Book Collecting, Signed (139 results)

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on small card taped to front endpage.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Friends of the ASU Libraries, Tempe, Arizona [Published date: 1991]. Hardcover, 15 pp; illustrated with black-and-white photographs; 24 cm. Silver Anniversary Edition. Edition limited to 750 copies. Series: Keepsake (Arizona State University. Library. Friends), No. 1. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by O. M. (Skip) Brack Jr. on half-title page: "For Henri, Rosal, & Greta with love & gratitude - Skip Brack." In very good condition. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering and border on front cover. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Edited by Joyce M. Foster. Includes two essays: "A Very Special Gift" by Karl H. Dannenfeldt, recounting the 1966 dedication of the Charles Trumbull Hayden Library at Arizona State University and the presentation of Norman H. Strouse's rare incunabulum Vitae et sententiae philosophorum; and "Notes on Book Collecting" by O. M. Brack, Jr., a reflection on the history, pleasures, and philosophy of collecting books from Aristotle through modern bibliophiles. Issued in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary (1966-1991) of the Friends of the ASU Libraries, this keepsake commemorates the organization's contributions to the Rare Book Room and special collections acquisitions, including early printed books by Nieremberg and Robert Boyle. Designed by Saltbush Studio; printed by Ironwood Lithography on Curtis Brightwater Paper; bound by Roswell Bookbinding. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by the author on the first free endpaper and the illustrator on the title page. Small octavo. Ink drawings. Condition: DJ slightly nicked & soiled; else fine in near fine DJ. Pages: xxii, 108. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. An introductory guide to book collecting at the dawn of the internet era with a great deal of useful information for the collector or neophyte collector. Includes a very useful Glossary on book terminology both in English and Latin. Well written and interesting to read. AUTHOR SIGNED ON THE TITLE PAGE. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Signed by Author. 320 pages. Some staining and wear to the covers; pages have some discoloring; a solid binding. No jacket. Signed by the author inside. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Books on Books; Signed by Author. Inventory No: 228262.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Great pb book in very good condition.SIGNED and inscribed by author and dated 1988. Covers curled.Shelf 267 . PHOTOS POSTED WITH OUR BOOKS ARE STOCK AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT CONDITION OR EDITION OF BOOK OFFERED FOR SALE. WE DO NOT POST THE PHOTOS. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Like New dust jacket. 1995 edition. Signed/Inscribed by authors on front endpage. (Book collecting).

Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Author. Ltd to 500, this unnumbered a trifle sunned. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Books on Books; Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 15166.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. Fourth edition from 1986, originally published in 1975. Signed by the author on the title page. Glossy black-and-white pictorial wrappers with red lettering on cover and spine. Minor creasing and wear to edges; very mild soiling to edges of text block. Perfect binding is tight. Interior is clean. Includes black-and-white images of book covers throughout. Laid in is a sheet with a list of author price guides published by Quill & Brush. This book offers opinions on the retail value of first editions of first books by about 3,500 authors. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine jacket. Signed by both authors on the title page. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Near Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine+. Later Printing. Signed by the Ahearns. Excellent data on author's first books, and don't forget 125+ pages of invaluable general collecting information. Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS-This regular size hard cover is SIGNED by BOTH AUTHORS and is FINE in a FINE DJ. maroon w/white lettering 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0.0. Signed by Authors.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited/Numbered. In light green cloth. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies. Inscribed by Author(s).

hard cover, signed by both authors on the title page, 480 pages including index, 6 3/8 x 9 1/4 inches, 1st edition, very good + book condition, very good + dust jacket condition, non-fiction,

hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations, dust jacket is wrapped in a protective covering.LF. Signed by Author.

20p, wrappers, illus., back corner creased o/w vg. Inscribed by the author. 1 of 500.

14p, wraps, frontis, very good. First English edition. Inscribed by "Kenneth". One of 250 copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Signed and inscribed by Wilson to the half-title page, and signed again on the title page. Some fading to the blue topstain. The price-clipped dust jacket has age toning to the flaps. A guide that combines discussions of the basics of book collecting with appendices.; 270 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 480pp. Maroon boards, blue spine, gilt lettering, minimal wear. Tan dj, minimal wear, in mylar. Signed Pat and Allen with long inscription on half title page. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good Minus. First Edition. Signed by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very nice signed copy. Minor chipping to jacket. NOT price clipped. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Inscribed and signed by both author. Small newspaper cartoon glued to title page. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. 1st. Bound in publisher's original paper boards with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. Signed by both Allen and Patricia Ahearn on the title page. Signed by Author. Signed.

First Edition. Signed by the author. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 322 p : ill., facsims ; 23cm. Notes: Includes bibliography and index. Subjects: Books; Collectors and collecting. 3 Kg.

Quarter Cloth and Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. Quarter burgundy cloth with burnt orange hard cover. SIGNED by Pat and Allen Ahearn on the title page. This copy is FINE in a VG+, unclipped ($45.00) , Mylar protected DJ. No noticeable blemishes. Looks and feels unread. Only a hint of crimping to the spine ends of the DJ. Postcard noting a signed copy from Quill and Brush ( the Ahearn's book store) laid in. Signed by Author(s).

Illustrated (illustrator). 2nd Revised Edition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Hardback in dustwrapper. Contents: pages generally very good and clean. Just a couple of slight blemishes. Boards in very good, bright shape. Dustwrapper: very good and bright. A very good, tight copy. 304 pp.

Illustrated (illustrator). New edition. SIGNED with signed letter. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 304 p: ill; 23 cm. Notes: Bibliography: p. 274-292.Includes index. Subject:Book collecting. Genre:Bibliography. Illustrated. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Signed by author. Cloth cover worn at head and tail of spine. No dust jacket The spine is browned but legible, some browning around edges. No DJ. Front and rear pastedown endpapers heavily foxed, free endpapers less so. Binding sound. Pages clean and unmarked, Inscribed by author on ffep "To E. R. Siese with best wishes and sincere regards Reginald Brewer". Includes 16 plates, a glossary of book terminology, and an index. ; B&W Plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages; Signed by Author.

Condition: Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by Patricia Ahearn: 'For Dick (Scarfori?), // a great collector // with a library we are // going to come and // see in the next // millennium.- we // promise // all our best // wishes // Pat' Allen Ahearn // 12/14/99 // before publication!' on half title page. Slightly dampstained. In protective mylar cover. (books, book collecting, collectors, reference).

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. 1st. Bound in publisher's original paper boards with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. Book is fine in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by both Allen and Patricia Ahearn. Signed by Author. Fine condition / Fine condition dust jacket. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Decorations by William Michaels. First edition. INSCRIBED by the author and SIGNED (with a small drawing) by the illustrator. Fine in a near fine (trace edge wear at the spine ends and corners) dust jacket. Laid in is an additional pamphlet by the author, CHILDHOOD REMEMBERED: A PASSION TO COLLECT.