Signed Books

New York, Corinth Books/Citadel Press, 1963, hardcover, xvi-351 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, signed and dated 'Amiri Baraka 98' by the editor on the front endpaper. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light bump to head of spine. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight edge bumps, spine lettering a bit rubbed, in original glassine sleeve. A compilation of the short writings of the major new talents of the time many of whom have become authors of modern American classics. Contributors include; Jack Kerouac, Robert Creeley, William Burroughs, Hubert Selby Jr., Diane Di Prima and LeRoi Jones himself, many of the pieces appear in print for the first time.

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1965, hardcover, 88pp, Signed, First Edition, First Printing, Association copy, Signed, inscribed, and dated 1966 by the Author on the front endpaper to Don Hudson, popular CBC Radio, Calgary broadcaster from 1964 through 1989 and host of Wild Rose Forum. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bottom corners and edge bumped, darkening to spine and edges. Dustjacket, edge nicked, short closed edge tears, in new Brodart sleeve. McCarthy's first collection of original poetry deals with "the horror and wonder of existence" in the smog-bound, virus-laden city. Dustjacket blurbs by Irving Layton and John Robert Columbo (The Tamarack Review).

Toronto, ECW Press, 2003, hardcover, 224 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Signed by the Author on the Title page. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, in new Brodart sleeve. The prolific Canadian fiction writer, poet, editor, creative-writing instructor and co-founder of the Toronto Small Press Book Fair presents A collection of poems drawn from his three ECW books, as well as previously uncollected work from chapbooks, postcards, and leaflets, paired with a selection of new poems appearing in print for the first time. ISBN 9781550225747

Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1990, hardcover, 400 pp, Edition not stated, No previous English-language editions or printings noted, Very Good+ in Good dustjacket, Signed and dated by the Author in the year of publication on the front endpaper, three tiny spots to front endpaper as well, small ink stamp and light dampstain to rear pastedown. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge bumps, dampstain to rear panel and flap, in new Brodart sleeve. Five plays by the Russian dramatist focused on Lenin's role in organizing the Communist Party network, leading the Russian Revolution, and the formation of the Soviet Union. Shatrov's plays about Lenin became the most frequently staged plays in all of the USSR during the reign of Leonid Brezhnev. Contents include five plays: Bolsheviks, The Brest Peace, Blue Horses on Red Grass, Thus Shall We Conquer!, and Onwards...Onwards...Onwards!, as well as an interview with the author 'History is a Factual Drama' and an afterword by Dr. Yuri Sharapov:… Read More

San Fransisco, Habenicht Press, 2003, staple-bound softcover, 12 pp, Limited Edition of 500 copies, First Printing stated, Signed by the Author on the half-title page, Fine condition. Straight, tight, clean and unread with no wear or markings. The result of a writing assignment given by Di Prima to her class, in which she also participated, exploring her relationship to poetry and creativity during that time.

New York, Doubleday, 1979 hardcover, 369 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Signed by the Author on the front endpaper, Good+ in Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light wear and light bumps to head and heel of spine. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, chips to head and heel of spine, larger at the heel, age toning to spine, in new Brodart sleeve. The noted novelist and author of The World of Henry Orient, You Can Go Home Again, The Two of Us and Tender Offer presents a memoir of her father the well-known playwright, producer, director and screenwriter of such Hollywood classics as The Desert Fox, How to Marry a Millionaire, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, The Three Faces of Eve, The Dirty Dozen and many others. Illustrated with 24 pages of black-&white plates from both personal and public photographs. Appended: Nunnally Johnson Pictures, Index. ISBN 9780385134064

New York, Grove Press Inc, 1985, hardcover, 86 pp, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight bump to heel of spine. Dustjacket shows light edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. Two short plays written immediately following the Pulitzer-Prize winning Glengarry Glen Ross. In The Shawl a small time mystic attempts to bilk a bereaved woman of her inheritance while Prairie Du Chein takes place on a train speeding through the Wisconsin night where a friendly card game explodes into a moment of menace. ISBN 9780394550510

