First Dictionary, Signed (44 results)

Very good condition. This is a 4to size softcover book. Signed by the editor on title page. Book has a wave in it from being stored poorly in a box. Bottom of spine is bumped. Mild crease at top corner of back cover and last few pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing with full number line. Signed by author on the half title page. A near fine copy with a light lean in a fine DJ, protected by a removable mylar cover. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #B6. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Lurio, Eric (illustrator). 1st Edition. This is a near-fine copy from the first printing of the first edition of this hard-to-find gem, a copy which was humorously inscribed (but not personalized) by the illustrator. The back cover has a Brentano's bookstore price sticker affixed. Please see my attached photos of this book. Inscribed by Illustrator(s).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Plus. Steven Appleby (illustrator). First edition, First Printing. VG+. First edition, first printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, MIKE BARFIELD without dedication or inscription on title-page. Illustrated with line-drawings by Steven Appleby. 95pp. With over 1800 entries, this is a humorous and invaluable work of reference for all cynics. A dictionary for our Christmas-time is added. Light creasing to front cover and first few leaves; else a very good plus copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. UK1ST.EDITION.1ST.PRINTING.VG HARDBACK IN VG DUSTWRAPPER.A TIGHT CLEAN COPY.THIS COPY IS SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE HALF TITLE PAGE "WITH BEST WISHES AND KIND REGARDS-KEN PONTING" Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine copy in dust wrapper. Unread copy but with light spotting to edges of the text block. First printing with full number string. Double signed (in English and Chinese) by the author to the title page, without further inscription or dedication. Orange Prize sticker to dust wrapper front panel. As an enthusiastic collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 178 pages. Published in 2019. The author's book-length account on politics, presented as a Dictionary of Key Words. One of the most valuable literary and cultural events 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 and an FSG Originals title only. Presents John Freeman's "Dictionary of The Undoing". From one of the most intelligent and eloquent literary voices of our time, the Key Words, in alphabetical order, of the present moment of severe American and global political crisis: "From A to Z, from Agitate to Zygote". "Assembles the words that feel most essential, most potent, to build a case for their renewed power and authority, each word building on the last. The message is not to retreat behind books, but to emphatically engage in the public sphere, to redefine what it means to be a literary citizen. A necessary, resounding cri de coeur in defense of language, meaning, and our ability to imagine, describe, and build a better world" (Publisher's blurb). "How to be good in bad times? How to speak truth? Why read? Why write? Why bother? It is a symptom of our ongoing catastrophe that such questions must be asked, but we're lucky that John Freeman is out there looking for some answers. Language is Freeman's primary concern. He sets out to reclaim it and restore what was damaged by the onslaught of evil and idiocy" (Aleksandar Hemon). With an Afterword by the brilliant young novelist Valeria Luiselli, this is the best title in the FSG Originals series since Wayne Koestenbaum's "My 1980s And Other Essays" (2013). An absolute "must-have" title for John Freeman collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in blue ink-pen on the title page by John Freeman. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy of the First Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: John Freeman did NOT tour to promote the book. Published as a softcover original only. A scarce signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant new voices of our time. A fine copy. ISBN 0374538859. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. New York: Harmony (1991). First edition. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A clean, tight copy. Comes with mylar dust jacket cover. Shipped in well-padded box. Smoke-free shop. Signed by author on half-title page with a fine-nib fountain pen in his extravagant manner. Foxing 0.0. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine copy in dust wrapper. Unread copy but now with light spotting to edges of the text block. Double signed (in English and Chinese), dated and located by the author to the title page: 'Hay 26 May 07'. As an enthusiastic collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by authors. Binding tight, content clean and straight. Dust jacket in excellent condition. Pictures provided upon request. International buyers, please inquire about shipping charges before purchasing. Ships within 1-2 business days. