INSCRIBED
Death of a Salesman.
New York: Viking Press, 1949. First edition, Second Printing before Publication. INSCRIBED. Inscribed on the title-page: "To Frank Krohn Best, Arthur Miller." Read More about Death of a Salesman
Price: $4,000
Signed and Inscribed Modern First Editions
From Baldwin and Capote to Warhol and Wright, James Cummins Bookseller is proud to present a catalogue of signed and inscribed modern first editions. Highlights include Men of the Deep Waters by William Hope Hodgson, with autograph letter; Jorge Amado's most famous novel, Dona Flor e seus dois Maridos as seen above; and Graham Greene's own copy of The Power and the Glory.
A Rare Inscribed Copy
A View from the Bridge.
New York: The Viking Press, 1955. First edition. A Rare Inscribed Copy. INSCRIBED on the flyleaf: “For Ruth Cooper, Without whom nothing [underlined] would happen right! Best luck, Arthur Miller.” A fine association copy of this book, which is rarely found inscribed. Ruth Cooper worked for MCA Management, Ltd., which..... Read More about A View from the Bridge
Price: $1,500
Large Paper Copy, Signed
By Way of Introduction.
New York: Dutton, [1929]. First American edition, no. 55 of 166 large paper copies, signed by the author. Large Paper Copy, Signed. Read More about By Way of Introduction
Price: $400
Signed review copy with O'Brien letter
Going After Cacciato.
New York: Delacorte, 1978. First edition. Review copy with slip laid in. Signed review copy with O'Brien letter. Signed on the title-page. With TLS to the Gotham Book Mart from Tim O'Brien 49 Irving Street Apartment 3, Cambridge, Mass. touting this book and showing great reviews provided in photocopies. He..... Read More about Going After Cacciato
Price: $1,250
O'FLAHERTY'S FIRST BOOK (SIGNED AND IN DUST JACKET)
Thy Neighbour's Wife.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1923. First edition of author's first book. O'FLAHERTY'S FIRST BOOK (SIGNED AND IN DUST JACKET). Thy Neighbour's Wife' is an attempt to write a book about life in the Aran Islands from the point of view of a native..." (from the dust jacket). Liam O'Flaherty was born..... Read More about Thy Neighbour's Wife
Price: $1,000
Inscribed
In Cold Hell, In Thicket. Origin 8.
[Dorchester: Cid Corman, printed by Mossen Alcover at Palma de Mallorca, 1953]. First edition. Inscribed. Nice copy of this collection, issued as number 8 in Cid Corman’s Origin series. This copy is inscribed to Olson’s friends and correspondents Mary and Bernhard “Knollie” Knollenberger. Bernhard Knollenberg was a lawyer and Revolutionary..... Read More about In Cold Hell, In Thicket. Origin 8
Price: $2,500
Signed and with a Typed Letter Signed
Choke.
New York: Doubleday, 2001. First edition. Signed and with a Typed Letter Signed. First edition, signed by Palahniuk on the title page. With a 1 page Typed Letter Signed with approximately 20 words of holograph additions in black and red ink. Dated October 22, 2004 from Vancouver, Washington, the letter..... Read More about Choke
Price: $300
One of 200, Signed
Lustra.
London: Privately printed [by Elkin Mathews], 1916. First edition, first impression with unabridged text, number 61 of 200 copies, Signed by Pound with his chop. One of 200, Signed. Read More about Lustra
Price: $2,500
Signed
Clockers.
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1992. First edition. Signed. The inspiration for the movie by Spike Lee (1995), as well as the inspiration for HBO's The Wire. Read More about Clockers
Price: $100
Inscribed
Fools Die.
New York: Putnam, 1978. First edition , limited issue, one of 350 signed copies. Inscribed. Inscribed to Roslyn Targ on the colphon page: "For Roslyn Patent Wife Thank God. Affectionately, Mario. Read More about Fools Die
Price: $750
INSCRIBED
A Change of World. With a foreword by W. H. Auden.
New haven: Yale University Press, 1951. First edition, one of 551 copies. INSCRIBED. Published when Rich was a 21-year-old senior at Radcliffe, A Change of World is the poet's first mature book, preceded only by juvenilia. Volume 48 of the Yale Younger Poets series edited by W. H. Auden, one..... Read More about A Change of World. With a foreword by W. H. Auden
Price: $2,000
Signed, in Jacket
Interim.
London: Duckworth & Co, [1919]. First edition. The fifth volume in the author's 'Pilgrimage' series. Signed, in Jacket. Signed by Dorothy M. Richardson on the half-title page. One of her thirteen-part Pilgrimage novels, a modernist roman à clef with a pioneering use of stream of consciousness, that treats the author's..... Read More about Interim
Price: $850
ONE OF NINE
Sonnets, 1889-1927.
