Alfred Knopf: Signed (33 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First Edition. Square quarto. 61pp. Illustrated. Signed.

Condition: Near fine. Signed limited edition of this chapter from Gurganus's first novel, published in 1989, and later adapted into an Emmy-award winning CBS miniseries. 8vo. Pictorial wraps. SIGNED by Gurganus to half title, as issued. Very light bump to rear corner at spine; else about fine. Bright, crisp, and clean throughout. Ephemera announcing this book laid in. Binding tight. 74pp. With illustrations by the author. Signed. …

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as issued. (1988). 8vo. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by Gurganus. Uneven, light discoloration along spine and edges of faintly marked wrappers with faint creasing/rippling to rear wrapper top forecorner. VG in wrappers. INSCRIBED.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition. SIGNED by the author. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Worn gilt decorations to cover and spine. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Knopf, New York, 1975. Hardcover, 61 pp. 1st edition. A celebratory photography book with a diverse group of portraits taken by the publisher Alfred Knopf himself. Includes Julia Child, Raymond Chandler, Yukio Mishima, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Willa Cather, Thomas Mann, Roald Dahl, Norman Rockwell, Boris Karloff, John Updike and 49 others. Fine condiiton in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by Alfred Knopf on the title page. See photos. Signed by Author(s). …

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed on the front endpaper "For Si, who knows most of the answers, from AAK." Slipcase has tears on all four right edge corners, darkened spine with tears head/tail and in the middle. Green cloth boards are sunned on the spine. A book published to celebrate the first 25 years of Alfred A. Knopf's leadership of his eponymous publishing house. Contributions from Carl Van Vechten, Carl Van Doren, Willa Cather, H.L. Mencken, Thomas Mann and more. 52 pages. All orders packed with care, most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011. Signed by the Subject.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition/first printing in Fine condition in about Fine, lightly sunned dust jacket. Signed and inscribed "with gratitude and admiration" by Alfred Knopf to Betty Anderson, legendary art director at publisher Alfred A. Knopf in the late 20th century. From the personal collection of Betty Anderson as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number on front paste down. A most attractive association copy; This book is a collection of sixty photographs celebrating the sixty-fifth anniversary of Alfred A. Knopf, publisher. The photographs were taken by Knopf himself and feature famous authors and illustrators who have worked for Knopf over the years. This book is a must-have for Knopf fans and collectors.; B&W Photographs; 8vo; Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Autographed by Alfred A. Knopf beneath his printed name on the title page. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation in a heavy cardboard box. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. Selling Used and Rare books on line since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984. ; Black-and-white photographs; Square 8vo.; 61 pages; Signed by Author. Illustrated by Alfred A. Knopf (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Inscribed by Alfred A. Knopf to David J.E. Scrivens, Programme Representative, English Network, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation out of New York, "Signed for David J.E. Scrivens. This book which will probably never be reprinted." dated May 8, 1979. Includes an autographed, typed letter with envelope, from Knopf on company letterhead, dated June 27, 1973 regarding a CBC documentary on H.L. Mencken, a photocopy of the letter sent to Knopf from Scrivens dated November 5, 1973, and Knopf's signed, typed letter of response dated November 8, 1973. Also laid in is the printed, stapled, impressive Guest List for the publication party at the Hotel Astor October 29, 1965 for this book, and several sheets of newspaper and magazine clippings. GIlt lettered quarter black cloth over green cloth boards in decorative dust jacket. Housed in sturdy, green paper-covered slipcase with printed label to spine and board. Dust jacket spine lightly browned else near fine, light fading to slipcase at margins of opening, else very good plus. Retrospective collection of Knopf publishing history. Nice, collectible copy. Signed Association Copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st. First edition, signed. Limited edition copy. Blue cloth without dust jacket in pictorial slipcase, as issued. Fine condition. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970. First edition of the second volume of this landmark culinary work, illustrated by Sidonie Coryn, based on photographs and technical drawings by Paul Child. A particularly appealing copy, signed by Julia Child, whose influence helped shape American home cooking for generations. Enhancing its charm is a handwritten, taped-in recipe for chicken and dumplings from a previous owner on the front endpaper. Its an authentic, lived-in touch that reflects the spirit in which this book was meant to be used and enjoyed. Very Good, near fine condition (Book) and Good condition (Dust Jacket). The book itself remains in very good condition, with a tight, square binding and clean, well-preserved interior pages. Aside from the authors signature and the added handwritten recipe, the text is free from markings, writing, or highlighting. Illustrations throughout are crisp and clear. There are a few light stains to the front endpapers consistent with kitchen use, adding character without affecting readability. The original dust jacket is present and in good condition, showing general wear but remaining intact and protective. BR Shelf 156 A warm and character-rich signed copy of a cornerstone of twentieth-century culinary literature—part collectible, part working kitchen companion, and wholly evocative of Julia Child's enduring legacy. Sidonie Coryn (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed First Edition, First Trade Edition. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984. Author-signed on the front free endpaper by John Updike. Stated First Trade Edition on the copyright page. Original publisher's red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Original unclipped dust jacket present. A clean, attractive copy. Binding is square and tight with clean interior pages. Signature is bold and clearly legible. Dust jacket presents well with bright color and only light signs of handling (please see photographs for complete condition). An excellent copy of one of Updike's best-known novels, later adapted into the acclaimed 1987 film starring Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer. A desirable signed example of the true first trade edition from the original publisher. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A signed first edition of John Updike's Rabbit Redux, the second novel in the acclaimed Rabbit Angstrom series. Published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1971, this copy is a true first edition, with "First Edition" stated on the copyright page, and is signed by John Updike on the half-title page. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth with gilt lettering and housed in the original unclipped dust jacket priced $7.95. The book is in Near Fine condition with a tight, square binding, bright cloth, clean pages, and no ownership markings aside from the author's signature. The dust jacket is also Near Fine, retaining bright colors with only light shelf wear and minimal rubbing at the extremities. It is protected in a removable archival Mylar sleeve. An exceptionally attractive signed copy of one of the defining American novels of the 1970s and an important title in Updike's Pulitzer Prize-winning Rabbit series. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is the very scarce Uncorrected Proof of Esi Edugyan's first novel. The book is signed by Esi Edugyan on the title page, dated "29/10/11' and with her signature, the author has written the last sentence of the book, "That is all we have." A very scarce and collectible copy; one of a kind. In fine, unread condition. Signed by Author(s).…

