Brian Coffey, Signed (35 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Fifth Printing. Signed by Gail Jones at her story "Knowledge" on page 48; also signed by Joan London at her story "Burning Off" on page 142; minor edge wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectable condition. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Fifth Printing. Signed by Joan London at her story "Burning Off" on page 142; also signed by Gail Jones at her story "Knowledge" on page 48; minor edge wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectable condition. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Cloth Title Gilt. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Pp. 71. LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 copies SIGNED by the editor. Dolmen Editions VI. D.j. niucked. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Brian Coffey (1905-1995) an Irish Modernist poet who also ran Advent, a small publishing press, during the 1960's and 1970's. Published in an edition of 250 copies: "for the first time a representative collection of the poetry of one of the best Irish poets of the past forty years". Included is a news clipping of an essay by Anthony Cronin on the poet from the Irish Times in 1976. The dust jacket, with a photograph of Coffey by John Parsons has 2" rips on the spine and along the fore-edge. All the material is present. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First & Limited Edition. Pp. 68. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OFONLY 250 COPIES. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First & Limited Edition. Pp. 68. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OFONLY 250 COPIES. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 71, [1] pp., frontispiece portrait, 4to, two-toned paper-covered sides, gilt spine title, dustjacket. Erratum slip tipped in. One of 1,000 copies signed by the editor. Fine copy in a very good dustjacket (light edgewear).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. W. H. Allen 1984 First Edition First Printing Bruised at top and base of spine, a couple of page tips creased and page edges lightly age-darkened else Fine book in rubbed Dust Jacket, with some wear at the upper fold tips, a short internal paper tear at the base of the front fold and some internal damp marking along the lower edge (no show-through) With bookplate Signed by the Author loosely inserted ''. Baba Lavelle is a stranger in New York. with a mission to break the Mafia's stranglehold on the city's drug traffic - and take it over. He doesn't need conventional weapons for he has another kind of power - magical, ancient and horrifyingly brutal. the power of voodoo. ''. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. 72 pages. First edition, first printing. One of 1000 signed by Brian Coffey, the editor. Frontpiece by Anne Yeats. First printing of the revised text of this poem. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy! Signed by Author(s).

First edition limited to 1,000 copies. 8vo. 68pp. signed by Paul Durkan, poet. Very good in pictorial card covers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. One of 1000 copies, signed by the editor. 4to. Quarter olive and three-quarter black paper-covered boards. 72pp., with the erratum slip tipped in. 'Before his death in 1959 Denis Devlin had completed his revision of his book "The Heavenly Foreigner". This revised text is now printed for the first time, together with the variant readings from the printed versions and some hitherto unpublished manuscript material which traces the development of the poem over a period of some 15 years.' Including a portrait of Devlin by Marcella Comes Winslow and a drawing by Anne Yeats. Spotted and dusty to the head edge, the spine head bumped, the half-title a little marked, and a couple of leaves inherently creased in part, but about Very Good in slightly lesser jacket, with an old price sticker over the printed price, moderately rubbed with a short split at the head edge of the upper panel, and the stock faded primarily to the spine and lower panel (not affecting the print). Signed by Editor.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. stated first, signed by Dean Koontz on the half-title page. dj in mylar sleeve, shows minor wear. pages clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is a UK first edition hardcover published by Arthur Barker in 1974 AND SIGNED BY DEAN KOONTZ DIRECT TO THE TITLE PAGE. The jacket is unclipped (£1.95 net) and would be more or less Fine if not for the green graffiti on the inside jacket flap. The book would also be more or less Fine if not for similar graffiti to the opening black end paper. It has a straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. There is toning to the page edges. The copyright page confirms the UK first edition. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies (this being #29). Author's presentation inscription to the head of the half-title: "Christmas 1976. For Jim, Pat & Sarah from Brian and Bridget". Tall 8vo. 29pp. Decorated card wrappers. A fine copy. [A light item, UK postage will be reduced]. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. TRUE FLAT-SIGNED 1975 FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING COPY by DEAN KOONTZ (Brian Coffey is a pen name). This SCARCE book is signed on the half-title page (not on an attached modern bookplate later laid-in). The book itself is in beautiful FINE condition - clean and unmarked, with a strong, square spine and tight pages. Clean and unmarked internally. The unclipped dust jacket is in GOOD collectible condition - colorful and glossy but rubbed, showing edge wear, chipping, a few tears and a few small sections missing. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Brown cloth first edition is fine but for foxing along top and bottom edges of textblock. Unclipped jacket is rubbed and has some wear and toning along edges. Inscribed by Koontz to half title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 167 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This is a US first edition hardcover published by Doubleday in 1980 and SIGNED AND LENGTHILY INSCRIBED BY DEAN R KOONTZ AS FOLLOWS: "TO STAN, THIS BEST OF THE COFFEY BOOKS WITH SORROW THAT THE MAN IS DEAD. DEAN R KOONTZ ALIAS B. COFFEY." The jacket is Very Fine and unclipped - it states $10.95. The book is Very Fine with straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. There is a hint of toning to the page edges. The copyright page states FIRST EDITION. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This is a UK first edition hardcover published by Robert Hale in 1981 AND SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED BY DEAN KOONTZ IN 2005. The jacket is Very Fine and unclipped. It states £6.50 net. The book is Very Fine with straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. The copyright page confirms the UK first edition state. Signed by Author(s).

