Association Copies
Association copies can be difficult to define, but they can add considerable value to your growing book and ephemera collection. Put simply, association copies are books owned by people of significance. Some collectors will argue that books owned by celebrities or other famous figures count as association copies, while other collectors believe association copies are books owned by people significant to the author or particular work. For instance, this special copy of The Town and the City by Jack Kerouac is inscribed by the author to the mother of one of Kerouac's dear friends and fellow Beatniks.
What makes associations copies so precious is the unique relationship between author and recipient. Instead of a book being signed at a typical signature event, association copies provide a deeper glimpse into the hearts and minds of the authors. However, association copies can also include books signed or unsigned that belonged to other famous or influential people in history. Although signed copies are almost always more valuable than unsigned, association copies of any kind are quite collectible and highly sought-after books.
MR. PRESIDENT. THE FIRST PUBLICATION FROM THE PERSONAL DIARIES, PRIVATE LETTERS PAPERS AND REVEALING INTERVIEWS OF HARRY TRUMAN
by (TRUMAN, Harry) HILLMAN, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Minor rubbing to the spine tips of the book. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Outstanding association
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
- Item Price
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A$29,071.88A$8.00 shipping to USA
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Beyond the Wall of Sleep
by Lovecraft, H. P.; August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Las Vegas , Nevada
- Item Price
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A$19,768.88A$8.50 shipping to USA
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THIS TROUBLED WORLD
by ROOSEVELT, Eleanor
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Joints and gutters of book darkened but a superior copy in both condition and association. Near Fine in a close to Fine dustwrap
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
- Item Price
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A$9,690.62A$8.00 shipping to USA
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ENGLISH SONGS AND OTHER SMALL POEMS
by [Dickens, Charles]: Cornwall, Barry [ pseud of B. W. Proctor]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut
- Item Price
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A$5,426.75A$8.00 shipping to USA
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The Will To Believe, And Other Essays In Popular Philosophy (Inscribed By Henry James)
by James, William (Inscribed By His Brother Henry James To Mrs. Muir-Mackenzie)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Pasadena, California
- Item Price
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A$5,426.75A$7.00 shipping to USA
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A Widow for One Year [SIGNED Association Copy with ALS]
by Irving, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Granville, New York
- Item Price
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A$8,527.75A$5.99 shipping to USA
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EUREKA. A Prose poem. -- Poe's own copy, heavily annotated in his own hand.
by POE. EDGAR ALLAN
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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London, Greater London
- Item Price
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A$5,820.00A$18.00 shipping to USA
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Fields of Wonder
by Hughes, Langston; Marius Flothius [Association]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Las Vegas , Nevada
- Item Price
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A$6,977.25A$8.50 shipping to USA
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Revolutionary Petunias & Other Poems
by Walker, Alice; Jack Greenberg [Association]
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Las Vegas , Nevada
- Item Price
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A$9,225.48A$8.50 shipping to USA
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The Witness Collection
by Chambers, Whittaker [Alger Hiss, Scott Nearing, Richard Nixon et al.]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois
- Item Price
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A$10,078.25A$12.00 shipping to USA
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Trattato di Sociologia Generale [The Mind and Society]
by Pareto, Vilfredo [Enrico Barone]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Used - Octavo, two volumes. Original paper wrappers printed in black, partially unopened. Front joint of volume one repaired; closed te
- Edition
- First edition, first impression (in Italian)
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois
- Item Price
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A$6,977.25A$12.00 shipping to USA
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Uncle Tom's Children
by Wright, Richard; Ernest Hemingway (Association)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Las Vegas , Nevada
- Item Price
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A$12,326.48A$8.50 shipping to USA
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The Jacques Maritain and Maurice de Gandillac Collection
by Maritain, Jacques [Raїssa Maritain and Maurice de Gandillac]
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois
- Item Price
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A$9,690.62A$12.00 shipping to USA
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A Bear Called Paddington - Inscribed by the Author
by Bond, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Chelmsford, Essex
- Item Price
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A$24,250.00A$14.00 shipping to USA
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The Eric Voegelin Collection
by Voegelin, Eric
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois
- Item Price
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A$38,762.50A$12.00 shipping to USA