New York: The Viking Press, (1984). First edition. INSCRIBED by prize-winning poet Ashbery to Pulitzer Prize winner and Poet Laureate Anthony Hecht and wife on title page, "for Tony and Helen with love, John Ashbery / May 23,1984." Spots of excess ink to fore-edges of last several leaves (appears to..... Item #53732 More
Kentsville, Nova Scotia: Gaspereau Press Limited, 2006. First edition. 4 x 8" white, stapled paperwraps printed in light blue and black; 8-pages, including covers. No. 16 in Gaspereau's occasional chapbook series, "The Devil's Whim." INSCRIBED BY BRINGHURST, "for Allen Mears / with all good wishes / Robert Bringhurst / 1..... Item #55645 More
New York: The Century Co., 1916. Later printing. "A dramatization from the story of the same name by John Bennett." Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch. INSCRIBED on front free endpaper "To Jeanie dear, to whom all that the dedication implies belongs, and more, much more. From "the author." Jan. 1916."..... Item #33128 More
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
[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
Cape Town: Buren Publishers, 1969. True first edition. INSCRIBED on title page "For Harold, With my best wishes, Athol Fugard." One of the playwright’s best-known and most widely respected dramatic works. The play that established Fugard’s reputation as a major playwright. 8vo illustrated paper boards. Small label of Vanguard Booksellers..... Item #71538 More
Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, (1976). First edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the free endpaper in 1976. Very good or better with a touch of rubbing to the bottom of the spine. In a price-clipped dust jacket that has a thin short line of blue offset to the front cover..... Item #50758 More
[New York]: Distaff Side, 1939. First edition. Number 165 of 195 numbered copies. This one INSCRIBED by Goudy on the birthday-greetings foldout inserted at front, “To Dorothy Bevis with the highest regard of Fred W. Goudy 5/1/39 Los A.” Leura Dorothy Bevis (1904-1996) was a bookseller at Dawsons Bookshop and..... Item #71948 More
New York: Knopf, 1997. First edition. Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of the formidable Washington Post publisher, chairwoman, and first female Fortune 500 CEO. SIGNED BY GRAHAM and inscribed on title page, "To Ned:-/ Katherine Graham." Fine in fine dust jacket. Item #72005 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: 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
London: Macmillan & Co Ltd., 1935. First edition. INSCRIBED by author on front endpaper, "A. T. Chenhalls / by, with or from / Charles Morgan / The White House / East Claydon / January 22, 1938." Near fine copy in marbled boards with slight tanning on front inner joint and..... Item #50716 More
Philadelphia: Oswald Train, 1971. First edition thus: facsimile reprint. Association copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the publisher, "For my friend Allen J. Hubin, a/ belated token of a very pleasant/ visit here in Phialadelphia. This/ is the first copy, out of the first/ carton. With sincere admiration/ of a great..... Item #72085 More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. First edition. INSCRIBED on front endpaper, "For John and Mary Beth/ with love/ Jack." His most popular work. Basis for the 1964 movie starring Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg and Peter Fonda. Set in Stonemont which, we assume, is a stand-in for Rockville, MD, as..... Item #55243 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
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
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, (1971). First edition. Only 3000 copies printed. This one INSCRIBED BY WARREN in red ink on front endpaper, "To Walter/ all the best/ Red." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature and -- along with Warren -- one..... Item #72078 More