Search Results: Signed Books from Harropian Books, IOBA

London: Poets' and Painters' Press, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Gray card covers with title printed in black and blue onto upper cover, 8vo (8-1/2 inches tall), pp. 31, index [32]. Light soil and fading to cover with sticker ghost at heel of spine, text toned. Inscribed and signed by author on ffep "Ken ..... , / from shipmate / Goodridge MacDonald / London, May 3, 1959." With a few manuscript corrections in the same ink noted. The Roberts family held a preeminent position in Canadian letters for most of the 19th century and Goodridge MacDonald also worked as an editor of The Montreal Herald.

San Francisco, CA: Harold Cleworth Fine Art Prints, 1979. Signed Limited Edition. Near Fine. A 30-11/16 inch tall x 22-7/8 inch wide lithograph print from Cleworth's Autobiographics series; this being No. 196 of 950. A half inch closed tear to upper edge and a few light handling creases, else fine. Enquire about the other Cleworth prints we have available. An original and unmounted example of Cleworth's signed limited edition lithograph titled ''59 Cadillac (Tailfin)" - from his first and most famous series of auto prints.

San Francisco, CA: Harold Cleworth Fine Art Prints, 1979. Signed Limited Edition. Near Fine. A 30-11/16 inch tall x 22-7/8 inch wide lithograph print from Cleworth's Autobiographics series; this being No. 330 of 950. One vertical crease near top edge - not affecting printed area and a few light handling creases, else fine. Enquire about the other Cleworth prints we have available. An original and unmounted example of Cleworth's signed limited edition lithograph titled ''59 Cadillac (Tailfin)" - from his first and most famous series of auto prints.

Port Louis, Mauritius: Mauritius Printing & Co., Ltd, 1956. Editions Sammer / Limited Edition. Loose Prospectus. Near Fine. Illustrated by Siegfried Sammer. Just a single copy of this scarce 1956 African prospectus found in institutional collections worldwide, that being held by the National Library of Australia. Text in French. "Kélibé-Kéliba" was issued in an edition of 300 copies with 20 illustrations - 3 being in color, and was further illustrated with horizontal and vertical bands of traditional motifs on pages without larger diagrams. Bifolium, 4to size (12.75 inches tall), pp. [4] This copy of the prospectus is signed in blue ink by Siegried Sammer and is accompanied by an original (10 x 8 inches) order form. Minor soil and creases, else Fine. Mauritius gained it's independence in 1968 and in 1969 "Kélibé-Kéliba" was chosen to represent the new country at the Festival of Popular Arts and Traditions of the World (now The Confolens Festival) in Confolens, France.

Emeryville, Canada: Biblioasis, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No DJ. Pictorial boards, 4to (10 inches tall), unpaginated, stated first edition. Light taps to top corner of upper board and spine ends. Inscribed and signed by both authors on the title page.

Port-Louis - Ile Maurice: Éditions Esclapon, 1949. Jouvancourt Limited Edition. Hardcover. Outer Case : Fair / Inner Case, Text and Lithographs : Very Good to Near Fine. Huges de Jouvancourt. No. 24 from an edition 250 copies. The colophon and publishers ad insert both state that the lithograph stones were destroyed after printing. A series of unbound signatures in a cloth backed case with a paper spine label, folio size (16 inches tall), pp. [12], 132, [8], illustrated w. head and tailpieces, 13 full page lithographs (inc. the internal case front cover and frontis) - 11 being signed in pencil by Jouvancourt. Text in French. The prints and text are contained in an inner case (with an original lithograph on front cover) and all signatures remain untrimmed and unbound as issued. The outer case is worn and slightly bowed near bottom corner with soil, stains and some discoloration, hinges cracked, lacks original ties from fore-edge, label is chipped ; inner case is clean with a few small spots and a… Read More

