Parker Gilbert, Signed (36 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Green boards. Bright gold gilt title on spine and front cover. Tight binding. Inscribed by author on bottom half of FFEP. Gift inscription in calligraphy above author's inscription. Otherwise, clean interior. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Green boards with gold gilt title on spine and cover. Clean interior. Tight binding. Inscribed by author on FFEP. Gift inscription in handsome calligraphy. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. A. I. Keller (illustrator). An early crime thriller involving a lawyer suffering amnesia after being attacked - but once his memory returns he searches for the assailant. Hardcover, 418pp., some spotting inside rear board, binding firm, lettering clear, interior pagination clean and bright throughout. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Tipped-in signature of author. In green cloth covers with stamped lettering and corner pine cones in gilt on front cover and same on spine. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Bumping and rubbing of ends of spine and corners. Lightly slanted spine. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

No Binding. Condition: VG. Sized about 1 x 2.5 inches, on paper, attached to heavy paper, generally clean and bright. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Black cloth binding slightly rubbed at extremities; spine head a bit frayed; backstrip sunned; boards lightly scuffed; leaf edges, endpapers foxed, else a tight, clean signed copy. No dj. ; Inscribed by author on front endpaper & title page signed by author; author's newspaper photo & obit articles tipped-in at endpaper & rear paste-down. ; 12mo; 339 pages; Signed by Author.

Second edition. Author's presentation copy dated 1909(signed with the initials G.P.). -- Hardcover. Condition: very good minus (hinges cracked but binding sound).

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in near fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. INSCRIBED COPY, short inscription at title page "To -- Robin Winks" Eleven famous crime writers offer intriguing insights into how and why they write as they do. Includes: Robert B. Parker, Joseph Hansen, Donald Hamilton, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Robert Barnard, Rex Burns, James McClure. Inscribed By the Author. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Published with Dust Jacket. W. L. Hatherell (illustrator). An early historical novel of the Boer War, of death and tragedy, and of hope and friendship and camaraderie between men. Hardcover, 468pp., binding is firm, pagination clear, very slight fading to lettering on spine, all in all in remarkably good shape for its advanced age. Very rare, especially in this edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Former Owner Signature. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. color plates (illustrator). First Edition. 8vo, 339 pages, black cloth Novel of the exploration of the Mississippi Valley. Signed by Parker. Color plates.Fiction.

First Edition, First Printing: Methuen 1902. -- Author's presentation copy, without his actual signature, dated Oct 1902: "From the Author [etc.]" -- Hardcover, with bright lettering. Condition: very good minus (llight cloth wear spine tips).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Pocket edition from the works of Gilbert Parker,inscribed, signed and dated to the title page. Dark blue leather with gilt decor, top edge & titles, offsetting to prelims, front hinge weakening, spotting to page edges.otherwise clean & tight. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. early printing. B & W reproductions, maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 426 pages; [SIGNED / INSCRIBED] D. Appleton & Company, 1899. Hardcover, early printing. Inscribed and signed by Gilbert Parker on the front flyleaf, dated 1921, and signed again along the top margin of the title page, also dated 1921. Original red cloth lettered in gilt with a small pictorial vignette stamped in gilt to cover and spine. Binding "rolled" at spine; light fraying to cloth at spine ends; spine cloth lightly faded. Corners shelf-bumped and softened. Occasional light spotting to page stock. Illustrated with b&w reproductions/portraits and a folding map (as issued). Laid in at front is a magazine clipping with a photograph of Parker visiting Hollywood to discuss and work on film adaptationsan appealing period ephemera association. Good only, with wear as noted. ; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Canadian Edition. 432 Pp. Including Glossary At End. Dark Green Cloth, Gilt. 1898 Date On Title Page And Copyright Page, So I Think This Is The First Canadian Printing, Although Others Differ. Parker Was Born In Canada, Although He Spent Most Of His Career In England And Became A Member Of Parliament In 1900. Parker's Obituary, From The Yorkshire Post Near Where He Lived, Tipped In At Front; Signed By Parker And Dated In 1929 On The Title Page; And With An Original B/W Snapshot Of Parker Circa 1929 Affixed To Rear Pastedown. Near Fine, Gilt Brilliant, But Pinpoint Frays At Four Tips. Signed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Folded for mailing. Attached to a backing sheet, with two miscellaneous items on the reverse side. ; Typed letter signed Gilbert Parker, one page, approx. 8" wide by 7". On letterhead of 20, Carlton House Terrace. S. W. Dated October 19th, 1908. To "Dear Luther Munday . I am glad you have found any pleasure in anything I have done. [new paragraph] I also shall take to watching cabbages grow in the country before many years go round. I find the wear and tear of political life hardly worth the return. .".

