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Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1961. 957 pages, thick 8vo, navy blue cloth, dust wrapper. Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, (1961). First edition. A near fine copy. Signed on the flyleaf. More
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1961. 957 pages, thick 8vo, navy blue cloth, dust wrapper. Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, (1961). First edition. A near fine copy. Signed on the flyleaf. More
Canada: 1959. 1 page, 7.25 x 6.5 inches, Canada, October 12, 1959. In this letter, Karsh tries to assist a friend in acquiring a literary agent, in part: "...I feel it is a rather difficult matter to suggest exactly the right person to fit a specific author. I am strongly of the opinion that one has in some way to come to know an agent personally to discover whether he or she is in affinity with one's own ideas and..... More
New York: Open Road, 2012. 117 pages. Small 8vo, paperback. New York: Open Road, (2012). Fine. Inscribed by the author on half-title page: "For Lewis and Louise [Hirschfeld] - My first collection of short stories - produced in cyberspace. With much love - Bel Haufman" More
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1979. Tall 8vo, blue & white cloth, d.w. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, (1979). Firs Edition. Very good (+). Inscribed by the author on the fly-leaf to Burton & Lynn Lane. More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1953. 288pp. Short 8vo, green cloth, edge-worn and sunned d.w. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1953). First edition. Slightly edge-worn near spine, still a very good copy(+) in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Signed and inscribed on endpaper by Bernice Kavinoky for the philanthropists Edith and Martin Segal: "To Edith & Marty, Long overdue, the season's greetings! Best wishes, Bennie (Bernice Kavinoky Inacrum)." More
London: Ellkin, Mathews & Marrot, 1928. 51 pages, slim 8vo, uncut, decorative gray boards (top of spine chipped). London: Ellkin, Mathews & Marrot, 1928. Limited edition of 530; signed in full by the author on the limitation page. Very good condition. More
New York: Viking, 1985. 337 pages, 8vo, tan boards with a red cloth spine, dust wrapper. New York: Viking (1985). First edition. Very good condition. Inscribed on the title page: "For Leonard, Best, Garrison Keillor." More
New York: Warner Books, 1989. 290 pages, 4to, white cloth backed boards, dust wrapper showing some wear, small tear at bottom right fold line. New York: Warner Books, (1989). A fine copy in a good dust wrapper. Inscribed on title page: "To Anna With warmest regards Tom Keneally 1989" More
Garden City: Garden City Publishing Inc., 1949. Two volumes. Translated by Richard Aldington. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. 562 total pages, tall 8vos, brick-colored cloth (previous owner's bookplates pasted neatly on the front endpapers; tiny chip at the top of the spine of Volume Two). Garden City; Garden City Publishing Inc., 1949. Very good(+) condition. Signed in full by Kent on the limitation page in Volume One; No. 958 of 1,500 copies. More
Garden City: Garden City Publishing Inc., 1949. Two volumes. Translated by Richard Aldington. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. 562 total pages, tall 8vos, brick-colored cloth; publisher's pictorial board slipcase, worn. Garden City Publishing Inc., 1949. Limited Edition. Signed in full by Kent on the limitation page. No.500 of 1,500 copies. Somewhat musty odor from years in storage, but else a clean copy. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1983. 82 pages. 8vo. Green cloth backed red boards, dust wrapper. First edition. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, (1983). Showing some slight discoloration inside cover and flyleaf. A very good copy in a very good wrapper. Inscribed by the author on title page: "For [...], with best wishes, Love, Jamaica" More
Signature, "Rudyard Kipling", archivally set into a double diamond-cut green mat with two openings, accompanied by a modern steel engraving of the author as he appeared in his youth, and elegantly placed in a vintage gold-guilt wood filigree frame to 15" X 18". Fine KIPLING, Rudyard (1865 - 1936). Indian-born British journalist, writer, poet, and novelist. More
Small collection of three Autographed Letters Signed. 8vo. The Deanery, (1892 -1909), various topics, including, in part: January 25th 1892: "...So many thanks for your letter sending an issue of York Powell... I have a course of Lectures at once on the French Revolution. Maybe it will wake us up a bit..." November 26th 1909: " ...Many thanks for your kind letter and enclosures - but as for publication of mine - what can a man of 82 do in..... More
