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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Sendak, Maurice. (illustrator). 1st Edition. SUPERB COLLECTABLE FIRST PRINTING of the last book Randall Jarrell wrote, and in this copy Maurice Sendak has signed and dated the end paper. It reads: 'For Peter Maurice Sendak Aug '85' and the dedicatee has signed it also, with a blind stamp added on the half title. This is highly likely to be the only UK copy signed.It is also a beautiful book. Protected jacket, nice and tight text block, first printing of the UK hardback. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. POSSIBLY unique first printing of the first hardback Random House US edition. Signed and dated by Téa Obreht on the title page; and again on the half title, where it has been signed and dated in Bath, England. Author's first book and debut novel. This author was the youngest among "The New Yorker" list of 20 Best Writers under 40. Winner of the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction and Finalist for the 2011 National Book Award for Fiction. As new, perfect first edition, double signed. On the half title, with the date 31.05.2011 and marked 'Bath' in England; and on the title page with the date 03.16.2011. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A deeply moving book. This is a decent hardback first edition thus. What makes it so important is the pasted in signature of Elizabeth Smart. This is fixed to the title page. A highly collectable first edition thus; and possibly unique. Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. SIGNED. Rare and possibly unique Penguin first reprint. In 1939 Penguin were still using dust wrappers on some of their paperbacks, and this has one. But on the title page you will find why this copy is likely to be unique. It is beautifully signed 'John Fothergill' in ink, and that ink is now pleasantly faded into a kind of aged sepia. There are faults; at the rear of the book is a page of Penguin and Pelican titles, and a piece of the page has been torn out, a section measuring about 3 inches by 1 inch. The delicate jacket has some creases and chips, but at least it is now protected in a mylar sleeve. The jacket under the sleeve remains essentially complete, including the price, which in those days was 6d, which in today's money is less than three pence. A vastly entertaining read, this wonderful account of hostelry keeping reads with great charm and a waspish insight today. As one reviewer wrote, 'A narrative, humorous, sarcastic, independent, and often personal to the razor edge of offence, a book in perfect keeping with the character it exploits.' This is one of the deep blue Penguin 'Memoirs' issues. Because of the presence of the jacket, the book itself sports a wonderfully preserved classic design. But it is the signature that makes this so very collectable. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.