Oliver Wiswell, Signed (23 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. SIGNED by Roberts on the title page. Work of historical fiction by the noted author. This work follows Wiswell, a spy for Sir William Howell (Commander in Chief of the British Armies) on Long Island, as well as in Paris and London, from 1775-1783. Minor exterior wear, front inner hinge is cracked. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. 2 volume set. Signed and numbered by Kenneth Roberts. Number 385 of 1050. Bookplate on front endpaper of each volume. Lacks the slipcase. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good- condition (DJ). First Edition. Two volume set, numbered 205 of 1050 copies, signed by the author on a limitation page. Brown hardcover cloth bindings with minor brwning/sunning to the spines and minor shelfwear. Lacking the dustjackets and slipcase. The endpapers are map illustrated. Top edge git. Vol. I: [x], 411 pages. Vol. II: [iv], [412]-849 pages, including a bibliography. Illustrated with a frontisportrait of Oliver Wiswell after Grant Wood's painting. Numerous pages are uncut and unopened. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in very good condition. Signed by author. Limited edition, number 446 of 1050. Volume 1 only. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Wood, Grant (cover illustration) (illustrator). First Edition. Signed by Author. VG+ HB in G+ DJ, protected by mylar cover. Stated first Trade Edition with an inscribed bookplate signed by Roberts pasted to the half-title page. 6 p., 1., 3-836 p. 22 cm. Dark blue cloth w\title & author's name blind stamped on cover; title & decoration in bright gilt on spine. Corners sharp; slight shelf wear at corners & top and bottom of spine. Text block tight, bright and unmarked. Unclipped DJ. Spine: Sun-faded; 2" cut at the bottom of the spine; 1 1/4 x 1/2" of top layer loss affecting "ELL" and "VOL" of title/sub-title. Tattered at edges; repairs on verso w/archival tape. Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth Roberts books and related materials. Contact me if you are looking for something in particular. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 836 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Wood, Grant (cover illustration). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical - American Revolution, 1775-1783; United States; 1940s; Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 874.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Signed by Kenneth Roberts on his special printed leaf at front (which reads 'Kenneth Roberts Inscribed for a [blank] by a neighbor and well-wisher.' This copy just signed (no recipient's name). A Near Fine First Edition hardcover in jacket (jacket has slight fading and edge wear with one tiny closed tear).

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. A lovely 1st Edition signed and inscribed by Roberts on one of his own bookplates on the half-title page. Laid in is a facsimile of a postcard Roberts sent to the wife of the original owner, who apparently asked for an autographed book. Roberts states that he'd be happy to sign a few of his bookplates which the original owner of this copy could then affix to his books. Roberts' inscription reads - "For Herman Paul Riess, Best Wishes, Kenneth Roberts" Riess (1904-1978) was a resident of Frederick County, Maryland. Blue cloth with titling in gilt. 836pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Illustrated map endpapers. Mild wear to binding. Dust jacket with mild rubbing and moderate edge wear, including chips and closed tears, mainly to spine. Jacket with moderate soiling. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. One of 1050 signed and numbered copies printed, this being #719. Two volumes in the original bround cloth with gilt titles on spine. Lacking the original slipcase but does come in a later buckram case. A Fine set with just a hint of light rubbing along the tops of the spines.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Original cloth. Copy #2 of 1050 copies signed by the author. Lovely copies. Although nothing in the books explicitly indicates as much, this set from the library of Nelson Doubleday.

Wood, Grant. Limited Special Two-Volume Edition. no. 584 of 1050 copies signed by the author. Color frontispiece after Grant Wood. 2 vols. 8vo. Original gray buckram, about fine, t.e.g., rest uncut. Bookplate of Clarence Dillon, Dunwalke Library and signature of his son C. Douglas Dillon on ffep Color frontispiece after Grant Wood. 2 vols. 8vo Limited Special Two-Volume Edition. no. 584 of 1050 copies signed by the author. Signed.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. Signed by Author. A very nice copy of the 2 Volume Limited Edition, Signed by Roberts and marked as Number 661 of 1050 at front of Vol. I. Brown cloth over boards with KR blindstamped on covers and beveled edges. Bright gold title on spine. Corners sharp and books show only minor shelf wear, even though the cellophane wrappers and slipcase are missing. Text blocks are tight and unmarked with bright gilding on top page edges. In "unread" condition with many pages uncut and still held together by the gilding. Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth Roberts books and related materials. Contact me if you are looking for something in particular. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 849 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical - American Revolution, 1775-1783; United States; 1940s; Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 776.

