Bottom Harbor by Joseph Mitchell: Signed (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Inscribed and dated (4-27-94) by author. As new with minimal wear. From private collection of former book reviewer. ; Modern Library; 7.50 X 4.75 X 0.50 inches; 183 pages; Signed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Number 141 of 250 copies. Signed by author Joseph Mitchell. The Limited Editions Club Letter dedicated to this book, folded, is laid in. Five photographs by Berenice Abbott complement the text of The Bottom of the Harbor; gravure plates made from the original negatives by Jon Goodman. Quarter bound in black Nigerian oasis goatskin with black Irish linen over boards; spine stamped in gold. This copy hand-sewn and bound at Garthegaat. Fine copy in linen-covered, lined slipcase. Berenice Abbott (photog.) (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Ex-lib. the writer Edith Iglauer; the book is inscribed to her mother: "For Bertha Iglauer | With regards | Joseph Mitchell | April 29, 1960". 5-1/2" x 8-5/16", (xii) + 243pp. Printed on alkaline paper and bound in sewn signatures in black buckram cloth boards. Minor edge wear, shelf wear to jacket; age discoloration / light soiling, visible on back of jacket, which is fully intact. There is a 5/8" closed tear from the bottom adjacent to the front spine fold, and a 1/4" chip out of the top edge on the back. Minor edge wear, discoloration to boards. Dust soiling to top edge. Binding is square and tight. Pages are clean and bright and unmarked. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. dj. Octavo, vii, 183 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Silver spine with black titling. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar cover, price uncut "U.S.A. $12.50/Canada $16.95", has light shelf wear. Boards and textblock have light shelving wear. Inscribed "For Susan and Neil kindest regards", dated "April 25 1994" and signed "Joe Mitchell" on the title page. Includes an "Inside the New Yorker Edit" page laid-in, and a compliments of the author card. Shelved in Room F. Second Story Books is honored to offer this item from the personal collection of Neil and Susan Sheehan. Neil Sheehan (1936-2021) and Susan Sheehan (born 1937) were a distinguished husband-and-wife team whose careers helped define American literary journalism in the second half of the twentieth century. Neil Sheehan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times, is best known for his role in bringing the Pentagon Papers to public attention and for his landmark book "A Bright Shining Lie", while Susan Sheehan built a parallel reputation as a leading voice at The New Yorker, crafting deeply reported narrative nonfiction on subjects ranging from mental health to social institutions, earning her own Pulitzer Prize in 1983. Their longstanding ties to major publications, particularly The New Yorker, placed them at the center of an influential cultural and intellectual network, and the books from their library carry added provenance through this close connection to the magazine's editorial and artistic community. Joseph Mitchell (1908-1996) was an American writer best known for the work he published in The New Yorker. He is known for his carefully written portraits of eccentrics and people on the fringes of society, especially in and around New York City. 1412510. Special Collections - Upstairs. First Modern Library Edition, First Printing. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Modern Library edition. Fine in about fine dust jacket with a slight bump at the top of the front panel. Six essays about the New York harbor area that had previously appeared in *The New Yorker*. Signed by Joseph Mitchell, and uncommon thus.…

Hardcover. dj. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, 243 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Green spine with tan lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar cover, price uncut "$3.95", has light chipping to edges, light age toning to the rear cover. Boards have minimal shelf wear. Textblock has light pencil marginalia to some pages throughout, and light age toning. Inscribed "For Susan and Neil Sheehan with love and admiration" dated "November 11, 1985" and signed "Joe Mitchell" on the front fly leaf. Shelved in Room F. Second Story Books is honored to offer this item from the personal collection of Neil and Susan Sheehan. Neil Sheehan (1936-2021) and Susan Sheehan (born 1937) were a distinguished husband-and-wife team whose careers helped define American literary journalism in the second half of the twentieth century. Neil Sheehan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times, is best known for his role in bringing the Pentagon Papers to public attention and for his landmark book "A Bright Shining Lie", while Susan Sheehan built a parallel reputation as a leading voice at The New Yorker, crafting deeply reported narrative nonfiction on subjects ranging from mental health to social institutions, earning her own Pulitzer Prize in 1983. Their longstanding ties to major publications, particularly The New Yorker, placed them at the center of an influential cultural and intellectual network, and the books from their library carry added provenance through this close connection to the magazine's editorial and artistic community. Joseph Mitchell (1908-1996) was an American writer best known for the work he published in The New Yorker. He is known for his carefully written portraits of eccentrics and people on the fringes of society, especially in and around New York City. 1412535. Special Collections - Upstairs. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Signed by author. Limited edition of 250 copies, this being copy #83. Quarter navy morocco cover with navy cloth boards has a couple very small modest scuffs to front board else fine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Publisher's notes laid-in. Pages are clean and pristine. Slipcase has very modest sunning at opening else fine.; 249 pages; Signed by Author.…