New York, NY: Publix Theatres Corp, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. This being copy [Volume] "No. 3" of the Publix Theatres training manual, and the personal copy of J. J. Fitzgibbons - eventual President of Famous Players Theaters - with his "Approved" rubber stamp signed and dated "Oct. 15 - 1926", "Fitzgibbons" in pencil at top corner of ffep and the inked notation "from Mr. Harry Marx". Harry Marx worked in New York city as the General Director of Theatre Management for Publix Theatres Corporation from 1925 to 1929, later moving onto Los Angles to manage Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Screw-bound faux leather over boards, 8vo (9 inches tall), pp. [1 - blank], [vi], 1-102, [1 - blank], "Revised and Reprinted 1926" printed at foot of title page, illustrated w. "Publix Theaters" tailpieces. Volume with edge wear to spine ends and corners, a tiny chip from upper edge of ffep, some toning to text with occasional finger soil. An excellent copy with a nice industry association and quite likely, the earliest… Read More

New York: Brentano's, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Green cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in gilt onto uper board and spine, top edge stained yellow, 8vo (8 inches tall), pp. 312, frontis, B&W plates. Assume first edition with "This book, copyright 1929 by Brentano's..." on copyright page with no subsequent printings noted (Ahearn, p. 802). Volume with fade spots to cloth matching chips in dust jacket, partial fade to top edge stain and ghostly offset to upper board of Audbon's profile from DJ front panel, one single spot of soil at top of ffep. DJ with large chips to front panel, edge wear and soil to spine and rear panel. Inscribed and signed "To my friend tried & true / Warren Baldwin / from the King of Ireland / Desmond FitzGerald / Oct 26 1929" on ffep. Desmond FitzGerald was the 28th Knight of Glin, an hereditary title in County Limerick, Ireland. The title and line of descent ended with the death of his son, the last Black Knight, in 2011. Credited DJ art work by "S Liam Dunne

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Just About Fine/At Least Very Good. Green cloth over boards, title, publication year and series # stamped in black onto spine, 8vo (9-1/4 inches tall), pp. 59, (i) Publisher's Note. Volume with toning to text and slight fade to upper edge of cloth. Price-intact DJ has a slightly darkened spine panel, light wear and shallow chips to the top edge. Pulitzer Prize winning poet Richard Eberhart's copy of Agee's first book (with his penciled signature on the ffep and occasional light pencil notation to poems within). Permit Me Voyage is the 33rd volume in the Yale Series of Younger Poets and contains an early collection of Agee's poetry.

Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, Limited, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by both the author and Bill Reid directly onto the title page in black ink. Black cloth over boards, title stamped in gilt onto upper board and spine, square quarto, (9-3/4 inches tall), colored endpapers, pp. 192, illustrated throughout, select bibliography, list of illustrations, color pictorial dust jacket. Volume w. light fade to top edge of boards and a tiny spot on top edge of text block, jacket w. minor rubs and wear, else fine and unclipped. First printing of the first edition with numberline to "1

New York: Baronet Publishing Company, 1979. First Baronet Printing. Paperback. Good plus. Illustrated wraps, 8vo (8-1/4 inches tall), pp. 278, stated first printing, inscribed and signed on the title page "to John - Orson Scott Card". Volume with some edge wear and light creasing, trace of soil and a small stain to text block edge. A signed copy of the author's first book, not issued in hardcover. Preceded by Ace 09136 earlier in 1979.

Custer, WA / Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Brown cloth over boards, title printed in gold onto spine, 8vo (9 inches tall), pp. viii, 215, B&W photos. Small crease to DJ back panel near spine, else fine. An intimate biography of Roderick Haig-Brown, written by his daughter.

LaVergne, TN: Self-Published (Xlibris Corp.), 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Gray cloth over boards, title stamped in gilt onto spine, 8vo (9 inches tall), pp. 363, map, promotional matierials loosely laid in; light rubbing to DJ. Inscribed, dated and signed by the then 14 year old author. "Paradis has created a new world in this Drathorn Hellbound series that brings together fictional creatures from video games, movies, books and his incredible imagination." from the back panel.

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Ltd, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Mustard cloth over boards, title stamped in blind onto upper board, title stamped in gilt onto spine, medium duodecimo, 7-3/4" x 5-3/4", all edges trimmed, headbands, map illustrated endpapers, pp.174 and 24 pages of photos. Faint erasure on front pastedown under DJ front flap, else fine in a very good jacket that shows rubbing, short closed tears and minor creases with some fading to spine. Pierre Berton, his wife and family of seven children, paddle the Yukon river, following the same route as Berton's father took in 1898. Signed and dated Nov. '73 by the author on the half-title page.

