Achievement How It Is Won by Hays, Will H.( Presentation Copy to His Son ) - 1926

London: The Bodley Head, 1981. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed to John Updike on the front free endpage. "John Updike with best wishes Allan Massie Edinburgh 1983." Board upper corners just tapped; dustjacket with few tiny wrinkles on the spine topedge and beginning toning on the flaps' edges. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Tight and bright copy of Massie's third novel, loosely based on the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro.. Inscribed and Dated By Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

New York, Alfred A Knopf, 1933, hardcover, 256 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Association copy Signed and Inscribed by the Author on the front endpaper "To Kay Francis - all admiration - Max Ewing" and dated "New York, December 1932" Very Good condition, lacking dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slightly rolled and faded spine, nicks to top edge of front board and head of spine, two small holes and edge nicks to front endpaper, small split to paper at front hinge. The many accomplishments of this multi-talented pianist, composer, novelist, poet, sculptor, and photographer were overshadowed by his homosexuality and his unlikely friendship with the prize fighter Jack Pollock. Max's suicide in 1934, at the age of 31, adds drama and sadness to this remarkable man's mostly happy but short life during which Max mingled with dozens of artists, authors, composers, musicians, politicians, stage and movie stars, and wealthy families in Europe, New York, and Hollywood. An… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. Uncorrected proof. Signed by Harlan Ellison. Softcover. Octavo. 8.25 x 5.25 inches. 229 pp. Fine in plastic protected wraps. Association copy. Proofread by Hensley's long-time friend and fellow author Harlan Ellison. Inscribed and signed by Ellison on front wrap: "Proofread for errors by Harlan Ellison 29 June – 3 August 1994." Inscribed and signed by Ellison on half title: "For Joe! A memento of our ongoing 40+ year friendship. Yr. pal, Harlan 3 August 94 Los Angeles." Inscribed by Ellison on title page: "Terrific book overall!" and "Joe – Jim Carlos is a great character! More, please! With Daggert as his 'sidekick.'" Ellison's dog-earring and proofreading markups throughout, else Fine. Scarce thus.

Paris: Charles Gosselin, 1840. Hardcover. Near Fine. "Seule Édition Complète." [2], lviii, [2], 332 p.; 18 cm. Modern leather with gilt-tooled spine title and blind-tooled decoration. Former owner's inscription on blank leaf following front endpapers: "Alex. Bliss 1849." French poet André Chénier (1762-1794) was a victim of the French Revolution. This volume contains letters and other prose pieces by the author, some not previously published. Alexander Bliss (1827-1896) served as Captain, Assistant Quartermaster General of the Union Army and later Colonel, Quartermaster General during the American Civil War. In Near Fine Condition: pages are slightly brown; otherwise, clean and tight.

The Bobbs-Merrill, 1964. Annotated and inscribed copy of Sister Mary Gilbert's poetry book given as a gift to David Posner, with correspondence and original poems. Sister Mary Gilbert was the religious name of [Sister] Madeleine DeFrees, who later requested a dispensation from her vows in 1973. She won a Guggenheim Fellowship for Poetry and awards for short stories and memoirs of convent life. The book has an autograph poem written by Sister Madeline De Frees on the front end paper. Laid in the book are two typed poems by her, two typed letters to David and one autograph letter dated March 20, 1968.Hardcover. 23 x 16cm. 64 pages. Price-clipped. Blue quarter cloth over purple boards with white lettering and design to cover and spine.

Storrs: Univ. of Connecticut, 25 April 1972.. Folded quarto leaflet on stiff stock (25.5 x 18 cm). Top edge a shade darkened, a few small dust spots, else near fine. First edition. One of an edition of five hundred copies (of which the first twelve were to be signed by Duncan). This copy bears his signed presentation inscription to his chief trade publisher at the time, James Laughlin, and is also initialed and dated at the end of the text. BERTHOLF A42a.

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, n.d. (ca 1936.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Good only in a fair dust jacket. (stain to front cover of book, dust jacket is price-clipped, quite edgeworn, and has some loss in the middle of the spine.) . First US printing. Sheets printed in England. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Ernest Shepard. The basis of Housman's most sucessful play. A unique copy, SIGNED by Laurence Housman with the words "his signature" underneath (in Housman's hand) the words "Harry Essex, his book." Essex (1910-1997) was a writer, movie director and film producer. This copy is also SIGNED by Helen Hayes (1900-1993), whose starring role in this 1936 Broadway play was perhaps her greatest role ever. Hayes' signature is followed by the words, "his friend" with a line going up to Essex's name. 470 pp.

NY: Hyperion, 2007. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Kennedy on the title page. "For Jean-Claude Joyeux Noel and thanks for all the wonderful Christmases - Love, Caroline." Selected and Introduced by Kennedy. Illustrations by John J. Muth. Satin pagemarker. Contrubutions by Auden, Billy Collins, Ferlinghetti, Langston Hughes, Marianne Moore, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, David Sedaris, E.B.White, et al. Spine ends lightly pushed. Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. The inscriptee is Jean Claude Suares, author of "Uncommon Grace: Remeninescences and Photogrpahs of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis" and other titles. Suares also worked with Jacqueline Kennedy on her projects at Doubleday. A very nice association... Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

New York: Seaview, 1978. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.5 x 6 inches. 402 pp. Near Fine / Fine. Association copy. Embossed stamp of gifting owner at lower leading corner of front free endpaper: "Library of Harlan Ellison." Inscription with signature on title page from Ellison to recipient, long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley: "A Gift to Joe from his pal, Harlan Ellison 19 Feb 87." Red textured paper on board. Gold lettering on spine. White endpapers. Minor shelf wear to lower edges of boards and heel of spine. Small bumps to leading lower tips of both boards. Curved crease across spine 1 inch below crown. Text block square and tight. Interior pristine. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover. Author's second book.

Baltimore, MD: Borderlands Press, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Signed. Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. 239 pp. Fine / Fine in Fine slipcase. Association copy. Number 424 of 1000 signed by author on fly leaf. Post-It laid onto front free endpaper with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley and wife: "Joe, Char - You might want to check the dedication page on this new 1st H.C. edition. - he." Dedication page reads: "For years of friendship, For forcing open doors and, Busting out windows, This one, with love, for Joe L. and Charlotte Hensley." Blue cloth, silver stamped on front board and spine. Light blue endpapers. Text block square and tight. Interior pristine. Dust jacket unclipped. Includes 16 tales.