Dark Kingdom, Signed (21 results)

Condition: Good. Frankland, David (illustrator). Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. Signed by author on half title page.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Elwell, Tristan (illustrator). Reprint Edition. Signed. A Good copy in paper covers. Light cover wear, and a soil spot at the outer edge of the text block. A clean/unmarked copy within. Nicely inscribed and signed by the author at the title page in 2010. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This is a fine, as new, hardcover first edition, first printing copy in a fine, as new DJ, black spine. Inscribed by the author with a Queen Bee drawing, on the title page. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: USED Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Jacket. First Edition. Stated First Edition. Signed by Author on title page. 'Autographed Copy' sticker on front of dust jacket. Front flap of dust jacket has been folded. Small tear at top of back panel near spine. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New in new dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page with a sketch of a butterfly(signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete numberline. New, unread copy with dust jacket in protective mylar sleeve. A Song of the Last Kingdom novel by the author of the Blood Heir Trilogy and The Three Realms Books. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket by Dan Mogford (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLACK PEN, ON HALF TITLE PAGE, WITHOUT DEDICATION. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, top corners very slightly bruised, 'Signed by the Author' sticker to front jacket, not price clipped (£20.00), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and almost square, overall a vg+ copy. 451pp. When Roy and Carl's parents die suddenly, sixteen year old Roy is left as protector to his impulsive younger brother. But when Carl decides to travel the world in search of his fortune, Roy stays behind in their sleepy village, satisfied with his peaceful life as a mechanic. Some years later, Carl returns with his charismatic new wife, Shannon, an architect. They are full of exciting plans to build a spa hotel on their family land. Carl wants not only to make the brothers rich but the rest of the village too. It's only a matter of time before what begins as a jubilant homecoming sparks off a series of events that threaten to derail everything Roy holds dear, as long buried family secrets begin to rise to the surface. Quite scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Frankland, David (illustrator). 1st Edition. The Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson. Published by Disney Editions, New York, 2005 ? First Edition / First Printing with full number line. Signed by the Author on Title Page. Book Condition / Dust Jacket Condition: Book: Near Fine; Paper-covered boards clean and well preserved with spine lettering bright and fully legible. Binding tight and square. Corners sharp. Interior pages clean and crisp. Signed by Ridley Pearson on the title page. No additional inscriptions or markings observed. Dust Jacket: Near Fine; Original dust jacket present and unclipped. (see photos) The Kingdom Keepers is the first novel in Ridley Pearson's popular young adult fantasy series set inside Walt Disney World. The story follows a group of teenagers who serve as holographic park guides by day but discover that the Disney parks hold real dangers after dark, as they battle sinister villains drawn from classic Disney lore. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. *** IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE UK YOU NEED TO CHOOSE PRIORITY MAIL AT CHECKOUT OTHERWISE YOUR ORDER WILL BE REFUSED. *** This listing is for the Ravenmaster trilogy, each of which is a UK first edition hardcover and SIGNED LINED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR: 1) THESE DARK WINGS: Published by Head of Zeus in 2016, this is a UK first edition hardcover AND SIGNED LINED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR. The jacket is Very Fine and unclipped (£12.99). The book is Very Fine with straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. The copyright page has the numbers 1-10 present to confirm the first edition state. 2) WHAT THE RAVEN BRINGS: Published by Head of Zeus in 2016, this is a UK first edition hardcover AND SIGNED LINED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR. The jacket is Very Fine and unclipped (£14.99). The book is Very Fine with straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. The copyright page has the numbers 1-10 present to confirm the first edition state. 3) A KINGDOM FALLS: Published by Head of Zeus in 2017, this is a UK first edition hardcover AND SIGNED LINED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR. The jacket is Very Fine and unclipped (£14.99). The book is Very Fine with straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. The copyright page has the numbers 1-10 present to confirm the first edition state. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Skulduggery Pleasant, Playing with Fire, The Faceless Ones, Dark Days, Mortal Coil, Death Bringer, Kingdom of the Wicked, Last Stand of Dead Men, The Dying of the Light. Signed UK first editions, first printings of the first 9 books in the Skulduggery Pleasant series. Four books are also lined, 2 are doodled and 3 promotional postcards (2 signed) are included. All books are in at least near fine / near fine unread condition. Condition photos uploaded to Abe are of Skulduggery Pleasant and Mortal Coil. Additional photos of individual books are available on request. Skulduggery Pleasant (ISBN 9780007241613) UK 1st edition /1st printing (Harper Collins, 2007). Flatsigned and first-lined 'Gordon Edgley's sudden death came as a shock to everyone?' to title page. Near Fine / Near Fine unread condition with a slight spine lean (see photos) and just minimal shelfwear and page tanning. Protected dustwrapper. With signed promotional postcard. Playing with Fire (ISBN 9780007257034) UK 1st edition / 1st printing (Harper Collins, 2008). Flatsigned to title page. Very near fine / very near fine with just tiny traces of shelfwear. Bookseller's 'Signed First Edition' sticker to front cover. The Faceless Ones (ISBN 9780007302147) UK 1st edition /1st printing (Harper Collins, 2009). Flatsigned, lined and dated 26 Mar 09 to title page. Fine / Fine unread condition. Protected dustwrapper. With signed promotional postcard. Dark Days (ISBN 9780007325948) UK 1st edition /1st printing (Harper Collins, 2010). Flatsigned, lined 'These are dark days indeed' and dated 26 Sep 10 to title page. Fine / Fine unread condition. Protected dustwrapper. Mortal Coil (ISBN 9780007325986) UK 1st edition /1st printing (Harper Collins, 2010). Flatsigned and doodled to title page. With promotional bookmark. Book has developed a very slight lean to spine (see photos) and is therefore graded Near Fine / Near Fine unread condition. Death Bringer (ISBN 9780007326020) UK 1ST edition / 1ST printing (Harper Collins, 2011). Flatsigned to title page. Very near fine / very near fine unread condition with just tiny hints of shelfwear to the spine. Protected dustwrapper. Kingdom of the Wicked (ISBN 9780007480227) UK first edition first printing (Harper Collins, 2012). Flatsigned, lined and dated 14 Sep 12 and doodled to title page. Fine / Fine unread condition. Protected dustwrapper. Last Stand of Dead Men (ISBN 9780007489206) UK first edition, first printing (Harper Collins, 2013). Flatsigned to title page. Fine / fine unread condition. Protected dustwrapper. The Dying of the Light (ISBN 9780007489251) UK first edition, first printing (Harper Collins, 2014). WHS Exclusive Collector's Edition. Flatsigned to title page. Protected dustwrapper. With promotional postcard. PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING Our descriptions are accurate. Photos are of the actual book(s) for sale - if you require additional photos, please ask. We will despatch your books rapidly (almost always within 24 hrs of the receipt of your order) using proper book wraps / boxes. For books sold for more than £50 we will use only despatch methods that are fully tracked, insured and will require a signature on delivery. Postage costs are included in our prices for UK customers. For overseas customers, we have set a standard Abe postal rate, but will communicate direct with customers and charge the actual cost of postage and packing by tracked and insured delivery methods requiring signature. Please note that new EU regulations make it impractical for us to post books to the EU. Therefore, prospective customers from the EU are requested to email us before making an order so that we can discuss how best we might get the books they want to them. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Patchen, Kenneth (illustrator). Limited Edition. Extremely rare edition of Patchen's book of poetry featuring an original and unique ink and watercolor cover by the author. This one features the bearded Egir (Aegir), variously described as a giant or a Norse god of the sea who loved to give parties for the other gods. Text block in near fine condition: clean with no marks, tears, or dog ears. Photograph of Patchen (taken by Robin Carson) pasted onto third page. The front cover is stained and discolored in several places, but the watercolor of Egir is not affected. Likewise, the back cover is sun-tanned, discolored, and stained (just one place) - see images of this book to your left. The spine likewise has some discoloring. The slipcase is in generally very good condition: a small section of the upper portion is intact but torn away from the side. There is some shelf rubbing and chipping, particularly along the edges, but the text is still very clear on both front and back of the slipcase. From The Beat Page on the Internet : Kenneth Patchen was born in Niles, Ohio, in 1911. From the age of twelve, he kept a diary and read Dante, Homer, Burns, Shakespeare, and Melville. He attended Alexander Meiklejohn's Experimental College for one year and then the University of Wisconsin. He was employed in a variety of jobs as a migrant worker in the United States and Canada. "Permanence," a sonnet, was published in The New York Times on April 10, 1932. He wrote more than forty books of poetry, prose and drama, including Before the Brave (1936), First Will and Testament (1939) and Journal of Albion Moonlight (1941), a prose work. In 1942, he published The Dark Kingdom in a limited edition of seventy-five copies and painted each cover individually in water color. For more than thirty years, Patchen lived with a severe spinal ailment that caused him almost constant physical pain. The weight of this personal battle was compounded by his sensitivity to greater issues of humanity, and his poetry paid special attention to the horrors of war. With his work he tried to create a kind of sanctuary for the reader, apart from reality, where larger-than-life characters were motivated by their loving and benevolent natures. Kenneth Patchen died in 1972. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Three volumes complete. A lovely set of the highly acclaimed Ravenmaster Trilogy. Tells the story of Anna Cooper, as she grows into the job of caring for the Ravens in The Tower Of London just as Hitler begins the horrifying bombing of England. The books were issued individually but it seems such a shame to break them up so I am offering all three as a set. All are signed by the author to the title page. Volume one - These Dark Wings also is dated and with a line quote by the author. Volumes two and three are dated on the title page in the author's hand. The story spans the entirety of World War II and is a remarkable achievement. Highly recommended. Fine / Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited edition of 126 copies, numbed and signed by the author, this being copy number 16. Light speckling in outer hinges. Small spot of soiling on two facing pages. Fore-margin torn on one leaf (a presumed bindery artifact), else fine. 174, 117, 185 pp. The complete texts of three of Patchen's works (First Will & Testament, The Dark Kingdom, Cloth of the Tempest) brought together and bound in beige cloth with spine label stamped in genuine gold, printed on Rag Laid paper. The signed and numbered colophon tipped to front pastedown. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. NUMBERED. (New York). (1948). 8vo. LIMITED SIGNED AND NUMBERED EDITION, one of 120 copies, SIGNED by the author on limitaton plate to f.p.d. Copy previously owned by critic John Simon, with name penned to upper fore-corner of first blank. Leaves gently toned. Previous seller's sticker attached to bottom edge of first blank at gutter. Edges of text-block slightly darkened. Some minor fraying to spine ends and fore-corners; scuffing to slightly faded spine. VG. Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 117 pages; Inscribed by Patchen on front free endpaper. Also a hand written, signed postcard by Patchen laid in with a prospectus for the book and a photograph of Patchen. The jacked is chipped and is seperated at the spine. ; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Small owner label, several clippings affixed to rear blank leaves, and some offsetting to the first blank leaf, else a near fine copy in a slightly spine-tanned, very good plus dustwrapper. One of 775 copies. Very nicely Inscribed by the author: "for my friend Arthur at the beginning of the year 1943. Kenneth January first." Laid in is a prospectus for the book; a piece of scrap paper where Patchen has listed the titles of all his poems that appear in *New Directions in Prose and Poetry* with the publication date; and two copies one a ribbon copy, the other a carbon, of the review of this book by Kenneth Slade Alling, that appeared in *Voices, A Quarterly of Poetry*.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; Copy #19 of 126 signed by Patchen. Jacket with minor rubbing and wear. ; Signed by Author.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. The painted issue of his fourth book: Copy No. 14 of 75 numbered copies, each featuring an original cover painted by Patchen. This copy features the character Mega. Signed by the author. Offsetting to the half-title page from previous label; toning to covers; near fine in wrappers, in the publisher's near fine slipcase. A very early painted edition. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. One of 75 numbered and signed copies, the front panel of the wrapper with an original watercolor painting by Patchen. Softcover, bound in wraps with slipcase. Includes tattered glassine wrap. The slipcase scuffed; marginal discoloration to the wraps with slight bump one corner; remains un-cut. Signed by Author(s).

cloth, met stofomslag, 22,3 cm, 117 pp. Ills.: portrait in black and white. On a blanc page at the end of the book Kenneth Patchen wrote a poem ny hand and signed it as well. The title of the poem is: What there is. The poem has 18 lines. The first four are: In this my green world / Flowers birds are hands / they hold me / I am loved all day. Cond.: goed / good.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Stiff wrappers. Some offsetting to the wrappers from the now-lacking unprinted glassine dust jacket, (later) photograph of Patchen and a close friend tipped-in, an about very good copy in a sound, good slipcase with one small chip lacking and some edgewear. One of 75 numbered copies Signed by the author, this copy market "out of series" with an original Patchen painting affixed to the front wrapper (and held on at the left margin with small pieces of tape or stamp hinges). The painting has been personalized and Inscribed within the painting to Patchen's friend, and includes the recipient's house and a portrait.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Stiff wrappers. Some offsetting to the wrappers from the now-lacking unprinted glassine dust jacket, a fresh, very good copy in a lightly rubbed, near fine slipcase. One of 75 numbered copies Signed by the author, and with the front wrapper bearing a painting of an angel by Patchen.