Return Native, Signed (36 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed by author on first page. The covers are clean and shiny, with light bumping to the corners and the top and bottom of spine. The spine is solid and firm. Interior text block is straight and firmly attached to the spine, and free of markings. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 in - 9 3/4 in tall. Year: 1994. Signed.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Carpenter, Gary (illustrator). First THUS. Inscribed by Author! Very Good Condition. Pages clean, bright, and crisp. Slight shelf wear / toning. Signed by Author.

PAPERBACK. Condition: Fine. GARY CARPENTER (illustrator). 6TH. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Very Good. Softcover, edition not stated (presumed first), signed by the author and with 129/300 in ballpoint on title page, vertical crease to front cover near middle, bottom corner bumped, otherwise a VG copy.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Carpenter, Gary (illustrator). First Edition. Softcover in illustrated wraps. First edition. SIGNED and inscribed by author. Book is in fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Native American folk tales illustrated throughout. 8vo. 208 pp. Including glossary. In protective Mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated (illustrator). Cloth hardcover, illustrated. Overall good vintage condition with some age toning to the covers. We ship fast. By Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Tiny book (52 pp.) but an interesting subject. #99 of 500 copies in the hardbound edition. Signed by the author. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Signed by Author. Limited Edition.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition, wrappered issue. Illustrations by Arthur Keene. Quarto. 20pp. Perfectbound in stiff marbled wrappers. A fine copy, in publisher's unprinted clear-plastic bag (with publisher's white numbered label and original price sticker affixed to the bag) and promotional four-page brochure laid in. One of 90 numbered copies of the wrappered edition signed by John Wain and Arthur Keene (from a total edition of 175 copies, including 85 signed and numbered hardcovers).

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair to Good. No Jacket. Leighton, Clare (illustrator). 484 pages. Signed by the illustrator on page indicating this edition is limited to 1500 copies, but there is no copy number listed. Backstrip quite discolored. Edges of covers scuffed and chipped. The text and illustrations crisp and free of marks. All 12 tipped-in plates are present. The binding is tight, but slightly bowed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall First Edition with Woodcuts By Clare Lei. Signed by Illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Arthur Keene (illustrator). 20 pages, illustrated with drawings by Arthur Keene, fine condition in marbled paper covered boards and cloth spine, with clear plastic wrapper, number 57 of 85 special copies (from an edition of 175) bound by Woolnough Bookbinding and signed by the author and artist. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Book measures 26x18cm,20pp, Signed and Limited, Bound in original publishers cloth, backed marble boards. Binding in near fine condition, Internally pages clean, near fine. A very good clean copy. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Good. OFFPRINT. 8vo., 213-222 pp., Stapled Wraps, Very Good with some creasing, minor stains. Modern Fiction Studies. Signed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. Number 105 of 175 signed by author and illustrator special editions. This copy softcover. Light shelf wear. Else clean and tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Clare Leighton (illustrator). Limited Edition. Patterned brown paper to boards, with cream vellum on spine. Edges of boards are rubbed, with light 'show through' at corners. Vellum on spine is a little discoloured, but intact. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly fading, but is fully legible. Hand cut pages, with top edge gilt. Generally clean and tidy for it's age, with no inscriptions. A limited edition of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator, Clare Leighton, on free page before the half title page. Stated 'First Edition with woodcuts'. 1500 copies were published in this limited edition, the first 1000 by Macmillan and Co., for sale in the UK, and the remaining 500 by Harper and Brothers, for sale in the USA. I believe that the UK issue was not numbered whilst the USA edition was numbered from 1001 to 1500. Delightfully illustrated with twelve 'tipped in' black and white plates taken from woodcuts created by Clare Leighton, as well as chapter head and tail illustrations. All illustrations in near perfect condition. An uncommon UK edition. Signed by Illustrator(s).

First edition, first printing. Number 142 from an edition of 175 copies - 85 hardback and 90 paperback. signed by the author and illustrator Arthur Keene Fine paperback in near fine integral dustjacket with a small tear.

Condition: Very Good. Arthur Keene (illustrator). Limited Edition. Paper wrappers. #159/175 signed by Author and Illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Thomas Hardy on a laid in signature in Volume 1. A beautiful copy. This 3 Volume First Edition set without the quotation marks after "A Pair of Blue Eyes" on the title of volume I has minor wear to the spines. All three books are bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's Brown Cloth. The bindings are tight with NO cocking or leaning. The pages are clean with minor wear to the edges. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the books. Overall, a wonderful set SIGNED by the author. We buy Thomas Hardy First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

