Monroe Inscribed (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fine inscribed hardback in Fine dust jacket with price intact stated: First printing: September 2008 but with print number like beginning with 2. 298 pages, unmarked. Inscribed by Monroe on the second fly dated: 7/4/2021. Author's bookmark laid in ; ECOL M FIC; 6.5 X 1 X 9.5 inches; 298 pages; Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. #224 Of 330 Copies, Each Numbered And Signed By The Authors, This Copy Inscribed To H. M. Hall, (1874-1932), Prominent California Biologist And Ecologist. Beige Wrappers, String Bound, Paper Cover Label, Tipped In Photographs And Plates, Engraving In Red On Last Page. Slight Edge Wear. Signed by Author(s).

HC. B&W illustrations (illustrator). 267pp very good, red cloth (hardcover).

Stiff Printed Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. 43. Foreword by Aaron Scharf. Illustrated with three black & white photo reproductions. Notes. Bob Monroe inscribed to Jack Dillon on the first page of his contribution. Typewritten note to Dillon dated 12/27/82 and photocopied Brian Bassett editorial cartoon laid in. Blind impression of ballpoint note transfer onto front cover, else fine. Essays on three iconic photos: Anonymous Three Spokan Indians. Walker Evans Interior, Heliker House, and Edward Weston Clouds, Monroe, who writes on the c. 1860 Indian photo, was longtime head of University of Washington Special Collections and a founder of the Book Club of Washington. Jack Dillon was a notable Seattle book collector whose collection went to auction in the 1990s.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Inscribed to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell, first edition of Nothing's Impossible by Lorraine Monroe. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xii, 236pp. Speckled hardcover, title in gilt on red spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page with full number line beginning with "2." Solid text block, light wear to edges of spine, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $23.00 retail price on front flap, a fine example. Signed on the front free endpaper "Feb. 10, 1998 / Dear Gen. Powell, We're about the great work of transforming people's lives. God bless you in your endeavors. Enjoy my book. Sincerely, Lorraine Monroe." Colin Powell (1937-2021) served as the United States Secretary of State during the George W. Bush administration, the first African American to hold the post. He also served as National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan (1987-1989) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989-1993. Powell was discussed as a possible Republican presidential contender in 1996 and 2000, but he declined to run both times. He passed away in 2021, survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Alma Powell. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Red cloth with gold lettering. Very good condition. Cloth bright and clean on the boards, a touch faded on the spine. Biding tight and square. 241 pages. First edition. Included among the problems awaiting solutions are: Artificial Production of Rain, Camera for rapid successive exposures, and several other fine ideas. Signed on the front endpaper, with nice inscription from the author to Gist Blair. Gist Blair was the son of Montgomery Blair, who served as Postmaster General under Lincoln. He (Gist) was an attorney in Washington DC. Please email with questions or to request photos. Signed by Author(s).