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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. cover art by Jill Bauman (illustrator). First Edition. New York: Berkley Books . Berkley Books ,New York, 1981. First Edition First printing. This copy has been inscribed, dated and signed by the cover artist, Jill Bauman, on the title page. "The kiss of death is only the beginning." 195 page Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine copy with the text paper lightly toned and with a very short tear to the bottom edge of the rear cover.; Signed by the Cover artist. See Photos SR 2/3.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. [New York]: Warner Books 1994. Hardcover. 0446517399 . First edition. This copy has been inscribed and signed ["Ed McBain"] by the author on the half-title page. 323 pages. Near Fine or better copy in Fine Dust Wrapper with a scratch to the rear panel. clphE.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. cover art by Jill Bauman (illustrator). First Edition. New York: Berkley Books . New York: Near Fine. 1982. First Edition. 0425055000 . First printing. This copy has been inscribed and signed in the year of issue on the title page by the cover artist, Jill Bauman.See Photos 233 pages. A Near Fine unread with light edge wear else fine copy. See Photos SR 1/1 / E.

paperback. Condition: Fine. Timothy Standish (illustrator). First Edition. Arvada: Roadkill Press. 1991. First edition. Limited edition #181/400 numbered copies signed by the author. Pictorial [stapled chapbook] wrappers [about 5.5" x 8.5"], [28] pages [last numbered page is 27], illustrated. Fine copy. whb3E.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. cover art by Jill Bauman (illustrator). First Edition. New York: Signet / New American Library 1981. First Edition. This copy has been Flat signed by the cover artist, Jill Bauman. 183 pages. "The Shades---their secret was hers for the taking, but the price might be her humanity." A very good copy with creasing to the lower portion of the book, mostly to/towards the lower right corner. See Photos Sr 2/3.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Edition Not Stated. Inscribed by Author(s).

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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket Painting by George F. Welch (illustrator). 1st Edition. HBDJ, FINE/ NEAR FINE, 2000, Stated 1st edition, with #1 Intact Number Line, Light Scuff DJ, Burgundy full-cloth boards with gold foil-stamped spine cvr, Book Condition: Fine Book. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine Dustjacket. 182 pg. A bright, clean, unworn copy. In protective Mylar. 5 x 7 1/4 IN. ,11 short stories ,Arabic grandmother, moves in and out of this collection of stories as they seek to capture the integration of Christian Arab women into American culture. The tales contain elements of magic and stoicism, presenting characters rich in independence and creativity. Book begins with Hasna Elias's immigration to America from what is now Syria & Lebanon & ends in present, where the Situe lives in so. california Home for Elderly. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. ND. 1944 (WorldCat). Inscribed 'with best wishes from The [anonymous] Author' to fep. Interior in neat good order with one or two spots but these minor. Blue boards have some spotting and staining to front and rear and head and foot of spine are sunned. ` Clear black titling to spine. D/j is unclipped with toning and watermarks, moreso to rear and spine. Closed tears have been repaired internally. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 160pp. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. New York: Mysterious Press 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0877956812 . First edition. Copy #154/300 numbered copies signed by the author. 250 pages. Fine copy in slipcase not issued in jacket. clphE.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Sharon Harp Gregory (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st printing thus / A special commemorative edition Restoration of the Idaho State Capitol. 39pp plus extra sections. Signed by the author on title page, "Honoring the past, Preserving the future." A little wear, very good. Signed by Author(s).

paperback. Condition: Fine. Timothy Standish (illustrator). First Edition. Arvada: Roadkill Press. 1991. First edition. Limited edition #205/400 numbered copies signed by the author. Pictorial [stapled chapbook] wrappers [about 5.5" x 8.5"], [28] pages [last numbered page is 27], illustrated. Fine copy. whb3.

paperback. Condition: Fine. Timothy Standish (illustrator). First Edition. Arvada: Roadkill Press. 1991. First edition. Limited edition #178/400 numbered copies signed by the author. Pictorial [stapled chapbook] wrappers [about 5.5" x 8.5"], [28] pages [last numbered page is 27], illustrated. Fine copy. whb3E.

Condition: Good. - Over 15 words penciled on ruled 8-7/8 inch high by 5-5/8 inch wide "State of New York Senate Chamber" stationery with the state seal engraved at top left. State Senator Nathaniel C. Marvin has written a few words in pencil requesting that C.E. Smith send him "two of the large Capitol Reception Cards and one small". Signed "N.C. Marvin". Slightly soiled and folded for mailing, the page's left edge shows evidence of being roughly removed. Good. The New York State lawyer and politician Nathaniel Curtis Marvin (1826-1895) practiced law in Walton, New York. He was elected colonel of the 27th Regiment of the State Militia in 1851 and served in the New York State Senate representing the 23rd congressional district in 1878 and 1879.