Octavo, two volumes, frontispiece inserted in volume I, endpaper maps, title pages printed in brown, publisher's brown buckram, spine panel stamped in gold, top edge gilt, fore-edge untrimmed. First edition, first printing. Copy 682 of 1050 numbered copies signed by Roberts. A historical novel by one of America's finest historical novelists that tells the story of the American Revolution from the perspective of a young, educated Loyalist (Tory) from Massachusetts. It was a bestseller at the time of its publication in 1940 and praised for its meticulous research and for challenging the traditionally one-sided portrayal of the war. "A superb love story -- an extraordinary piece of characterization -- and a unique background, handled with Roberts' masterful technique . This is his best book" (Kirkus Reviews, 1 November 1940). In 1957, two months before his death, Roberts received a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation "for his historical novels which have long contributed to the creation of greater interest in our early American history." A fine copy in torn and chipped plain glassine wrappers and lightly worn paper slipcase. (#178217). Signed.

Hardcover (in Slipcase). Condition: Fine. Grant Wood (Frontis) (illustrator). Limited Edition. Signed by Author. A beautiful set of the Limited Edition in the original slipcover. Signed by Roberts on the limitation page at the front of Volume 1 and numbered #477 of 1,000 (plus 50 unnumbered copies). This novel was revolutionary for its time because Roberts presents a favorable treatment of the Tory position during the American Revolution -- an approach that resulted in critical reviews and angry letters (see Bales, 1993, p. 77). While the novel covers the whole war, it highlights the often overlooked movement of the theater to the southern states following the British defeat at Saratoga. As a result, it both continues the story from Arundel and Rabble and Arms and provides an alternative perspective from the Patriots side in the earlier novels. What all three share in common is what Bales describes as "a Roberts narrator [who] sees that his duty is to tell the truth about war and the politicians who furthered it" (p. 76). Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth Roberts books and related materials. Contact me if you are looking for something in particular. Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 848 pages. 2-volume set (complete). Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Hardcover bound in brown buckram over boards with beveled edges. The initials KR on an open book device are embossed on the front covers with the title in bright gilt on the spines . The books are lacking (as usual) the fragile cellophane wrappers in which they were originally issued. The label on the slip case is clean. Some of the edges have split, but have been been reglued to stabilize them and prevent any further damage. The bottom left corner of the rear board of the slipcase has taken a bump, crumpling the corner. The top page edges are in bright gilt. The side page edges are a combination of deckled (rough cut) and uncut. Illustrator: Grant Wood (Frontis). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction; United States; 1940s; Signed by Author. Main Picture: Roberts (1940), Oliver Wiswell (Signed Limited Edition in Slipcase) - Front panel of the slipcase and spines of the books with inset of limitation number and Robert's signature. Picture 2: Roberts (1940), Oliver Wiswell (Signed Limited Edition in Slipcase) - Rear and end panels of the slipcase. Picture 3: Roberts (1940), Oliver Wiswell (Signed Limited Edition in Slipcase) - Front cover of Volume 2 and spines. Picture 4: Roberts (1940), Oliver Wiswell (Signed Limited Edition in Slipcase) - Rear cover of Volume 1 and page edges. Picture 5: Roberts (1940), Oliver Wiswell (Signed Limited Edition in Slipcase) - Limitation page. Picture 6: Roberts (1940), Oliver Wiswell (Signed Limited Edition in Slipcase) - Frontis of Oliver Wiswell by Grant Wood (used for the dust jacket of the trade book) and title page of Volume 1. Picture 7: Roberts (1940), Oliver Wiswell (Signed Limited Edition in Slipcase) - Title page of Volume 2. Picture 8: Roberts (1940), Oliver Wiswell (Signed Limited Edition in Slipcase) - End papers of Volume 1 (used for the front end papers of the trade book). Picture 9: Roberts (1940), Oliver Wiswell (Signed Limited Edition in Slipcase) - End papers of Volume 2 (used for the rear end papers of the trade book). Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1345.

