Silhouette in Scarlet [Inscribed and Signed]

by Elizabeth Peters [pseud. Barbara Mertz]

New York: Congdon & Weed, 1983. Very Good/Very Good+. New York: Congdon & Weed, 1983. First Edition Stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial dust jacket by Arthur Shilstone retaining original price; [8],216pp. Light dust-soil to rear jacket panel, brief spotting to cloth spine ends, hairline crack to front hinge, ghost of a price sticker to front free endpaper, else a Very Good, bright and sound copy. Inscribed and signed on title page: "To Beth - best regards!... Read More

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Mr. Dooley at His Best

by DUNNE, Finley Peter

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Edited by Elmer Ellis. Foreword by Franklin P. Adams. Quarter cloth and marbled paper over boards with leather spine-label gilt. A bit of toning on the boards, light wear on label, else near fine, lacking the slipcase. One of 520 copies, each with a page of an original Mr. Dooley manuscript tipped in. The manuscript page is folded, and has a tiny, barely mentionable tear at one... Read More

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

This Year, 365 Songs Annotated: A Book of Days SIGNED FIRST EDITION

by Darnielle, John

New York: MCD; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by John Darnielle to decorative page specially bound in by the publisher. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xi, 539pp. A hint of shelfwear to unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in metallic black, with upper board decoratively stamped in kind. Gentle bumping to head of... Read More

Offered by Underground Books

Thirteen Dartmouth Poems

by EBERHART, Richard (ed)

Hanover: The Charles Butcher Fund, 1958. First, Limited Edition. Edition of 150 copies; this number 52. 12mo; printed French wrappers; [24]pp. Inscribed by Eberhart on free endpaper: "Bonnie & George, All Best Wishes / Dick," datemarked Hanover, NH 1958. "An arbitrary selection from recent and current poetry by Dartmouth students." Contributors include Peter Eccles, Art Wolff, Tom Hyman, others. An uncommon Eberhart item.

Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books

A Hatful of Rain

by GAZZO, Michael Vincente

New York: Random House, 1956. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. A spot or two of foxing, else easily fine in a nice, clean dustwrapper with some stains at the base of the spine, but which would otherwise be fine. Basis for the 1957 film directed by Fred Zinnemann and featuring Don Murray, Eva Marie Saint, and Anthony Franciosa (who was nominated for a best Actor Oscar, but lost to Alec Guiness in *The Bridge on the River Kwai*);... Read More

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Baker Street (Original script for a 2016 staging of the 1965 Broadway musical)

by Arthur Conan Doyle (stories); Marian Grudeff, Ray Jessel (music, lyrics); Jerome Coopersmith (book); Cindy Goldfield (director)

N.p.: N.p., 2016. Draft script for a 2016 staging of the successful 1965 Broadway musical, held at 42nd Street Moon Theatre in San Francisco. The play made its Broadway debut at the Broadway Theatre in February of 1965, running through the end of October of the same year and later transferring to the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (then known as the Martin Beck Theatre). The original cast included Fritz Weaver, Peter Sallis, Martin Gabel, and Inga Swenson, and... Read More

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

Barbara Morgan

by MORGAN, Barbara

(Hastings-on-Hudson, New York): A Morgan & Morgan Monograph, 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Edited anddesigned by Barbara Morgan. Introduction by Peter Bunnell. Quarto. 160pp. Illustrated reproducing 124 photographs by Morgan. Front endpapers have faint brown offsetting from tape, where something was once tipped in, else a near fine copy in slightly toned about fine jacket. Inscribed by Morgan on the half-title page: "for John Merrill, all best wishes, Barbara Morgan, Dec. 28, 1977.

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Famous Plays of 1934

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good. Second printing. Small octavo. 688pp. Some faint staining and rubbing on the boards, very good without dustwrapper. Small label of an Australian bookstore on front pastedown, and the ownership signature of Australian actor: "Cyril Ritchard, Sydney" on the front fly. Ritchard appeared on both stage and screen, but is best-known today for his appearance as Captain Hook in the Mary Martin version of *Peter Pan.*.

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Famous Plays of 1932

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Small octavo. 654pp. Tiny hole on spine, some faint staining on the boards, very good without dustwrapper. Small label of an Australian bookstore on front pastedown, and the ownership signature of Australian actor: "Cyril Ritchard, Sydney" on the front fly. Ritchard appeared on both stage and screen, but is best-known today for his appearance as Captain Hook in the Mary Martin version of *Peter Pan.*.

