Signed Books

Chicago: Pascal Covici 1926, a numbered copy from a limited edition of 1010. (Hardcover) 112pp. Fine in very good dust jacket. One of 150 copies signed by the author. Black cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Yellow jacket and endpapers designed by Frank Mechau. The dust jacket has some edgewear at the top (where it overlaps the book) and is lightly soiled, and the center third of the inner front flap has been torn out. Jacket design by Frank Mechau. (Poetry).

London: Hutchinson SIGNED INSCRIPTION by COWARD, red leather with gilt titling, Hutchinson's Booklovers Library issue, undated but 44th thousand, lacks fep but there is a free fly before the half-title, minor spotting to closed edge, tidy copy with inscription to title " For Thora Knowles from Noel Coward" we have compared this signature with one in the book 'Noel' by Charles Castle (pg 120) and we believe it to be genuine, 288pp + adverts at rear and port. frontis. DUSTWRAPPER is unclipped with minimal handling wear, short black marker stripe to spine, small ink 'squiggle' to rear panel, dust jacket is from a 14th thousandth copy. Signed by Author. reprint. Full-Leather. Very Good/Very Good. 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall.

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada [0-7715-9724-X] [1982], 1st printing. (Hardcover) 216pp. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. The dust jacket has 2 closed tears on the back panel and there is a previous owner's name on the front endpaper. (Fiction--Canada, Manitoba Author).

FIRST PRINTING DOUBLE-SIGNED BY JULIE AND DAUGHTER EMMA! True 1st printing in gorgeous gift-quality condition. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.

[A tale] Illustrated by Dugald Stermer. 69 pp. 6,9x4,7 cm. The Somesuch Press, Dallas, Texas, 1984. No. 212 of 325 numbered copies, printed from Trinité type by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem Holland and bound by Reliure d'Art du Centre S.A., Limoges, France.
--- Text in english. Leather bound, gilt lettering and decoration on front cover. All edges gilt. Numbered and signed copy. No wear. Unmarked.

London: Elliot Stock 1899. (Hardcover) 183pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Title page inscribed by the author. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and cover decoration. The spine is edgeworn at the top and bottom, all corners are bumped and lightly scuffed. "The great English poet has been less studied in Wales than in the other parts of Great Britain, not because the Cymri read less and think more, but chiefly because they are a people largely of one book - the other great English classic, the Bible; and also partly because, along with the foreign tongue, Shakespeare has treated the Welshman with some amount of ridicule" - from the text. (Fiction, Fiction).

Manchester: World International Publishing Limited, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. First Printing. Laminated pictorial boards as issued. 61pp, illustrated. Based on the popular television series by the creators of Thunderbirds amongst others. While clearly a used book (with hardly noticeable single owner name to top left corner of the fep) , a very clean and bright copy. Bumped at the corners and spine tips, some cracking at the front and rear endpapers. Good or better condition overall. Signed by Gerry Anderson at the front endpaper (for the seller in person), an unusally uncommon autograph considering the vast numbers of annuals and other publications arising from this and other productions, e.g. Thunderbirds.

SIGNED AND FLAMBOYENTLY SKETCHED BY RICHARD BACH! Also briefly inscribed as shown with "Happy Flying!" This is the 1983 Macmillan edition. Feels unread, so pristine text; one corner bumped, prior owner's custom label on ffe. Moderate shelfwear on DJ, price is intact, looks quite nice in a new mylar cover. Bach's 3rd book, published just prior to Jonathan. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.

SIGNED AND FLAMBOYENTLY SKETCHED BY RICHARD BACH! Also briefly inscribed as shown with "Happy Flying!" This is a 1st printing of the 1983 Macmillan edition. Feels unread, so pristine text but mild aging to the boards and some shelfwear to the dust jacket. Prior owner's custom label on ffe. Looks quite nice in a new mylar cover. Bach's 2nd published book. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 102x22x152. Signed. SIGNED BY DR NEIL DeGRASSE TYSON along with a whimsical "We all need our space!" True 1st printing in lovely apparently unread condition; please note that Neil's inscription "bled over" to the adjacent page (see photos). Looks terrific with a new mylar cover added to dust jacket. This book was sent as a gift by the Chief Development Officer at the American Museum of Natural History to the inscribees; provenance included. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.

SUMPTUOUS LEATHER-BOUND EASTON PRESS EDITION SIGNED BY FAYE DUNAWAY. This copy is #1060 of only 1400 made. A lovely unread book in gift-worthy condition but is missing the Easton Press certificate. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.

You get one vintage The School-Boy Trapper by Pat Sedlak 1960 softcover book published by Pat Sedlak in the USA. This is a third edition and is in English. This book is signed by the author. It is in good condition with some wear to its corners and edges. There is a small area near the top left corner on the front cover that appears to have been lifted off - perhaps from someone removing a price sticker years ago. Apart from the author's signature, the pages are clean and free of writing, though they have yellowed slightly throughout the years. The binding is tight and the book is complete with no loose pages, There are no stiff pages from being wet, as so many of these eiditons are. This item is 8.25 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide. These measurements are approximations to give you an idea of the size of the book. Please see all pictures.

1ST PRINTING SIGNED IN PERSON BY LYNSEY ADDARIO at a New Canaan CT library event in 2015. Includes photos from the event. In brand new gift-worthy condition. Please note that I have several copies so your signature might vary slightly from the one shown in my photos. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; international buyers please request a shipping quote prior to purchase. Signed by author.

SIGNED IN PERSON BY FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER WITH HIS FULL NAME! Extremely scarce thus. True 1st printing in unread gift-worthy condition. Looks terrific with a new mylar jacket added to your dust jacket. Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Signed by author.

BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED BY SUZANNE directly to the title page with "Fly You High" and NOT personalized to anyone. A lovely 1st printing in near-fine condition with clean bright text (appears unread) and colorful boards. Dust jacket looks terrific with a new mylar cover added. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.