Hardcover (in Slipcase). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. Signed by Author. 2 Vol. Limited Ed. Desirable low number: 76 of 1,050 copies; signed by Roberts. Spines browned; Vol II has a 4" scratch affecting the "E" and "O" of Roberts' name. Text block is tight, unmarked and in unread condition. Many pages uncut with gold gilt on top edge still stuck together. Missing original cellophane wrappers, but in VG- original slipcase with some loss along the back top edge, bottom corner bumped and pasted label dirty. Still in better condition than most, with all the edges intact. Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth Roberts books and related materials. Contact me if you are looking for something in particular. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 849 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical - American Revolution, 1775-1783; United States; 1940s; Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 775.

Condition: Fine. First Edition. Limited Edition. #918/1050 copies, Numbered and SIGNED by Roberts on a preliminary limitation leaf. Two Volumes. A Fine set in sepia brown heavy buckram, map endpapers, top edges gilt, fore-edged untrimmed, in publishers' brown paper covered slipcase with side label (very slight wear to open edges). 411pp./415-489pp. Roberts's most ambitious historical novel, set in colonial New England. [No dustwrappers as issued]. Q21560 Hardcovers in Publisher's Slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Oliver Wiswell by Kenneth Roberts. Two volume limited edition in publisher's slipcase. Publisher: Doubleday, Doran, New York, 1940. First edition so stated on the copyright page. Signed and numbered on the limitation page. This being number794 of 1050 copies. Bindings are in fine condition. Pages 3-411, 415-849. Contents clean. Top edge gilt. Slipcase is in fine condition, original slipcase re-papered, original label present. Inventory #20-055. Price: $500. Signed by Author.

First Edition. OLIVER WISWELL, Angus & Robertson, 1941 first Australian edition, fine and bright in like dust-wrapper with 3 short closed tears to the head of the dust-wrapper spine. A brilliant copy almost like the day it was published with the publishers scarce wrap around band stating that this is "A Best-seller of Bestsellers -Within one month of publication, this novel broke all sale records of any novel ever issued in U.S.A." Signed by the author on a tipped-in page.

First Edition. OLIVER WISWELL, Doubleday, Doran, 1940, first edition, fine in just about fine dust-wrapper. Signed by the author on a tipped in page.

First Edition. OLIVER WISWELL, Doubleday, Doran, 1940, first edition, 2 volumes, fine in near fine slip-case. 1/1,050 copies specially bound and SIGNED by the author.

ROBERTS, Kenneth. Oliver Wiswell. Two vols. Orig. cloth. N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran, 1940. First edition. One of 1,050 copies, numbered and signed by the author. Fine in a worn slipcase. Signed.

Letter. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 2-page typed letter signed by Kenneth Roberts on his letterhead to 'Mr. Sisson', dated February 5, 1941, discussing an evident error Sisson has called to his attention in a manner that evidently nettled Roberts, relating to his portrayal of the weather during the Siege of Boston in his novel OLIVER WISWELL, which Roberts acscribed to Frothingham's SIEGE OF BOSTON. Roberts adds a 3-line holograph postscript noting that 'Frothingham's source for the cold of April 18th was Gordon's AMERICAN WAR.' Also has content relating to annotations in historical fiction, changes to the text, and typographic errors in OLIVER WISWELL. A fine example (with mailing creases).

ROBERTS, Kenneth. Oliver Wiswell. Original cloth, dust jacket. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1940. First edition. Presentation inscription on title page, "For Barton W. Currie, with every good wish, Kenneth Roberts, December 5th, 1940." Laid in is a 4 pp. A.L.s dated Oxford, Dec. 14, 1933 to "Dear Barton [Currie}." Asks Currie to wait until spring to send a book for signing and writes, "I'm reserving a little language for the ass who did a review of Rabble for the Herald-Tribune . and displayed his coruscating metality by mentioning 'those two great historical novels, Vanity Fair and Carlyle's French Revolution' . If that doesn't take the cake, cake is no longer in use." Roberts continues by complimenting Currie for an article in the American Book collector and giving bibliographical information on Arundel. In the original mailing envelope. With a typed postcard signed to Barton Currie, dated January 27, 1947 telling him that books had been sent. A fine copy with a few small closed tears to d/j in a custom cloth slipcase. Signed.