Koestenbaum Wayne, Signed (24 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st. Soft Skull Press, 2004 1st Very good Wayne Koestenbaum.

Paperback. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Turtle Point Press, 2012. Octavo. Paperback. Flat signed by author on first blank page. Book is like new with light shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by author to Gerard Malanga, poet & photographer, on half-title pg. Very Good w/ minute curling on cover edge. Inscribed by Author(s).

Trade paperback. First edition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 232 p. New York Review Books Classics. Audience: General/trade. Diva Mawrdew Czgowchwz (pronounced "Mardu Gorgeous") bursts like the most brilliant of comets onto the international opera scene, only to confront the deadly malice and black magic of her rivals. Outrageous and uproarious, flamboyant and serious as only the most perfect frivolity can be, James McCourt's entrancing send-up of the world of opera has been a cult classic for more than a quarter-century. This comic tribute to the love of art is a triumph of art and love by a contemporary American master. Fine. Signed by author. Inscribed by the author, first printing of this edition.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Paperback Edition. Signed by Author. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very nice copy, clean, no writing or marks, binding tight; signed by the author on the title page and dated 6 Aug. 1999. Color pictorial wraps, 291 pp., illustrated with b & w photographs; "an elegaic, comic, passionate meditation on the mythic image of Jackueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis." Light crease down spine, otherwise as new. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 lb 1 oz. Category: Autobiography/Biography/Memoirs; Books; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0452276497. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 005279.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BOA Editions Ltd, 2004, 1st edition, inscribed by Wayne Koestenbaum. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The book is signed by Wayne Koestenbaum on the full title page. The book is very good with light shelf wear and a couple of pen marks inside. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Signed by Koestenbaum. Dj is glossy and smooth, very crisp and fresh. Pages bright and unmarked. Binding tight. All around, a really excellent copy. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. B00K: Fine/, 2004 (illustrator). B00K: Fine/, $67.89 1932360530 Moira Orfei In Aigues Mortes; SIGNED Koestenbaum, Wayne Soft Skull Press New York 2004 Light Green Pictorial Spine With Title In Red, Black And White Letters, Soft Cover B0K: Fine/, 214 Numbered Pages, That Were Lightly Read Or Not Read And All Are Clean And Tight To The Slightest Of Spine, Edge, Corner And Shelf Ware, Corner Spreading From Lack Of Proper Shelf Support, Signed By Author On The Title Page, In Blue Ink. D/J: None. = Description Applies To This B00K, Only. = This Author Signed Book Has A Special Significance, Is Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped = Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift, For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE. =*=* California State Law Now Requires The Following Notice Be Given: *=*=* Seller Did Not See And Was Not Present When This Item Was Signed. No Certificate Of Authenticity Is Included In This Sale/Purchase Price. If You Would Like A Certificate Of Authenticity, You Can Obtain One At Your Own Convenience And Expense, Which Is Not Included In The Purchase Price Of This Item. =*=*. Signed by Author(s).

8vo. 396 books. Printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION, signed on the title. "Pink Trance Notebooks is the product of the year Wayne Koestenbaum stopped keeping the traditional journal he had maintained for three decades and began a series of "trance notebooks" as a way to reflect an intensified, unmoored consciousness" (the publisher). A fine copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine soft cover Book, Signed by Jim Harrison and Nick Flynn, First Edition First Print, in Protective C33over. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Exhibition catalogue at Pace Gallery. 62 pages. This copy Signed and Inscribed by the artist on title page. Inscribed by Illustrator(s).

Condition: VG+. Softcover, 174 pages, VG + condition. SIGNED & inscribed to Duncan Hannah on the title page. In addition laid in is an envelope addressed to Hannah containing a card dated 2009 with a substantial double-sided inscription to Hannah from Koestenbaum referencing Joe Brainard, James Schulyler "and all the other gentle practitioners of the "askew". - see images. A wonderful association copy.