New York: Crosby Gaige, 1928. Dwiggins, W.A. First edition, one of nine copies on green paper. Signed. ONE OF NINE. Read More about Sonnets, 1889-1927
Price: $2,500
The Moor's Last Sigh.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1995. First British edition, one of 200 numbered copies signed by the author. A brilliant copy of the limited edition, signed and numbered by Rushdie on the title page. Winner of the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; shortlisted for the 1995 Book prize. Read More about The Moor's Last Sigh
Price: $300
Salman Rushdie collection: signed first editions and advanced proofs.
London: Jonathan Cape and Granta Books, 1990-2005. All first UK editions. A fine collection of Salman Rushdie works, including 3 signed first editions and 4 uncorrected proofs, as follows: Haroun and the Sea of Stories, London:1990, signed by the author on a tipped in bookplate East, West, London: 1994, signed..... Read More about Salman Rushdie collection: signed first editions and advanced proofs
Price: $500
SIGNED
Mappings.
[Saratoga, Ca: 1980]. First edition, one of 150 signed copies. SIGNED. Read More about Mappings
Price: $600
Signed
Witt.
New York: Gotham Book Mart, June 1973. First edition. Signed. Signed on the cover by Smith in blue ink. Read More about Witt
Price: $500
"CAROTID CORNUCOPIUS" BY SYDNEY GOODSIR SMITH (1947) (INSCRIBED BY THE POET)
Carotid Cornucopius: . Caird O The Cannon Gait and Voyeur O the Outluik Touer... A Drammantick, Backside, Bogbide Bedride or...
[Glasgow]: The Caledonian Press, 1947. First edition. "CAROTID CORNUCOPIUS" BY SYDNEY GOODSIR SMITH (1947) (INSCRIBED BY THE POET). Inscribed and signed by Sydney Goodsir Smith: "For John Boyes/ with regards/ from/ Sydney Goodsir Smith" (on front flyleaf). The recipient is Professor John Boyes of Newcastle Upon Tyne (with original 1954..... Read More about Carotid Cornucopius: . Caird O The Cannon Gait and Voyeur O the Outluik Touer... A Drammantick,...
Price: $400
Signed
Dog Soldiers.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974. First edition, first printing. Signed. An excellent copy of this National Book Award-winner. Inspired by the Merry Pranksters, this is the story of some post-Vietnam characters who get involved in a heroin-smuggling deal that goes bad, and a clear eyed journey to the heart of..... Read More about Dog Soldiers
Price: $300
Inscribed
A Hall of Mirrors.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967. First edition. Inscribed. Inscribed “For Frannie Ness, with best wishes, Robert Stone”. Read More about A Hall of Mirrors
Price: $2,000
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"PRESENTATION COPY FOR JOHN CHEEVER"
Shadrach [Short Story].
California: Sylvester & Orphanos, 1979. First edition, one of a few unnumbered copies, for presentation, signed by William Styron, and inscribed by the publisher, for author John Cheever [colophon page states: "330 copies. 300 are numbered, 26 lettered and four bear the printed name of a recipient"]. "PRESENTATION COPY FOR..... Read More about Shadrach [Short Story
Price: $950
SIGNED COPY, IN DUST JACKET
Mr. Pope and Other Poems.
New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1928. First edition, first printing (with page 33/34 tipped in, printing Tate's iconic poem 'Ode to the Confederate Dead'). SIGNED COPY, IN DUST JACKET. Tate's first collection of poetry (preceded only by 'The Golden Mean,' written in 1923 with R. Wills, and his 1928..... Read More about Mr. Pope and Other Poems
Price: $2,000
SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
The Marsh Arabs.
London: Longmans, 1964. First edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Signed by the author in 2000. The Marsh Arabs is an account of Thesiger's time in the marshes of southern Iraq where he lived from the end of 1951 until June 1958. He writes in the introduction: "From my recollections, helped..... Read More about The Marsh Arabs
Price: $1,150
The Rum Diary. The Long Lost Novel.
New York: Simon & Schuster, [1998]. First edition. Signed on tipped in card on the half-title. Read More about The Rum Diary. The Long Lost Novel
Price: $600
Signed
Screwjack.
Santa Barbara, California: Neville Publishing, 1991. Steadman, Ralph. First edition, No. 60 of 300 numbered edition printed by Patrick Reagh and signed by Hunter S. Thompson. Signed. Read More about Screwjack
Price: $900