Day Dark, Signed (24 results)

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Signed by author on title page.

This book is in "as-new" condition. It is signed on the title page. It has never been read. The dust cover is also in "as-new" condition. Please see the pictures!

Condition: FINE. First printing. Some days the whole world seems hateful - and 'Manda's having one of those days. A warm story illustrated in exuberant full-color paintings by Ransome. SIGNED and dated on the half title page by illustrator James Ransome with the words "Keep reading!" Large format, unpaginated. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. pp 256. An account of the tragic drowning of Irish scholar Eibhlín Nic Niocaill in August, 1909. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Top corner of front board bumped, closed tear to dustjacket, some shelfwear. SIGNED by author. Inscription by author reads: "May 21, 1968. To ----, With my best wished for your work, Sincerely, Marie-Claire Blais." Shipping at cost. Size: . Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Top corner of front board bumped, closed tear to dustjacket, some shelfwear. SIGNED by author. Inscription by author reads: "May 21, 1968. To ----, With my best wished for your work, Sincerely, Marie-Claire Blais." Shipping at cost. Size: . Signed by Author(s). Book.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 229 p. 28 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Some wear to the corners. A bit of rippling, a couple of light creases, and some faint scratches to the covers. Except for the author's inscription, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. The story of the explosion and fire at the Quaker Oats company on December 11, 1916 in Peterborough, Ontario. Twenty four men died in the event. Illustrated with archival photos and news clippings. Inscribed to a previous owner by the author on the "In Gratitude" page.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. This presentation copy from the London Missionary Society is green cloth covered, with a pretty flowery picture pasted on the front cover, and gilt lettering and embossed black lettering and flowers on the spine and front cover. There are a few wear and tear marks but none have damaged the book and indeed there is also no fraying or damage to the cloth despite all corners slightly bumped. There is some dark staining on the FEP where there is a presentation stamp dated 'March 22/84 ' from the Congregational Schools, Bolton. Please see photo. The title and preface double sheet is present but lying loose. The top edge is dust stained. It is illustrated with B/W engravings throughout. There are a few pages near the back where the bottom corners have been folded back about half a centimetre but none of these affect the text. At the end there are 32 pages of adverts for children's books. viii, 278 pp, 32 pp. This is an account of the travels and experiences of a missionary working in Bechwanaland (or Bechuanaland), nowadays called Botswana, commencing initially in 1858.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A very fine first printing in a likewise unclipped dust wrapper. Unread gift condition, SIGNED and Publication Day DATED 14th Jan 2016 by the author to the title page. An outstanding copy. BOXED DESPATCH. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A very fine first printing in a likewise unclipped dust wrapper. Unread gift condition, SIGNED and Publication Day DATED 7th Aug 2008 by the author to the title page. An outstanding copy. BOXED DESPATCH: OVERSEAS AIR ONLY. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Fine. Autorensignatur; Leichte Rillen / Abschürfungen / Risse / Knicke.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A very fine first printing in a likewise unclipped dust wrapper. Unread gift condition SIGNED, LINED 'Hi Ruth . It's Frank.I'm back in England' and Publication Day DATED 8th Feb 2018 by Elly Griffiths to the title page. A lovely copy. BOXED DESPATCH. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 145 pages. Published in 2015. Retrospective collection of photographs. One of the most beautiful art photography books of our time. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only. The book is very beautifully produced: Oversize-volume volume format, Lynn Saville's photographs are supplemented with text by Geoff Dyer, the brilliant British novelist and essayist. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper by Damiani in Italy to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is outstanding in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Lynn Saville's "Dark City: Urban America At Night". Increasingly, our poet-photographer of the night par excellence, in her best collection yet. According to Arthur C. Danto, she is our Atget (rather than our Brassai) : "She prowls her city at the other end of the day, picking up pieces of the past in the present, just before it is swallowed by shadows". "Vacant spaces - shuttered storefronts, back alleys, blank billboards, empty lots - with the occasional ghostly figure hurrying through the frame. Working at twilight and dawn with a medium-format camera (setting up her tripod quickly so as not to attract police attention), Saville captured busy city streets depopulated and emptied out, industrial spaces and storefronts alike gone quiet. Color and light come from the sky, streetlights, neon signs, or surveillance lighting. Seemingly otherworldly, the images also tell a more pragmatic story of the changing urban landscape - vacancies caused by financial crisis, construction projects spurred on by economic recovery, gentrification, and development" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Lynn Saville collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed, placed, and dated (on the day of the exhibition) in black ink-pen on the title page by the photographer: "Lynn Saville Chicago October 2nd 2015". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary art photography classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, placed, and exhibition day-dated copy of the First Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with color plates. One of the finest American photographers of our time. A fine copy. ISBN 8862084110. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 395 pages. Published in 2015. The fourth volume of the author's "My Struggle" six-volume novel. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United Kingdom. The translation is published in the United Kingdom as "Dancing In The Dark", and also as part of the British "My Struggle" six-volume cycle. It's the other way around in the United States, where "My Struggle" takes precedence over the individual volumes. Published in a regular first print run as a hardcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. Should not be confused with copies that are signed on the publisher's tipped-in page. The First Edition is now rare. The production values of the British Edition are superior in every respect to its American counterpart. Presents Karl Ove Knausgaard's "Min Kamp" Volume Four in a felicitous English translation. Portrait of The Writer As A Young Man. What is the significance of Karl Ove Knausgaard's "My Struggle"? It is the most full-fledged break from the mannerism, academicism, post-modernism, and all the other pretentious and tired isms of our time. It confirms the arrival of a major and original voice in world literature, writing in deceptively simple yet eloquent prose, without crutches. It rejects our obsession with "celebrity lives", by focussing on the tiniest details of one man's ordinary life as well as deeply painful struggle. An absolute "must-have" title for Karl Ove Knausgaard collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed, placed, and dated (on the day of publication) in black ink-pen on the title page by the author: "London 2/3/15 Karl Ove Knausgaard". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page or bookplate. It should also be noted that this copy has his FULL signature, which is the way he signed the first three volumes of "My Struggle" when they first came out. This title is a great book. This is one of very few such signed, placed, and publication-day dated copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (British) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Extreme demand and time constraint have made Knausgaard resort to an Ondaatje-like swirl of a signature. Copies signed in this drastically abbreviated way have no collectible value. A rare signed copy thus. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER KARL OVE KNAUSGAARD TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 1846557240. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. pp [23]. Original publisher's white stapled wraps, lettered in black. Poetry. Signed by the author on the title page. One of 100 limited edition. Faint rust marking at staples, otherwise about fine. Signedes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Margot Herr, dj art. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s). The Dark Tide: The book has foxing to the top of the page block. Shadows of Doom: The book has slight soiling to the edges of the page block. The Darkest Day: The book has slight soiling to the edges of the page block. The dust jackets for all three books are unclipped ($11.95). First edition stated. All three books are signed by the author on the title page. A special trilogy because it is very unusual to find these books without remainder spray, like these copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The true first printing of Dark Matter, appearing before both the Macmillan British edition and the Ballantine edition that states "New York Times Best Seller" at top of dust jacket. Near-fine with small remainder dot on bottom page edges, otherwise clean, tight and apparently never read. In a fine dust jacket. SIGNED BY BLAKE CROUCH AND DATED 7/26/16, the book's original publication date. In addition, Crouch has drawn a unique symbol next to his name. A rare and special copy of this Modern Sci-Fi high spot, basis for the 2024 miniseries. Signed by Author(s).