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed by Allen and Klevit on the half title page, with additional gift inscription and signatures (first names only) of Harvey Freer and Steve Maker of Harvey & Steve's Gallery on the same page. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images are unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, a touch of sunning to the spine, in a mylar cover. 8vo. xvii, 341pp. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First UK edition. Signed by Norfolk on the title page. A fine copy in a fine DJ , now protected in archival mylar. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. All books are wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #313. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First UK edition. New in new dust jacket. SIGNED by BOTH authors on the title page (signatures only). 1st UK edition, 1st printing, complete numberline. A picture book homage to the written word. Jeffers is the Nestle Smarties Book Prize Gold Medal-, Blue Peter Book Award-, Irish Book Awards Children's Book of the Year-, CBI Bisto Book of the Year Award-, Channel 4 Richard & Judy Award-, Orbil Prize-, Hay Medal-, and Prix des libraires du Quebec-winning writer and illustrator of "The Incredible Book Eating Boy" and "Once Upon An Alphabet". Winston is the author of "A Child of Books" and "One and Everything". 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 BOTH authors.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 3rd Edition. Inscribed Third Edition, First Printing of William Safire's famous assemblage of terms and phrases associated with American politics that deliciously combines history, observation, snark, wordplay, and humor. Flack and Pundit are among the terms that encompass Safire who was a hack (or "wordsmith according to Safire) in the President Richard Nixon administration and a long-time Op-ed columnist for the New York Times. Top hobby? Lexicography. Inscribed by William Safire to previous owners on the half title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. FIRST EDITION 1992, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Inscription by author Don E. Stanke on the front pastedown endpaper reads, "To John Hill, My friend of many good years.Don Stanke, April 18, 1992". Hardcover. Bound in heavily illustrated, semi glossy paper boards with black and white photographs and green lettering. Spine is a tealish green with white and bluish teal lettering. Plain teal green back cover. Endpapers are a seafoam green, laid-like textured paper. Leaves are an acid-free bright white paper. Illustrated with black and white photographs and artifacts throughout. Contains biographical information on 20th century actors and actresses within the "baby boomer" generation. The book's dedication page gives tribute to Gilda Radner (1946-1989) and John Belushi (1949-1982) "who gave us joyous memories". Indexed. [xiii] 670 pp.EXCERPT FROM THE INTRODUCTION: "The generation of the American Baby Boomers is comprised of those born in the years from 1946, following the return home of soldiers who had fought in World War II, through 1964. [.] For purposes of brevity, this book includes Hollywood luminaries born between 1946 and 1960. Many of the multi-talented superstars of today's Hollywood are of the Baby Boom generation; these actors, musicians, and comedians have made it to the top without the aid or protection of a major studio to serve as a safe harbor and launching pad for their careers. Most of the successful members of this generation have formed their own production companies, thereby making themselves self-sufficient in dealings with the major film companies. They are, for the most part, and intelligent, self-sufficient group."THIS EDITION CONTAINS BIO INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING ACTORS & ACTRESSES: Richard Dean Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Barkin, Roseanne Barr, Kim Basinger, Tom Berenger, Candice Bergen, Bruce Boxleitner, Jeff Bridges, Cher, Glenn Close, Kevin Costner, Billy Crystal, Jamie Lee Curtis, Willem Defoe, Jeff Daniels, Ted Danson, Tony Danza, Richard Dreyfuss, Sally Field, Richard Gere, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Arsenio Hall, Harry Hamlin, Tom Hanks, Mark Harmon, Gregory Harrison, Gregory Hines, William Hurt, Timothy Hutton, Ann Jillian, Don Johnson, Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Keaton, Michael Keaton, Perry King, Kevin Kline, Christine Lahti, Jessica Lange, Shelley Long, Madonna, John Malkovich, Kelly McGillis, Bill Murray, Mandy Patinkin, Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dennis Quaid, Christopher Reeve, John Ritter, Mickey Rourke, Kurt Russell, Susan Saint James, Susan Sarandon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jane Seymour, Cybill Shepherd, Jaclyn Smith, Jimmy Smits, Sissy Spacek, Sylvester Stallone, Meryl Streep, Patrick Swayze, John Travolta, Kathleen Turner, Lindsay Wagner, Sigourney Weaver, Robin Williams, Treat Williams, Bruce Willis, Oprah Winfrey, Debra Winger and James Woods.ABOUT THE AUTHORS:James Robert Parish, over the 1970's established himself as the foremost chronicler of Hollywood's Golden Era. Painstaking in research, meticulous to the last small detail, Mr. Paris manages to combine deep film scholarship with a bright style that makes reading irresistible. