1919 First Edition, Signed (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. First printing with full number line. A fine copy in a fine DJ , now protected in archival mylar. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. All books are wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #153. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition; fourth printing of the Trade Paperback Edition. Near fine with only minor bumping to the book margins. Overall in collectible condition. Signing provenance laid in. Signed by Margaret MacMillan on the title page. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition; First Printing. ORIGINAL GPO EDITION. This is the full Treaty of Peace with Germany, Signed at Versilles on June 28, 1919 and submitted to the Senate on July 10, 1919 by the President of the United States. As this 1297 page document was printed with self wrappers, typical of Senate documents, the spine has chipped away and the stitching is loose but holding. This would be an excellent candidate for binding in a more permanent binding. Rear wrapper is detached, but present. Stamp on front and rear cover from library that was a government repository, no other library markings. Scarce in original edition. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 1297 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition; later printing (6th). In fine condition. Signing provenance laid in. Signed by Margaret MacMillan on the title page without inscripon. The DJ is price clipped, otherwise fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed First Edition, First Printing of this Bancroft Prize and Francis Parkman Prize winning history of the era that set the stage of the presidency of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. First volume in Arthur Schlesinger Jr.'s three-volume history of Roosevelt and his presidency. Inscribed by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. to previous owners on the title page. The inscription is dated by Schlesinger in the year of publication (7 February 1957). 557 pages, cloth. The book has some edge wear on the covers. The dust jacket has chips on both ends of the spine and at the top edge of the backcover. Archival tape has been used on the reserve side of the jacket to provide backing to edges and the top and bottom of the spine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed First Edition, First Printing of this baseball classic that is a riveting narrative history of the 1919 World Series in which the mighty White Sox harbored eight Black Sox who'd been persuaded by gamblers to intentionally come up short against their opponent, the Cincinnati Reds. The saga of the Black Sox is the stuff of tragedy, particularly in the case of naive and forever-banished star Shoeless Joe Jackson. The dominant sports cautionary tale for a century, gamblers are back in the box seats. What could go wrong? Paging Chauncey Billups. Source book for the superb 1988 John Sayles of the same title. Inscribed by Eliot Asinof to a previous owner on the title pages. Cloth, 302 pages, illustrated. The book has a bit of tanning on the page edges and bumps on the top corners. The dust jacket has edge wear and a closed tear on the fore edge at the top corner of the back over. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 16 pages, oversize, roster of members of the unit and surviving members, chronology. Fine hardcover INSCRIBED by the author. SCARCE WW1 MARINE AVIATION TITLE. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Joseph Clement Coll (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition. Original light brown cloth, very good plus. Presentation copy, signed by Talbot Mundy on the front pastedown: "Basil Ruysdael from Talbot Mundy New Year 1923." Slight fraying to spine ends, but well preserved for its age. Scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Prejudices. First Series. By H. L. Mencken. New York: Published at the Borzoi by Alfred A. Knopf, 1919. First Edition. No Dust jacket, 254 p. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR! 7.5 x 4.75", 12mo. In good condition. Boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine bumped; gilt lettering dulled/soiled, but legible. Top edge of text-block stained red (Dulled). Ownership signature, in ink, on front end-page. Ownership inscription, in ink, found on title page: "For Mr. Sidney Phillips with the best wishes of Mencken". Small chip at fore-edge of title page. Normal toning in margins. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Henry Louis Mencken (1880 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he dubbed the Monkey Trial, also earned him attention. The term Menckenian has entered multiple dictionaries to describe anything of or pertaining to Mencken, including his combative rhetorical and prose styles. Prejudices: First Series (1919), the first of six volumes (published 1919-1927) collecting his short essays, includes Mencken's characteristically scathing yet humorous assessments of various literary and artistic figures as well as more general ruminations on American culture. He opens with Criticism of Criticism of Criticism, a piece deriding contemporary criticism's tendency to lapse into what Mencken terms "pious piffle," whereby an artist is judged by the "rightness" of his orthodoxy rather than his artistic or technical merits. Mencken assaults literary and cultural critics for demanding that artists become Great Teachers rather than dutiful reporters on human nature. Furthermore, a "genuine critic of the arts" must act as a catalyst, triggering the spectator's reaction upon encountering the work of art. First Edition. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR! RAREA1919FNPX - 12/25 - HK2977. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Drawings By Kahlil Gibran (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition. First edition of Gibran's first book. One of 100 numbered copies, signed by Kahlil Gibran. Bound in decorated covers, different from the trade edition, this has goldish patterned paper covered boards over vellum spine with gilt titles. The front cover has the titles in orange with Gibran's "Life is Flame" in orange on the cover. Frontispiece by Gibran. 12 1/4" by 9 1/2" Small contemporary bookplate in upper corner of the front pastedown, gift inscription in small letters "mom sis may 15, 1928." Each drawing has a tissue guard with a printed title. This copy is number 47. Signed in ink: "Kahlil Gibran." This is a handsome book by any standard and a rarity of Gibran's first book. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. No other copies listed for sale. By Author.