Circus Book, Signed (30 results)

Condition: Good. BOOK APPEARS TO BE SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. WE DO NOT AUTHENTICATE SIGNATURES. COVER SHOWS SOME GENERAL WEAR, SUCH AS SCRATCHES AND RUBBING. paperback 100% of proceeds go to charity! Good condition with all pages in tact. Item shows signs of use and may have cosmetic defects.

Paperback. Condition: Like New. London, 1984; signed and inscribed by editor to Previous owner on half-title page; illustrated paper covers; minimal shelf wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 75 pages. Signed by Editor.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Illustrated by Dave Morice (illustrator). B & W ; 7 1/4 x 71/4"; xiii, 295 pages; INSCRIBED AND SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE, BY AUTHOR. Hard cover has red spine with gold lettering. Slight rubbing to covers. DJ has faint rubbing; in a mylar cover. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unread. Illustrated with b/w pictures. 'A fun and frolicking book of wordplay. - Hundreds of acrostics, anagrams, palindromes, puns, riddles, and spoonerisms - Presented in lively prose and light verse - Features a chapter of skill-testing word games ' ; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated (illustrator). Signed by author on fep. 528 pp. Illus; glossary of circus terms. Dust jacket protected in mylar. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated (illustrator). SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Slight spine slant. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed and inscribed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. signed with a personal inscription on the first from end page by the author, this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages.ear to the dj edges. Signed by Author.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Signed. A Good copy (owner's name) of this 77-page photo-illustrated tall-format paperback. Tanning to the covers and endpapers. No prior owner's marks within, and not ex-library. No date, but signed by the author in 1974 ("Good luck to you and your dogs!! Blanche, 11-11-74", with no recipient's name). Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: NEW CONDITION. Dust Jacket Condition: NEW DUST JACKET. Dave Morice (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. // NO REMAINDER MARK// NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKS OF ANY KIND (no names or inscriptions, no bookplate, no underlining, etc) // NOT PRICECLIPPED// NEW MYLAR COVER// full number line including the "1"//. AUTHOR SIGNED - signature only.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 2008 near fine hardback in a near fine dust wrapper. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. 379 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Andrew Bannecker, dj art (illustrator). First Edition. Signed by the Author(s). The book has slight soiling to the edges of the page block and a small remainder dot to the bottom of the page block. The dust jacket has light wear and rubbing to the covers and is unclipped ($17.99). 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. The book is signed by the author on the half-title page.

Condition: As New. STB027 This is a rare collectors official limited Magic Of The Circus first day cover for famous author Jacqueline Wilson.? She has personally signed the souvenir where the signature rests perfectly accompanying the special hand commemorative frank.? You will never get a better autograph lifetime COA than this listing as the signing has been officially certified by the publishers?with full hallmarking and?authenticity detailed on reverse, together with its individual hand number from the original limited edition series.? It is in absolute mint condition.

Softcover. Condition: VG-. Inscribed and Signed by the author. Some rubbing & edgewear; small creases/chips & some discoloration on edges; some scuffs/smudges; yellowing; otherwise overall clean & tight. Inscribed and Signed by the author.