, 71 pages, with black & white frontispiece and 1 illustration, SIGNED by Brian Coffey at the rear Limited Edition of 1000 copies , tear at lower spine, small areas of paper scuffed away on rear cover corners, internally clean, book in good condition , black paper covered boards, green spine with gilt titles 28 x 19 cm Hardback SIGNED by the editor ISBN:

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, limited to 250 numbered copies (this being #14). This copy inscribed by the author on the title page and dated the year of publication. Tall slim 8vo. Unpaginated [33pp] sewn into plain card wrappers. A fine copy in dust wrapper, lightly toned and spotted at the margins. Twenty-six brief illustrated poems about animals, one for each letter of the alphabet. Uncommon. [A light item, UK postage will be reduced]. Inscribed by Author(s).

68 pp. Clothbound with Dustjacket. First Edition.- 1 of 250 copies, signed twice by the author at the imprint in black ink and also with a blue pen on the first page.- One edge a little bit bumped, else a good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. signed by Brian Coffey * * this edition limited to 1000 copies * * dust jacket is damaged but interior is fine * * Buyers in Dublin are welcome to view and purchase in store at Parliament Street you do not need to order online, please email PARLIAMENTSTREET at OXFAM dot ORG so we can reserve it for you, if you could reference P198 then we can find it for you quickly * * We are open Mon - Saturday 10 - 5.30; Sunday & bank holidays 1.30 - 5pm * * please contact us for more images, as we can only upload 5 * * The shipping rate shown is based on 1.5kg and dependent on the destination, we will contact you in case of discrepancy. For multiple orders we will contact you with shipping options, as the quoted rate for a 2nd order is a total weight on 3kg, and yours might well weigh less. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. A fine, clean and tight hardcover copy in a very good++ jacket/brodart covered. Limited Edition, Signed by The Author. Small piece missing from jackets lower right corner and very small piece missing from bottom of jackets spine. Otherwise, a nice copy. *** WE BOX AND SHIP ALL BOOKS WITH USPS TRACKING. *** WE HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING USED BOOKS FOR OVER 35 YEARS.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Red cloth first edition is near fine. Clipped jacket is rubbed and has wear along edges. Inscribed by Koontz to half title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited edition. Slim octavo. Plain card wrappers with a printed card dust jacket. Fine in a trifle worn and toned about fine dust jacket. Number 111 of 250 unsigned copies (with an additional 26 copies). This copy Inscribed by Coffey to poet F.T. Prince: "2/v/74/ for F. T. Prince. from Brian Coffey." Coffey (1905-1995), poet and publisher, was born in Dublin. He lived in Paris in the 1930's, where he was influenced by the surrealists, and was a friend of Samuel Beckett; he later studied typography and design, and founded Advent Books in 1966.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The deluxe issue of the first edition, limited to 26 lettered copies (this being 'S') signed by the author and translator (there were also 250 unsigned examples). Tall slim 8vo. 15pp sewn into plain card wrappers. With Bonheur's original French text to each verso, and Coffey's English translation to adjacent rectos. A fine copy in just fractionally marked dust wrapper featuring a striking colour design by Hazel McKinley. Gaston Bonheur is the pseudonym of Gaston Tesseyre (1913-1980), a poet close to the surrealists who is perhaps best known for penning the screenplay for the 1955 film version of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'. Most uncommon. [A light item, UK postage will be reduced]. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. BRIAN COFFEY (DEAN KOONTZ penname) - BLOOD RISK, copyright 1973, published by Bobbs-Merill. First Printing (no references to subsequent printings on copyright page - there never was a 2nd printing nor a book club edition), white endpapers, red boards with silver gilt lettering on spine, $5.95 price on DJ front flap. FLAT SIGNED (NOT INSCRIBED TO A PERSON) BY DEAN KOONTZ ON PRE-TITLE PAGE - SIGNED DIRECTLY ON THE PAGE (NOT VIA AN ATTACHED BOOKPLATE): "DEAN R. KOONTZ ALIAS 'B. COFFEY'" WHILE THE SIGNATURE IS NOT DATED FROM THE STYLE OF SIGNATURE AND THE PRESENCE OF HIS MIDDLE INITIAL THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN SIGNED IN THE MID/LATE 1980s OR EARLY 1990s (BEFORE THE AUTHOR DROPPED HIS MIDDLE INITIAL IN HIS PUBLISHED NAME). Book has tight flat pages with sharp outer page edges/corners and no reased page corners, tight spine, endpapers are clean and free of any tape residue marks, no former owner's or used book store markings/stickers inside, no age darkening or foxing to dust soiling to outer page edges which are still white, outer page edges not starting to age yellow at edges, no wear to board edges, spine tips, or board corners, tiny bumped board corner, no hinge splitting, no soiling or discoloration to boards. Dust jacket has no tearing, creasing, or chipping, no wear to spine tips, no edge wear, no wear to front flap crease, no spine darkening, no spine fading, no soiling or staining, no dust rubbing, just a couple of tiny spots of color rubbing at edges. Overall a N-FINE book in N-FINE condition dust jacket (not price clipped) of a rare Dean Koontz first printing hardcover book AND SIGNED BY DEAN KOONTZ. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Dean Koontz 1st printing hardcover/paperback/magazine appearances up for sale. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. A fine softcover copy in a fine stiff card wrapper. Limited to 250 numbered copies. This is copy no. 116. SIGNED/INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. A very nice copy in like new condition.

First edition. Octavo, boards. Signed notecard by Koontz laid in; "Strange book. Strange writer. Strange reader?" Suspense thriller featuring the "Butcher," a psychopathic serial killer. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (572).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small Octavo (7 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 195 x 145 mm), 15 [1] pages in the publisher's original sewn wrappers. INSCRIBED on the front free end paper: "Paris 10.4.33 / For Miss Sonya Schulberg / Sympathiquement / Brian Coffey." One of only 250 copies of the Irish poet's debut solo book of poems, printed for him and placed on sale at the Librairie Jeannette Monnier in Paris. The recipient, the late Sonya Schulberg O'Sullivan, was an author ("They Cried a Little") and the younger sister of the late novelist and screenwriter Budd Schulberg. Brian Coffey (1905-1995) lived in Paris in the 1930s and was part of a circle of Irish Modernist authors that included Samuel Beckett and Denis Devlin. Coffey's "Three Poems" followed a book of poems that he published in Dublin in 1930 with Denis Devlin. Aside from a few limited editions, signed copies of Coffey's works are scarce. CONDITION: Age toning to the wrappers, a split along the spine (although the wrappers are still attached), a partial ring stain to the rear wrapper, and some very light pencil underlinings and erasures. About Very Good. Signed by Author(s).