Copyrights in process. Published in 1978. 8vo. pp. [x], 196. Original pink paperback lettered white on upper cover. Presentation copy: 'Mexico City 17 May 1978. For Peter O' Toole Actor Sans Peer. From: The author, William J. Pegg. P. S. Were you to direct and act in these Classical Plays and perhaps Richard Burton to finance and also act, what else but a "smash hit" would be the result in all areas: financial and artistic. With best personal regards, W. J. Pegg.' Loosely inserted remaining scrap of an envelope addressed to Pegg. Classical plays about 'Galus Gracchus: Roman Dissenter', The Rise and Fall of Cicero', The Rise and Fall of Themistocles', and 'A Play of the Gods (A Fantasy Play)'. Peter O'Toole (1932 2013) the star of film and stage. William J. Pegg was (born 1922) in California, he classifies himself as an American Poet but his career which he gives an account of at the rear was very varied. A band of delamination affecting lower cover and spine, lower edge of spine a little rubbed, used sound vg minus copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, limited to 175 numbered copies printed on Hahnemuble mould-made paper and signed by both author and illustrator (this being #129). Slim tall 8vo. 20pp. Marbled card wrappers with French flaps and a printed title label to the upper wrapper. In fine state. Pre-publication prospectus laid-in. "John Wain's long poem takes the reader on a railway journey from Oxford, where the poet has lived for many years, to Stoke-on-Trent where he was born.[it is] Dedicated to Sir John Betjeman and makes frequent reference to his example and writings" - from the prospectus. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Arthur Keene (illustrator). A fine signed limited edition long narrative poem by the talented English poet John Wain, charmingly illustrated throughout by Arthur Keene. A limited edition work, limited to one-hundred and seventy-five copies printed on Hahnemuhle mould-made paper by Skelton's Press, and bound by Woolnough Bookbinding, of which eighty-five copies quarter-bound, and ninety copies bound in paper covers. This copy is numbered one-hundred and forty, and is bound in paper covers. Signed by the author and illustrator to the edition page. A charming poem by John Wain, a long poem that takes the reader on a train journey from Oxford to Stoke-on-Trent. John Wain was an English poet, associated with 'The Movement' literary group. Illustrated throughout by Arthur Keene. Publication slip loosely inserted. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, fine. Only a very small amount of edge wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Presumed first edition/first printing. vi p., 2 l., 3-370, [6] p., 22 cm. Portraits, Plates. Endpaper map. Index. From Wikipedia: "Louis Adamic (March 23, 1898 September 4, 1951) was a Slovene-American author and translator. Adamic was born at Praproce Mansion in Praproce pri Grosupljem in the region of Lower Carniola, in what is now Slovenia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire). The oldest son of a peasant family, he was given a limited childhood education at the city school and, in 1909, entered the primary school at Ljubljana. Early in his third year he joined a secret students' political club associated with the Yugoslav Nationalistic Movement that had recently sprung up in the South-Slavic provinces of Austria-Hungary. Swept up in a bloody demonstration in November 1913, Adamic was briefly jailed, expelled from school, and barred from any government educational institution. He was admitted to the Jesuit school in Ljubljana, but was unable to bring himself to go. "No more school for me. I was going to America, " Adamic wrote. "I did not know how, but I knew that I would go." On December 31, 1913, at the age of 15, Adamic emigrated to the United States. He finally settled in the Croatian fishing community of San Pedro, California. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1918. At first he worked as a manual laborer and later at a Yugoslavian daily newspaper, Narodni Glas ("The Voice of the Nation"), that was published in New York. As an American soldier he participated in combat on the Western front during the First World War. After the war he worked as a journalist and professional writer. All of Adamic's writings are based on his labor experiences in America and his former life in Slovenia. He achieved national acclaim in America in 1934 with his book The Native's Return, which was a bestseller directed against King Alexander's regime in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. This book gave many Americans their first real knowledge of the Balkans. It contained many insights, but proved far from infallible: Adamic predicted that America would prosper by eventually "going left", i.e. turning socialist. He received the Guggenheim Fellowship award in 1932. During the Second World War he had supported the Yugoslav National liberation struggle and the establishment of a socialist Yugoslav federation. He founded the United Committee of South-Slavic Americans in support of Marshall Tito. From 1949 he was a corresponding member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. From 1940 onwards he served as editor of the magazine Common Ground. Adamic was the author of Dynamite: The Story of Class Violence in America (1931); Laughing in the Jungle: The Autobiography of an Immigrant in America (1932); The Native's Return: An American Immigrant Visits Yugoslavia and Discovers His Old Country (1934); Grandsons: A Story of American Lives (1935, novel); Cradle of Life: The Story of One Man's Beginnings (1936, novel); The House in Antigua (1937, novel); My America (1938); From Many Lands (1940); Two-Way Passage (1941); My Native Land (1943); and The Eagle and the Root (1950). Maxim Lieber was his literary agent, 1930 1931 and in 1946. In 1941, Adamic won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for From Many Lands. Adamic was strongly opposed to the foreign policy followed by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and in 1946 wrote Dinner at the White House which purported to be an account of a dinner party given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt at which Adamic and Churchill had both been present. After the proofs had been passed by publishers Harper and Brothers, an additional footnote was inserted in pages 151 and 152 which claimed that Churchill had opposed the National Liberation Front in Greece because they intended to scale down the rate of interest Greece was paying to Hambros Bank. The footnote further claimed that Hambros had "bailed Winston Churchill out of bankruptcy in 1912". The footnote appeared in the book when it was published, and a copy was circulated to every Bri.