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Famous Plays of 1933-1934

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1934. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Small octavo. 712pp. Some light fraying on the cloth along the rear spine fold, about very good without dustwrapper. Small label of an American bookstore on rear pastedown, and the ownership signature of Australian actor: "Cyril Ritchard, New York" on the front fly. Ritchard appeared on both stage and screen, but is best-known today for his appearance as Captain Hook in the Mary Martin version of *Peter Pan.*.... Read More

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

The Love of Mountains Is Best:. Climbs and Travels from K2 to Kathmandu

by Bates, Robert H.

Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Publisher, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the Author. A very handsome copy of this rather uncommon and much sought after volume. Signed by author, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows minor shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, pictorial endpages, frontispiece. 8vo. 493pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers

The Best of McSweeney's

by Eggers, Dave and Jordan Bass, editors

McSweeney's. Near Fine. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. 1938073592 . Near Fine / Near Fine. Back-cover sticker is present. This is the Indiespensable edition of "The Best of McSweeney's. The Indiespensable edition is supposed to be signed 6X: Dave Eggers, Jordan Bass, Andrew Sean Greer, Ben Jahn OR Peter Orner, Jess Walter, and Arthur Bradford. NOTE: Jordan Bass did NOT sign this copy. Apparently it slipped through. This... Read More

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Artful Deeds in the Life of the Felon, Grovenor Layton. A Tale of the California Gold Rush.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1998 Book. Fine. Hardcover. One of 350 copies designed and printed by Peter Koch. Reprinted, with an excellent and extensive introduction by Richard H. Dillon, from the issue of 1853. Small quarto. [4], 71pp. Title page portrait, 5 illustrations from early engravings, one facsimile. Red cloth-backed pictorial boards, paper spine label. A mint copy with publisher's slipcase. A fictitious biographical tale of an American charlatan named Grovenor Layton during the California Gold... Read More

Offered by Argonaut Book Shop

Alan Paton Writes About His Book The Land & People Of South Africa

by ALAN PATON

ALAN PATON (1902-1988). A South African author, Paton is best remembered for Cry, the Beloved Country. He was an outspoken opponent of apartheid.TLS. 1pg. 8 x 10. November 5, 1962. South Africa. A typed letter signed Alan Paton on blue air mail stationery. He wrote to Mrs. Peter Scott of West Orange, New Jersey: Thank you for your letter of October 23. At the moment THE LAND & PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA is being... Read More

Offered by Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.

Gabriel: A Poem.

by SYMONDS, John Addington.

London: Michael deHartington,, 1974.. First edition, numbered issue w/erratum slip.. [24 pp]. Near fine in sewn wrappers. One of 140 numbered copies on Abbey Mills antique laid paper. A long poem by Symonds, here appearing in full for the first time. Edited from the original manuscript, with an introduction by Robert L. Peters and Timothy D’Arch Smith. dated (Christmas ’74) and INSCRIBED by Smith, “For Donald / with best wishes / Tim / Only 20 copies have the misprint... Read More

Offered by Jeff Maser, Bookseller

THE PASSION OF JOSEF D.

by Chayefsky, Paddy

NY: Random House, 1964. First edition, first prnt. Black & white photographs of the original production by Henry Grossman. Inscribed by Chayefsky on the front free endpage. "July 15/70 To Patty & Victor With all my best feelings Paddy Chayefsky." Spine cloth ends with tiny crease; dustjacket with minimal shelfwear mostly at spine ends and one corner, light rubbing on the rear panel, beginning toning on the spine. Tight copy in Near Fine condition in a Very Good... Read More

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American Art: Illustrated by Twenty-Five Plates, Executed by the Best American Etchers and Wood Engravers, from Paintings Selected from Public and Private Collections (Lacking 8 of 25 plates)

by Koehler, S.R.

New York: Cassell & Company, 1886. Hardcover. VG-, slight soiling to cover extremities and corners slightly bumped, inner front hinge completely broken but cover firly attached to the spine.. Yellow cloth over thick board covers with beveled edges, gilt embossed design on spine and rear cover. 58 pp. of text and 25 etchings and/or wood engravings. A very nice copy, contents are extremely fresh with tissue guards. No plates are marked, all edges are gilt, one of the... Read More

Offered by Mullen Books, Inc.

