Damiani, 2013. Hardcover. This is a collection of Houston's nature-inspired portraits of many celebrities and models published to raise environmental awareness. This copy is inscribed by Houston on the flyleaf and includes a letter of invitation to the exhibition opening tucked inside, bearing an additional signature. Jacket has a small..... More
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East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1901. Boards. 8vo. Olive cloth over grey boards with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Untrimmed, watermarked paper. Silk ribbon attached. Ornamental title page decorations and illuminated initial on p. 1. Ornamental Roycroft logo stamped in rear. 19 pp. Presentation copy. Inscribed on 2nd free endpaper to..... More
Kansas City: Burton Publishing Co., 1946. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 8"x5.5". Orange cloth with embossed black lettering and decoration. Pictorial dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers. 178 pp. Several chips and small tears along edges of jacket. Inscribed on half title. Two letters laid in. Tight and clean. This is a collected series of..... More
New York: Harper Collins, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Green quarter cloth over blue boards. Dust jacket. 325 pp. Minor edge wear. Inscribed by author on title page. This is a signed first edition of Jong's memoir, author of the controversial Fear of Flying. More
New York: Voice / Hyperion, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 332 pp. Very minor shelf wear. Inscribed by Kennedy on title page. This is a first edition poetry anthology signed by the editor -- author and diplomat Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President John F. Kennedy. More
This is a portfolio of 4 autographed photos of actor Ben Kingsley plus an additional autographed card. Three of the photos are the same 4x6 headshot, each hand-signed in black Sharpie (distinct signatures, not copies). The other photo is an 8x10 headshot of Kingsley as Gandhi signed in black pen..... More
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1897. Boards. 8vo, Red quarter cloth over boards. Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. Title page on Japan paper tipped in. Hand-illuminated initials and hand-painted watercolor flowers throughout. 62 pp. Presentation copy. Hand-numbered and initialed by Hubbard on colophon, followed by a separate gift inscription to E.M. Love..... More
Chicago: Bonus Books, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 9.25"x6.25". Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Pictorial dust jacket. Many photographic plates. 304 pp. Front jacket flap slightly bent. This is a signed first printing of Irv "Kup" Kupcinet's memoir in fine condition. Kup was a prolific Chicago journalist whose..... More
Harcourt, 1979. Chester, Mark. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Signed by Kuralt on title page: "For John- with best wishes! Charles Kuralt, Sep. 6, 1979" More
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Photographic plates throughout. 192 pp. Signed by Kurtis on title page. Very minor shelf wear to jacket. This is a signed first printing of the first book by legendary Chicago journalist (and Wait Wait Don't Tell Me scorekeeper) Bill..... More
New York: Random House, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Dust jacket. 147 pp. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To Steven- Remember Paris... As ever, Fran Lebowitz." Very minor wear to jacket edges, with a 1/16" closed tear along rear top edge and a slight wrinkle to spine..... More
New York: William Morrow, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Red quarter cloth over black boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 325 pp. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed by author on title page. This is a signed first edition of Lehane's bestselling mystery, which was adapted into a 2010 film by Martin Scorsese. Several..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1972. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 8.75"x5.75". Grey boards and white spine. Pictorial dust jacket. 832 pp. Jacket quite worn around edges, including a 1/2" loss at header of spine. Price clipped, and both jacket flaps are bent. Inscription on front free endpaper. This is an..... More
New York: Harmony Books, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 240 pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Signed by Leyner on half title. This is a signed first edition of post-modern author Leyner's second novel. More
New York: Random House, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 12.75"x10". White boards. Dust jacket. 238 photographs with an essay by Sontag. Unpaginated. Edges and front cover of jacket are scuffed. 1/4" closed tear on top left front jacket cover and 1/4" tear with creasing on top left back jacket cover. Inscribed..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1916. early printing. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Deckle edge. 280 pp. plus advertisements. Inscribed by Masters in 1917. Light scuff along right edge of spine. Bookplate inside front cover of Dean H. Keller, former Dean of Libraries at Kent State. This..... More
New York: Putnam, 1933. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Hand-pressed rag paper. Deckle edge. 364 pp. Signed by Masters on colophon. Ex-library with a mark on spine, bookplate on verso of front free endpaper, card pocket pasted on facing page, and an embossment on title..... More
New York: Knopf, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue quarter cloth over orange boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 295 pp. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed by author on half title. This is a signed first edition novel by the author of A Year in Provence. More
New York: Bantam, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 9.5"x7.75". Black boards with silver lettering on spine. Pictorial dust jacket. 373 pp. Appears uncracked and unread. This is a signed first edition of McFayden's debut thriller about the hunt for a notorious serial killer. More
Cuneo Press, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and numbered 84 of 250. Strip of spine is peeled, and corners are frayed. Pages 38-40 bear the extensive notes of the previous owner. This is a curious limited run book, both a history of early printing presses in Chicago and a sampling..... More
IDW, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Association copy. Inscribed by both artists to Guillermo Rigattieri, an Argentinian contemporary artist, frequent collaborator and friend of Ghanbari's. The inscription reads, "Guillermo! Thank you for your friendship, your kindness, and your art. All my best," followed by the signature. Copies of this graphic novel..... More
American Library Association, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Pamphlet. This is an exceptionally rare pamphlet cowritten by activist librarian Morris and legendary Czech illustrator Sasek, inscribed by Morris inside front cover. Adapted from Sasek's This Is San Francisco picture book, this pamphlet was given to attendees of the American Library..... More
New York: Norton, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Red quarter cloth over black boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 208 pp. This is a signed first edition of Mosley's first Socrates Fortlow novel. More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Black boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 296 pp. This is a signed first edition of Mosley's science fiction novel. More
Baltimore: Black Classic Press, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over grey boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 244 pp. This is a signed first edition of Mosley's sixth Easy Rawlins mystery novel. More