Condition: Fine. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies signed by the author. Illustrated with photogravures by Jan Goodman of photographs by Berenice Abbott. Typeset by Michael and Winifred Bixler, printed by Wild Carrot Letterpress on a Magnani paper. Book and slipcase in fine condition. Quarter black moroccco with cloth-covered boards, cloth-covered slipcase lined with Ultrasuede. Abbott, Berenice (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: fine. Limited Edition. 249p, 4to. A fine copy in a fine publisher's slipcase. Limited Editions Club copy, #87 of 250. Signed by Joseph Mitchell.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. The romance and mystery of New York and its harbor and waterfront were never better depicted than by Joseph Mitchell, icon of The New Yorker. Its poetry and beauty never better portrayed than by Berenice Abbott in these five nostalgic photogravures. They take you to the Fulton Fish Market, the skyline of New York, the Hudson River, the Manhattan Bridge. Memories swirl. Even the titles of his stories evoke them: Up in the Old Hotel and The Rats of the Waterfront and The Rivermen and The Bottom of the Harbor. Five photogravures by Berenice Abbott. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies. Each book signed by Joseph Mitchell. Joseph Mitchell's stories are printed letterpress on paper from Cartiere Enrico Magnani in Pescia, Italy. The photogravures are printed on hand-made H. M. P. paper. Hand-sewn, the book is bound in black linen with a black leather spine. The slipcase is covered in black linen. One Volume, 9½ x 12 As the publisher, we unconditionally guarantee that all books are authentic and the condition is As New (NOS). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 243 pages. In Very Good condition, with Good just jacket. Dark green spine with white titling. Dust jacket shows mild rubbing and wear (particularly to spine) including chipping to head and tail of spine with small tears and pieces missing. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$3.95". Inscribed on the front free end page by Joseph Mitchell, "To Rachel MacKenzie / with love / Joe Mitchell / November 11, 1974". JM consignment. Shelved in Case 7. Rachel MacKenzie was a fiction editor at The New Yorker from 1956 through 1979. Known for nurturing the careers of such literary giants as Isaac Bashevis Singer and Saul Bellow, she also had a correspondence with Muriel Spark and encouraged her to submit to the New Yorker. Charles McGrath, former writer and editor for The New Yorker, writes "MacKenzie was a bluestocking, a former college professor, who had a discerning eye for talent (she more or less discovered Isaac Singer and was a supporter of the young Philip Roth)." Joseph Mitchell was an American writer best known for his works of creative nonfiction he published in The New Yorker. His work primarily consists of character studies, where he used detailed portraits of people and events to highlight the commonplace of the world, especially in and around New York City. 1328470. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine in a Fine slipcase. Large quarto (8-3/4" x 11-1/2") bound in black oasis goatskin leather with black Irish linen boards. Stories about the New York City waterfront. Illustrated with five photogravures by Berenice Abbott printed on handmade paper. SIGNED by the author on the colophon page. Issued in only 250 numbered copies, one of the smallest limitations of the club. Monthly Letter laid in. Berenice Abbott (illustrator).…

Abbott, Berenice. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by Joseph Mitchell. Illustrated with five photogravures by Berenice Abbott. [xii], 241, [2] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Collection of some of Mitchell's best loved pieces for the New York, with atmospheric gravures from photographs by Berenice Abbott. Original black morocco backed cloth. Fine in cloth slipcase as issued. With the letter/prospectus Illustrated with five photogravures by Berenice Abbott. [xii], 241, [2] pp. 1 vols. 4to Edition limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by Joseph Mitchell. Signed.…