Esquire by Arnold Gingrich: Signed (12 results)

Condition: Fair. Signed Copy . Inscribed by editor on limited edition page. Slipcase Good. Limited edition 425 out of 1,500. Reading copy only. Spine broken completely. (stories, fiction, men).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. None. First Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With firsthand accounts of Hemingway, who wrote for Esquire. A clean, unmarked and unclipped copy with a 3/4" gently closed tear to upper corner of jacket protected in a Brodart cover. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Small 8vo. 12 page introduction by Gingrich. Headnotes by Harold Hayes. Original gilt stamped dark red leatherette; t.e.g very good. Matching slipcase with large label. Light foxing at foredge. Previous owner' name crossed out on the front pastedown. Includes Williams's short story "Mama's Old Stucco House", plus pieces by Henrich Boll, Bruce Jay Friedman, Malcolm Muggeridge, Tom Wolfe, et al. Number 1,276 of 1,500 numbered copies signed by Gingrich on the limitation page. Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. SIGNED BY GINGRICH on copyright page. Slip case slight foxing on label. Top edge gilt. Limited Edition. Record # 202159.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. None. First Edition. Includes "Mama's Old Stucco House." As New buckram slipcase with fine label. SIGNED BY EDITOR and limited to 1500 numbered copies. Binding is buckram.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1ST. Very Nice - Signed By Ray Bradbury On The Title Page. Author's Signature Only. First Edition, First Printing, So Stated. Book Is In Very Good Condition. Boards Have A Mild Amount Of Shelf Wear, Tiny Bit Of Bump To The Corners. Page Edges Have A Small Amount Of Reading Wear. Light Staining. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Condition. Very Mild Wear Along The Edges. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Wrapper. Thanks And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book. …

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. Limited. 341 of 1500 copies. Signed by Editor Gingrich to Alfred J. Siesel. Includes essays by Tom Wolfe, Tom Wicker, Muggeridge, Tennessee Williams, Heinrich Boll and many others. Smaller book, red leather with gilt design in slipcase. Very Fine book in Fine slipcase. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Number 247 of an edition limited to 1,500; inscribed and signed by editor Gingrich: "For Bill Bernbach / from Arnold Gingrich." An interesting association copy if this is the William Bernbach who was a major advertising figure of the mid-century and a cofounder of the Doyle Dane Bernbach agency. The book is bound in red boards with gold rules and lettering; gold top page edges; comes in a sturdy matching slipcase. The book is square and unmarked; corners sharp, spine ends unbumped. The slipcase shows only minor wear at edges; no dust jacket, as issued. Signed by Editor.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. SIGNED BY JOHN GARDNER. 238 pages. Magazine paperback: H 27.75cm x L 21.25cm. Paper covers rubbed and soiled; fore-edge margin tear to rear cover; scuffing to spine paper; foldout white front cover retains original subscriber's worn mailing label which is partially placed over flowing blond hair of naked woman on a swing by George Lois (additional risqué color illustrations by Lois on pages 108-109 all in the pin-up illustration style popularized by Alberto Vargas). Initial leaves creased at top fore-edge corners; slight toning to some interior leaves; several fore-edge tears to pages 237-238. Binding is firm. Features contributions "Yo-Yo Power" by Abbie Hoffman (pages 106-107, 174, 176), "High, Wide, and Handsome" by Bruce Jay Friedman (pages 126, 170, 172, 174), "The Bombing of Joe Bonanno" by Gay Talese (pages 140-147, 152-153, 228, 234-238), and, most significantly "The Song of Grendel" by John Gardner (pages 138-139, 180, 182, 184, 186, 189-190, 194, 196) with the author's boldly written blue ink signature "John Gardner" at the top of page 139. Gardner's novel "Grendel" was published on August 12, 1971. Acquired from the estate of Dr. Curtis Carson Holloman Jr. (1939-1991) who served on the English Department faculty at Northwest Mississippi Junior College (now Northwest Mississippi Community College) in Senatobia, Mississippi and whose name and campus address are on the aforementioned mailing label. Holloman's impressive collection of twentieth century American first edition literature included many books signed at events held at the University of Mississippi in Oxford but, as an online search did not reveal any Gardner-attended Ole Miss lectures/symposia, the author's signature may have been obtained in nearby Memphis or New Orleans where Gardner events occurred in 1980. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Near fine with a small chip along the front gutter, housed in a near fine slipcase with a stain mark on the pasted on title sheet. Inscribed by Gingrich, this is number 575 out of fifteen hundred copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Size: 7"x 4.5, 270 pages. Red cloth with gilt decor & lettering. In slip case. Signed to Edward Lamb (Toledo Industrialist) from author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Red with gilt embellishment on boards and spine. Top edge gilt. Printed label on slipcase panel. Near fine with front joint starting to crack at the top, housed in a near fine slipcase with stains on the label and white smudge on the spine. This is number 444 which is Inscribed by Arnold Gingrich to T.F. McCarthy.…