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, he is a member of the New York Bar. Mr. Parish is the author of Hollywood's Great Love Teams, The RKO Gals, The Fox Girls, The Paramount Pritties, The Tough Guys, Hollywood Character Actors, and nine other valuable film works.Don E. Stanke of San Francisco has interviewed more than 40 film and stage personalities, and his articles about these luminaries have appeared in motion picture journals from coast to coast. He is co-author of The Glamour Girls, The Debonairs, the Swashbucklers, The All-Americans, and The Leading Ladies, and has contributed to The Real Stars #2, The Tough Guys, and Hollywood Players: The Thirties.\CONDITION: This copy is in near fine condition, with some light rubbing on the cover and a crease on the fly title, else fine. Leaves are beautiful, bright, and are completely free from marginalia or annotation. A very nice copy, perfect for any film enthusiast, movie star fan, or biography lover.Additional photos available upon request. At over 3 lbs., due to this book's size and weight, additional postage may be needed. Full refund if not satisfied. Inscribed by author.

paperback. Condition: Good. Signed. SIGNED by Frank Schoonmaker. Wear and creases to the cover. Pages are tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first printing in near fine dust wrapper. As new, unread copy. Dust wrapper is complete but with some shelfwear evident Signed by the author to the title page, without further inscription. As an enthusiastic collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first printing in fine dust wrapper. As new, unread copy. Signed by the author to the title page, without further inscription. As an enthusiastic collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed by both authors on the half title page "For Eva, Fellow docent and friend Best wishes Ginny Allen, Jody Klerit 1999". Introduction by Jack Cleaver. Publisher's publicity pamphlet and postcard laid in. Spine panel of the dust jacket sunned, dj in a mylar sleeve. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first printing in fine dust wrapper. As new, unread copy. Signed by the author to the title page, without further inscription. Stamped with the edition numbering 214/250 published copies. As an enthusiastic collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).

Envoi de l'auteur. The romance languages and their structures. Relié. 500 pages. 20x28cm. Jaquette. 20x28cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine UK first edition, first printing - in an unblemished dustwrapper (not price-clipped) fitted with a protective and removable mylar sleeve - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - 'Z is a 23-year-old Chinese language student who has come to London to learn English. When the book begins she can barely ask for a cup of tea, but when language comes, so does love. As she gets to know British culture she also falls for an older English man who lives a resolutely bachelor life in Hackney. It's a million miles away from the small Chinese town she comes from, where her parents want nothing more for her than that she should follow them into the shoe business. Z learns about sex, humour, companionship and passion, but she also learns the painful truth that language is also a barrier and the more you know about it, the less you understand. Written in short chapters, each the definition of a word, this is a brilliantly clever book that pokes fun at England and China and explores the endless possibilities for misunderstanding between East and West, men and women - SIGNED BY XIAOLU GUO - Pictures are available upon request -. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first printing in fine dust wrapper. As new, unread copy. Signed by the author to the title page, without further inscription. Stamped with the edition numbering 215/250 published copies. As an enthusiastic collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. "St. Paul, MN: Mellinkoff's Dictionary of American Legal Usage, 1992, Hard Cover no DJ. First Edition (No Additional Printings Indicated). Large 8vo 6.6x10 inches, 703 pp. SIGNED and presented by the author on the FFEP dated 11-18-92 to the UCLA reference librarian. Brown cloth covers with gold type inside of a red ink block are clean and straight, edges and corners are sharp. Pages are clean with no additional names or markings, not Ex-Library. Overall a very nice copy, with minimal signs of use. Book condition: Fine no DJ. Books are carefully packaged and shipped in a box."This is a dictionary of the language of the law as used in America today. Most of this dictionary is written in ordinary English.". Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Powell, Claire (illustrator). 