Promise Kept: Signed (32 results)

Condition: As New. Signed Copy . Inscribed by co-author on epigraph page.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. *Veteran-Owned, Family-Run, Small Book Store in the Pacific Northwest*. Inscribed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. States "First Published by AuthorHouse 10/10/2006." As-new unread slim 8vo trade paperback; signed "Clarence B. Wolfe" (name only) diagonally to the blank FFE. The author was there when our forces shot down band leader Glenn Miller's little Piper Cub over the Channel on Sept. 9, 1944. He reports he was ordered not to talk, and he kept his promise not to do so until the captain who gave him that order was dead -- for 62 years. Yet 20 years later, many sources continue to report Miller's disappearance "remains a mystery." Promotional postcard for this book laid in. 122 pp. Reduced from $57. Signed by Author(s).…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. No slipcase. 1975, Encino Press. Signed and inscribed by Kurth Sprague and John Groth on title page. Sound binding, clean pages, moderate wear. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. Clean cover and text. Partial contents: Events Leading to World War II; Development of the B-17 Flying Fortress; You're in the Army Now; Radio School; Gunnery School. --- We are a Catholic seminary and Benedictine monastery. Thank you for your support. By Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Soft cover, VG, SIGNED w/brief inscription by author; no other markings. 158pp. LOCATION E Please email w/questions or to request picture(s); refer to our book inventory number. FAST SHIPPING, FREE TRACKING, CHECK MY FEEDBACK. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Inscribed by the author on the half title page. Clean unmarked copy, illustrated with photographs, 312 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Third Printing. VG hardcover in VG jacket. 2012. Third printing. SIGNED/Inscribed by AUTHOR on title page. Pages all clean/unmarked. Mild scuffs/edgewewar. Binding solid. Jacket with light edgewear/scuffs. Clean/solid. 314 pp. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight. New archival mylar dj cover. 8vo 170 pages. Additional info or photos on request. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking and insurance. Signed by author.

Hardback. Condition: VG. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. The book is oblong gray paper covered boards with brown cloth spine, cover is illustrated with Indians on ponies. SIGNED BY BOTH THE AUTHOR AND THE ILLUSTRATOR. The only defect to note on the book is it has a slight bow. The book has 97 pages with stories and illustrations of events in the early west. John Groth (illustrator). Signed by Author, Signed By Il. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Inscribed by Kurth Sprague on the first free endpaper and dated in the year of publication. Brown cloth on spine with titles in gold, light blue boards illustrated with brown line drawing and titles. Minor bump to bottom edge of front board. Beautifully illustrated by John Groth. John Groth (illustrator). Inscribed By the Author. …

hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Illustrated by John Groth. 97 pages. Slim oblong 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth and decorated boards, glassine d.w. Austin: Encino Press, (1975). Very good. Presentation copy, signed by the author. John Groth (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN 9780884260431. Oblong Hardback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. No dustjacket as issued. Very Good condition copy with slight wear to corners and edges; small dents on top of both boards; slight browning to page edges; inscribed by author on first endpaper ( "For Colonel XXXXXXXXXXXX, , With every good wish and the hope that these lives from long ago with sing to you! Kurth Sprague 21 August '80"); otherwise tight, sound and unmarked. Inscribed by Authors.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Signed. Minor chip to top corner of wrapper otherwise a clean fresh copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. A Promise Kept: The Story of The James S. Copley Library - Richard Reilly, Copley Books, La Jolla, CA. 1983. ISBN 0-913938-26-2. Hardcover, 174 pp. This is #3 of 450 in a Limited Edition with cloth and leather covers, signed by the library curator and designer. There is soiling and some staining to the cover but interior is clean and tight. James Copley was president of the media empire Copley Press and had the resources to quickly assemble an impressive collection of high value. His collection moved from impressive to important because it was built on broad interests and a clear focus on history. The library's Curator smoothly connects the stories of Copley's interest in history, the focus that developed the collection and the historical relevance of several pieces. It is an uncommon history of how one collector built a collection of distinction. [Sotheby's produced eight generously illustrated catalogs for the sale of the collection.]. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with black and white paper over boards, gold lettering on spine. White DJ with full-color photograph of author on front, black and gold text. Back top edge slightly bent from shelf wear, covers still glossy and otherwise unmarred. Title page dated 2014. Copyright page dated only 2014, number line reads "DOC 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". xix + 236 pages. Includes author's note and prologue, section of black and white photographs. Title page inscribed "Mr. and Mrs. D---, Daniel Rodriguez" in silver Sharpie. Pages clean and bright. Binding neat and tight. Please email us with questions or to request photos. Signed by Author(s).…