Pamphlet. Condition: very good. 1st Edition. Slim quarto; goldenrod tissue in front and back of book; 23 unnumbered leaves printed on one side; black and white illustrations; 28 cm; stapled. Edition of 100, this copy being one of 10 of which were signed by the author and illustrator of this collection of poems. Brooding, imagistic, inflected with uncertainty, loss and a wry sense of humor. Tom Clark was a prolific poet who also wrote a biography of Charles Olson and hitchhiked through Somerset with Allen Ginsberg. // American poetry 20th century, Poetry, Po?sie am?ricaine 20e si?cle. A very good (-) copy; a bit of foxing around edges of covers; minor wear to corners but pages clean and unmarked.

Hard Cover. ASll four of Barbara Parker's standalone crime novels. All are first edition, first printings. All are F/F in condition. The first novel has been signed, dated & inscribed to the collector, DDR. The third novel is signed only. The first three books were published by Dutton; the last by Vanguard. All novels are protected in acid-free archival acetate covers, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a box.

#7 of 10 copies signed and numbered by Clark out of an edition of 100. Colored wrappers and signed and dated on the title page along with a written short poem in black and white: " Barney Clark Valentine - On the space shuttle to utah they say love is as substantial as the Barney Clark soap bubble." Just about a fine copy in wrappers. Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 150 pages. Published in 2007. Collection of color photographs of the night and human night-life, presented as an Artist Book. One of the most evocatively beautiful art photography books of our time. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. None of the copies was commercially sold in the United States. The First Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Wu Qi: Oversize-volume format. Gray softcovers with black titles embossed on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Wu Qi. Essay by Li Mei, in the Chinese original and felicitous English translation. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in China to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Wu Qi's "The Day Does Not Know The Dark of The Night". His breakthrough - dazzling - debut collection. It is his homage to Brassai and the latter's massively influential "Paris de Nuit". It is also a rarity as a photography book about the night because it is in vivid, rich, and abundant color (unlike Ken Schles' "Invisible City", to cite only one example, an unsettling masterpiece in black-and-white). The text is deliberately hypnotic, particularly its repeated use of the word "night": "Night is the edge of darkness. Night is our desire for mystery and an expectation of unexpected things. Night is good at inspiring desire and inciting evil. Night includes soothing and pain. Moaning as well as struggling" (Wu Qi). "When you look at the night of Wu Qi, you see an attitude towards the night. Wu Qi's night is the night between him and the somniloquist. He is fascinated and dependent upon the night, and does not want to leave this darkness. He becomes one of the participants and producers of the night game. Wu Qi's night seems to tell people's confusion because they can depend on nothing. Most of the people roaming in the night will not find their destination. The night of Brassai is the record of a city's night, but Wu Qi's night is the expression of a personal inner darkness. He uses a kind of language to create a unique effect belonging to the night, enriching our visual narrative about the night" (Li Mei). Well, the images speak for themselves: Their sustained inspiration, in image after image, makes this a visually sumptuous - and truly magnificent - book that you will pore over again and again, night after sleepless night. An absolute "must-have" title for Wu Qi collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed twice (in Chinese characters and Roman block letters) and dated (on the day of publication) in black ink-pen on the title page by the artist/photographer: "Wu Qi 07.7". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a great art photography book. As far as we know, this is the only such signed and publication-day dated copy of the First Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: None of the copies was commercially sold in the United States. A rare double-signed copy thus. 36 color plates. One of the most brilliant artist/photographers of our time. A fine collectible copy. Signed by Author.

Pamphlet. Condition: Near Fine (Book Condition). Price is for the lot : 8 of them pamphlets and 1 (Mornings) in book form. All in excellent condition (includes inscriptions and several hand-written letters). Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Book.

Pamphlet. Condition: Near Fine (Book Condition). Price is for the lot : 8 of them pamphlets and 1 (Mornings) in book form. All in excellent condition (includes inscriptions and several hand-written letters). Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Book.

The complete run of the antifascist periodical The Lantern, association copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper by a member of the editorial board, "For Norman Di Giovanni. Aldino Felicani. August 9, 1963". Di Giovanni was close friends with Felicani and catalogued his Sacco-Vanzetti materials, which are now held at the Boston Public Library. Aldino Felicani (1891-1967) fled Italy to America in 1914 upon facing prison for political charges. Trained as a printer and based in Boston, he worked on a variety of other radical newspapers during his lifetime, including La Notizia (The News) and L'Agitazione (The Agitation). He was a fierce public defender of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, anarchists who were controversially executed in 1927 despite worldwide protests; Felicani founded the Sacco-Vanzetti defence Committee in an attempt to argue for their innocence, and, following their execution, he frequently used The Lantern to highlight the injustice of the case. Many suspected Sacco and Vanzetti innocent of the charge of murder, and that racist and anti-anarchist biases played a role in their trials. These arguments formed the basis of numerous legal reinvestigations as well as reimaginations in popular culture. Shining a light on the political evils of the late 1920s, The Lantern was first issued with the appeal: "In publishing this, our first, issue of The Lantern, we want to manifest our sympathy toward the multitudes of Italian exiles throughout the world, to the thousands of families suffering from the barbarity of Fascist dictatorship, and to numberless dead, victims of Mussolini's ignorance and greed. To them we pledge our word to continue to expose the truth about Fascism". The recipient Norman Thomas di Giovanni (1933-2017) is perhaps most well known as the translator of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, whom he met during Borges's lectureship at Harvard in late 1967, resulting in a lengthy friendship. Di Giovanni translated several of Borges's works, who insisted that di Giovanni be awarded an equal share of the royalties. Loosely inserted in this copy is a reader's note on six articles found in The Lantern. Quarto (292 x 212 mm). Contemporary red buckram, flat spine lettered in gilt. With the original yellow, orange, and green illustrated wrappers of the three vol. II issues bound in (vol. I was issued without them). Spine sunned and marked, light spotting to edges, pastedowns, and occasionally to margins, otherwise internally bright and clean. A very good copy.