. Best wishes Tif / Timothy Findley / Cannington / October 10,1967." Tanning to front..... Item #39960 More
BABYLON REVISITED: The Screenplay.
New York: Carroll & Graf, (1993). First edition. A paperback original. Fitzgerald's 1940 original, unproduced screenplay based on his story of the same name with an introduction by Schulberg, a fellow MGM screenwriter at the time. INSCRIBED on title page by Schulberg at the 1994 Hemingway/Fitzgerald Conference in Paris, "For..... Item #56159 More
TO JAMES BOND WITH LOVE.
(Lititiz, Pennsylvania): Sutter House, (1980). First edition. For the James Bond Completist: The saga of the real James Bond, the internationally known naturalist from whom Fleming admittedly stole the name for his secret agent (from the dust jacket blurbs). INSCRIBED by the author, Mary Wickham Bond "for Carolyn, with love..... Item #53593 More
THE COUNTRY BETWEEN US.
New York: Harper & Row, (1982). First edition after the 1981 signed, limited. INSCRIBED to Pulitzer Prize winner and Poet Laureate Anthony Hecht on title page, "For Anthony, With great admiration and warm regards, and with gratitiude for your warmth and welcome at the library. October 26, 1982 / Washington..... Item #53727 More
COLLECTED POEMS: With an Introduction by Willam Rose Benet.
New York: Oxford University Press, (1936). First edition. First appearance of the poem " 'Coda' to Buckshee." INSCRIBED BY FORD on half-title, "For Denise Close with affection, for her birthday, Ford Madox Ford, Stamford," and dated December 17, 1938 in Roman numerals. Spine faded, inner hinges a bit toned (offset..... Item #71542 More
THE PRE-RAPHAELITE BROTHERHOOD: A Critical Monograph.
London/ New York: Duckworth & Co./E. P. Dutton, [1907]. First edition. Like his earlier artists' studies, this one is published in the "Popular Library of Art" series (later printing copies are in the "Masters of Painting" series). INSCRIBED, "For George Keating / Ford Madox Ford," most likely in the 1930's..... Item #53788 More
WHEN BLOOD IS THEIR ARGUMENT: An Analysis of Prussian Culture.
New York and London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1915. First edition [Harvey A49]. "A lively, personal, and extremely persuasive indictment of modern Prussianism" (Daily Telegraph). INSCRIBED on the half-title page, "For George Keating / Ford Madox Ford." After Ford's heart attack in 1931 left him broke, Keating offered to pay his..... Item #53793 More
THE MIGHTY BARNUM: A Screen Play
New York: Covici Freide, (1934). First edition. Illustrated with photographs from the movie. Touted as "the first full-length scenario for an actual talking picture production to be published in book form." If not the first screenplay to published in book form, certainly among the very earliest. INSCRIBED TO A MAJOR..... Item #54677 More
10 LB. PENALTY.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1997). First American edition. INSCRIBED "Hi, Brenda!" and SIGNED by Francis. Fine in fine dust jacket. Item #46979 More