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Folded for mailing. ; Typed letter signed Gilbert Parker, one page, approx. 6 5/8" wide by 10". On letterhead of 20, Carlton House Terrace. S. W. Dated 8th March 1915. To an editor/publisher: ". I have been greatly pressed with war work and have not been able to give attention to the matter, nor can I do so at this moment. .".

Hardback. First Printing. Vanity press Vietnam combat novel. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. VG to Near Fine in VG to Near Fine Dustjacket. Tight Bright Attractive Copy With No Markings To The Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 447 pages : illustrations. Publisher's pictorial cloth binding worn and soiled, front and rear hinges broken, the boards remaining attached by webbing, spine darkened, and frayed at head and foot; author's presentation inscription to poet Bliss Carman dated 1892, contents unmarked. 1040 grams. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good. Reprint edition. Crown a little faded else Very good plus. Laid in is a small, two-page autograph note Signed from the author, dated 1922, declining an invitation to dine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Good First edition. Spine lean, faded spine, cloth on bottom panel corners worn, some very light soiling, a hint of light browning on pages, Laid in is a nice two-page autographed letter Signed, dated in 1913.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. First edition. Near fine. Laid in is a brief autograph letter Signed from the author enclosing a check.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good overall. First edition. Presentation copy to the Authors' Club of London, "the Rt. Hon. Sir Gilbert Parker" written in period ink on the bookplate of Authors' Club, and dated in period ink December 1925. The bookplate of Dr. Ian Keith McGill also present. Much material on Victoria, SA, NSW, Queensland & Western Australia, including the centennial Exhibition, forest conservation, Broken Hill, railways, Perth & Fremantle, and Confederation 1890 & 1891. 8vo, frontispiece portrait, xii, 448,(4), illustrations in text. Bound in the original silver gilt maroon cloth, chipped at base of spine; text and illustrations bright and clean. Trove 2199027; Ferguson 13776.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Folded. ; Typed letter signed Gilbert Parker, one page, approx. 8" wide by 10". On letterhead of 20, Carlton House Terrace. S. W. Dated July 20th, 1914. To [William H. ] Rideing [Editor of The Youth's Companion]: ". You ought to be ashamed of yourself for not coming to see me because you were 'so mad' .you ought to be thanking me for not giving you work with which I was not satisfied .".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. 12mo. 222 pages. Decorative covers. Gilded top edge. Includes tipped in hand written letter from Gilbert Parker. (O5). Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Decorative blue cloth stamped in gilt attributed to Decorative Designers. Top edge gilt. Color frontispiece by R. Talbot Kelly. Hinges starting, edges bumped with spine ends and corners a bit worn, else a very good copy lacking the scarce dustwrapper. Laid in is a Signed postcard from the author addressed to London publisher William Heinemann.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. "Dear Grace Holbrook: If you like the book I shall like it better. Sincerely yours Gilbert Parker June 1896" Frontice piece almost detatched. With a map and 11 illustrations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. "For private circulation only." Signed by author on the flyleaf. In nice condition for its age with only light normal use wear. 197 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Book.

352 pp. Frontis & 3 inserted plates by Walter Lauderback. Crown 8vo. "A 'Pure Gold' Canadian Romance" - dj blurb. VG (sq & tight/some foxing)/VG (avg wear & soiling). Red cloth binding stamped in black. Green & white dust jacket 1st edition (Watters, p. 361). Signed, twice, by the author.

First Edition. Two pages (first and third pages of one folded leaf of stationery printed with the address "20, Carlton House Terrace, S.W." Dated by hand "5th May '99". The text of this letter reads as follows: Herewith I send you a programme of tonight's affair. You will witness that your name is on the list, but the programme was printed before we had word that you preferred not to speak. The hour of reception is six o'clock, when in the name of the Club, my wife and myself will welcome you. I hope you may find the evening interesting. Your kind words about my tale have given me great satisfaction. With all respect I am Yours sincerely [signed] Gilbert Parker. Though not specifically referenced in this letter, this correspondence has to do with The Anglo-Saxon Review -- a short-lived "quarterly miscellany," created and edited by Lady Randolph Churchill (her son Winston served as an advisor), published by John Lane in handsome leather-bound volumes with elaborate gilt tooling. The new periodical sent out an appeal for original material to many prominent British and American authors; contributors included Henry James, Winston Churchill, George Gissing, and Stephen Crane. The subscription list included many from the wealthy, the nobility, even heads of state. But maybe it was all a bit too much -- for there were only ten quarterly issues, from June 1899 to September 1901. Lady Churchill and other members of the editorial team had appealed to noted writers of the day for literary and artistic contributions, and Canadian-born Gilbert Parker had agreed to submit a tale called "All The World's Mad" for the very first issue (pp 176-183), which was about to appear in June 1899. The letter is in fine condition. Provenance: from the renowned three-generation Dodge Family Autograph Collection. Signed.

