Letters White, Signed (44 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed. Inscribed by author on first page. In great condition with minimal wear, unmarred pages, and firm binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Pages yellowing and small pievce of 1st page bottom corner is torn off; DJ discolored with some tears and paper loss along top and bottom edges ; Signed by Walter Johnson (editor and wrote introduction).

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. Signed by the editor, Walter Johnson, on ffep. Signed by Editors.

(Subject: World War II - Home Front) A contemporary collection of letters written by Sydney Walton who was living in London, to a young officer serving in the Royal Engineers between September 1939 and December 1941. An interesting account of the times. Signed by the author on the title page. (Published: 1942) (Publisher: Epworth Press) (Pagination: 156pp) (Condition: Dustjacket torn and imcomplete. Boards marked. Light foxing on endpapers) UL-XXXXXX.

1st edition. Review copy signed and inscribed by the author, with some promotional materials inserted inside. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical Description; XXIX, 525 p., [39] p. pl. : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects; Admirals. Admirals Great Britain Correspondence. Amiraux Grande-Bretagne Correspondance. Brieven (vorm). Nelson, Horatio, 1758-1805. Personal correspondence. 3 Kg.

1st edition. Review copy signed and inscribed by the author, with some promotional materials inserted inside. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical Description; XXIX, 525 p., [39] p. pl. : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects; Admirals. Admirals Great Britain Correspondence. Amiraux Grande-Bretagne Correspondance. Brieven (vorm). Nelson, Horatio, 1758-1805. Personal correspondence. 1 Kg.

First edition of this collection of letters from beloved children's author E.B. White. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light bumping. Collected and edited by Dorothy Lobrano Guth. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser. E.B. White was a distinguished American essayist, novelist, and stylist whose work helped shape twentieth-century American letters. Best known for his contributions to The New Yorker and for his beloved childrenâs booksâ"including Charlotteâs Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swanâ"White combined simplicity of expression with emotional depth and intellectual precision. His prose, marked by clarity and restraint, reflects a deep humanism and a sensitivity to the natural world. In collaboration with William Strunk Jr., he revised and expanded The Elements of Style, a foundational text on English usage that remains influential in writing pedagogy. White received numerous honors, including a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 1978 and a National Medal for Literature, affirming his enduring impact on both literary style and American cultural life.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. Glossy, illustrated paper covered boards; light shelf wear; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; no jacket. Gift inscription signed by the author on title page; Interior is clean and unmarked; 732 pages. Additional shipping charges may be required due to the size and weight of book. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Small 4to. Beige cloth with black spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xxi, 274pp. Frontispiece. Fine/fine. Small remainder mark on bottom page edges. Pristine first edition, boldly signed by Burlingame on the title page in black fineline.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Privately Published; Unknown, [1913]. Hardcover. Inscribed to Malcolm Storer directly on front free endpaper by William K. Bixby (collector of art and rare books and is known for his significant philanthropic contributions around the St. Louis area). Mr. Bixby, with his usual good taste and good fortune, has obtained one of the most charming letters from Maria White, the early love and first wife of the poet Lowell, to her slightly elder friend, the wife of the prose poet, Nathaniel Hawthorne. It was written from Philadelphia, whither the young couple had gone the year after their marriage in 1844, as a favorable city for Lowells chosen pursuit of poet and magazine writer. At their marriage, Lowell was twenty-five and Miss White (of Watertown) was twenty-three. They did not become acquainted until in 1839-40, though their homes were hardly more than a mile apart?Lowell living with his father, the Reverend Doctor Lowell, at Elmwood, an old Tory mansion, which had become the property of Gerry, one of the Signers of the Declaration, after the Revolution; and from his family it came to Dr. Lowell. Miss White lived at home, in a house with a fine garden, along the highway from Mount Auburn to Watertown Village. Before Lowell met her, he was inclined to be a gay and thoughtless youth, who had neglected his duties in Harvard, where he graduated in 1838, a year after Thoreau; and, as Class Poet, had satirized Emerson and the serious reformers of the period, in verse of the traditional type, but with far less point than Doctor Holmes used in similar satire. Good, tan boards, green spine, binding intact, some handling/scuffing and a bit of soiling to boards, abrasions to board corners, uncut pages, age toning to pages, rubbing along board edges, some scattered foxing throughout, bit fraying to spine edges, bowed boards, dent top board edges and bottom rear board edge, without Dust wrapper. A good copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 10pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. Signed by Other.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1940, First Edition, Very Good/no dj, octavo, 91pp., tan boards hardcover, front cover darkened around outer 2" edges, top corner of front cover & lower corners of first few pages bumped & creased, binding tight, text unmarked, Presented & Signed opposite title page: "For Mary Barney from her friend Reginald I. Cook, June 12, 1940," with an added 2-line quote from Thoreau. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The Hard cover is bumped to the bottom of the spine and is torn slightly at the bottom of the spine. The DJ is covered in a clear protective wrapper, and again there is a small tear to the bottom of the spine. Inside the front cover is a newspaper cutting is stuck in about the publication of the book. The author has signed to the title page with the wording. " For Mary Benson, who helped so much - my thanks" and then the author has signed. This was Mary Bensons copy and she has annotated through this book ( a fellow writer and famous South African Activeist). Seller Ref: M3903. Signed by Author(s).

