Roberts Kenneth Signed (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 279 pages. Index. Signed by both authors upon half-title page. Oblong 10" x 12". Wonderfully illustrated in colour and black and white. Printed on glossy stock. "The authors have done full justice to the romance of the canoe and its exciting role in the opening of our continent. Comprehensive and richly illustrated, this extraordinary volume - literally the work of a lifetime - will be hailed as the definitive book on the canoe." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Not pretty but a worthy reading copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Canoe: A History of the Craft from Panama to the Arctic Canoes and Canoeing - North America - History - Indians of North America - Boats; Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. HBDJ, black decorated cloth, 1947 , stated 1st edition, corners, Minor rub & small mended tears DJ, VG/VG-, AS-IS. Signed by Author.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. A lovely 1st Edition signed without inscription by Roberts on the front endpaper. Black cloth. 488pp + ads. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Illustrated map endpapers. Mild wear to binding. Dust jacket with mild rubbing and edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. Signed.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. A lovely 1st Edition signed and inscribed by Roberts on one of his own bookplates on the half-title page. Laid in is a facsimile of a postcard Roberts sent to the wife of the original owner, who apparently asked for an autographed book. Roberts states that he'd be happy to sign a few of his bookplates which the original owner of this copy could then affix to his books. Roberts' inscription reads - "For Herman Paul Riess, Best Wishes, Kenneth Roberts" Riess (1904-1978) was a resident of Frederick County, Maryland. Blue cloth with titling in gilt. 836pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Illustrated map endpapers. Mild wear to binding. Dust jacket with mild rubbing and moderate edge wear, including chips and closed tears, mainly to spine. Jacket with moderate soiling. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. Signed.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Signed first edition of Henry Gross and His Dowsing Rod by Kenneth Roberts. (illustrator). First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, 310pp, [3]. Brown cloth, title in gilt on spine. Copyright date matches date on title page, with two printings listed. Solid text block, all images listed are present, a near fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $3.00 retail price on front flap, some chipping along edges, a touch of shelf wear, light sunning along spine, a good example. Signed by the author on title page: "For Kenneth Leathers / with best wishes / Kenneth Roberts / 1951." Kenneth Roberts was a historical fiction writer who won a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 1957 for his novels focusing on early American history. Signed.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Signed first edition of Captain Caution by Kenneth Roberts. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 310pp, [6]. Navy blue cloth, title in gilt on spine, gilt design and blind stamped details on front board. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, detailed imagery on endpapers, a few minor marks on boards, a near fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $2.50 retail price on front flap, some chipping along edges, a touch of shelf wear and toning, a very good example. Inscribed by the author on title page: "For Robert H. Stevenson, with best wishes, Kenneth Roberts." Kenneth Roberts was a historical fiction writer who won a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 1957 for his novels focusing on early American history. Signed.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Signed first edition of Captain Caution by Kenneth Roberts. (illustrator). First Edition, Third Printing. Octavo, 310pp, [2], [4pp ads]. Navy blue cloth, title in gilt on spine, gilt design and blind stamped details on front board. Copyright date matches date on title page. Solid text block, detailed imagery on endpapers, a few minor marks on boards, a near fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $2.50 retail price on front flap, a few stains on front panel, some chipping along edges, heavy wear on front flap, a good example. Signed by Kenneth Roberts with inscription stated "With all good wishes" on title page. Signed.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Signed presentation edition of Boon Island by Kenneth Roberts. (illustrator). Presentation Edition. Octavo, 275pp, [9]. Beige cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated "Presentation Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning to endpapers, a near fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $3.75 retail price on front flap, a touch of sunning to spine, chipping to spine, slight soiling to covers, a good example. Signed by the author on front flyleaf. Kenneth Roberts (1885-1957) wrote historical fiction, winning the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 1957 for his novels focusing on early American history. Signed.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Limited edition of Arundel by Kenneth Roberts, signed by members of the Kenneth Roberts Centennial Commission. (illustrator). Limited Edition. Octavo, [14], 658pp. Navy blue cloth, with gilt illustration on front board, title in gilt on spine. Stated on copyright page "first facsimile edition of the first edition, first state, copyright 1985 by Kenneth Roberts Centennial Commission." Solid text block, detailed imagery on endpapers, a near fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $75 retail price on front flap, a touch of sunning to spine, small amount of wear on top edge, a near fine example. Reproduction of bookplate with facsimile of Roberts' signature opposite copyright page. Three signatures of members of the Commission on limitation page, with this copy listed as no. 60 of 200 which include a slipcase and forty-page bibliography. Kenneth Roberts was a historical fiction writer who won a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 1957 for his novels focusing on early American history.

Cloth. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Signed first edition of Sun Hunting by Kenneth L. Roberts. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [10], 198pp. Green cloth, title in black on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Slight lean to text block, faint foxing to endpapers and edges, a very good example. In publisher's dust jacket, $1.50 retail price on front flap, wear to top edge, some sunning to spine, small dampstain to front panel, a very good example. Signed by the author on front free endpaper, "For Amy Lyman Phillips, with the tardy but sincere gratitude of Kenneth L. Roberts, Palm Beach, 1927." Kenneth Roberts (1885-1957) wrote historical fiction, winning the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 1957 for his novels focusing on early American history. Amy Lyman Phillips, who this book is inscribed to, was a writer and arbiter in the Palm Beach area, writing publicity for the local hotels as well as writing a column in The Palm Beach Post. Signed.