New York, Grove Press, 1987, hardcover, xv-91 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Signed by the Author on the half-title page. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, unclipped dustjacket bearing original price, in protective glassine cover. The award-winning American playwright, essayist and novelist presents a unique adaptation of the Chekhov classic with his own impeccable eye for character and ear for dialogue. Adapted from a literal translation by Peter Nelles. ISBN 9780802130020

New York, Total Sports, 1998, large format hardcover (9" x 11"), xiii-210 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Association Copy, Signed by the author and inscribed to the American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould with a bookplate to the front pastedown identifying the book as 'From the Library of...', Fine in Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slightest spine-end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, in protective glassine sleeve. The sports historian and author of The Glory of Their Times, often called 'the greatest book about baseball ever written', presents a cultural history of New York City in the first half of the twentieth century with sports, those who participated in them, and the many legendary venues that housed them at the center. Profusely illustrated throughout with both black-&-white and color photographs, many from the author's personal collection. Appended:… Read More

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1995, hardcover, xxiii-511 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Very Good in Fine dustjacket, Signed by the Author with no personal inscription on the title page. Clean and firmly bound, slight spine lean, former owner's address label to front endpaper. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight rubs, slight corner bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. Illustrated with 16 pages of black-&-white plates and three maps. Appended: One of Four Allied Armies in Normandy, Record Rates of Shell Consumption, A Comparison of Tanks and Their Performance, Index. Mapped endpapers. ISBN 9780771015007

New York, Ticknor and Fields, 1988, large format hardcover (9" x 12"), 282 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, Association Copy, Signed by the author and inscribed to the American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould on the title page. Inscription reads "For Stephen Jay Gould with all good wishes - Larry Ritter". Straight, tight and clean with no markings, spine-end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light spine-end and corner nicks and bumps. The premier sports historian and author of The Glory of Their Times, often called 'the greatest book about baseball ever written presents what has been described as "easily the best pictorial biography of the Sultan of Swat...from boyhood days in his father's saloon in Baltimore, his formative years at St. Mary's, his early playing days in Baltimore and Providence, his rise to stardom as a member of the Boston Red Sox, the legendary years… Read More

Toronto, Penguin, 2008, hardcover, 464 pp, second printing, Fine condition, Signed by the Author on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in Fine unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. The award-winning author of more than 30 books for young people of all ages presents this authorized prequel to the famous Lucy Maude Montgomery series. We follow Anne's difficult early life before Avonlea, from being tragically orphaned as a baby, through a series of foster homes, surviving her dark reality with her books and the power of her vivid imagination. ISBN 9780670067213

Orlando FL, Harcourt Inc, 2000, hardcover children's picture book (10" x 10"), First Edition stated, First Printing by letter code, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, tiny split to bottom corner, slight wear to spine-ends. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light spine-end and corner nicks, short closed tear to rear panel near spine, looks great in new Brodart sleeve. The popular author/illustrator of the Caldecott Honor winner Color Zoo, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Cuckoo/Cucú: A Mexican Folktale/Un cuento folklórico Mexicano and Leaf Man, presents a rhyming trip to the town square market colorfully illustrated throughout with a feast of folk art from around the world, most of it from her own collection. ISBN 9780152021580

London, Cassell & Co., 1960, hardcover, 185 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Signed and inscribed by the Author on a small label pasted to front endpaper, Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings, text block lightly age-toned. Dustjacket price clipped, slightest edge nicks, light rubs and tiny, closed top-edge tear to rear panel in new Brodart sleeve. The New Zealand-born author and rugby writer who was responsible for a number of well-known urban legends, including the widespread belief that the flush toilet was invented by Thomas Crapper and that the brassiere was invented by Otto Titzling presents a work of detective fiction stories featuring Detective-Superintendent Keeton and centered on the murder of a young man and his connection to three, very different, society women.

New York, Scholastic, 1994, hardcover, 305 pp, First Edition, First Printing stated, Near Fine in Very Near Fine dustjacket, Signed "Best Wishes Ann Rinaldi" without personal inscription on the front endpaper. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end touches, tiny spot to bottom edge of front board. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, very slight spine-end bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. The popular young adult fiction writer, and author of more than forty novels, eight of which were listed as notable by the American Library Association presents the first book in her sweeping Quilt Trilogy that follows the lives of three generations of the Chelmsford family after the War of Independence. ISBN 9780590460552