Rilegato. Condition: buono. prima edizione. Descrizione Rice Anne (1941-2021). Interview with the Vampire. A novel by Anne Rice. Alfred A. Knopf. New York, 1976. Signed by the author Prima edizione Firmato dall'autrice nell'anno della pubblicazione Maggio 1976 Firmato e con dedica autografa dell'autrice: «Per David, / con affetto, / Anne / maggio 1976», al foglio di guardia anteriore. Prima opera libraria di Anne Rice e romanzo d'esordio destinato a inaugurare le celebri Vampire Chronicles, Interview with the Vampire costituisce una delle opere più significative della narrativa gotica e horror del secondo Novecento. Pubblicato da Alfred A. Knopf a New York nel 1976, il romanzo introduce il personaggio del vampiro Louis, che racconta la propria esistenza e la trasformazione in vampiro, accanto alla figura di Lestat. La prima edizione conta 371/372 pagine ed è caratterizzata dalla legatura editoriale in tela nera con titoli dorati al dorso, taglio superiore rosso e dalla celebre sovraccoperta dorata disegnata da R. D. Scudellari. Dimensioni In 8° (219×154mm). Provenienza Collezione privata Condizioni Sovraccoperta con usura ai margini, pieghe e segni di usura, piccoli strappi; volume leggermente inclinato, estremità del dorso ammorbidite, lievi segni di usura ai bordi; taglio davanti del blocco del testo con leggere fioriture. Nel complesso molto buono. Dedica dell'autore.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Elmer Adler, Plimpton Press, 1940. 1st Ed. hardcover. Very Good. 12mo, green cloth binding with paste-on paper labels in slipcase, spine faded to tan, edges of slipcase faded and worn, Inscribed by Alfred A Knopf on the front endpaper, a tribute to publisher Knopf by various contributors, photo frontispiece, 52 pages" . Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: Good. Single page autographed, typed note on 8.5 x 11 letterhead. Very Good. Dated 11/13/1984. Reference John Updike.From the estate of Herb Yellin (1935 - 2014), the publisher of the Lord John Press.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Inscribed by Alfred A Knopf. One of 250 presentation copies. Front cover shows a couple spot along top edge. Soil spot on one leaf resulting in a small (5mm) closed tear. Typogrpahy, binding and chapter-head vignettes by W. A. Dwiggins. Printed by the Plimpton Press. pp. 59, [1]. Placed in a mylar sleeve. The inscription reads, ''For Ruth Manary / on her birthday and mine / 12 September 1955 / from her friend / Alfred a Knopf''. Ruth had been at the cocktail party given to honor Knopf at author Stewart Holbrook's Portland home in August 1951. [A scan of a newspaper photo of them together is laid in.] Ruth Manary (1896-1988) was a Portland socialite and the wife of lumber executive Gordon Manary. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. FIRST. One of 250 copies for presentation A fine first in slipcase. WARMLY INSCRIBED by Knopf. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. 10mo, 52 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in the publisher's green cloth bearing blue lettering paper label to beige spine. Reddish brown/beige pictorial slipcase. Slipcase has moderate wear including cracking to the head/tail edges and slight age toning to back edges. Boards have sunned spine and fore ears. Text block has slight age toning to the edges. Frontispiece. Inscribed by Alfred A. Knopf. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column J, ND-J. 1380542. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition, Octavo, original green cloth over boards, white paper pastedown label with blue stamped text on cover and spine, partially intact glassine dust jacket, color decorated slipcase. Signed by Knopf 1945 on front free endpaper, portrait frontispiece of Alfred A. Knopf by Carl Van Vechten. Very good, in very good slipcase, light shelf wear, rubbing to top edge of spine, small crack to top edge. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. Hardback. 8vo. pp 52. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered blue on the white spine and cover labels. Contributors include Carl Van Vechten, Carl Van Doren, Willa Cather, H.L. Mencken, Thomas Mann, Henry Seidel Canby, H.M. Lydenberg, B.W. Huebsch, Adolf Kroch and F.G. Melcher. Portrait frontispiece. Initialed presentation from Alfred A. Knopf on the front endpaper to Anglo-Irish historian, Maurice Collis, "To Maurice Collis, who ornaments The Borzois, A A K 1944." Alfred A. Knopf had published the Maurice Collis novel, 'The Land of the Great Image' in 1943. Very good indeed in slightly used and chipped, glassine wrapper and slightly faded, close very good slip-case. Signedes. …