Softcover. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Octavo, 205 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine yellow with red and green lettering. Mild general shelf wear. "Autographed Copy" sticker adhered to front cover. Light staining to fore edge of textblock. Textblock slightly warped from page 159 on. Signed flat by McCourt on title page. Shelved under the Front Counter. 1402284. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 210 pages. Published in 2002. New Reissued Edition of the author's breakthrough debut novel. One of the most brilliant novels of the 20th century. The first appearance of the title as an NYRB Classics selection. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent printings. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only. The First Edition Thus is now scarce. Presents James McCourt's "Mawrdew Czgowchwz". A perfect first novel. Pronounced "Mardu Gorgeous", as helpfully revealed by the publisher about the one American novel that will be a spell test to compete with those unpronounceable Polish names. Introductory Essay by Wayne Koestenbaum, kindred spirit and himself one of the most brilliant writers of our time. The eponymous diva "bursts like the most brilliant of comets onto the international opera scene, only to confront the deadly malice and black magic of her rivals. Outrageous and uproarious, flamboyant and serious as only the most perfect frivolity can be, James McCourt's entrancing send-up of the world of opera has been a cult classic for more than a quarter-century. This comic tribute to the love of art is a triumph of art and love by a contemporary American Master" (New York Review). "Bravo, James McCourt, a literary countertenor in the literary tradition of Firbank and Nabokov" (Susan Sontag). An absolute "must-have" title for James McCourt collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by James McCourt. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. McCourt's signature is as flamboyant, impressive, and artful as his art. This title is a great book. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy of the NYRB Classics First Edition Thus/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: James McCourt is a cult writer (with a uniquely brilliant body of work) who is also a writer's writer. It is a crying shame that mainstream recognition has eluded him because his work represents writing - and reading - as pure pleasure. A rare signed copy thus. James McCourt's "Time Remaining: Stories" is regarded by Harold Bloom as one of the greatest books of the 20th century. One of the finest writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER JAMES MCCOURT TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0940322978. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 292 pages. Published in 1995. Book-length account on subject. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a regular first print run as a hardcover original only. Presents Wayne Koestenbaum's "Jackie Under My Skin: Interpreting An Icon". A brilliant "deconstruction" of an American icon, and as such, an expansion by its author of the meaning and pathos of being a fan. "The same kind of serious play that distinguished Koestenbaum's 'The Queen's Throat' shapes his scrutiny of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: The highly charged gap between the private woman and the public icon she became. Her signature sunglasses and scarf, her coiffure ('battle gear of a woman of means'), even the 'O' of her name occasion manic, inventive, and wildly funny ruminations from Koestenbaum. In 'Silent Jackie', Maria Callas is quoted as saying that she 'spoke like Marilyn Monroe playing Ophelia'; in 'Jackie As Housewife', she is at once the devoted help-mate of powerful men and the star whose allure overshadowed them. Though some will undoubtedly find the book irreverent, those fascinated by the Cult of Celebrity will find Koestenbaum's analysis of an enduring icon a compelling contribution in cultural studies" (Publishers Weekly). Partly through the benefit of generational, not just chronological, distance, Koestenbaum is more illuminating about the True Meaning of Jackie than the accounts by the writers who actually knew her well - public figures themselves like Truman Capote, Gore Vidal (who was related to her), Pete Hamill, and Sir Stephen Spender, among innumerable other writers she befriended, who all succumbed to the centripetal force of her allure. The book originated as a series of essays in The New York Times Magazine (rather than say, Antaeus or New York Review), itself an indication of its subject's immense and enduring, perhaps eternal, appeal. An absolute "must-have" title for Wayne Koestenbaum collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed, dated (two weeks before publication), and inscribed in blue pen on the front free endpaper by the author: "For Alfred and Chris - with love and gratitude - Wayne 14 April 1995". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipients, who are (or were) probably a couple, are (or were) unmistakably close to, not just known to, the author. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, pre-publication dated, and inscribed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant culture critics of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER WAYNE KOESTENBAUM TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0374284466. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 271 pages. Published in 1993. Landmark study on subject. One of the best books on opera ever written in our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only by a small press. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Wayne Koestenbaum's "The Queen's Throat: Opera, Homosexuality, And The Mystery of Desire". An idiosyncratic and masterly account on opera. The book began as one brilliant essay on Mozart that the great literary critic and novelist Susan Sontag included in her selection of the Best American Essays of the Year 1992. It is surely (if somewhat uneasily for opera's heterosexual devotees) the definitive book on the connection between opera and homosexuality. Koestenbaum sees in opera's preposterous marriage of music and words not snobbish comfort, but the pathos of being its fan - indeed, of being a fan - as well as a source of proud self-affirmation. Opera is singularly appealing to homosexuals: Its transformation of tragedy and unrequited love into smoldering passion and ecstasy, the noble, not just the ephemeral, suspension of disbelief, which imagines a more beautiful world not just for gay men but for all men, which is why it would be a shame if only gay men read the book. Everyone leads a double life, the real one and the fantastic one. If gay men were made to choose just one life to live to the fullest, they would probably choose fantasy, given the long and continuing history of persecution and oppression they have endured. It should be pointed out that this is not an exercise in self-indulgence: Koestenbaum knows his beloved music supremely well, and writes about it with penetrating intelligence. His analyses of the greatest operas, from Mozart to Puccini, put to shame the dry, academic, and cold essays by musicologists. He devotes an entire chapter to Maria Callas, the greatest diva of the 20th century, and anyone who knows Callas' tragic personal life will immediately see the projection that connects her and the gay man. "A brilliant book, an ecstatic book, and inevitably, an elegiac book. And one which, like some operas, certain voices, has the capacity to provoke admiration, rapture, identification" (Susan Sontag). An absolute "must-have" title for Wayne Koestenbaum collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed, dated (shortly after publication), and inscribed in black ink-pen on the front free endpaper by the author: "For Cheryl - May you become the diva you want to be; may you become exactly the person you wish to be. Yours with admiration - Wayne Koestenbaum 19 April 1993". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient, who is named, is unmistakably personally known to the author whose inscription is the most moving we have ever seen. It is also very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Koestenbaum. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such double-signed, publication-year dated, and inscribed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant culture critics of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER WAYNE KOESTENBAUM TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0671754572. Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 320 pages. Published in 2013. Retrospective collection of essays. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only and as an FSG Originals title. The First Edition is now scarce. "Autographed Copy" round green sticker pasted in front. The book is very beautifully produced and features Andy Warhol's iconic Polaroid portrait of Debby Harry on the cover. Presents Wayne Koestenbaum's "My 1980s And Other Essays". A "retro" glance at the formative decade of his writing life - he is that rare animal, a poet, and a critic - which also happens to be the most crucial decade of the late-20th century. "Impossible lovechild from a late-night, drunken three-way between Joan Didion, Roland Barthes, and Susan Sontag, Wayne Koestenbaum brings together a hyper-literate collection of manifestos, essays, and disclosures that wrestle with a series of prominent cultural figures - Koestenbaum's lodestars - and blur the boundary between academic and personal" (Publisher's blurb). A "kaleidoscopic intellectual autobiography" of the first rank, we come to know Koestenbaum, as we do every great critic/commentator, through his passions and obsessions. "Interests" doesn't quite do justice in his case, and Koestenbaum has an authoritative voice and presence: We not only hear but see him on every page. His style re-defines "threshold" in that it is reassuringly predictable and "come-from-nowhere", disruptively unpredictable at the same time. His range is staggering: James Schuyler, Roberto Bolano, Cindy Sherman, and Brigitte Bardot, among many others. His homages to his personal gods (who are frequently goddesses: Anna Moffo, with whom he is practically identified, Elizabeth Hardwick, Susan Sontag, ditto) are idiosyncratic, brilliant, and moving. His essays on popular culture shade Camille Paglia. As radical, insightful, and brilliant as Paglia could be, Koestenbaum tops her because his flamboyance is irresistible whereas Paglia's pugnaciousness, a sign of insecurity, can be tiresome and reactionary in the end. "An intellectual high-wire act that rarely falters" (Kirkus). An absolute "must-have" title for Wayne Koestenbaum collectors. This Autographed Copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Wayne Koestenbaum. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy of the First Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant culture critics of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER WAYNE KOESTENBAUM TITLE IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0374533776. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed & dated by artist on half-title page. Large quarto in dust jacket. Color plates. Condition: small (1") and creasing to rear inner flap of dust jacket; else as new in near fine DJ. 276 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Original-Pappband. Condition: Gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Gut. 1. Auflage. auf Titel mit Widmung und Datum signiert von dem amerikanischen Schriftsteller Wayne Koestenbaum (*1958), leichte Gebrauchspuren. signed by autor Size: 8°. Vom Autor signiert. Buch.

