First Splendor, Signed (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Signed by Malan on half title page. A fine copy in a fine DJ, now protected in removable 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. #A141. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition, First Printing. A first edition of Robert Payne's lyrical guide to the history and landscape of the young state of Israel, inscribed by the author. This is a significant association copy, inscribed on the title page to Ben Raeburn, the influential publisher and head of Horizon Press. Key Features: +++ Visuals: Illustrated with 28 pages of photographic reproductions and detailed map endpapers drawn by Lilli Mautner. +++ Content: Written with Payne's characteristic flair for history and mythology, the book covers the sweep of Israeli geography from the Negev to Jerusalem, capturing the nation just 15 years after its founding. +++ Association: Inscribed in ink on the title page: 'For Ben / affectionately from / Robert'. (Ben Raeburn). +++ Imprint & Physical Specs: New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row, 1963.Blue cloth hardcover in original dust jacket.9.5 inches tall / [5], 222 pages (includes Index) First Edition, First Condition: Very Good in Good Dust Jacket. The binding is tight and square. Text is clean with light, even age-toning. The cloth boards show sunning/fading at the spine and edges. The dust jacket is price-clipped ($6.50 intact) but shows visible wear, including chipping at the edges and darkening to the spine panel. Robert Payne was a prolific biographer and historian, best known for his The Splendor of Greece. This work captures Israel in a specific historical moment (1963)prior to the Six-Day War of 1967, offering a view of the country's borders and atmosphere during its developmental teenage years. The provenance of this copy elevates it above a standard travelogue. Ben Raeburn (Horizon Press) was a central figure in mid-century publishing, most famous for being Frank Lloyd Wright's publisher and friend. An affectionate inscription between Payne and Raeburn represents a connection between two heavyweights of the New York literary world. Keywords: Robert Payne, Israel History, Ben Raeburn, Association Copy, Signed Book, Holy Land, Horizon Press, Travelogue, Jewish History, 1960s Israel.

First Edition. First Edition. Trade softcover (no hardcover equivalent). Uniquely INSCRIBED by the author on his custom bookplate on the first leaf (the half-title page). The first in a two-part series chronicling the underground cultural history of Memphis, Tennessee, from the Civil War through the twentieth century. Tav Falco, member of the rock and roll band Panther Burns, narrates autobiographical stories of his time in Memphis as well. Fine and unread in illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo., 444pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save mild bumping to the spine ends. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($29.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping, toning or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. A gorgeous collectable copy of the author's fourth book. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. ,SIGNED by William Beebe, Forward by Theodore Roosevelt, 95 Cents Inner DJ Flap ,HBDJ, 1925, STATED 1ST Modern Library EDITION,FINE-/GOOD-, VERY EARLY Dustjacket with 265 Titles on inside & Back of DJ & 95 cents & Pre ZipCode Coupon on Back DJ .DJ SPINE Foxed with Long Crease , Beautiful and very special little book. Brown Leatherette cvr with gilt Title on Spine cvr Bright condition is Fine Minus, the spine is straight and the hinge and binding are Fine-. The hinge is tight There is nice dark top stain, but with Small Stain, This has no bleed on to the pages. The leatherette is a bit dry around the edges, yet there are no cracks. Slight bowing along the ends. The endpapers are wonderful. There is a small rectangular book label on the BACK of the right side endpaper near the spine. Jacket is in Good Minus condition, toning front/spine/back and along the folds. LARGE chip at the back at the top edge at the spine. Nicks are the corners, and chips along the edges. There is a 1/8 in. vertical closed tear along the back fold. Beebe American Naturalist, Ornithologist, Marine Biologist, Entomologist, Explorer, and Author;,GUIANA PICTURE TROPICAL Splendor & Mystery tells of Birds, Beasts, Plants & Insects with accuracy of Scientist BROWN Leatherette In EARLY DJ WITH RED BANDS AT TOP & BTM FRONT & in Middle front of DJ Blurb by Theodore Roosevelt, Modern Library gets a new look: Flying girl with torch bearer colophon (designed by Lucien Bernard) used for first time on cover and title page of Jungle Peace by William Beebe, the first ML title bought by Cerf & Klopfer. Signed by Author(s).