Rare Bookplate, Signed (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 80 pages. Published in 2014. The author's book-length poem. One of Edward Hirsch's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only that, rather surprisingly for a book of poetry, sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Edward Hirsch's "Gabriel: A Poem". A masterpiece of an elegy for his prematurely deceased son. It is the sublime poetic counter-voice to Joan Didion's memoir, "Blue Nights" (2011), about the just-as-sudden death of her daughter, Quintana Roo. "Never has there been a book of poems quite like 'Gabriel', in which a short life, a bewildering death, and the unanswerable sorrow of a father come together in such a sustained elegy. Speaks directly from Hirsch's heart to our own, without sentimentality. Poignantly direct and open to the strange vicissitudes and tricks of grief. In propulsive three-line stanzas, tells the story of how a once unstoppable child turned into an irreverent young adult, funny, rebellious, impulsive. Mixes his tale of Gabriel with the stories of other poets through the centuries who have also lost children. Enters the broad stream of human grief and raises in us the strange hope, even consolation, that we find in the poet's act of witnessing and transformation. It will be read and re-read" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Edward Hirsch collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen upon a bookplate by Edward Hirsch. Supplied by Hirsch himself, the bookplate is beautiful and laid within. This title is a great book. As far as we know, this is the only copy (with Signed Bookplate) of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Edward Hirsch signed the bookplate, NOT the book. He did NOT tour to promote the book. Copies available online have serious flaws, are in multiple subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. "Earthly Measures" is regarded by Harold Bloom as one of the canonical works of the 20th century. One of the greatest poets of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER EDWARD HIRSCH TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 038535357X. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 244 pages. Published in 2005. The author's concise biography on subject. One of the best books on Ludwig Van Beethoven ever written in and for our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only, and as part of the indispensable "Eminent Lives" Series. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Edmund Morris' "Beethoven: The Universal Composer". That is, the very first composer in the history of Western civilization to compose with all of Mankind, with all of his fellow human beings, in mind. For layman and professional musician alike, this is one of the most engaging, moving, and simply brilliant books ever written on its monumental subject - and succinctly at that, not a word wasted. "Above all, a study of genius in action, of one of the few giants of Western culture" (Publisher's blurb). "His book is a perfect marriage - or should one say, duet - of subject and author, every word as masterly as the notes of the artist it illuminates" (Christopher Buckley). "This is not just criticism, but poetry in itself, with the additional, and inestimable, merit of being true" (Washington Post). An absolute "must-have" title for Ludwig Van Beethoven and Edmund Morris collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed, dated (in the month and year of publication), and inscribed in black ink-pen on the title page by the author: "With best wishes, Edmund Morris. Oct. 2005". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient, who is named, is personally known to the author and cannot be named here. This copy comes with a lovely 4 X 6 inch Bookplate (that is neatly pasted on the front free endpaper), also very boldly and beautifully signed in black pen-marker by Jonas Kauffmann, the greatest tenor of our time, and a Beethoven specialist. This title is a contemporary classic. This is the only such signed, publication-month dated, and inscribed copy (with Signed Bookplate) of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws (because they were avidly read) or are in multiple subsequent printings. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare double-signed copy thus. One of the finest writers of our time on the second greatest composer of all time. A fine copy. ISBN 0060759747. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 212 pages. Published in 2003. The author's collection of interviews. Published in a small and limited print run of 500 copies by a university press, the University Press of Mississippi, as part of the now-legendary "Literary Conversations" Series. This First Hardcover Edition was sold to public libraries only and was never reissued. Should not be confused with the regular trade Softcover Edition. The First Edition is now rare. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in the most collectible format possible, "Conversations With Stanley Kauffmann". A representative selection of interviews conducted by various writers, journalists, and scholars with the author. Stanley Kauffmann is one of only two film critics included in the Series, the other being Pauline Kael, his polar opposite, the passionate and opinionated "film fan" to his reflective "film thinker". That Kael has had a much larger audience - and influence - says a lot about the current state of film criticism and American film itself, most of it negative because Kauffmann was the stronger critic. Gives a rich, complex, and lively overview of both the life and mind of one of America's most important critics. Presented in chronological order, the interviews cumulatively amount to an absorbing account of one of the greatest critical journeys of the 20th century, which is the explicit intention of the publisher with each writer who is included in the Series. An absolute "must-have" title for Stanley Kauffmann collectors. This copy comes with a 3 X 4 inch Author's Bookplate that is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen by E. L. Doctorow. The Bookplate is neatly and discreetly pasted on the Back Inside Cover (rather than the front, from which it was clearly removed and then relocated). It could be Doctorow's personal copy, but I have not been able to verify it independently. This title is a great collection. As far as we know, this is the only copy (with Signed Bookplate) of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have very serious flaws, are former library copies, or the Softcover Edition. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. One of the greatest critics of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER STANLEY KAUFFMANN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 1578065658. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 292 pages. Published in 1990. Rare Elmore Leonard collectible set. A fine copy of "Get Shorty" First Hardcover Edition/First Printing with a pristine Souvenir Bookplate, signed and inscribed by Elmore Leonard. The author's "Hollywood" novel. One of Elmore Leonard's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Elmore Leonard's "Get Shorty". Classic Elmore Leonard. "While other people write 'crime fiction', Leonard has come up with a masterly social comedy that happens to be about criminals and other fast operators. The best parts move along so briskly you almost forget there's somebody with a firm control over the story" (Ron Hogan). "The prose, as expected from Leonard, is perfect. In 292 pages, there's not a word that doesn't belong exactly where he's placed it. Offers a Master Class in how to write a novel" (Publishers Weekly). Shortly after his death in 2013, Elmore Leonard was posthumously honored by the Library of America with four volumes collecting his oeuvre. Normally, LOA waits for a decent, sometimes very long, interval before including any writer in its canon. But in Leonard's case, they could not wait to honor the "laconic Master of crime fiction". The basis of the now-classic film by Barry Sonnenfeld, with Gene Hackman, John Travolta, Danny de Vito, and Rene Russo in career-peak performances. An absolute "must-have" title for Elmore Leonard collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in blue ink-pen on the title page by Elmore Leonard. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. It comes with a pristine 5 X 4 inch loose Souvenir Bookplate that is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed and inscribed in black ink-pen by the author: "I try to leave out the parts that people skip. Elmore Leonard". Which, in one line and in his own hand, neatly sums up his artistic credo and writing practice. This title is a great book. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy (with signed and inscribed Souvenir Bookplate) of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: This is the only Souvenir Bookplate available anywhere. Copies of the book available online have serious flaws, are in multiple subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. A rare signed set thus. One of the finest American mystery writers of our time. A fine collectible set. ISBN 0385301413. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. Unpaginated. Published in 1994. The artist/photographer's collection of photographs on subject. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with the Softcover Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Victor Skrebneski: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial hard boards with titles on spine, as issued. Photographs by Skrebneski. Text by John Von Rhein and Andrew Porter, the former music critic of The New Yorker Magazine, and the greatest writer on opera of our time. Glossy red endpapers, which brilliantly emulate the opera house's legendary red carpet. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Hong Kong to the highest standards. In matching pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Skrebneski's "Bravi! : Lyric Opera of Chicago". His loving tribute to the ardor, beauty, and glamor of opera. His homage to art-as-ecstasy celebrates in particular one of the world's greatest opera companies, The Lyric Opera of Chicago. Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white photographs of eleven opera stars as well as conductors, designers, directors, and a magnificent portfolio of production photographs taken between 1981 and 1994. "When you look at these wonderful pictures, I believe you can still hear the music, and you can still feel the electricity that must have existed in the house when the curtain went up. One of the most beautiful books about opera ever created" (Placido Domingo). Skrebneski's devotion to his adopted city is profound: He has also published books on its Film Festival ("Moving Pictures", 2004), its legendary theatre company ("Steppenwolf 25", 2004), and its legendary night life ("Richard's Bar", 2007), all of them iconic Chicago/American institutions. At his very best, Skrebneski is ranked with Richard Avedon and Irving Penn as a fashion, lifestyle, and portrait photographer. As a male and female nude photographer, he is firmly grounded in the great tradition of Horst and George Platt Lynes. The late great fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy paid Skrebneski the ultimate tribute anyone could hope for when he called the latter "an artist, not just a photographer". An absolute "must-have" title for Skrebneski collectors and opera lovers. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed and dated (in the year of publication) in metallic-silver pen-marker on the back endpapers by the artist/photographer: "Skrebneski XII '94". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. It glows beautifully against the light. His signature on the Back Page and the special marker he uses have become Skrebneski trademarks. This comes with a lovely Souvenir Bookplate, laid-in, that is magnificently signed black ink-pen by Placido Domingo. He is featured prominently within the book's early pages as one of the "superstar" opera greats. This title is a classic. This is the only such signed and publication-year dated copy (with Signed Bookplate) of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with photographic plates. One of the greatest artist/photographers of our time. A fine collectible set. (SEE ALSO OTHER SKREBNESKI TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 1558597719. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Pachter, Charles (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. Unpaginated. Published in 1997. New Facsimile Edition of the collaborators' 1980 Artist Book, with previously unpublished new material. A brilliant collaboration between two great Canadian artists. Now considered a late-modern classic. The first appearance of the title in this edition in the United States and Canada. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Charles Pachter and Gordon Robertson: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial hard boards with titles embossed on the cover and spine and blue cloth overboards, as issued. Poems by Margaret Atwood. Art by Charles Pachter. The Memoirs by Charles Pachter and Foreword by David Staines appear in this Edition for the first time, and are supplemented with vintage black-and-white photographic reproductions. Matching blue-dominant pictorial paper slipcase with white titles in front and text on the back. Printed on pristine-white, glossy stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Re-presents, in a lovely Slipcased Format, Margaret Atwood's and Charles Pachter's "The Journals of Susanna Moodie". A dazzling New Edition of one of the landmark poetic cycles by possibly the greatest Canadian novelist and poet of our time. Artist Charles Pachter's vivid, intense, and broodingly original serigraphs are faithfully reproduced and illuminate the poems, making every page scrupulously, meticulously, and breathtakingly beautiful. The poems by Margaret Atwood are based on the journals of the Canadian pioneer Susanna Moodie, and explore what it means to find oneself thrown into a hostile natural environment (what it means to be a pioneer and a woman, which is the same thing, in many ways). The setting allows Atwood to write relentlessly cutting lines about the tension between creating and defining a self against the backdrop of a harsh landscape. The assertion of one's agency on the world as well as oneself, set against the tribulations of loneliness and despair, is especially electrifying. The basis of Atwood's "Alias Grace", one of her greatest novels. An absolute "must-have" title for Margaret Atwood and Charles Pachter collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen upon the author's lovely bookplate (that she neatly pasted at the center of the front free endpaper) by Margaret Atwood. The keepsake-bookplate stands out elegantly against the blue background. This title is a late-modern classic. As far as we know, this is the only such bookplate-signed copy of the New Facsimile Edition available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. It is the single most beautiful signed copy we have ever seen. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. 32 serigraph reproductions. Winner of the Booker Prize in 2000 for "The Blind Assassin". Two of Canada's national treasures. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MARGARET ATWOOD TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0395880432. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book measures 30x20cm, 160pp. Bound in original publishers cloth, with gilt title lettering on spine. Binding in near fine condition. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, creased corners. Jacket in very good clean condition. Internally, pages clean, near fine. A very good clean copy. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 150 pages. Published in 1987. Retrospective collection of novella-like short stories. Four of Rachel Ingalls' finest works. The first appearance of the title in this Reissued Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent printings, of which there are several. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only that sold out upon publication. The First Edition is now rare. The book is very beautifully produced, featuring the macabre graphic art of Klimowski, which defined the look of Faber & Faber in the 1980's. Re-presents Rachel Ingalls' "Four Stories". Namely, "I See A Long Journey", "Inheritance", "People To People", and "Third Time Lucky". They previously appeared in "Three of A Kind" and "The Pearlkillers", and are brought back in this gem of a book for a wider audience. Rachel Ingalls is THE bewildering, eternal recluse among great late-modern writers in English. She never made a public appearance in her fifty-odd-year career as a published writer, and her publishing history is as bewildering as her tales. For devoted reader/collectors, the rules of thumb are fairly simple: a) All of her books first appeared in the United Kingdom, where she lived since 1964; b) All of them have been issued subsequently in the United States, sometimes under altogether different titles; and c) the American Editions remain eminently collectible, particularly for completists, because she has been served well by her publishers here in terms of both content and production values. One of the greatest storyteller-writers of our time, she is a latter-day Isak Dinesen whose theme is the sublime mystery of human existence. Once started, it is impossible to put down a Rachel Ingalls book. An absolute "must-have" title for Rachel Ingalls collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the publisher's specially - and beautifully - designed bookplate (that is neatly pasted on the inside front endpaper) by Rachel Ingalls. This title is a great collection. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy of the First Edition Thus/First Printing (British) available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. It is the single most beautiful signed copy we have ever seen. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws or are in multiple subsequent printings. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Rachel Ingalls' "Mrs. Caliban" is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels in the English language of the 20th century. One of the finest writers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER RACHEL INGALLS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0571145469. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Bill Wyman ,Stones From the Inside: Rare and Unseen Images, Signed ,Bookplate ,Bill Wyman, COA will be sent boxed and via a signed for method of postage Extra postage will be needed for overseas orders if the weight exceeds one kilo book is signed without dedication unless stated otherwise. All books come with a lifetime guarantee No Coa's issued unless the book originally came with one then it will be included with the book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. President Bill Clinton; James Patterson THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING - DOUBLE SIGNED TO THE PUBLISHER'S BOOKPLATE AS REQUIRED FOR THE UK EDITION - RARE DOUBLE SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING will be sent boxed and via a signed for method of postage Extra postage will be needed for overseas orders if the weight exceeds one kilo book is signed without dedication unless stated otherwise. All books come with a lifetime guarantee No Coa's issued unless the book originally came with one then it will be included with the book. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 371 pages. Published in 1983. Definitive book-length account on subject. Remains the single best book on the musical art and achievement of Elliott Carter. Review Copy. Review Materials laid-in. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, of which there are several, in particular the 1998 Reprint Edition reissued fifteen years later. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only by Ernst Eulenburg Limited London in conjunction with Da Capo Press New York. The First Edition is now rare. Presents, in its true first format, David Schiff's "The Music of Elliott Carter". The one composer regarded by Pierre Boulez (arguably the most important French composer of the late-20th century) as the greatest American composer of the 20th century. Boulez also lavished praise on this brilliant book. "His handling of time - that elusive component of all music - his invention of forms, his investigation of the vocabulary itself are certainly of extreme importance to me. But even more, I feel extremely involved in the way he expands the labyrinth of his vision, in the gripping complexity of his poetic universe" (Pierre Boulez). Boulez is referring to Elliott Carter's principal contribution, "metrical modulation", which the composer explored and realized to its fullest extent possible. An absolute "must-have" title for Elliott Carter collectors. This is a Review Copy. The Review Materials are laid-in, particularly a signed personal note from the publisher. It is magnificently signed in black pen-marker on the matching orange 3 X 5 inch Souvenir Bookplate (that is pasted on the front free endpaper) by Elliott Carter. As such, it is the single most beautiful signature by the composer we have ever seen. This title is a great book on modern music. This is the only such pre-signed Review Copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Almost ALL other copies available online are the subsequent edition, particularly the 1998 Reprint Edition, issued fifteen years later. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare, one-of-a-kind signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with musical examples from Elliott Carter's works. One of the greatest composers of the 20th century. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ELLIOTT CARTER TITLE IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0903873060. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression. Has an INSCRIBED bookplate from 1986 pasted to ffe with a dedication from Simenon. Good overall with a Simenon obituary from 1989 to endpaper and pastedown. Jacket is unclipped with light wear and a few marks. SLIGHTLY HEAVIER THAN AVERAGE - THERE MAY BE SOME EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE THE UK - THANKS. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 760 pages. Published in 1993. Definitive collection of writings for opera and drama. One of the greatest literary achievements by Wystan Hugh Auden and his collaborator, Chester Kallman. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only and as part of The Complete Works of W. H. Auden by Princeton University Press. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents W. H. Auden's and Chester Kallman's "Libretti And Other Dramatic Writings". The prodigious and enduring contribution to the performing arts by two literary giants. "Opera gave him the opportunity to rise to the High Style, not in an attempt to elevate his own status, but in service of the heroic voices of the singers. The works present their actions with an intensity unlike anything in even his greatest poems" (Publisher's blurb). Among many gems, a few stand out: Auden's and Kallman's "The Rake's Progress" for Igor Stravinsky; their libretti for Hans Werner Henze's "Elegy For Young Lovers" and "The Bassarids"; and their celebrated translation of "The Magic Flute" and adaptation of "Love's Labour Lost". Possessing a more natural gift for the theater, Chester Kallman became Auden's full-fledged co-creator (and lover), writing complete parts while working with Auden on the poet's assignments. Their masterpiece, "The Rake's Progress", is recounted by Robert Craft, Stravinsky's collaborator, as having been a seamless joint venture. On the vintage bookplate this copy comes with is handwritten evidence that HE, not Auden, wrote the tender, moving farewell of Baba The Bearded Lady from "The Rake's Progress: "I shall go back and grace the stage / where manner rules and wealth attends / Can I deny my time its rage? / My self-indulgent intermezzo ends. Chester Kallman". An absolute "must-have" title for W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman collectors. This title is a great book. Laid-in is a 5 X 3 inch vintage bookplate on which Chester Kallman wrote in blue ink-pen the parting words of Baba The Bearded Lady from "The Rake's Progress", demonstrating his full-fledged collaboration on the masterly libretto of Stravinsky's only opera. As far as we know, this is the only copy (with Signed And Lined Bookplate) of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Chester Kallman, who died in 1975, signed the vintage bookplate, NOT the book. A rare set thus. 1 signed and lined vintage postcard. Two of the greatest literary artists of the 20th century. A fine collectible set. ISBN 0691033013. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Chris Wormell (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Philip's sparkling and sublime 2025 release, and presented here as a highly attractive and scarce package, rich in rarity. To this pristine and carefully selected UK hardcover first edition, I have added the following: an original Philip Pullman SIGNED bookplate, loosely inserted. Cream-coloured textured paper, red bordered, with the author's famous black "raven" image and printed name to top left, as shown. The author has personally signed below in blue. The bookplate has a self-adhesive backing and may be applied within the book if so desired, or simply housed loose within a favourite work of his. A perfect opportunity to add instant rarity, interest, and value to any Philip Pullman collection. Next, the desirable double-sided promotional bookmark. Finally, the most desirable HDM ephemera of all: the first-state Alethiometer promotional booklet. This elusive item was issued all the way back when The Amber Spyglass first came out in 2000, and was subsequently reprinted in 2003. However the correct, first-state Alethiometer is uncommon now, and has long been a cherished item, central to the HDM universe. All elements are in exceptional condition, and as such this Pullman package must represent a compelling mini collection to celebrate the grand culmination of one of the most significant achievements in post-war modern fiction. Offered by D B WATERS RARE BOOKS: Professional, full-time booksellers of fine, select 1st editions, established in 1998. As befits a rare book, all dust-wrappers are housed within transparent, removable protectors. All our stock is fully guaranteed as authentic, a sample of which is presented here on this website. As long-established specialist sellers, we never stock any first edition that is devalued by serious flaws such as price-clipping, dedications, remainder dots, or owner markings, etc. Philip Pullman specialists for over 20 years. Managed by David, a holder of a Masters degree in Modern Fiction from the UEA, and published author by Nightjar Press. Contact us for friendly assistance in building your collection of modern highlights. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Richard Corben (illustrator). Limited Edition. ***Caution >>> Contains Adult/Mature content*** Tales of the Black Diamond Limited Hardcover w/ signed illustrated bookplate. Limited to 150. A Graphic Anthology for Mature Readers. Hardcover reprints Horror in the Dark (1991) Issues #1-4. Contents Include: 1. Starstone of Blood, Two races are in war. One warrior with life-sucking Black Diamond on her forehead escapes to Earth to deliver evil. 2. Birth of Blood, Fortress is surrounded by troopers and the queen has to sacrifice herself to save her people. Priest proposes her the Black Diamond, but he wants it back after seeing it's powers. 3. Bath of Blood, Writer marries beautiful girl, who devotes herself more for painting than for new husband. He gives the Black Diamond as present for her by knowing it's bad past. 4. Crypt of Blood, A group of punks visit in graveyard for rite of bravery. They open a coffin; it's time to switch places. 5.Cold of Blood, Serial killer collects heads. Voluptuous girl with the Black Diamond on her neck finds out hunter's lurking place and has a conversation with him. Cartoon of Blood, Last victim of the Blood Diamond is cartoonist, Rich[ard Corben] himself. The Black Diamond possess' him to draw all these comics of "Tales of the Black Diamond". His pain in the ass is big woman behind the door to ask money according the contract. Limited hardcover edition of Richard Corben's Tales of the Black Diamond includes a special limited bookplate (with a black & white illustration of a naked man & woman) signed by Richard Corben. Limited Hardcover is Bagged and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to insure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly. Limited Hardcover is in Very Fine condition. {(very slight imperfections), pages are clean w/ tight spine} Like NEW !! Very Beautiful!!! Please See Scans!! THIS IS AN OVER-SIZED ITEM THAT WILL REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGE FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL BUYERS! Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. A rare copy of this author's fascinating non-fiction release, prominently and clearly SIGNED in black marker to the publisher's authorised and specially designed "t-shirt" bookplate (which, incidentally, provides excellent and, as it were, built-in provenance). Collectors will be aware that the quality of the author's water-based pen signature on these shiny bookplates varies significantly: many examples are compromised in terms of collectable appeal as they display a faint, or pale grey, signature. Signed copies, however, that are sharp and DISTINCTLY black appear relatively uncommon and in any case are of much higher interest. A small format hardcover. As New in dust-wrapper. A great item and likely to prove popular since it perfectly captures the sheer oddity of this marvellous author. Offered by D B WATERS RARE BOOKS: Professional, full-time booksellers of fine, select 1st editions, established in 1998. As befits a rare book, all dust-wrappers are housed within transparent, removable protectors. All our stock is fully guaranteed as authentic, a sample of which is presented here on this website. As long-established specialist sellers, we never stock any first edition that is devalued by serious flaws such as price-clipping, dedications, remainder dots, or owner markings, etc. A small, boutique business with an enviable client base. Managed by David, a holder of a Masters degree in Modern Fiction from the UEA, and published author by Nightjar Press. Contact us for friendly assistance in building your collection of modern highlights. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York. 1962. 220 pages. First Edition stated, first printing. Hand-signed by Dick Francis on an adhesive-backed bookplate loosely laid-in. Also laid-in is an original rare 1962 Rinehart Suspense Novel bookmark with the Running Man logo that lists Dick Francis' Dead Cert as a current title, with other titles as well as titles "coming in February." Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Endpapers are clean with faint toning spots. Small vintage bookseller sticker underneath flap on front pastedown. Minor soiling to page edges. Original DJ with $3.50 price intact on flap. DJ flaps show faint toning spots. DJ shows rubbing along edges. Thin closed tear line upper front edge. DJ rear shows light soiling with faint red marks at base of DJ. Dead Cert is Dick Francis's first novel, published in 1962. Considered by many to be one of the top 100 Must-Read Crime Novels of all time. Dick Francis burst out of the starting gate as Britain's answer to Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. First edition, first printing, of Dick Francis' first novel and mystery, signed on a loosely laid-in bookplate with rare original 1962 promo bookmark listing Dead Cert as a Rinehart Suspense Novel of Distinction; and how right they were. VG/VG-. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. First edition. Original plain brown wrappers, "First proofs." Light stamp on rear cover. Signed by JBP on his bookplate tipped on the ffe. Rare. By J. B. Priestley.

Condition: Good+. On offer is an extraordinary bookplate collection assembled by Major Edward Willis [John Edward Whitridge Linneus Willis though he rarely used his full name] of Charleston, South Carolina. Major Willis' collection was renowned drawing scholars of the art to his home. This one-of-a-kind album contains 143 bookplates, many original and valuable representing the Landgraves who settled South Carolina, with grants of Land from the Crown, and French Huguenots who were refugees in Charleston South Carolina to escape the Massacre after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Further ex-libris stamps and book plates in this work represent many colleges, libraries, institutions, etc; and other notable ex-libris from various states, most American; several rare signatures. Most plates are mounted, a small number have become detached, some with moderate wear, some cello-taped into album, however, for the most part the tape has dried. A high concentration are South Carolina oriented: Coat of Arms, armorial crests, decorative book plates and ex-libris plates include; Daniel Ravenel, Della Torre, Henry Laurens (see biography of Henry Laurens by Dr. Duncan Wallace), Errol Hay, Frederick Tupper Jr. (an ancestor was a Crusader), E. Horry Frost, Louis Manigault, Peter Manigault, Thomas Hayward, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (famed for the quote: Millions for Defense But Not One Cent For Tribute), James Louis Petigru (famous jurist), Thomas G. Prioleau, John Ashe Alston, Francis Simmons Holmes, W. G. Hinson of James Island, SC, C. E. Stewart, Allen Smith Izard, John M. Huger, Library of Confederate Widows' Home [3], College of Charleston with signature of Hugh S. Legare, C. Cotes Esq., and J. Northrop [3] and many, many more. All of the above are very valuable South Carolina plates and all are considered rare. Further valuable plates from various states include, Calvin Coolidge, Daniel Webster, William Penn, George Washington [1798], Headquarters of The Army, Lloyd Aspinwall, Robert W. Adam, William A. Hammond (related to Maj. Gen. John Hammond of Annapolis, MD). Founding father R. B. Bradford, a "Handmade" plate of John Schnierle [1823], Mary E. Rath Merrill of Columbus, OH, W. J. Booth, W. G. Haywood M.D., Kenwith Lodge, Harold Day Foster, John Walker Gibb-Charleston, SC, Edith E. Fraine, Anna Randolph Darlington Gillespie, Hugh W. Diamond, Surgeon, Julia Andrews Bruge (daughter of the railroad magnate of Youngstown, Ohio), Francis Simmons Holmes, Scientist and Co-founder of Charleston Museum and many more. Colleges and Institutions represented; Harvard, Radcliffe, Yale, Public Library of Boston, MA, College of William and Mary, Princeton, Bowdoin, Smith College, U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD, Charleston Library Society (oldest in America) ++. An accompanying archive contains handwritten letters, one signed by the son of Prioleau [1903], another signed by A. G. Palfrey of New Orleans, LA [1934], and another from The Library of The College of Charleston signed by the librarian Emma A. Bull [1905]. Further contents of the archive identify the plates (rare, original, or duplicate), and are either hand written by Miss Eola Willis the daughter of Maj. Willis, or typed with further notations and descriptions on the bookplates and ex-libris stamps. Hardcover black album measures approximately 10 ½ x 12 ½ inches, shows some shelf wear but overall G+. Size: 8 x 11 Inches Approx. Autograph.