1st edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page Fine/fine (dj spine a little lightened).

1st edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper (signature only; Autographed Copy sticker on front panel of dj) Fine/fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 80 pages. Published in 1990. The author's breakthrough debut collection of poems. One of Wayne Koestenbaum's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Softcover Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Wayne Koestenbaum's "Ode To Anna Moffo And Other Poems". Lyrical odes to passions (artistic, erotic), devotions, and loves. "It is The Low that allows him to exult in the lavish heights of the Metropolitan Opera, idolizing a diva who rises above the physical world in her performances: 'I think that Anna / Moffo sings, / to this day, in a second, / parallel Met, a hologram of the original / projected in air, / where failing voices continue / to thrive amidst a system of strange geysers'. The unifying strength of the poems is Koestenbaum's burgeoning awareness of being gay, with all its emotional ramifications: 'When Carla put her hand on Ricky's knee / I saw my future's blueprint' " (Publishers Weekly). And of course: "Mired in low culture, / I was aching to reach the high" (Wayne Koestenbaum). An absolute "must-have" title for Wayne Koestenbaum collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in blue pen on the title page by Wayne Koestenbaum. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. It is also very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed, placed, dated, and inscribed in blue pen on the same page by the author: "For Charles Berger, with admiration, Wayne, Salt Lake City 16 March 1992". The recipient, who is named, was a distinguished professor and academic star in his own right. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such double-signed, placed, dated, and inscribed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are the Softcover Edition, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant culture critics of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER WAYNE KOESTENBAUM TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). Signed by Author.