The Confidential Clerk by T. S. Eliot - 1954

The Macmillan Company. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 1. 1967. Hardback. Fine. First Edition. First Print. Signature only by author on the title page. This is the authors first published book. Dust jacket is protected with a Mylar cover. Books are packed and shipped in boxes.

Longstreet Press, Inc. , Atlanta.. As New with No dust jacket as issued. 1995. First Limited Edition. Full-Leather. 1563521962 . Limited Edition, leather bound, and slip cased, signed by 6 Texas Governors including George W. Bush. At the time of the publication of this book George W. Bush was Governor of Texas. This exclusive all leather edition is signed by the then Governor Bush and his 5 predecessors. Signed in order from top to bottom of page, Ann Richards, Mark White, Dolph Briscoe, Preston Smith, W. P. Clements, and George W. Bush. The signatures are on a translucent limitation page in the front of the book. This special edition was limited to 1000 copies of which this is no. 662. The Austin American Statesman newspaper issued this book shortly after the restoration of the Capitol in 1995.. Part of the proceeds from the sale went to the restoration fund. A news article appeared in the Austin American Statesman newspaper on April 20, 1995 notifying the public that these "special… Read More

FLAME, 1962. B/W Photo of Her in White FUR Stole & Evening Dress on MAGAZINE Cvr, American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s .MAGAZINE Signed on cover, Dinah, ORIGINAL Jan 1962, THE FLAMINGO FLAME MAGAZINES, FROM FLAMINGO CLUB, GOOD- Condition Light rub, wear scuff, EDGE CHIPS, & FEW SMALL HOLES. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Printer Wrapper. Good/No Jacket.

D. (Dietz) Edzard - Par Maximilien Gauthier (French Artist 1952 Softcover)
Copyright 1952, published by Les Gémeaux (Paris); written in French. There is an unverified inscription on the title page. The inscription reads, "à mon vieux ami Herbert Bittner." There is an additional inscription by an unknown person.
No dust jacket. Softcover is significantly torn at the spine head and tail and the textblock signatures are visible as a result, the spine is also creased and the bottom corner of the textblock is crumpled/folded. The binding is cracked as a result of the spine wear and can be seen from the inside at the start of the "Planches" section (full-page black and white illustrations); please handle carefully as the pages can start to detach. There are small tears along the edges of the cover and nicks along the fore-edge. Cover is soiled, smudged, and the plate on the front is creased and nicked. There is a faint fluid stain on top left corner of front cover that does not affect the pages. Overall,… Read More

Time to Murder and Create - Lawrence Block (Deluxe Edition 1993 HCDJ Slipcase) A Matthew Scudder Novel
ISBN: 091316562X
Introduction by Jonathan Kellerman. Copyright 1993, published by Dark Harvest (Illinois); stated 'First Hardcover Edition' on the copyright page. Stated 'Deluxe First Edition' on the half-title page; number 41 of 300. Grey slipcase shows minor wear and light discoloration to the bottom of the case. Dust jacket has $21.95 on the front inside flap and the rear flap is loose. Grey hardcovers show minor shelf-wear. No writing or markings, aside from the half-title page. Overall, it is in Like New condition.

London: Faber and Faber, 1980. First editions, first prnts. Each volume is signed by Golding on the title page. CLOSE published in 1987 (ISBN:0571147798) and FIRE in 1989 (ISBN:0571152031). A digital photo of Golding with a UK bookseller at a 1992 booksigning event is laid-in RITES. RITES has two small indentations on the front pastedown upper corner with two corresponding impressions on the dustjacket flap and a small rubbed spot on the topedge which has caused a tiny nick on the topedge of a few text pages; the book is in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. CLOSE AND FIRE are both in Fine condition in a Fine dustajcket with an archival cover. RITES was the Booker winner in 1980. The three volumes comprise Golding's Sea Trilogy in its original publications.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

The Macmillan Company. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 1. 1967. Hardback. Fine. First Edition. First Print. Signature only by author on the title page. This is the authors first published book. Dust jacket is protected with a Mylar cover. Books are packed and shipped in boxes.

D. (Dietz) Edzard - Par Maximilien Gauthier (French Artist 1952 Softcover)
Copyright 1952, published by Les Gémeaux (Paris); written in French. There is an unverified inscription on the title page. The inscription reads, "à mon vieux ami Herbert Bittner." There is an additional inscription by an unknown person.
No dust jacket. Softcover is significantly torn at the spine head and tail and the textblock signatures are visible as a result, the spine is also creased and the bottom corner of the textblock is crumpled/folded. The binding is cracked as a result of the spine wear and can be seen from the inside at the start of the "Planches" section (full-page black and white illustrations); please handle carefully as the pages can start to detach. There are small tears along the edges of the cover and nicks along the fore-edge. Cover is soiled, smudged, and the plate on the front is creased and nicked. There is a faint fluid stain on top left corner of front cover that does not affect the pages. Overall,… Read More

Time to Murder and Create - Lawrence Block (Deluxe Edition 1993 HCDJ Slipcase) A Matthew Scudder Novel
ISBN: 091316562X
Introduction by Jonathan Kellerman. Copyright 1993, published by Dark Harvest (Illinois); stated 'First Hardcover Edition' on the copyright page. Stated 'Deluxe First Edition' on the half-title page; number 41 of 300. Grey slipcase shows minor wear and light discoloration to the bottom of the case. Dust jacket has $21.95 on the front inside flap and the rear flap is loose. Grey hardcovers show minor shelf-wear. No writing or markings, aside from the half-title page. Overall, it is in Like New condition.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 84x9x127. Signed by author. First edition. Signed and dated by author on half-title page (March, 1994), inscription ('For Dr. Ron Rigli') appears to have been added in a separate hand. Certificate of authenticity from an auction company laid in. 1991 Hard Cover. 119 pp. 8vo.. Translated from the original Russian by Alexis Klimoff. A collection of essays on various topics by the author of Gulag Archipelago and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.