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Ltd, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Mustard cloth over boards, title stamped in blind onto top board, title stamped in gilt onto spine, medium duodecimo, 7-3/4" x 5-3/4", all edges trimmed, headbands, map illustrated endpapers, pp.174 plus 24 pages of photos. Light spotting to text edges, else near fine in a rubbed and worn jacket with a small chip at head of spine. Pierre Berton, his wife and family of seven children, paddle the Yukon river, following the same route as Berton's father took in 1898. Signed, inscribed and dated Nov. '73 by the author on the half-title page.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Very Good. Gray cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in black onto top board and spine, 8vo (8 inches tall), pp. viii, 301, illustrated with B&W photos. Volume with text slightly toned, light taps to heel of spine and bottom corners, provenance note in pencil to rear pastedown. Price-intact DJ with toning to edges and spine, closed tears and shallow chipping to spine ends and corners. Inscribed and signed by Pasternak on the ffep to Pete Smith, the Academy Award winning director, producer and narrator "To my dear friend Pete, Hope you like my life story - I did - so far. Yours, Joe P." Pasternak's career as a producer spanned 40 years and he produced more than ninety feature-length films earning him both Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominations. He produced a number of popular films, including Destry Rides Again (1939), The Great Caruso (1951) and musicals with Elvis Presley, Doris Day and… Read More

New York: Assouline, 2000. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good plus. Blue cloth with title in silver to spine, 4to (11-3/4 inches tall), pp. 47, [48], illustrated throughout with B&W photos. Volume with small stain to text block fore-edge, minor damp stain to cloth and smudging to inscription. DJ with toning to edges, some soil and stains, short closed tears to head of spine panel. Two page inscription in the same script as the DJ title "Faceless" reads "Happy 2001! / 26th April / for Sheila - You are our Source of Joy / David / New York". The author's wife's name is Sheila, so although an association/dedication copy is quite possible, it is not represented as such here.

Toronto: McArthur & Company, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. Gray patterned paper over boards, title stamped in red onto spine, 8vo (8 inches tall), pp. 313. Signed by the author on the title page. Great period jacket artwork by Ingrid Paulson. From the front flap "In 1847 a famine ship arrives in Canada from Ireland, and here, the tale begins, weaving through generations and time. From the heady days of the FLQ crisis to the dawning evidence of climate change in Canada's north, Flying with Amelia weaves a collective identity, taking us on a journey from the first sight of a new land, through a century, and beyond.

Boy Scouts Cambridge & District Association, 1912. Card Stock. At Least Very Good. An early, rare, and virtual who's who of the Cambridge/UK Boy Scout movement as it was evolving shortly after the movement's incorpation in 1912. Having autographs in pencil from every official listed in the program - as well as some additional attendees, for a total of thirty autographs in all. Some of the signatories on the lower cover verso are : George Stace (President, Ald., J.P. and two time Mayor of Cambridge [1906-07 and 1910-11] ) ; E. Scott (Scoutmaster who gave the lead song for the evening) ; Geoffrey H. Crump (District Scoutmaster who gave the 2nd song and apparently also introduced the President for the evenings final toast) ; M.M. Eastwell (Scoutmaster who gave the 3rd song) ; Colonel Howard Marsh (Master of Downing who gave a toast) ; Colonel Ulick G.C. de Burgh (Deputy Chief Commissioner who gave a toast) ; F.G. Aldridge (Scoutmaster who gave the 5th song) ; G.T. Waldegrave (Scoutmaster who gave the… Read More

Hollywood, CA: n.p., 1925. Mounted Photos. Fine. Two sepia toned gelatin silver photographs, both signed in white ink to "Billie" by Walter Rogers, measuring 6.5 x 4.25 inch wide and tipped onto thick paper measuring 8 x 10 inches wide. One photo has a faint crease to upper left corner and the paper mount has some light edge toning with a .75 inch closed tear at lower left corner, else fine. An interesting show of craft, to see the actor both while working a character, and while posing dressed in civilian clothes. "Walter Rodgers was born on August 31, 1886 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Heart of Maryland (1927), The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924) and Fighting Fate (1921). He was previously married to Amanda Dorothea Sautters. He died on April 24, 1951 in Studio City, California, USA." imdb dot com.