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Arthur Keene (illustrator). First Limited Edition. Mint book bound in quarter maroon buckram with marbled boards; bright gilt titles to spine and gilt border line to buckram. Internally mint; one of a LIMITED EDITION of 175 copies of which only 85 copies were quarter bound and this is No. 17; SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ILLUSTRATOR AND PUBLISHER on the limittion page; most attractively illustrated; printed on Hahnemuhle mould made paper; end papers maroon; unpaginated. A lovely copy. Signed by the Author, Illustr.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Leighton, Clare (illustrator). Some rubbing and edgewear, DJ has yellowed significantly and has numerous small chips and tears, spine has fading of the letters. Text has yellowed with age has a stain on the title page, but remains tight in binding with no ownership markings. This copy is number 801 of 1500 and has been signed by the Illustrator. Due to weight, this book may require additional shipping outside the U.S. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall First Edition Thus, Limited, Numbered Ed. Signed by Illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. This edition of The Return of the Native, signed by the illustrator, Clare Leighton, was limited to 1500 copies, 500 of which were reserved for England and not numbers. This is a First Editoin published by Harper & Brothers Publishers (New York and London). It is U.S. version and IS numbered with copy No. 1206. Has 12 tipped in woodcuts and numerous decorations by Clare Leighton. 485 pages. 9.75 x 6.5 inches. Quarter beige cloth over blue boards, paper label on the spine. Binding is clean and tight. Condition of the dust jacket is fair, but has been protected with a special clear mylar covering. Magnificent copy; gift worthy. (BR) Box 335. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Board with Cloth Spine. Condition: Good/Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair / Good. Clare Leighton (illustrator). Limited / Numbered. Number 1237 of 1500 copies, autographed by Clare Leighton. The book is bright and firm with a little browning and slight wear to the boards. The dj is browned and chipped, partially rebacked with brown paper. Pics available Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Ltd edition. 1465 of 1500 First Edition with woodcuts by Clare Leighton. Signed by Leighton. Text and binding G. 483 pp. HOWEVER cover boards detached. Overall Fair to Good. Signed by Illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Small, this 4to. Illustrated with drawings by Arthur Keene. 1/2 gilt stamped dark red morocco over marbled boards, dark red endpapers, t.e.g. Fine, fresh. Publisher's red cloth and board slipcase. #74/85 numbered copies, signed by Wain and Keene on the limitation page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Clare Leighton (illustrator). Limited to 1500 copies. Boards quarter-bound in cream vellum and patterned paper, edge-wear to both boards, vellum slightly grubby w/ several small surface fragments lost, gilt lettering bright; Pages age-toned, top gilt edge bright, rough-cut bottom and fore-edges, slight offsetting on endpapers, nice illustrated ex-libris bookplate on ffep [this appears to be an original etching], Clare Leighton's signature in prelims, sparse spotting throughout, 12 tipped in wood-cut illustrations; Binding tight. ; 6.5 x 9.75"; 485 pages; Signed by Illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Thick 8vo., blue paper boards and tan buckram spine with paper spine label printed in black; minor rubbing to extremities. Limited edition, with eleven tipped-on woodcuts and vignettes by Clare Leighton. One of 1500 copies signed by the artist on limitation page; this copy has an original drawing of Egdon Heath ---- From the library of Milton C. Rose, with the patron of the arts and prominent attorney's bookplate on the front pastedown; inscribed by Rose's future wife and world-class ceramist Emily White Mason Rose: "This volume was presented to MCR by his friend Emily White Mason - 1929," below the bookplate; affixed to the front endpaper is an etched portrait of Hardy by William Strang. Rose (1904-2002), a onetime law partner of Richard Nixon and John N. Mitchell in the firm Nixon Mudge Rose Alexander & Mitchell, was instrumental in bringing Nixon into the firm in 1963 after he had lost the election for governor of California. Rose's collection of art was donated to the Cleveland Art Institute and to the Williams College Art Museum, which has a room bearing his name. A significant work with a distinguished provenance. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Clare Leighton (illustrator). 4to. Quarter vellum over patterned paper boards, with gilt spine lettering. Naturally darkened vellum spine, with a lighter spot around the lettering. Top edge gilt. Very light foxing to the front endpapers, else very clean throughout and the binding tight and square. Limited to 1500 copies, of which 500 are for sale in England and 1000 for sale in the United States. This is he British edition, signed by illustrator Clare Leighton. Nice copy. Signed by Illustrator(s).