Condition: Good. - Signed "Frank Parker" on the blank side of a 3 inch high by 5 inch wide lined index card. The card is unevenly darkened. Good. Frank Parker [1903-1999] wass an American singer and radio and TV personality. Parker debuted on radio as a substitute singer on "The Eveready Hour", and was a regular on radio and television from the 1930s to the 1950s with personalities including Jack Benny, George Burns and Arthur Godfrey. Beginning in September 1935, he had his own radio program, "The Atlantic Family on Tour, with Frank Parker", which was heard on 36 CBS stations. In the 1950s he appeared on television as a singer, host and panelist. He also acted in several movies, including "Romance in the Rain" [1934], "Sweet Surrender' [1935] and "Paris Follies of 1956".

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Author inscribed on the title page. Pictorial wraps. 8vo, 90 pages. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Edition Not Stated. Inscribed By Author.

Condition: Very good. February 11, 1966., 1966. Very good. - Over 60 words typed on his 3-1/4 inch high by 5-1/2 inch wide personal postcard with his name printed along the top. Lloyd Biggle, Jr. writes to apologize to Reginald Bretnor for the oversight, "You joined at the moment when Damon had just stopped being 'everything' to become President and the Secretary-Treasurer hadn't yet found out what was going on." Signed "Lloyd". There is a minor smudge, else very good. The American musician, author, and oral historian Lloyd Biggle, Jr. (1923-2002) was highly regarded in science fiction circles as the author who introduced aesthetic into literature known for scientific and technical complications. His work often used musical and artistic themes and his novel "The Tunesmith" was highly influential in the life of science fiction novelist Orson Scott Card as well as songwriter Jimmy Webb. Biggle's science fiction characters included the matter-transmission, trouble-shooting team of Jan Darzek and Effie Schlupe. Biggle was the founding sevretary-treasurer of the Science Fiction Writers of America. Born Alfred Reginald Kahn, the Russian-American science fiction writer Reginald Bretnor (1911-1992) wrote numerous short stories, many of which featured a whimsical story line or ironic plot twist, as well as volumes on military theory and public affairs. His collection of short stories titled "Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot", published under the pseudonym of Grendel Briarton, gave birth to the humorous story pun which came to be called a "Feghoot". The stories were originally published in Fantasy and Science Fiction for 1956 through 1973 and, in 1973, the magazine ran a contest soliciting "Feghoots" from its readers and writers.

Condition: Fine. - A 1-3/4 inch high by 3-3/8 inch wide card with the Governor's seal printed in gilt at top left is boldly signed "John S. Fisher". There is some very light soiling to the verso. Fine. John S. Fisher [1867-1940] served as a Pennsylvania State Senator, as a member of the state's Commission on Constitutional Reform and from 1919 to 1922 as State Commissioner of Banking under Governor William Cameron Sproul. In 1926 he was elected the 29th Governor of Pennsylvania [1927-1931]. As governor Fisher focused on fiscal policy, public works and conservation. Nicknamed "The Builder", he initiated major investment in public works, most notably the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge. During his administration nearly 500,000 acres were added to Pennsylvania's state forests.

Condition: FINE. First edition. SIGNED "Michael Collins AKA Mark Sadler" on front endpaper. Also writes as William Arden, John Crowe, and under his real name: Dennis Lynds. A Paul Shaw mystery. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Condition: near fine. no jacket. Many recipes and the people who made them (illustrator). 1st edition. 523 pages. "The Greenbush neighborhood was a treasure; a gem hidden within the boundaries of Park and Regent Streets and West Washington Ave. The ten block triangle was shunned and overlooked until city politics developed a plan to erase it in its entirety" plastic ring bound with paper covers. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good dust jacket. Evans, Max (drawings) (illustrator). First Separate Edition. Los Angeles, California: Nash Publishing, 1974. INSCRIBED & SIGNED on the half title page by the AUTHOR: "For my ol' running pardner -- Ed Honeck -- with right cordial regards -- Have fun! All the best [signed] Max Evans." Ed Honeck's cowboy themed bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper. The author mentions Honeck in the preface, saying he "would have whipped the right man if he could have caught him." Near Fine condition in a Near Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($5.95). The jacket is bright and shiny with one short closed tear. Illustrated by the author with numerous b/w sketches. 1974. Although "First Printing" is so stated, this story first appeared in 1963 as part of Three Short Novels: The Great Wedding, The One-Eyed Sky, My Pardner. Bound in the original rust color leatherette (imitation leather), stamped in shiny gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Separate Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by Evans, Max (drawings). vii, 68pp.

Condition: Fine. - Charles Grenfill Washburn's and H.R. Goodnow's autographs penned on a 2-1/8 inch high by 4-3/8 inch wide piece of paper clipped from a daily birthday book calendar with the date "January 28" printed in red along the top. Signed "C.G. Washburn" and "H.R. Goodnow" . Several lines from an inspirational poem are printed in black on the verso. Near fine. The Worcester manufacturer, lawyer and author Charles Grenfill Washburn (1857-1928) served as a U.S. Congressman. He was married to the daughter of Horatio Nelson. He was a lifelong friend of Theodore Roosevelt and wrote a book about him.The scientist H.R. Goodnow wrote on the Spectroscope.