Soft Cover. Condition: VG-. 196pp. Creasing on outside corners of back cover, with dog-eared corner tips on pp165-196. Signed by 15 of the circus' clowns on the front cover, 25 on the backs of the clown portrait cards, and by the Ringmaster on his portrait page. A unique circus souvenir. Size: Quarto.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Author inscribed to previous owner with a sketch and signed on the verso of the title page. Pictorial hardcover boards show light bump and soil. No jacket. F41 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Signed Book, First Edition, First Printing. Book signed by Erin Morgenstern. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New/Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New/Fine. First Edition. Very fine, new, clean, crisp and unread stated first edition with the full number line beginning with the 1, SIGNED with the author's name only and DATED by her 9/18/11 to the half-title page in the first week of her book tour. The book has been beautifully produced with special touches: bound in fresh sharp black boards the front panel of which is embellished with impressed silver flourishs, several sets of endpapers, the first set with elegant black and white stripes, gorgeous dust jacket art by Helen Musselwhite protected in a new, clear Brodart cover. This inventive and wonderfully fantastical debut novel engages the reader with the illusion and magic of the very unusual Night Circus and it's extraordinary inhabitants. INCLUDED with the book is a SPECIAL SIGNED KEEPSAKE POSTCARD printed for Morgenstern's reading at Bookpassage . The oversize postcard is a print of her own artwork with the black and white circus theme and was also signed by her at the reading. SIGNED.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Steinke, Bill (illustrator). First Edition. 8vo. Frontis., 90 pp., illus. No publisher, no place, no date (1943). Signed by contributors and participants in pencil on various pages including Harold Ickes, T. Ladd, Hy Johnson, Les Kramer, Lejaren Hiller, Freddy Benham, Ollie Oliphant, Fred Pitzer, Chuck Tremaine. Bound in yellow pictorial boards. Book is beginning to split, hinges are weak, covers a little scuffed. Along with a 15 page souvenir pamphlet entitled A Panoramic Exhibition of the first 100 Years of The Greatest Show on Earth: Official Souvenir". No date (circa 1971). Signed by Author(s).

Original wraps. Condition: Very good. First Edition. Approx 34 pages oblong quarto,m illustrated. A very good plus copy in yellow green and red printed wraps. Clean and unmarked. Inscribed/signed by Murray to.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Alcorn, John (illustrator). Stated First Edition / First Printing ~ Inscribed and Signed by author on front end paper. Holt Reinforced Library binding but NOT a former library book. Fine ~ tight, bright and unmarked throughout. Very nice priced jacket. Illustrated by John Alcorn.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. B/W Glossy FOTO Frontispiece, Oldest living EX-clown, BLANK FLYLEAF MISSING,HARDBACK NODUSTJACKET, 1927 on Title & Copyright pg ,spine some Lite wear pgs interior lite fox, 1st Edition, , RED CLOTH WITH GOLD GILT , 240 PGS, VG-, AS-IS, NOJACKET, SPINE DARKENED ,A RARE COPY INDEED with chapters on hints to toastmasters, entertainment & reception committes & special chapter on speech Making, JOKE BK. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Signed by Paul Brown on the dedication page. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by (illustrator). First Edition. Covers have very light wear at spine ends, wear at corners and edges. Owner name. Inscribed an with a pencil sketch of a dog by Paul Brown on copyright page. Interior clean -- very good plus. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Unpaginated pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. by author, 10.5 x 8.5", red cloth backed pict boards, unpaginated, covers lightly rubbed and darkened at top, extremities bumped and lightly worn, old slash across author's name on front cover, pp toned. FIRST EDITION ("A"), INSCRIBED AND SIGNED IN PENCIL BY THE AUTHOR WHO HAS ADDED AN ORIGINAL PENCIL SKETCH OF THE HEAD OF A DOG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 27 x 21.5 cm. Unpaginated. Illustrated boards, no jacket. Signed by Paul Brown twice (on the copyright page and dedication page), and with an original drawing of a dog and inscribed to previous owner (good old Nick to Grandfather Smith Very Sincerely Paul '38) on the copyright page. There is also a non authorial gift inscription on the dedication page. Extensively illustrated throughout in color and black and white; illustrated endpapers. Black marker spot on front cover and spine. Some abrasion on the back cover. Corners are bumped. Binding is firm. Nice copy overall. Paul Desmond Brown (1893 -1958) was a Minnesota born artist and one of the most sought after equine artists. As well as writing and illustrating several animal themed children's books, Brown illustrated catalogues for Brooks Brothers for over three decades, making him a major influence on the fashion of urban men. First edition with Scribner's A on copy right page.

Condition: Very good in very good jacket. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. Inscribed first edition of this Depression-era story of a dog in the circus. 10.5'' x 8.25''. Original cloth-backed paper pictorial boards. In original unclipped ($2.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated by Brown in black and white and in color. Unpaginated. Inscribed by Brown in pencil to title page, "Good old Nick / To Marian's and Ed's kids / Very sincerely / Paul / '38," with pencil drawing of a dog's head; Brown has also signed his name in full in pencil on the dedication page. Jacket with chipping to spine ends, moderate edgewear, a few tape repairs to verso. Offsetting to endpapers. Light soil to boards. Signed.