New York: St. Martin's, 1979. 271 pages, 8vo, red boards with a black cloth spine (gently sun-faded along the top), dust wrapper (worn and dust-soiled). New York: St. Martin's Press, (1979). First Edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Boldly signed in full by the author across the front free endpaper. Additionally inscribed on the blank page before the half-title, with a quick, original self-portrait matching the polo scene on the cover: "For Anita, all the..... More
Beverly Hills: Phoenix, 2007. 8vo, brown boards, d.w. (Beverly Hills): Phoenix, (2007). First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Presentation on the title page accompanied with a warm hand written thank you note. More
1960. Historically important typed carbon letter with original signature: "Will", 4to, 2 pages, April 15th 1960, to Ernest Hemingway, Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba, concerning the progress Hemingway is making on a series of articles commissioned by Life Magazine, in part: "... I received your letter and the copy you sent to Ed Thompson, just before leaving for a week in London ... which is why I haven't written before now. However, I did make a point of..... More
1960. Fine content typed carbon letter with original signature: "Will", 4to. 1 page, c/o Time Inc, Rockefeller Center, New York City, September 20th 1960, just days after Life Magazine released the second installment of 'The Dangerous Summer', to Ernest Hemingway, providing him with the latest inside gossip concerning their project, in part: "...I have finally had the opportunity to read published installments of The Dangerous Summer. Very handsome. Very good. As much of it I had read before, and almost..... More
Paris: 1960. Fine content typed carbon letter with original signature: "Will", 4to. 1 page, Paris, France, January 21, 1960, to Ernest Hemingway, while in Spain researching a series of bullfighting articles commissioned by Life Magazine. that would culminate into the project titled The Dangerous Summer, in part: "...Circumstances take me to New York next week... should you and or Mary chance to be in the big city during that period, I'd certainly like to hear from you. The trip is..... More
Don Mills, Ontario: MIRA Books, 2002. 379 pages, 8vo, gray and black boards, dust wrapper. Don Mills, Ontario: MIRA Books, (2002). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Signed on the title page: "For Kathy, Sweet dreams, Janet Leigh." More
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. Two volumes, each inscribed, each 8vo, full red crushed morocco with gilt detail & raised bands. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 217 pages, New York; Boni & Liveright, 1925. Second printing. Inscribed on the flyleaf: "With thanks to darling Brown for proving my theory. Anita Loos." But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, 248 pages, New York; Boni & Liveright, 1928. Second printing. Inscribed on the flyleaf: "All love to my darling Brown from Anita Loos." Near fine copies..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1898. 247 pages, 12mo, gilt-stamped green cloth (spine slightly darkened; corners bumped). New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1898. Very good. Seven-line inscription on the front free endpaper to: "Miss C.B. Dozier with good wishes of her friend Hamilton Wright Mabie, Summit, Oct. 30, 1898." The light foxing around the perimeter of the page, as well as the owner's sticker in the upper right corner, does not affect the inscription. More
New York: Norton, 1991. Small 8vo, grey cloth backed boards. New York: Norton, (1991). First Edition. Fine. Presentation by the author to Burton Lane. More
New York: Norton, 1982. 87vo, burgundy cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Norton, (1982). First Edition. Fine. Boldly signed by the author on the title page. More
1961. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, no place, March 15, 1961. Written to fellow novelist and playwright Yale Udoff, in full: "Thank you for your letter, which I read with attention if not agreement." Note: the desirability of this letter lies in the fact that the author has signed his name in full. The majority of letters that are for sale are usually signed "Norman." Natural folds and a paperclip impression in the upper left corner, but still in..... More
It was quite a moving moment when I actually set eyes on the letters this morning! Thank you very much - doing business with you was an uncommercial pleasure. Kind regards
Dear Argosy, the book has already arrived well in (old) Amsterdam! It's indeed a very nice piece. Many thanks & best regards to New York.