Bluebeard, Signed (81 results)

paperback. Condition: Fine. Signed. Signed. Appears unread. A nice copy. Clean text, solid binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York, 1914; signed and inscribed by author; blue illustrated cloth covered boards; corners and edges scuffed; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; gutter gap at half-title page; interior is clean and unmarked; 58 pages. Signed by Author.

Condition: Good. 1972. First Edition. 221 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white plates. Signed by the author with dedication to A.Bankes on front free endpaper. Clean pages and plates with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.

1/4 Cloth; Paper Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st U.S. Edition. SIgned on the title page by Atwood. Book and dust jacket are in near fine conditon with a bit of chipping to the tips of the dust jacket. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jim McMullan (illustrator). First Edition. This work is a delightful collection of poems that take a second, mid-20th century look at thirty familiar fairy-tales and nursery rhymes. Each poem is set in traditional sonnet form, and offers a wry, often funny, sometimes poignant reflection on the complexities of human nature as seen in contemporary terms. The author states that these poems are not for children. Illustrations are included. This HARDCOVER copy is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, inscribed on the FFEP to Richard Armour, author and satirist, and his wife, Kathleen, and is clean and solid. Signed by Author(s).

1st US edition. HC in dust jacket. 1st Printing. Signed by Atwood. A near ine copy in a near fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. NF/NF. First edition, first printing. Signed by author on title page. 281 pp. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing of the First American edition. Signed by Margaret Atwood on title page. 281 pages. Some wear/soiling to edges. Unclipped dust jacket is protected in a clear sleeve. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Label signed by Atwood laid in. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: vg. Signed. First Edition. 1st EditionFIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Dust jacket is clean, bright and crisp; in brodart. Gentle softening at spine ends. Otherwise the book is in perfect condition; text is clean, binding tight. Fiction. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. Fine/Fine , signed This book is a pristine collectors condition. Signed by Author on the Half T.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition 1983. Signed by Author on half Title Page. Wrapped in Mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First British Edition 1987. Signed by Author on Title Page. Wrapped in Mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine -. 1st Edition. First US edition, signed on the title page by MARGARET ATWOOD. A little wear/scratch at bottom of back dustjacket panel and at the front top point. SIGNED BY MARGARET ATWOOD.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine first edition, signed by Atwood on title page. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Minor bumping and wear to ends of spine. Near fine dust jacket. Not price-clipped. Very slight wear to ends of spine. Slight wear to top edge of front cover. No tears or creases of any kind. A great signed first edition by the Canadian polymath. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, Harper code A-O on copyright page. Inscribed and SIGNED on ffep by author, dated Feb 5, 1914. Ffep has been cut out and retaped in. Color frontispiece by Strothmann. Front hinge is cracked, otherwise fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited edition. This is number 1129 of two thousand numbered copies. Quarto. Translated from the French by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Hans Bendix. Yellow cloth soiled and stained, else very good. Signed by *The Evergreen Tales* editor Jean Hersholt on limitation page.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. pp 23. Original publisher's illustrated stapled covers, lettered red. Limited edition of 100 copies, this being no. 31. Signed by Jeremy Reed on the title page. ISBN: 0727501607 Very good indeed. Signedes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Signed UK edition reprint. Author signed title page. Dust jacket not price clipped, bright and colourful. Book: Blue boards are true. Gold lettering to spine. Small indent to front cover (see photo). Slip pages white, rest of book is tanned, may be intentional in paper in which its printed. Neat and clean pages. Binding is good. A beautiful book. Covered for protection. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. 8V0, Hardback with unclipped dust jacket. 221 Pages, Illustrations. Inscription from author to front end paper. Some light edge ware to jacket, Remains of a sticker to front end paper, Some repairs to dust jacket. Overall a very good copy in likewise jacket. Extra postage may apply for overseas orders. All books are posted in a sturdy book box. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near fine first edition signed by Margaret Atwood on the dedication page. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Slight bumping to spine ends. Some minor nicks and scuffs to spine. Inscription of past owner to free front endpaper. Very good jacket. Not price-clipped. Slight bumping to spine ends. Glue residue to interior of spine. Not tears or creases of any kind. Overall a nice first edition signed by Margaret Atwood. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine hardcover with near fine unclipped dust jacket. Straight secure spine with tight hinges and clean interior. Inscribed by author. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. First edition with a-o code. Inscribed to ffep by Wiggin to baritone Leon Rennay, with the inscription dated Feb. 23, 1914. The cloth has a dampstain/mottling to rear cover cloth, and slight rubbing/staining to front cover. The contents are firm and unmarked but for the inscription; however mesh is visible mid-volume. Tissued color frontis. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 58 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. About the book: Hardcover with jacket. Personally inscribed by author on title page. Both book and jacket are in very good condition. Small dent lower back boards, where the book has once been dropped. Additional photos available upon request. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in Near Fine, tone to spine, Signed 1st ed Canada 1st pt in archival protection. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Good/Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition in English. Signed by the author on the fep. A firm book, evidently seldom read , with slight browning to the endpapers, in a bright but sunned dj (protected, unclipped) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A Canadian FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING copy. Margaret Atwood has signed this copy on the half-title page. Signing event provenance laid in. A very collectible and pleasing copy. Signed by Author(s).