No pagination, 10 1/2" x 8 1/2", 1/4 cloth with color illustrated boards, dust jacket slightly soiled with light dampstain near the foredge, some discoloration of endpapers near the inner hinge, very good. 1st edition. Pencil inscription by the author with sketch of an Irish Wolfhound. Many wonderful illustrations by Paul Brown, black and white drawings and occasional brightly colored pages.The Perkins family and circus life with dogs, horses, donkeys, etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo. Unpaginated. Frontis. oval photographic portraits of the authors and color illustration. Lavishly illustrated throughout with full-page color illustrations. One of an edition limited to 125 copies, for the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Signed by the authors on frontis. Bound in cloth with tiger skin print with a sparkly metallic blue question mark stamped on front board. Covers slightly faded, otherwise clean. With Blocker's exquisite lino- and litho-cuts, one folding out to four panels. Other cuts are cut-outs, some with hand-colored textured paint, appliques of arrows, admission tickets, etc., all evoking the exoticism of the circus. A brilliant book-arts production.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. An artist's book from the author of Geek Love, illustrated exuberantly with original color prints by Mare Blocker. The book was published in an edition of just 125 copies in conjunction with the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The late Katherine Dunn is best known for her circus novel, Geek Love. "This limited edition artist's book was inspired by circus route books, popular in America at the turn of the century. The book chronicles the exploits of an imaginary circus during its spring/summer season. Letterpress printed, illustrated and bound by Mare Blocker, text by Mare Blocker and Katherine Dunn. Illustrations are color linoleum and magnesium cuts representing circus performers, one fold-out color lithograph of performing lions and tigers, and two die-cut pages in the shape of animal heads. Book is numbered on the last three digits of the pink ticket on the colophon page. This book was .selected by the NMWA Library Fellows as a winner for the 1991 Artists' Book competition." [56] pages, with a large fold-out plate. A fine copy. This is no. 061 of 125, signed by author and artist below their portraits at the front of the book. A really lovely book.

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A small group of archival material, including the first edition signed by Katherine Dunn and Mare Blocker (as called for) and additionally inscribed by Blocker to noted printer and collaborator Chris Stern, "Dear Flying Fingers - Thanks so much for all your hard work. Please join us again next season. Much Love, The Mystery Girls." With two 10 page photocopied stapled drafts of the text sent to Mare Blocker by Katherine Dunn, with hand corrections made by Dunn, Blocker and Stern. With an additional loose 27"x29" lithograph of the centerfold foldout featuring lions and tigers, unused and unfolded, inscribed by Blocker to Stern, "For Chris. From your big cat gal [signed] Mare 1991." [56] pp., illustrated in color with linoleum and magnesium cuts and one foldout lithograph. Bound in publisher's orange and black tiger-striped cloth with a turquoise question mark in glitter on the front cover. Near Fine with slight lean to binding and slight sunning to cloth. An exuberant artist's book chronicling the adventures of an imaginary touring circus, published in an edition of one hundred and twenty-five copies for the National Museum of Women in the Arts, selected by the NMWA Library Fellows as a winner for the 1991 Artists' Book competition. A wonderful collection of material passed between three Pacific Northwest literary arts luminaries.

Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition, limited to 125 copies printed for the National Museum of Women in the Arts, signed by Katherine Dunn and Mare Blocke beneath their frontispiece portraits. Unpaginated, illustrated in color with linoleum and magnesium cuts and one foldout lithograph. Bound in publisher's orange and black tiger-striped cloth with a turquoise question mark in glitter on the front cover. Fine with light exposure to hinge at last gathering. Contents clean and bright. An exuberant artist's book chronicling the adventures of an imaginary touring circus. Dunn and Blocker also collaborated on very limited edition of Dunn's novel Geek Love.