Doomsday Book by Willis, Connie - 1992

MODERN LIBRARY, with 95 cents on DJ Spine BTM, 1925. ,SIGNED by William Beebe, Forward by Theodore Roosevelt, 95 Cents Inner DJ Flap ,HBDJ, 1925, STATED 1ST Modern Library EDITION,FINE-/GOOD-, VERY EARLY Dustjacket with 265 Titles on inside & Back of DJ & 95 cents & Pre ZipCode Coupon on Back DJ .DJ SPINE Foxed with Long Crease , Beautiful and very special little book. Brown Leatherette cvr with gilt Title on Spine cvr Bright condition is Fine Minus, the spine is straight and the hinge and binding are Fine-. The hinge is tight There is nice dark top stain, but with Small Stain, This has no bleed on to the pages. The leatherette is a bit dry around the edges, yet there are no cracks. Slight bowing along the ends. The endpapers are wonderful. There is a small rectangular book label on the BACK of the right side endpaper near the spine. Jacket is in Good Minus condition, toning front/spine/back and along the folds. LARGE chip at the back at the top edge at the spine. Nicks are the… Read More

First edition, first printing. Signed by McMurtry on the title page. Book is fine with a bit of minor mottling to the top brown colored paper edges. Dust jacket is bright and has very little evidence of wear or age.

Scribner, 2004-12-02. 1st Ed. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 6x1x9. Signed. DOUBLE-SIGNED BY KING & O'NAN AND PROFESSIONALLY AUTHENTICATED BY PSA/DNA! Also inscribed as shown. Includes ironclad PSA Certificate of Authenticity. Book is VG with some tanning, and dated on the ffe; dust jacket is as new and looks fantastic in new mylar. Extremely scarce with authenticated signatures. Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Signed by authors.

Genesis Publications, 2015-09-29. 1st Ed. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 5x1x8. Signed. LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY RONNIE WOOD! A wonderful assortment of materials from Genesis Publications including a leatherbound diary signed by Ronnie. This is number 534 of only 1969 created. Condition is as new, opened only to photograph, all original packing materials included. A breathtaking work of art. Please note that the exceptional weight of this item will significantly increase shipping costs well above the original quote. Signed by author.

BARACK OBAMA SIGNED DELUXE EDITION - brand new and unread - and still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap! Includes the bonus 5x7 portrait photo of President Obama shown above (photo is not signed). Expedited shipping is welcome; international buyers please request a shipping quote prior to purchase (book is heavy). Signed by author.

Patavi (Padua): Petri Mariae Frambotti 3rd edition with large additions.., 1685. Hardcover. Good. Copperplates (frontis of 3 male figures & Minerva on architectural stage + 50 plates & 2 text illustratations by Ruffonus, Gio. Georg or unsigned.. Three Books in One quarto vellum-spined thin pasteboard covers (tips bumped covers damp marked). Engraved title + printed title with woodcut PFM printer's mark (Minerva with owl) +3 full page plates preceding dedication leaf +[6]ppprelims +261p; Titlepage to "Pars Altera Libri Quatuor" with larger PFM Minerva printer's mark signed DR +[6]pp prelims +213pp + [21]pp indices +"Analecta de Re Vestiaria sive exercitationes ad Albert Rubenius Commentarium, accessit dissertatio De Veterum Lucernis" with repeat of printer's mark of 1st titlepage +[10]pp prelims + 155pp +Titlepage to De Veterum Lucernis with printer's mark +39pp +[16]pp index + multi folding copy of a Latin inscription. Neat early MS note in Latin on flyleaf about placing of 2 plates.The plates… Read More

New York: Reynal & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1960. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed on the front endpaper by the subject, Felix Frankfurter. The dust jacket has several small edge nicks and beginning chips, along with some lightish spots of rubbing to the spine ends and front cover. "Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965) was a jurist, who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Frankfurter was born in Vienna and immigrated to New York at the age of 12. He graduated from Harvard Law School and was active politically, helping to found the American Civil Liberties Union. He was a friend and adviser of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who appointed him to the Supreme Court in 1939. Frankfurter served on the… Read More

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.

Orleans, MA: Parnassus Imprints, 1992. Approximately 7 1/4 x 7 1/4". LIMITED EDITION of 250 copies, this being #165. Black paper covered slipcase in fine condition. Illustrated paper wrappers, includes a signed and numbered previously unpublished print laid in which bears the same signature and number as on the colophon of the book, all in fine condition. (Toledano A104a)Edward Gorey (1925 - 2000) was an American artist and writer, best known for his eccentric imagery and stories, often set in Victorian and Edwardian settings. This book covers seven series of Dogear Wryde (an anagram of Gorey's name) postcards and includes: Scenes de Ballet, Menaced Objects, Alms for Oblivion, Interpretive Series, Neglected Murderesses, Tragedies Topiares, and Whatever Next? Some cards are captioned and some are not. A lovely example of the wide range of Gorey artwork and macabre humor

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1931. 1st. hardback. Near fine, limited & numbered edition (no 4 of 250), signed by all 17 authors: Thomas Burke, Martin Armstrong, H.R. Barbor, Elizabeth Bowen, Gerald Bullett, G.K. Chesterton, A.E. Coppard, E.M. Delafield, L.P. Hartley, Storm Jameson, Margaret Kennedy, Edward Shanks, Helen Simpson, J.C. Squire, L.A.G. Strong, Frank Swinnerton, and Rebecca West. Green leather-bound boards, gilt cover design and spine titling bright; discolouration on spine otherwise protected in mylar sleeve; text block firm, top edge gilt, pages unmarked and crisp.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). The Fothergill Omnibus 'for which Seventeen Eminent Authors have written short stories upon one and the same plot:A man gets into a correspondence with a woman whom he doesn't know and he finds romance in it. Then he sees a girl, falls in love with her in the ordinary way, marries her and drops the academic correspondence. Happiness, then friction. He writes again to the unknown woman… Read More