An excellent series of letters written late in Parker's life to Miss Betty Ross, documenting a close relationship between the two writers, both of whom wrote for films. Sir Gilbert Parker (1860-1932), the English novelist and politician, was born at Camden East, Addington, Ontario, Canada. "Early in 1886 Parker left on a trip to Australia where he joined the staff of the Sydney Morning Herald, eventually becoming associate editor. While in Australia, Parker began his literary career by publishing stories and articles in the newspapers.Parker left Australia in 1889 and settled in Britain as his home for the rest of his life.Throughout the 1890s he was a prolific writer in both article and novel form.Parker's love for Canada and his belief in the imperial destiny led him to have political ambitions both in Canada and Britain, and in 1900 he was elected Conservative MP for Gravesend, a seat he held until ill health forced him to resign in 1918.Despite his parliamentary work, he still managed to write both fiction and non-fiction.He used his vast experience of travels abroad in his novels and this is a mark of his style and art.His ambitions for high political office were slow to be fulfilled (he failed to become high commissioner for Canada) until the First World War provided an opening for his talents. From November 1914 to late 1916 he was in charge of British propaganda in the USA and he 'built up an organisation of 13,000 influential people in the USA who were distributing British propaganda'.His wife died in 1925 and Parker never recovered from the loss. His novels no longer satisfied the public, though sixteen of them were filmed" - DNB. Betty Ross (1900-1964) was an American journalist, known for her interviews with celebrities. Selected passages from the correspondence include: "[May 17, 1922] I am so glad of your letter & of the M.S. Your letters are like rays of sun on a dark day. As for the M.S. I simply dont know what to say. I have just read it, and it is brilliantly done but would not more have been got out of the central idea, if Alice [?] had not married, but had seen all her literary triumphs fall to naught."; "[May 14, 1926] I am so glad you will dine with me here Wednesday next, but it is a long time to wait.The General Strike is near, heaven be praised!"; "[May 15, 1926] I will have the autographed photo for you, and we will have a good time to talk & chew the cud of reflection.Do you know you have a wonderful scenario in that brief MS you have sent me. It offers magnificent opportunity. The Contest of the two sisters -- Love & Ambition opens up a great field for variety in the plot & in the characters. I'll think over a good title."; "[May 18, 1926] Do you not think it unwise in your film for the husband to die. There is no interest in a dead man, and he cd be near to death & his wife nurse him through it &.perhaps be slightly lame for life! Again there is suspense & mystery."; "[May 21, 1926] I am so glad you think I help you. I want so much to do so. You have the writer's gift and the soul of humanity is in you -- big & beautiful & vitalizing."; "[December 14, 1929].it is very sad to know you have lost in the market crash, but you are going on with your work. I am glad that Fannie Hurst is glad to hear from me -- she is a very fine woman.I am still here [Samuel Merritt Hospital in Oakland] but thank God Doctor Clark told me.that I should be out of here by December 24th.It has been a long hard siege and I have had a very hard time of it -- but I am alright now"; "[February 22, 1930] I am delighted to know that your little movie 'Contrary Mary' has been done in techni-colour by the Warners.I am also delighted that the book for which I wrote a dedication, 'Bread and Love' is coming out.Warners are doing 'The Right of Way' with John Barrymore in it very soon, and Cecil de Mille means to do the Promised Land this coming autumn"; "[October 30, 1930].I'm not going to America again this year as I hoped to do. It is too big a journey out to the Pacific Coast and my doctor will not hear of it. I am in better general health than I have known in many a day, but my accident, following on my big operation has unfitted me for very active life"; "[November 8, 1930].I don't know why it is they [Warner's] have not yet produced The Right of Way. I got my Cash after I had got a Newspaper proprietor to intervene. I fear you cd not act as agent for me. That requires especial faculties & a knowledge of Copyright law which I must fear you do not possess"; and "[January 20, 1931] Your letter of Jan 11th came.I am glad to have it -- so glad. I was going to Spain, but the Revolution there put me off, and I withdrew my tickets.This has been a terrible winter here, fogs & cold & storm, and the financial depression.I leave for Torquay in England next week, and it is quiet there and beautiful.I am better than I have been in years." Together with [a] a typed letter signed (one page, 8vo, on letterhead of 2 Whitehall Court, S.W.1, October 4, 1926, with envelope) from Gilbert Parker to Owen Seaman written on behalf of ".Miss Betty Ross, a most accomplished American journalist, who has interviewed me, and interviewed others with great skill and tact.who] wishes much to interview you", and [2] an incomplete page of manuscript notes in Parker's hand, reading in part: "The Diary and the articles and the tales of the hospitals and the nurses and the vivid story of effort in these blue-black regions are records that all the world should read. It has been a revelation of dramatic and human interest to me, and character is behind it all. American money and American intervention in world affairs, as shown by President Hoover, are priceless assets in the story of nations." DNB (online). Near fine to fine.