4to, 183pp. Colour and black & white illustrations. A near fine hardback copy in like dust jacket. Limited edition, No. 216 of 300. Signed by the author.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj. 8vo pp. (12), 244, sketch illustrations, signed and dedicated by the author on the title page. Signed by Author. book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 9 x 6", pict wraps, 462pp, extremities lightly worn, covers a bit tacky, but still a nice, clean copy of the FIRST EDITION (NAP), INSCRIBED "Love" AND SIGNED "Tammy" BY THE AUTHOR, who adds "Genesis 50:20" and a heart. "The Story of the Righteous and Malevolent" written by Austin Lash. SCARCE. Michigan author; Native-American subject.

Paperback. Condition: Very good+ condition. First Edition. 30 pages of text. Paperback binding with minor shelfwear and minor sunning. Illustrated with one fold-out plate in color. Includes a one-page typed letter with a lengthy handwritten note, signed by the author. Also includes a one page letter handwritten and signed by the author. First edition. Size: Octavo (8vo). Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hard back publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt stamping on black title block, illustrated end papers. 8vo 7¼" x 5¾" 156 pp. SIGNED and dated 1944 presentation slip by the author pasted to verso front end paper, upper panel of dust wrapper pasted to title page. Light rubbing to extremities. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Very Fine/Very Fine condition. Classic compilation with added letters edited by Martha White, the; niece of the author. Forward by John Updike and signed by Updike on bookplate. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Fine/Fine condition. Revised and updated version of original compilation. Foreword by John Updike and signed on bookplate by Updike. Original edition won the Pulitzer Prize and this revised edition has been updated with additional letters and edited by White's granddaughter. A great edition and one of the best collection of literary letters by an American master of essays. A timeless and memorable compilation. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st ed/1st printing. Signed on First Blank. Shelf wear and edging to dust jacket. Foxing to top of page ends (Discoloration). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 193 pages. In Good condition with Good condition dust jacket. Red spine with black lettering and white designs. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, has moderate shelving wear, stains on the front and rear cover, has a large chip on the front tail edge, moderate wear along the extremities, and moderate bending wear along the spine head edge. Boards have mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has mild wear along the edges, stain on the tail edge, and very light foxing on the head edge. Signed flat by J. M. Coetzee on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. 1388012. Special Collections.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed/1st printing. Signed on First Blank. Minor shelf wear to dust jacket. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Toned white boards, green cloth spine, titled in gilt. Ex-college library copy with small bookplate and discreet pencilled numbers, no other library markings. Presentation copy inscribed to ffep by publisher Bixby. Dampstained throughout, fully legible. Contains publisher's facsimile of Mrs. Lowell's letter bound in with commentary. Board edges rubbed/frayed, boards slightly bent. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 10 pages; Signed by Author.

First Edition. SIGNED and inscribed by Eleanor McGovern. Provenance; from the collection of the noted Boston (Belmont) autograph collector, Ray Crosby. Complete with two typed letters, signed and dated on headed paper. Fine in all aspects and housed in the original header-printed envelope. Subjects: McGovern, George (1922-2012) ; U.S. Senator, South Dakota ; Family. McGovern, Eleanor (1921-2007) ; Wife of George McGovern. Democratic party, U.S. 3 Kg.

First Edition. SIGNED and inscribed by Eleanor McGovern. Provenance; from the collection of the noted Boston (Belmont) autograph collector, Ray Crosby. Complete with two typed letters, signed and dated on headed paper. Fine in all aspects and housed in the original header-printed envelope. Subjects: McGovern, George (1922-2012) ; U.S. Senator, South Dakota ; Family. McGovern, Eleanor (1921-2007) ; Wife of George McGovern. Democratic party, U.S. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Volume VIII of the Northwest Historical Series. Signed by the author on the title page. Plain brown paper DJ. The blue cloth boards show a little corner and spine tip rubbing. The hinges and the spine are very good. Slight discoloration from the DJ on the endpapers. 332 pages. The inside pages look unmarked. All the illustrations called for are present. The foldout map is present and attached at the start of the index. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, blue cloth boards with shelfwear and fading. Names of previous owners and tape residue on flyleaf. 332 pages, no markings or writing. Binding square. Signed by Clifford Merrill Drury on the title page. A nice signed copy of the third volume of the set. Signed by Author(s).

Original Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Inscribed by the Editor to his Mother. 674pp. Inner front hinge just cracking but solid. Lettering flaked on the spine. Inscribed by Author(s).

First Edition. Five black and white pictures and two letters in fine condition. Remains well preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the collection of the noted Boston (Belmont) autograph collector, Ray Crosby. Complete with a typed letter, signed and dated on headed paper. Fine in all aspects and housed in the original header-printed envelope.Letters addressed to Ray Crosby from Greenstock, J. Q. [Private Secretary to the Ambassador]. Physical description; three photographs and two letters. Contents; photo of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ; photo of Princess Anne ; photo of Mr. Peter Jay and his wife Margaret ; photo of Lady Ramsbotham ; letter dated 24 August, 1977 to Ray Crosby from J.Q. Greenstock ; letter dated 27 September 1977 to Ray Crosby from J. Q. Greenstock. Subjects; British Royal Family. British Ambassador to the U.S. J. Q. Greenstock. 3 Kg.