Twelve Steps and the Older Member by A.A

n.p.: Unpublished, 1968. First day cover honoring the Liberty Bell, SIGNED, without inscription, by U. S. Supreme Court Justice Byron "Whizzer" White. The postmark is March 26, 1968, but the signature probably came later (that is usually the case with autographed first day covers). We guarantee that the autograph is original and authentic. The autograph is bright and unfaded; the cover is clean, bright, and unwrinkled.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Fine. 3.6" X 6.5". Manuscript.

n.p.: Unpublished, 1956. First day of issue postcard boldly signed by Chief Justice Rehnquist. The postmark is November 16, 1956; so the signature came later (that is usually the case with autographed first day covers). We guarantee that the autograph is authentic, and there is no time limit on the guarantee. The autograph is bright and unfaded; the postcard is clean and crisp.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Fine. 3.25" X 5.5". Manuscript.

London: Unpublished, 1887. Kate Greenaway's autograph on laid paper, apparently clipped from a larger piece of stationery. Written at her home in Hampstead in the famous illustrator's hand in black ink: "Kate Greenaway, 17 September 1887, 50 Frognal, Hampstead, London--N.W." There is barely a hint of fading to the signature, and the paper is clean and unwrinkled.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Fine. 2" X 4". Manuscript.

New York: Unpublished, 1964. Postcard dated May 25, 1964, with a return address of 15 West 67 St. N.Y.C., and addressed to Fraser Neiman in Williamsburg, Virginia. The text of the postcard reads: "Dear Mr. Neiman: My visit in 1957 was very pleasant, and I like to think back on it and the friends I met. Fall next year is bad for me because I have a quite strenuous program of teaching at Harvard and commuting from here. I've made a rule to [sic] to read during this period. I'm afraid I can't, but I am touched that you should want me not once but twice. Yours sincerely," followed by a full signature ("Robert Lowell") in red ink. Fraser Neiman taught English at the College of William and Mary and was responsible for finding speakers/readers for special occasions. The postcard is lightly toned, otherwise in very good condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Very Good. 3 1/4" X 5 1/2". Manuscript.

New York.: Rizzoli., 2003. 1st Edition.. Red cloth, blue titles, color illustration pasted on cover.. Lower corner lightly bumped, otherwise a near fine copy, no dust jacket as issued.. folio.. Signed by the artist on the half-title page. Heavy book, will require extra shipping. weight: 5.1 lb. Copiously illustrated.

De l'imprimerie de P. Didot L'Aine. L'An 111 de la Republique. 1795. Edition limited to 100 copies. Se vend chez Ponce et Regnault, graveurs, rue du Fauberg Jacques.In 18: 11x 17cm. Half title, x (in smaller state), 173pp. Eng. frontis by Rouchard, 3 double engraved plates after Marillier (in two states, & large paper). Occasional light spotting. Fine copy in the original full crushed red levant morocco, raised bands to spine, inner gilt dentelles, silk bookmarker, top edge gilt.
Provenance:
A fine copy from the libraries of two notable bibliophiles.
Bookplate of Lord Stanley of Alderley. John Thomas Stanley (1766-1850), 7th Baronet and First Baron Stanley of Alderley of Alderley Park, Cheshire. He undertook learned expeditions to the cultural centres of Europe, becoming one of the first explorers of Iceland.
Amédée Rigaud (1819-1874), circular bookplate, black and gilt with elaborate initial R, motto "bona fide sine fraude". This volume is listed in the Catalogue de Beaux Livres Rare et Curieux… Read More

Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1986. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition / First printing. Navy cloth. As New. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. The second book in the New York Trilogy.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1964. Book. Illus. by Trina Schart Hyman. Fine. Hardcover. First edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine in a Near Fine, price clipped dustjacket. Dj shows light edge wear with a tiny chip missing from lower front corner. Very early illustrated book by an award winning illustrator..

New York J. R. Anderson & H. S. Allen. Boston, Lee & Shepard, 1882. New York J. R. Anderson & H. S. Allen. Boston, Lee & Shepard (1882). Olive Green boards , Black lettering with embossed Gold design to front cover and spine, clean, bright and vibrant. No. VERY Good ++Near Mint, tight,.clean, spine is intact, no pulling. Text clean, very little yellowing, if any, corners not pumped. minute shelf wear at top and bottom of spine./DJ. Mary Virginia Terhune (née Hawes, December 21, 1830 - June 3, 1922), also known by her penname Marion Harland, was an American author. She began her career writing articles at the age of 14, using various pennames until 1853, when she settled on Marion Harland. Her first novel was published in 1854 and would go on to sell over 100,000 copies. For fifteen years she was a prolific writer of best-selling women's fiction novels, as well as writing numerous serial works, short stories, and essays for magazines. After marrying Presbyterian minister Edward Payson Terhune in… Read More

1st Edition / 1st Impression, September 1937. Very good in very good dust jacket which is not price-clipped (Published price 5'-net). Handsigned by WE Johns to the front endpaper, with neat Christmas 1937 presentation in another hand beneath. Particularly clean and tight, in Very Good dustwrapper which has a tear to the lower rear panel and small abrasion to the upper spine. The dust-jacket is protected by a transparent, non-adhesive, archival quality acid-free protector, which can be easily removed if required.A collection of Johns's articles for the My Garden periodical, with a number of unpublished pieces and original illustrations by Howard Leigh. Johns is best remembered as the author of the Biggles books. This is his only book on gardening.