Book Prefaces, Signed (10 results)

xvi+208pp. 8vo. Original wrappers. Black and white illustrations. A fine copy. First edition.Signed by the editor/publisher to Australian graphic artist and scholar, Vane Lindesay.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Jacket has slight edgewear. Signed by Author(s).

Alasdair Gray (illustrator). GRAY, Alasdair. The Book of Prefaces. New York and London: Bloomsbury. 2000. Thick 8vo. First American edition, first printing. Publisher's blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt by the author as is custom, with his pictorial endpapers and illustrations throughout, and in the dust jacket also by Gray. This copy signed without dedication by the author to half-title. A fine copy in like unclipped dust jacket. An excellent compendium of prefaces, 'fat with introductions to great books by their own authors', from Frankenstein's monster and Michelangelo's David. Ideal for lavatorial reading, suggests the front flap.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 639 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is white, black, gray, and red with gilt detailing and black lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "£35.00" on front flap, has mild shelving wear along head edges. Boards have small dent along spine head and mild shelving wear along spine tail. Illustrated endpapers. Signed flat on front free-endpaper verso by Alasdair Gray. Shelved Room C. 1403142. Special Collections.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First UK Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Jacket has a small chip to the front and back flap fold and another on the upper spine. Erratum slip laid in. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition / Limited Edition #75 of 250. Gorgeous copy issued in orange cloth with black titles. Signed by both authors. Inscribed by Jacques to Charles and Pamela on the front flyleaf. 112 pages. Gift quality. Selling quality books for 35 years. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. Alfred A. Knopf, 1918, 8vo., 288 pages. Book bound in a dark blue cloth, no dust jacket. Signed by author on front endpage. Book signed Sincerely Yours :Aitch El" !!! Mencken signed his books sometimes using "Aitch El". This was an informal and affectionate nickname that simply represents the phonetic pronunciation of his initials, H.L. He likely used this variation when signing books for friends or family or close acquaintances, or perhaps to denote an informal or personalized presentation copy rather than an official formal signature. Book very good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Blue cloth titled in gilt. Fourth printing, 1922. Inscribed to ffep by Mencken. Light rubbing/soil to cloth, bookplate to fep, toning to endpages, hinges mildly starting. 283 pp. Plus index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 283 pages; Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. Bound in black buckram, sans DW; essays on Joseph Conrad, Theodore Dreiser, James Huneker, and "Puritanism as a Literary Force"; Laid in is a 1 1/2" X 3" calling card (Mr. H.L. Mencken) inscribed to a lawyer; 288pp. Two paperclip shadows to ffep. Author Signed Card.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. First Edition. 283 pages of text. Hardcover binding: spine is lightly rubbed and darkened, with minimal rubbing to the corners; protected in archival mylar. Attached to the front endpaper is a one-page typed letter that folds out which is signed by Mencken. It is dated 1919, is on "The Smart Set" magazine letterhead, and addresses and E.H. Bierstadt to the fact that his submitted work "The Fifth Commandment" falls outside of the field of the publication. The text includes essays on Joseph Conrad, Theodore Dreiser, James Huneker, followed by a work titled "Puritanism As A Literary Force" in which Mencken alleges that William Dean Howells, Henry James, and Mark Twain were victims of the Puritan spirit. First edition. Size: Octavo (8vo). Signed by Author(s). Book.