Hardcover. Small 8vo. Green cloth with paper labels, slipcase. 52pp. Frontispiece. Very good/very good. Binding spine and edges ever-so-faintly sunned, else near fine. A tight and handsome first edition of this slim tribute volume, boldly signed and Inscribed by Knopf in blue ballpoint on the front flyleaf: "For Carl Haverlin / with sincere regard / Anfred a Knopf / 19 January 1960." (CARL HAVERLIN,1899-1985, was a noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar, radio pioneer and president of Broadcast Music, Inc.) Scarce collection of tributes published by a group of Knopf's friends called "The Book Table," consisting of "a few each of publishers, booksellers, librarians, authors, designers and producers of books and book materials." Two side-by-side rear flyleaves bear the boldly inked signatures of six of the book's ten contributors: Novelist Carl Van Vechten (who took the frontispiece portrait), critic/essayist Carl Van Doren, H.L. Mencken, New York Public Library director H.M. Lydenberg, "Publisher's Weekly" co-editor Frederic G. Melcher and publisher B.W. Huebsch. Also signed by Milton Ferguson and Franklin F. Hopper (N.Y.P.L. librarians), Max Salop (book distributor), John T. Winterich (editor), C.C. Williamson (Columbia University librarian), Whitney Darrow ("New Yorker" cartoonist), Robert F. DeGraff (publisher, founder of Pocket Books), Nathan H. Shrift (?), Benjamin S. Van Wyck (printer), Meredith Wood (co-founder Book-of-the-Month Club), John Meullor (?), Harry Scherman (BOMC co-founder), Donald Barr (?), John L. Ladd (publisher, Plimpton Press), Bertram Wolff (printer), Robert S. Lynd (editor/publisher turned sociologist, author of classic "Middletown"), George P. Brett (chairman, Macmillan Company), Elmer Adler (legendary typographer who founded "The Colophon"), Elmer Davis (journalist, radio news commentator), Charles Denhard (publishers' ad man), Fred Crofts (publisher), Michael A. Corrigan (book wholesaler), Alfred A. Knopf (again) and Cedric R. Crowell (publisher), plus one illegible. A unique cross-section of signatures from the book world. No limitation statement, but probably fewer than 50 copies were produced.…

Purchase, Rights, and Royalties agreement between James M. Cain and Alfred A. Knopf for Cain's first book, "Our Government." SIGNED by both Cain and Knopf, with numerous hand corrections and initials by both parties, the most notable being a notation by Knopf on the first page that the contract was voided by way of a letter from Knopf in 1933. On the last page, there is a typed notation that says, "Canceled by Mutual Consent and dated July 1949." Overall, it would appear that the contract was held in place from the time of the book's publication in 1929 through 1933, at which time it was superseded by a new one. The author's copy of his first book contract, one of probably 3-4 copies that have ever existed, preceded only by Cain's magazine and newspaper appearances, most notably in Mencken's "American Mercury." Near Fine, pre-folded, 6 pages recto and verso, with a black ribbon tie, as issued. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine original unprinted acetate dustwrapper in about fine cardboard slipcase. One of 250 copies. A festschrift volume celebrating Knopf's 60th birthday with essays by Dwiggins, H.L. Mencken, B.W. Huebsch, John Hersey, and others. This copy Signed by Mencken and dated by him in 1952, in his post-stroke hand. Mencken had suffered a stroke in 1948 which left him largely incapacitated, and very few, if any, other copies of this title signed by him exist (in an online search we could find only one other post-1948 book signed by him offered for sale - that book published in early 1949). Rare thus. …