WHEAT AND TARES

by TRENT, Paul

London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1914. First Edition. Signed presentation from Trent on the half-title page: “To/ Alice Challenor with best regards from Paul Trent. Sep. 1914.” Paul Trent is a pseudonym of Edward Platt. Little is known of him but he wrote dozens of mystery and thriller novels between 1913 and the mid-1940s. He began by writing short stories in magazines. 'His Excellency Entertains' is one of the earliest and was published in 'Yes or No' magazine... Read More

Offered by Antic Hay Books

The Best American Short Stories 1980

by ELKIN, Stanley (ed.)

[Boston]: [Houghton Mifflin]. [1980]. An advance issue consisting of unbound 8-1/2" x 11" sheets of this collection edited by Stanley Elkin and with stories by John Updike, John Sayles, Donald Barthelme, Frederick Busch, William Gass, Larry Heinemann, I.B. Singer, Grace Paley, Peter Taylor, Mavis Gallant, Elizabeth Hardwick and others. Elkin's introduction bears copyeditor's marks throughout. Minor edge wear to a few pages; else fine. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. No Binding. Near Fine.... Read More

Offered by Ken Lopez - Bookseller

Autograph Letter Signed

by LEIGH, Janet

("Janet") in red ink on her Janet Leigh Brandt pictorial letterhead, no place or date, but Hollywood, circa 1984. Square 8vo (6 1/4" x 6 1/4"); 1 page (recto only); very good (tape on three sides from previous mounting). To Marty (apparently concerning her autobiography "There Was a Hollywood"*): "Dear Marty, How I loved your letter - thank you. There was so much to say - the book could have been 1000 pages - or more. I'll use the excess... Read More

Offered by Houle Rare Books & Autographs

Vintage Original Photograph Signed

by BRONSON, Betty

("Betty Bronson") in blue ink on 1/2 length pose wearing white blouse and looking sweetly to the right of the camers. Photograph is on heavy stock; 11" x 14"”; very good; 1925. Signed and inscribed to noted autograph collector and publicist L. Allan Smith: "Jan. 1969 To Allan Smith, My best wishes to you in your research or at least clips, seem to be available. But photographs like this one are almost impossible to find. Congratulations! Sincerely, Betty Bronson." Bronson... Read More

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Vintage Original Photograph Signed

by LEIGH, Janet

("Janet Leigh") in black ink on 1/2 length pose, wearing a high collar sweater with matching jacket. Photograph is on single weight stock; 7" x 10"; very good (minor signs of handling); ca. 1960. Signed and inscribed to actress Carol Kelly: "To Carol, Happiness Janet Leigh." Leigh (1927-2004), born Jeanette Helen Morrison, July 6, 1927, Merced, California; died October 3, 2004, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California; American screen leading lady of the 1950's and 60's; discovered by Norma Shearer; film... Read More

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The Man Who Ran Washington; The Life and Times of James A. Baker III

by Baker, Peter [James A. Baker]

New York: Doubleday, 2020. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Signed first edition of The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III, by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser.. Octavo, xxii, 694pp, [2]. Maroon hardcover, title stamped in gilt on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page with a full number line. Solid text block, no notable wear. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $35.00 on front flap, a few blemishes... Read More

Offered by The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

Building with Light in the Pacific Northwest: The Houses of Thomas L. Bosworth, Architect

by Rosenfeld, Erika; Bohlin, Peter; Jacobson, Max

Philadelphia: ORO Editions, 2007. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9x1x12. First edition. An exceptional copy. 2007 Large Hardcover. 322 pp. Dust jacket folds outward into large color photographic image. A photographic survey of 15 houses designed by Thomas L. Bosworth, with descriptions, floor plans, and elevational drawings. Though he is best known for his designs for the Pilchuck Glass School, Bosworth's main focus has been on the types of structures featured here - single family homes in the... Read More

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Birthright

by ROGERS, Lettie Hamlett (Peter Taylor)

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Small quarto: 308 pp. Inscribed and Signed by the author in neat ink on the front pastedown: "For Eleanor and Peter, With love, Lettie, January 17, 1957." Very good with some soiling and sunning to the extremities, in a good dustwrapper with some light foxing and scattered stains to the inside and outer panels, and a few small tears at the edges. Peter Taylor was one of... Read More

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.