hardcover. Condition: very good. First. Illustrated by John Groth. 97 pages. Slim oblong 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth and decorated boards. Austin: Encino Press, (1975). First edition. Some fading at edges and with a big scratch on rear cover, still very good. Presentation copy, signed by both the author and the artist, along with a large original ink drawing by Groth. John Groth (illustrator).…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author Angela Billimore. Publication of 174 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Quarto. 174pp. Designed by Alan Zukor. Edited by Timothy L. Biel. Publisher's half leather over embossed linen. One corner very gently bumped, else fine. One of 450 copies, Signed by the author and book designer on the limitation page.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition Limited. 1975 Limited First Edition 112 of 250. Inscribed by author. Slipcase has stains & knaw marks. Interior clean & unmarked. 97p. John Groth (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Signed by Author. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 97 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Brown gilt stamped cloth spine and blue illustrated paper over boards, signed on the front free end paper "Kurth", dated 20 Oct. 75, inscribed "Best wishes, Lou"; illustrations by John Groth, Notes, Selected Bibliography. In a clear plastic jacket that has a ring indentation on back. "They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land and they took it." Illustrator: Groth, John. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 4 oz. Category: Fiction; Books; Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 008452. Groth, John (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Oblong 4to.Fine with glassine D.J.INSCRIBED by Sprague in 1975.illus. by John Groth.(H5/5. Signed by Author(s).

Full Calf. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 174 Pp. One Of A Small Number Of Special Copies Signed By Copley And Reilly, Of Which This Is A One Of A Few Copies Specially Bound In Full Calf With Silk Endpapers For Distribution To Family Members And Possibly A Few Close Associates. This Is Numbered Copy #3, With The Large Elaborate Bookplate Of James Strohn Coply And A Loose Gift Card From Helen Copley ( For Her Son David Copley Although Not Marked As Such). The Copley Library Collection Was Later Sold At Auction At Sotheby's In 2010, Dispersing A Collection Of Rare Original Americana Which Is Unlikely To Be Matched In Size And Scope. Color Photographs (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: Fine. in fine dust jacket. This is a chronicle of a premier residential district, with its magnificent architecture, well-groomed lawns and gardens, planned parks and public areas. It is the history of a special place, an exceptional community that promises to future generations its treasures will be preserved. A well researched history of this small village adjacent to Toledo, Ohio, beautifully illustrated with many photos. Oblong 4to. 155 pp. Green cloth stamped in gold.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition; First Printing. Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 97 pages; Copy #192 of 250 signed by both Sprague and Groth. Also includes a full page illustration by Groth. Address label on inside front cover. Touch of sunning to spine of book. Slipcase near fine with very minor sunning and wear. ; Signed by Author & Illustrator. Illustrated by John Groth (illustrator).…

First edition. Oblong 8vo. Inked presentation inscription to Mr. & Mrs. Ambrose Gordon, Jr. signed and dated in the year of publication. Ambrose Gordon, Jr. was a member of the staff at the University of Texas at Austin. Two-tone quarter cloth and decorated paper over boards, gray endpapers, (8), 97 (2) pp., acknowledgments, illustrated, notes, selected bibliography. Illustrated drawings by John Groth. A collection of poems, each relating an event in the history of conflict between the Indians and the Army in the West. Begins with the Trail of Tears in 1838 and ends with Wounded Knee in 1890. Laid-in is a newspaper article dated Friday, December 5, 1975, from the Daily Texan about the author and this title. Book design by William D. Wittliff. Fine copy in the transparent dust jacket.…

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice Copy octavo xii + 210pp., b/w pls., index, Signed by Jacob Birnbaum on end paper.

Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Number 249 of 250 limited, signed, slipcased edition. Brown linen spine over beige linen with blue-grey paste-on label. SIGNED by author and illustrator on page with original ink drawing of gunfighter astride running horse. Blue-grey paper-covered box with paste-on label. Twenty-one poems describing many episodes of the Indian Wars as the white man kept one promise he had made: To take their land. Illustrated throughout with drawings by John Groth. Designed by William D. Wittliff. Near Fine/No Jacket. New old stock from our archives. The only detraction is half-dozen fox spots on limitation page and signed page, and very light scattered foxing on box. O/w book and slipcase are very nice. Item # B7684. **SAVE MORE** Additional books in the same order ship for FREE via Standard Shipping.…

First Edition. 97 pp. Oblong, brown cloth over gray illustrated boards, in publisher's plastic dust jacket. Drawings by John Groth. Presentation copy with four line inscription, signed "Kurth", and dated 27 Oct 75. Cloth unevenly faded, trifle wear, about very good. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Introduction by Frances Hackett. 12mo. Illustrated papercovered boards. Slight edgewear, else near fine. Wartime fable about a man who is uprooted and taken to New York City by a Danish illustrator. Inscribed by the author: "To my good collaborator on both sides of the Atlantic Gurmar Leistikow(?) from Hans Bendix. November 7th 1941.".…