Condition: Fine. New York, June 6, 1967., 1967. Fine. - Over 75 words typed on 8-3/8 inch high by 5-1/2 inch wide "Alfred A Knopf Incorporated" stationery with Knopf's Borzoi device in red at top left. Alfred Knopf writes to Bruce Kellner "I am delighted that the University of Oklahoma Press is going to publish your biography of Carl Van Vechten." He graciously goes on to say "I have no objection whatever to your including in it the brief quotes from my letters to Carl Van Vechten." Signed with his indecipherable signature. Near fine. The American publisher Alfred A. Knopf (1892-1984) was president of Alfred A Knopf Incorporated which he founded in 1915.…

Ephemera. Condition: Very good condition. First printing. A tribute to Alfred A. Knopf, written and printed by various authors & fine presses, celebrating his fiftieth year as a book publisher. Organized by Charles Antin of Serendipity Press 1965. Limited to 150 copies. 51 unbound leaflets and pamphlets, complete as issued. The contributors read like a catalogue of American fine presses of the day, including the Allen Press, Overbrook, Spiral, Hammer Creek, Mermaid, Uphill etc. Contributing authors include H.L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan, Bernard Russell, Joseph Conrad, etc. Typesetters include Hertzog, Goudy & Dwiggins. This copy is inscribed by Charles Antin to Alice Levi with his affectionate regards. Pamphlets housed in the original purple paper-covered slipcase, with wraparound printed label to spine and sides. Spine and label a little sunned. The slipcase has some minor marking; the interior pristine. OCLC: 5849847. Signed.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 5 in. x 8 3/8 in., typed letter on a sheet of watermarked paper, with the printed heading: The Librarian of Congress Washington, D. C. The sheet shows a central, horizontal fold, light tanning, a pencil & red pencil notation at the top, paper clip mark in upper left. Addressed to Alfred Knopf, Jr. [1919-2009] Executive Editor, The Idol Union College Schnectady New York. "January 16, 1941 Dear Mr. Knopf: I am grateful for your congratulations. I am delighted to know that Otis Bradley is a Trustee of Union. I had not known that before. I am afraid I can't promise you anything for your May issue. My time is so fully occupied here that I have had to forego outside writing to a very great extent. Nevertheless, I appreciate your asking me and shall hope to see you when I am next at Union. Faithfully yours, [signed] Archibald MacLeish". tmb. Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: Very good. - 90 words typed on a 9-7/8 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide sheet of cream-colored Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. letterhead. Signed "Alfred A Knopf". There is a small piece out of the letter to the left of the printed heading where a copy of the reply has been detached. There is a faded date stamp at top right indicating when the letter was answered with some light creasing at bottom left. Folded 3 times for mailing. Together with a carbon copy of the Pond Lecture Bureau's reply. Very good. Knopf sends the Pond Lecture Bureau [apparently by hand] a check for two tickets for a Hugh Walpole lecture. He writes that when reserving the seats by phone "we distinctly requested that you send them forthwith with a bill and we cannot understand your lack of courtesy in not complying with our request, inasmuch as you know absolutely and perfectly well who we are.". The Bureau replies that it needs to receive payment by the date of the lecture so that it can close up the statement for that day.American publisher Alfred A. Knopf, Sr. [1892-1984] was the president of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., which he founded in 1915.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 7 7/8 in. x 10 3/8 in., typed letter on a sheet, watermarked vellum-type paper, with the printed headings: The Library of Congress Washington Office of the Librarian. In violet ink. The sheet shows two vertical & a central, horizontal fold from being folded for mailing, perforation mark in the upper left margin, paper clip mark, age-related tanning. Addressed to Alfred Knopf, Jr., Esq. [1919-2009] Care of The Idol, Union College, Schenectady, New York. "October 2, 1939 Dear Mr. Knopf: I am obliged for your letter. Your project sounds extremely interesting, and, although I doubt whether I shall be able to contribute anything to the magazine, I shall nevertheless watch for its appearance with interest. Very sincerely yours, [signed] Archibald MacLeish". HMB. Signed by Author(s).…