Trade paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket issued. 283, [1] pages. Foreword by Michael Kane, former Special Prosecutor, JonBenet Ramsey Murder Case. Chronology. Cast of Characters. Relevant Sites. Notes. Bibliography. Sticker residue on front cover. Inscribed by the author inside the front cover. Inscription reads For Ken--To the end of cannonballs! Best Love, Valerie. Bluebeard is a fast paced, well-written story documenting the history behind the reign of terror imposed on Europe by Gilles de Rais, the infamous Bluebeard. Valerie Ogden accidentally found out about Bluebeard when her nephew married his descendant, and the family hushed all her sudden questions. Nevertheless, absorbed by his story, she decided to research his life with an extensive visit to the Bibliotheque de Nantes in Brittany, France, and the site of many of his massacres. She is an American actor who formerly worked in many diverse jobs: New York security analyst, editor of the Best Bets column in House & Garden, etc. The author focuses on the man s life and the foundation set for his mental and intellectual development, then explores his life subsequent to the sword clashing, blood-letting battles alongside Joan of Arc. She raises questions, presents hypotheses from genetic disposition to PTSD to explain the demonic action of the man. It is a book that gives the reader a breath-taking experience and presents thought-provoking possibilities as to why a man who led a life of valor as a brave warrior could descend into the dark depths of depravity, a man who descended into the dark depths of sexual exploitation of children which made him an historical monster. Gilles de Rais (c. 1405 - 26 October 1440), Baron de Rais was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a confessed serial killer of children. A member of the House of Montmorency-Laval, Gilles de Rais grew up under the tutelage of his maternal grandfather and increased his fortune by marriage. He earned the favor of the Duke of Brittany and was admitted to the French court. From 1427 to 1435, Rais served as a commander in the French army, and fought alongside Joan of Arc against the English and their Burgundian allies during the Hundred Years' War, for which he was appointed Marshal of France. In 1434 or 1435, he retired from military life, depleted his wealth by staging an extravagant theatrical spectacle of his own composition, and was accused of dabbling in the occult. After 1432, Rais was accused of engaging in a series of child murders, with victims possibly numbering in the hundreds. The killings came to an end in 1440, when a violent dispute with a clergyman led to an ecclesiastical investigation that brought the crimes to light, and attributed them to Rais. At his trial, the parents of missing children in the surrounding area and Rais's own confederates in crime testified against him. He was condemned to death and hanged at Nantes on 26 October 1440. Rais is sometimes believed to be the inspiration for the French folktale "Bluebeard" ("Barbe bleue"), but this assumption is controversial. First Edition [stated]. Special edition [stated on the front cover].

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First U.S. edition / First printing. Signed by the author on the title page. White cloth spine, blue paper-covered boards. 281 pages. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Stampa, G.L. (illustrator). Spine is missing but page block remains clean, bright and tight. Mild rubbing to cover corners but front cover illustration is clean and bright. Signed on FEP: "To Mrs. Webster, the one and only fairy godmother of these plays. With kindest regard from S. Lyle Cummins" A lovely little book. Signed by Author.