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First Edition of The Illustrated Poems of John Betjeman; Inscribed by British Artist David Gentleman with an Autograph Letter also Signed by Him
BETJEMAN, John; David Gentleman.
The Illustrated Poems of John Betjeman. [WITH] Autograph Letter Signed by David Gentleman.
London: John Murray, 1995.
First edition of this humorous collection of intimate poems, illustrated with charming watercolors by one of England's most familiar artists. Medium octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist, "For Gill Sandilands with all good wishes from David Gentleman." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Accompanied by an autograph letter signed by Gentleman to Miss Sandilands, offering her this book. One page on his Gloucester Crescent stationary, the letter reads in full, "22 March 1995, Dear Gill, I am really ashamed of having neglected your kind messages and invitation last year, and of being to inconsiderate.…
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 147100
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First Edition of the Night Agent; Signed by Matthew Quirk
QUIRK, Matthew.
The Night Agent.
New York: William Morrow, 2019.
First edition of "one of the best thrillers to come along in years" (Michael Connelly), basis for the Netflix series. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Matthew Quirk on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jae Song.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 147132
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First Edition of Operation Shylock; Signed by Philip Roth
ROTH, Philip.
Operation Shylock: A Confession.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.
First edition of Roth's 19th book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paula Scher.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 158
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"The more clearly one sees this world; the more one is obliged to pretend it does not exist": First Edition of The Son of The Circus; Warmly Inscribed by John Irving
IRVING, John.
A Son of the Circus.
New York: Random House, 1994.
First edition of "his most entertaining novel since Garp" (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Ted & Susie with my affection John Irving." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 140440
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First edition of Gloria Naylor's The Women of Brewster Place; inscribed by her
NAYLOR, Gloria.
The Women of Brewster Place.
New York: The Viking Press, 1982.
First edition of Naylor's National Book Award-winning debut novel. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jeanne Gloria Naylor." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design and drawing by George Sanders a.k.a. Sando. With an original African-Caribbean Bookstore flyer advertising the book signing event during which this copy was inscribed on Thursday, March 7, 1985 laid in.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 125318
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“Happiness is good health and a bad memory”: P.B. Socci sketch of Academy Award-winning actress Ingrid Bergman; Signed by Ingrid Bergman
SOCCI, P.B. (Ingrid Bergman).
Ingrid Bergman Signed P.B. Socci Sketch.
Rare graphite artist’s sketch of Academy Award-winning actress Ingrid Bergman as Joan of Arc. Signed by Ingrid Bergman. Additionally signed by the artist, P.B. Socci. Active in the mid 1970s, American artist Pat B. Socci gained a reputation for seeking out Hollywood icons to sign his sketched portraits. The drawing measures 8.75 inches by 11.5 inches.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 89643
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Finely Bound example of Torquato Tasso epic poem La Gerusalemme Liberata
TASSO, Torqato.
La Gerusalemme Liberata di Torquato Tasso. [Jerusalem Delivered].
Milano: Nicolo Bettoni, 1824.
Finely bound example of Torquato Tasso's epic poem La Gerusalemme Liberata, or Jerusalem Delivered. Octavo, two volumes bound into one in three quarters vellum over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In very good condition.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 111064
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First Edition of John Updike's First Novel The Poorhouse Fair; Signed by Him
UPDIKE, John.
The Poorhouse Fair.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958.
First edition of Updike's first novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by John Updike on the title page. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some wear to the spine and some chips to the rear panel. Jacket design by Harry Ford.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 3493
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“DOES IT NOT APPEAR TO YOU VERSATILITY IS THE TRUE AND RARE CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT RARE THING CALLED GENIUS”: MITFORD’S OUR VILLAGE
MITFORD, Mary Russell; illustrations by C. Brock.
Our Village.
London: J.M. Dent and Co., 1904.
Octavo, Three quarters green leather over marbled boards. Gilt tooling to the spine, top edge gilt.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 3008
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First Edition of Haruki Murakami's Killing Commendatore; Signed Three Times by Dust Jacket Designer Chip Kidd
MURAKAMI, Haruki.
Killing Commendatore.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
First edition of this “expansive and intricate novel" (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated boards. Signed three times by dust jacket designer Chip Kidd, once on the front panel, on the title page and on the rear flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 125849
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Signed limited first edition of Carl Sandburg's Good Morning America; one of 811 copies signed by him and from the library of American journalist William Safire
SANDBURG, Carl. [William Safire].
Good Morning America.
New York: Crosby Gaige, 1928.
Signed limited first edition of Sandburg's classic poem, originally delivered at Harvard as a Phi Beta Kappa poem. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, ribbon bound in. One of 811 copies signed by the author, this is number 238. From the library of American journalist William Safire with his bookplate to the pastedown and gilt initials to the front panel. William Safire was an important American author,…
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 127368
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"If my bed grew wings I would fly to a thick forest where there was an old broken-down castle that no one knew about, hidden in trees": First edition of Michael Rosen's Under the Bed: The Bedtime Book; Inscribed by him
ROSEN, Michael.
Under the Bed: The Bedtime Book.
London: Walker Books, 1986.
First edition of Michael Rosen's charming book of bedtime stories, illustrated by Quentin Blake. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by Michael Rosen on the dedication page, "Michael Rosen was here 23 Aug 89." In near fine condition.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 88122
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First Edition of For All Who Love the Game: Lessons and Teachings for Women; Warmly Inscribed by Bud Shrake
PENICK, Harvey with Bud Shrake.
For All Who Love the Game: Lessons and Teachings for Women.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by the co-author on the half-title page, "To Pat Cole- A lifetime of fairways and greens Best Bud Shrake." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Perr.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 132335
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First Edition of Roberto Bolaño's La Pista de Hielo
BOLAñO, Roberto.
La Pista de Hielo. [The Skating Rink].
Alcalá de Henares: Fundación Colegio Del Rey, 1993.
First edition of this prize-winning crime novella in the original Spanish. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. In near fine condition. Cover painting by Hilla Schürholz. Accompanied by the original publisher's 'La Pista de Hielo' informational bookmark.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 146928