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
New York: Summit Books, (1981). First edition. INSCRIBED by author on the free endpaper, "For Martina + Karl-- Who've been a joyful source of strength in my own second stage-- Zestful wishes + love--Betty Friedan." Her follow up, 20 years later, to "The Feminine Mystique." Near fine in dust jacket..... Item #50320 More
(New York: Knopf / Spiral Press, 1933 -1937). First edition. Small archive of a friendship between Frost and Phillips Palmer. Includes a chapbook, THE LONE STRIKER (1933), presentation copy INSCRIBED, "For Phillips Palmer / from Robert Frost / 1933." Number eight of The Borzoi Chap Books. Thin, tan, handsewn paperwraps..... Item #55069 More
(Vaduz: Quick, 1960). Fourth printing. INSCRIBED by Baron Von Falz-Fein (father of Ludmila and producer of the movie). Fine in dust jacket with two closed tears and very light soiling. Includes original blue wrap-around band announcing the movie made from the book. Item #34963 More
London: William Heinemann, 1929. First edition. Number 459 of 1,030 SIGNED copies, this one additionally INSCRIBED BY GALSWORTHY with a quote from one of his poems--"Of Errantry:/ For who would live so petty and unblest/ That dare not tilt at something ere he die"--beneath his signature on colophon page. His..... Item #54043 More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. First edition. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the title page. The story's source are his grandfather's letters to loved ones. The book and pictorial dust jacket are in fine condition. Item #46790 More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1998). First edition. INSCRIBED with the quote, "Underneath the spready sycamore" and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. Fine in dust jacket. Item #47527 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
London: Bodley Head, (1980). First edition, first issue with "leave alone" p.(9):4. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Greene to A.J. Cheshire, his accountant. Near fine in a price-clipped dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY GREENE TO HIS ACCOUNTANT. Item #40665 More
Kripplebush, New York: Nadja, (1995). First edition, limited issue. Illustrated with a wispy stream of red squiggled lines by Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012), a painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet herself, whose work after 1960 was almost completely abstract (Wikipedia). NUMBER XVII (17) of 25 ROMAN-NUMERALED COPIES "reserved for the poet..... Item #54267 More
North Carolina: Wesleyan College Press, 1993. First edition. Number 961 of 1,000 SIGNED numbered copies. INSCRIBED BY GURGANUS to author/critic Doris Grumbach and her partner, "To Doris & Sybil --/ beloved sisters of mine --' and the most practical of/ utterly impractical (loving)/ hearts./ A joyful new year./ Allan/ Nov..... Item #30607 More
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: 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: Knopf, 1947. First edition, fourth printing (the first printing was in 1934). INSCRIBED BY HUGHES, "...especially for Hilda Simms, with admiration -- Sincerely, Langston Hughes/ New York, February 13, 1950/ See P.200." The final of fourteen short stories, "Father and Son," appears on p.200. Att the head of..... Item #55185 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