Condition: Fine. - A few words typed on the verso of a 3-7/8 inch high by 5-3/4 inch wide color illustrated art postcard depicting the Madonna Enthroned between St. Peter and St. Leonard. Alfred Werner thanks the American Artist magazine critic Fridolf Johnson, "for a perceptive and most generous review". Signed in full "Alfred Werner". Postmarked from New York over several Andrew Jackson postage stamps. Near fine. The art critic and author Alfred Werner (1911-1979) came to the United States in 1940 after being imprisoned at Dachau. He wrote on European intellectual matters and authored several biographies of artists including Chagall, Modigliani, Pascin, Max Weber, Munch, and others.

Condition: Very good. - Humorist Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber's autographed inscription on a 4 inch high by 6-3/4 inch wide light blue page from an autograph album. The inscription reads: "B.P. Shillaber with accompanying regards of 'Mrs. Partington'. Chelsea, May 25, 1878". The left edge of the page is slightly rough. Very good. The American printer, editor and humorist Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber (1814-1890) often wrote under the pseudonym of his fictional character "Mrs. Partington". After first working for a printing office, Shillaber moved to Boston where he became an editor for the Boston Daily Post and the Saturday Evening Gazette. He introduced the character Mrs. Ruth Partington at the Post. With the help of Charles G. Halpine, Shillaber became the founding editor of the humor magazine "The Carpet-Bag". Both Mark Twain & Ward sent their first contributions to the periodical. Indeed 16 year old Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) contributed his short article "The Dandy Frightening the Squatter" which saw publication in the May 1, 1852 issue of "The Carpet-Bag". Not only does Twain later refer to Mrs. Partington in his book "Roughing It", but Shillaber's character Ike Partington (Mrs. Partington's nephew) may have inspired Twain's character "Tom Sawyer".

Condition: Very good. New York, December 29, 1932., 1932. Very good. - A 3 inch high by 5 inch wide card upon which is typed "Columbia University / New York / December 29, 1932" signed in ink by the University's president Nicholas Murray Butler. There is offsetting to the bottom edge of the card with tape remnants along the right edge and also on the verso. Very good. Nicholas Murray Butler [1862-1947] was an educator, an advisor to seven presidents, a prolific author and the recipient of numerous international decorations and honorary degrees. He was a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. His good friend Theodore Roosevelt called him "Nicholas Miraculous Butler". Four years after joining the staff of Columbia's Philosophy Department in 1885 Butler gave administrative form to his philosophical theory of pedagogy by founding an institute, later affiliated with Columbia, which became known as Teachers College. He was named acting president of Columbia University in 1901 and president in 1902, a post he held until his retirement in October 1945. Columbia grew phenomenally under his presidency and became a major university.

Condition: Very good. England, Rotary Photographic Series, circa [1905]., [1905]. Very good. - A 5-3/8 inch high by 3-3/8 inch wide real photo postcard with a soft-toned full-length portrait of the English actress Maudi Darrell as Mome Modiste in "The Talk of the Town", signed diagonally in ink by Maudi Darrell. The unused card is identified on the verso as from the "Rotary Photographic Series". Very good. The English actress Maudi Darrell (1882-1910) performed on both the London and New York stages. Darrell also performed in Vaudeville and was on of the fashionable young women known as "Gaiety Girls". Her printed name is misspelled "Maude" on the postcard.

Condition: Very good. - Over 30 words penned on both sides of 7 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide creamy white paper. The first page of the letter is framed by black mourning borders. William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley writes to apologize as he "cannot leave my court". Signed "W.P. Wood". Folded for mailing, the letter was once mounted into an album with paper remnants still adhering to the bottom edge of the verso. A previous owner has identified the author as "Vice Chancellor Wood, now Lord Chancellor (Hatherley)". Good.Together with William Wood's autograph signed "Hatherley" on 1-1/8 inch high by 2-1/8 inch wide creamy white paper with his monograph printed in green at the top. The autograph is mounted with glue from the verso onto 2 inch high by 5-1/2 inch wide paper clipped from an album upon which a previous owner has penned the following note identifying the autograph "Lord Hatherley, Lord Chancellor 1870". The British lawyer and statesman William Page Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley (1801-1881) was called to the Bar in 1824 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1845. Elected to parliament for the city of Oxford, he was subsequently appointed Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster and then Solicitor General for England and Wales. Made Lord Justice of Appeal in 1868, William Gladstone selected him to be Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain in that same year.

Condition: Very good. - A 2-1/4 inch high by 3-1/2 inch wide slip of cream-colored paper is signed "Irving Bacheller". 2 pieces of tape adhere to the verso where the autograph has been removed from an album. Very good. In the mid-1880s journalist and author Irving Bacheller [1859-1950] founded the Bacheller Syndicate, the first modern newspaper syndicate in the United States,Through this business,which provided specialized articles to the major Sunday newspapers, he brought to American readers the writing of such British authors as Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling. He also established a working relationship with young author and journalist Stephen Crane whose "The Red Badge of Courage" became famous after it appeared in syndication. Bacheller was also the author of several successful novels.