1st Edition. SCARCE SIGNED! FIRST EDITION, first printing STATED. Book is brand new and unread. Personally hand signed by the author, Ms. Lincoln, directly to specially bound Publisher's signature page. NOT a bookplate. Dust jacket hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for many worry free years of reading/collecting! "Knives Out feel by way of Lemony SnicketThis archly told, never muddled debut whodunit reveals a roster of distinct characters, a labyrinthine setting and plot, and a mystery that is as clever as its heroine." Publishers Weekly, starred review "The suspenseful denouement is positively writhing with twists." Booklist, starred review On the day they are born, every Swift child is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name, and a definition. A definition it is assumed they will grow up to match. Meet Shenanigan Swift: Little sister. Risk-taker. Mischief-maker. Shenanigan is getting ready for the big Swift Family Reunion and plotting her next great scheme: hunting for Grand-Uncle Vile's long-lost treasure. She's excited to finally meet her arriving relativesuntil one of them gives Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude a deadly shove down the stairs. So what if everyone thinks she'll never be more than a troublemaker, just because of her name? Shenanigan knows she can become whatever she wants, even a detective. And she's determined to follow the twisty clues and catch the killer. Deliciously suspenseful and delightfully clever, The Swifts is a remarkable debut that is both brilliantly contemporary and instantly classic. A celebration of words and individuality, it's packed with games, wordplay, and lots and lots of mischief as Shenanigan sets out to save her family and define herself in a world where definitions are so important. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback in a fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY OLIVER JEFFERS & SAM WINSTON - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A beautiful copy signed on the title page by the author. First edition, first printing in fine, unread condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. UK first edition, first printing (William Heinemann, 2020). Signed, embossed, numbered 205 / 250 limited edition. Fine / fine unread condition. Protected dustwrapper. 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. Standard postage costs are included in our prices for UK customers. Priority UK rates are for Royal Mail Special Delivery, guaranteed by 1pm. 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).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback - in a fine unclipped dustjacket fitted with a removable clear mylar sleeve - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED & PUBLICATION DATED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Loy, Susan (book design); Loy, Susan (jacket design); Ayers, Ron (jacket design) (illustrator). 1st Edition. As new condition red linen boards, gold front cover lettering, and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Preliminary Page Quote by John Stowell Adams; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Appendix; Bibliography and Index. Profusely illustrated with color painting reproductions. The jacket front contains two award stickers as follows: 1) gold two inch roundPublishers Marketing Association Benjamin Franklin Award and 2) gold two inch 2002 Independent Publisher (IP) Outstanding Book of the Year Award. Signed by the author with thin black Sharpie/marker at the center of the full title page. "Discover new significance in your favorite flower. Susan Loy has compiled a unique American floral dictionary based on the historic language of flowers. The dictionary includes a vocabulary of 1,400 flowers with their associated sentiments as well as 1,500 sentiments with their associated flowers. The tradition of associating flowers with sentiments or virtues is ancient and universal. It was formalized in Victoria England, France, and America with the publication of books containing a dictionary of flowers with their corresponding meanings. In the language of flowers, the red rose means love while the lily of the valley signifies the return of happiness. Every flower symbolizes a trait drawn from life and nature. This book grew out of the Susan Loy's use of this tradition to create a series of Literary Calligraphy watercolr paintings called "The Language of Flowers Series." The book includes twenty-eight color reproductions of these exquisitely detailed paintings, which contain a total of 139 individual flower drawings. Each painting incorporates hand-lettered poems or texts expressing meanings related to love, nature, peace, serenity, friendship, and many more. Flowers, the Angels' Alphabet will be of interest to gardeners and flower lovers wanting to know the meanings of the flowers around them. The comprehensive dictionary listings and extensive cross references will delight artists, designers, florists, gardeners, writers, and anyone who appreciates a lovely flower." - from the inner front jacket flap. Signed by Author(s).