Almost Year, Signed (15 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Chris Woodard (illustrator). 106 pages. Inscribed and signed by author on dedication page. Previous owner's name, etc. inside front cover at the top. There are no other marks or writing in the book. Wear to the edges. spine is tight and there are no loose pages. Light spots on back cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Signed. 4th printing. signed by the author on a presentation plate affixed to the ffep. dj shows minor wear and rubbing. pages clean.

Hard cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st ed. in-store, first edition shelf. First edition poetry collection signed by Ray Bradbury. Jacket is lightly worn and scuffed, particularly along edges but not affecting legibility of text. Jacket is also wrapped in a protective Mylar dust jacket. Cover boards are clean and unmarked. Front cover board is warped, not due to water damage. Spine is cracked, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked apart from author signature on front free endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. SIGNED by the author. 1st edition, stated. Some wear and creases to the jacket. Pages are clean and intact.

Cloth. Condition: Collectible Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good +. First Edition. Octavo, pp. [9], viii-ix, [3], 3-143, [4]. Signed on the title page by Mr. Bradbury (no inscription). Stated first edition. Navy and maroon cloth-covered boards with gilt accents. Lightly foxed edges. Price-clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing and chips; encased in a clear, protective cover. Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was a well-known and popular American author and screenwriter. Bradbury worked in a variety of modes, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery. Some of his better-known works were 'The Martian Chronicles' (1950), 'Fahrenheit 451' (1953), 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' (1962), and 'I Sing the Body Electric' (1969). 'When Elephants Last in the Dooryard Bloomed: Celebrations for Almost Any Day of the Year' was his first book of poetry, and includes the poems "Remembrance," "Darwin, the Curious," "This Time of Kites," and "And This Did Dante Do.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, stated. Signed by Bradbury (for me) in 1993. A fine copy in a near fine price clipped DJ, now protected in removable archival mylar. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #184. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. The first UK edition. Inscribed by Ray Bradbury on the front flyleaf. The author's first collection of poetry, exploring themes of memory, childhood, and imagination. Octavo. Original dark gray cloth binding, with silver-stamped titling. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First UK edition. Flat signed by Ray Bradbury on title page. Jacket in Good ocndition. No markings on text. Foxing on foredge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 5 3/4 inches x 8 1/2 in., ix, 143 pp. + colophon page. Maroon and dark blue cloth, with titling gilt on the spine and front cover, gray endpapers, top-edge stained blue-gray; price-clipped dustjacket, designed by Jack Ribik, using a Joseph Mugnaini illustration. The back gray paste-down endpaper shows the upper right corner partly turned in. The plain, gummed, signed book label has been attached to the front paste-down endpaper. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First British edition. Poems. 143 pages. First UK edition (first printing). Fine in a near fine dust jacket that is lightly soiled. This copy is inscribed by Bradbury to the collector Tom Garner on the front free endpaper, "To Tom! --- Ray Bradbury. Nov. 9, 1993.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First UK Edition/First Printing; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no significant flaws. SIGNED by Bradbury to the front free paper. An outstanding copy of this collection of stories from one of the greats of American Literature; the first UK much more scarce than the first US, particularly signed. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by author on front free end page in black pen,"For Bob Good wishes! From Ray Bradbury" Second printing, March 1974 stated. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 Book with fine gilt titles to spine and front board; binding tight, boards straight and clean; mild color loss to top stain edge else text free of marks, appears barely read. Dust jacket ($5.95) has mild bumping and chipping to spine ends. Color sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Joseph Mugnaini (illustrator). 1st Edition. Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1973. First Edition octavo maroon & blue cloth Hardcover, gold lettering on the front board and spine, with DJ, 143 pp. This copy has autograph label on front paste down SIGNED BY BRADBURY. 50 some poems about childhood, fantasy, imagination. Bright, unclipped dust jacket ($5.95) shows some edge wear at bottom of front, minor rubbing on back and spine. Book has my name-stamp on ffep & bottom edge. Else, fine, unmarked, unread. Signed by Author(s).

First edition. Octavo, cloth. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan on a label affixed to the front paste down. The author's first poetry collection. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of wear at the base of the spine. (31431).

Letter. This 29 June 1931 typed letter is signed and marked "Personal" by then New York State Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt to a future Democratic congressman on his gubernatorial stationery. The letter offers a snapshot of the diligent work behind the seemingly providential arc that propelled FDR to the White House and eventually saw him become America's longest-serving president. The letter is addressed to a "Mr. William Thom" of "Canton, Ohio", above whose name and address FDR wrote and underlined "Personal". FDR thanks Thom for "enclosing the clipping in regard to the vote of the Jackson Club of Canton." FDR tells Thom "It is gratifying to learn that I have so many staunch friends in your Club and I appreciate the expression of confidence in which they voted recently. I am also delighted to see that the Club is determined that economic issues shall be kept to the forefront in the coming campaign. If we do not allow ourselves to be diverted and press home the fact that the present industrial depression is directly the result of the policies of the present administration, I feel that victory will be assured." After the valediction, FDR signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt". Writing and emphasizing "Personal" was just the sort of deft touch that built a sense of camaraderie and loyalty. The exhortation "economic issues shall be kept to the forefront in the coming campaign" was just the sort of message discipline that winning candidates for office needed to command. Condition of the letter is very good, clean and complete, though age-toned to the perimeter and with three horizontal folds, ostensibly from original posting. The letter is housed in a clear, removable, archival mylar sleeve housed within a rigid, crimson cloth folder.The recipient, William Richard Thom (1885-1960) was an Ohio lawyer and Democratic politician who would serve three, non-consecutive stints in Congress. The same election that brought Roosevelt to the White House brought Thom to Congress, where he was sworn in the same day FDR took the presidential oath of office. Thom served from 4 March 1933 3 January 1939. Thom lost his 1938 re-election bid, returned to Congress for his final term in the same 1944 election that won FDR an unprecedented fourth term. Unlike FDR, Thom lived out his final term, serving 3 January 1945 to 3 January 1947.In 1921, FDR's promising political career was abruptly derailed by an illness that resulted in lifelong paralysis of his legs. When New York Governor Al Smith became the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in June 1928, Democrats had to choose a new candidate for governor of New York. It was not FDR. Death, ill health, and failure to attract broad support sidelined various candidates. A month before the November 1928 election the Democrats still lacked a candidate. Recruited by Smith, a hesitant FDR agreed to run only just before he was formally nominated. He barely won, with less than 50% of the votes cast and little over half a percent more than his opponent. Yet four eventful years later, national economic crisis brought FDR to the White House. FDR's governorship coincided with the onset of the Great Depression. "More quickly than most other political leaders, he concluded that the economy would not recover on its own and 'that there is a duty on the part of government to do something about this.'"Roosevelt and his political team labored to accumulate pledges from Democratic Party delegates throughout the country. FDR secured the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago almost exactly a year after he signed this letter. He appeared in person to accept the nomination the first Democratic candidate ever to do so. In his speech to the delegates, he pledged "a new deal for the American people." After they were both sworn in on 4 March 1933 FDR to the presidency, Thom to the House of Representatives both men were in a position to support and implement New Deal policies.Sources: ANB.