Association Copies

NY: Doubleday, 1982. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Jones to Cleanth Brooks. "For Cleanth Brooks, with best regards, Madison Jones 11/9/82." Spine cloth lightly pushed and rubbed; dustjacket with wear at corners and spine ends and beginning toning on the rear flap topedge. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dusjacket with an archival cover. Brooks was the influential literary critic and educator and seminal figure with Robert Penn Warren in the New Criticism movement.. Inscribed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1971. This is a DEDICATION COPY -- INSCRIBED to David Rubinstein (to whom the book is dedicated) and SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the dedication page. The printed dedication in the book is to David Rubinstein, as well as two more of the author's mentors; i.e. Carl A. Eisdorfer and John H. Wilms. Below the printed dedication, the author has written: "To David Rubinstein -- More evidence to disconfirm the myth -- Gratefully, Paul." Very Good+ condition. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First printing, with complete number row (87654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original black cloth, lettered in gold on the spine and front cover. From the preface: "This book is addressed to philosophers and students of philosophy who want to use formal logic as a tool of their trade. It presupposes only the familiarity with truth-functions and quantifiers that is gained in a one-semester… Read More

This would be called an Association Copy as it is signed by the author to a Frank where the author wrote " Without Your Help This Book Wouldn't have Got Off The Ground". The first sentence of the Foreward is " This book was written as a practical guide for husbands seeking the adventure to be found in foreign camps while homefires blaze peacefully". The book is in great condition with only slight corner wear.

Caldwell: The Caxton Printers, 1934. First edition, limited deluxe issue of 75 numbered copies signed by Fisher on the limitation page. Copy #34. Full morocco with gilt title. Illustrated bookplate of religious education writer/proponent Ida S. Blick affixed to the front free endpage. Topedge gilt. Lacks the dustjacket (which Fisher did not like). Board edges and spine fold edges rubbed and worn, spine top and bottom edges with wear and some loss, especially the bottom edge, leather split on bottom half of spine fold, text pages with beginning toning. About Good conditon.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

New York: Dodge Publishing Co., 1922. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage - "To Will H. Hays with appreciation and best regards, Helen Rowland August 1922". Foreword by Fannie Hurst. Illustrated. No dustjacket, purple cloth boards with illustrated paper label at spine and illustrated cover-size label front board. Spine label stained and cloth at spine faded else Very Good with no dustjacket, perhaps as issued. A quite interesting Association Copy, as Will H. Hays was notoriously the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies, Hays installed a more formal production code, called the Hays Code( later simply "The Code"),… Read More

Chicago: Laird & Lee Inc., 1918. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, Chicago lawyer, and educator Harry F. Atwood on the half-title page- "To Hon. Wm. H. Hays with the compliments of the author Harry F. Atwood". Will Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies, Hays installed a more formal production code, called the Hays Code( later simply "The Code"), which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. Atwood in… Read More

New York: American Inst. Of the City of New York / Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1928. Presentation Copy- tipped in page at front states -"Presented with the Compliments of The American Institute to Will H. Hays on the Occasion of Its Centenary Dinner Grand Ball Room Waldorf Astoria March 21, 1928". Will H. Hays, in addition to authoring the chapter in this book on "Motion Pictures" , also managed Warren G. Harding's successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. He was head of MPPDA at the time of this publication. Very Good, lacking the dustjacket,… Read More

Indianapolis, Indiana: Abe Martin Publishing Co., 1920. Association Copy. Verso front endpage states -" This edition was printed for John R. Johnston Pittsburgh, Pa., for distribution among friends, who enjoy the quaint style of the famous Hoosier, Kin Hubbard, through the medium of his creation, Abe Martin. Presented to Will H. Hays( signed in ink), Holiday Greetings 1920-1921 Number 213. The purpose is to reduce the 'High Cost of Laughing' ." John R. Johnston was a prominent glass manufacturer and also prominent in national Republican politics, which explains the Hays connection. Will H. Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted… Read More

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1938. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage - "For Will Hays With recollection of a prized association, now long enough in the years to be "auld lang syne" Mark Sullivan". Will H. Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies, Hays installed a more formal production code, called the Hays Code( later simply "The Code"), which became the virtual law of Hollywood until… Read More

Huntington Woods, MI: Phantasia Press, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Signed. Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 332 pp. Fine. Lacking dust jacket. Association copy. Signed by author on title page, with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley: "For Honest Joe my old fishing hole buddy, with undiminished lots of love & affection – Harlan 6 Sept 82." Bound in blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Author's initials blind stamped on front board. Very tiny indentation in lower left quarter of front board, else Fine. Collection of sixteen stories and four essays. Foreword by Stephen King.

London: Faber and Faber,, 1929. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by noted bibliophile Tom Turner to the author L.A.G. Strong at front end page - "To L.A.G. Strong, in token of friendship and with every good wish from Tom Turner 8 Mar 1936". Tom Turner befriended and regularly corresponded with several authors, notably L. A. G. Strong, whose "The Sacred River: An Approach to James Joyce" was dedicated to Turner. Very Good, lacking the dust wrapper, the paper covered boards with rubs and tears along fore edges. The 12 portraits feature Albert Einstein, T. S. Eliot, George Bernard Shaw, Walter De La Mare and John Galsworthy among other contemporary notables. A SCARCE book with a quite nice literary Association inscription. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Van Nuys, CA: Printed by Richard Hoffman, 1979. ASSOCIATION COPY, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at titlle page -"for Gary with pleasure Bob Vosper". Inaugural speaker Robert Vosper was the Director, William Andrews Clark Library. Additionally SIGNED AND INSCRIBED in ink at final page, printed with the names of the Governing Board, by "Charles Heiskell 2/6/79" and "Printed by Richard Hoffman". Charles Heiskell was one of the 12 original members of the Governing Board, and the Gary referenced in Vosper's inscription was Gary Steigerwald, also one of the original Board members listed. One of 200 copies printed, WorldCat notes 5 institutional holdings. SCARCE and uniquely SIGNED AND INSCRIBED to a board member by the speaker, a fellow board member, and the printer. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. First Printing. String Tied. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy.

Los Angeles: Jake Zeitlin, Books, 1928. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at top of front wrapper -" J Zeitlin to Gary". Association Copy, from the collection of Gary Steigerwald, who worked for Zeitlin in the 1970s. making this signature from that time period. Near Fine, light soiling. SCARCE, particularly so SIGNED. OCLC locates,at most, 5 copies. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine. 6" x 4 1/2". Association Copy.

Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press/ Little Brown, 1963. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -" To Beth and Jim Armsey - With my appreciation and best wishes - and, of course, with further appreciation of serving with J.A. on the Board - Ralph McGill New York April 22, 1963". Important Civil Rights Association Copy. James Armsey, ( 1918-2008) was the Ford Foundation executive who oversaw grants to universities and colleges in the 1960s, with the only requirement that they had to raise matching funds from other sources. At his urging the Foundation added the requirement that the colleges and universities could not bar black students. This change caused a number of them, including Duke University, Vanderbilt University, Emory University, Tulane University, and several major private colleges, to admit black students for the first time. The "Board" referenced in the inscription was Ford Foundation Board for the Advancement of Education. Ralph McGill (1898-1969) was an… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, 1977. First Edition, First Printing, with complete number row 1-10. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half-title page, to fellow poet Roger Pfingston - "For Roger" followed by a 4 line poem and signed "Robert 18 May '78". Near Fine, small corner crease bottom corner rear wrapper. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.