Richard Smith, Signed (41 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Smith, Richard Shirley (illustrator). Paperback in very good condition. Signed and dated by the artist on the half title page. The lightest of shelfwear to the cover. All text and illustrations are clear. CM. Signed by Illustrator. Used.

Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 292 pages. Signed presentation copy by editor on half title page. "To Janine with the best wishes of the editor Mark L. Gardner The Fost Sept. 21, 1997." Also signed Merry Christmas gift inscription (non-authorial) on front free endpaper. The book and dust jacket are both in very good condition with very slight shelfwear and very slight bumping to the covers edges. The interior is clean and tight. The spine is blue with black edges. Size: 8vo. Signed by Editor. Hardcover.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No jacket. Ashmolean Museum, 1985. Paperback, sm4to, 55pp, illust. Signed by artist. A good copy. 0946676062/0.3uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition stated, no additional printings; SIGNED by Gardner and Simmons on title page; color photocopy of photograph featuring Simmons and Gardner laid in; vg (small raised stain spot on rear board; spine ends lightly bumped) in vg dj (edges lightly bumped and worn; three tiny holes to edge where rear flap and panel meet); 292pp incl. index. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Assumed First Edition. Black cloth hardcover with minor shelf wear, very clean and tightly bound; internally bright, clean and unmarked. Light wear to dust jacket, some puckering from plastic coating, otherwise clean, spien not sunned. Inscribed (to no one in particular) and signed by William J. O'Hern on the title page. Near Fine in VG (or better) dust jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No jacket. Silent Books, 1994. Paperback, 4to, 72pp, illust. Signed note from artist to The Book Collector laid in. A good copy. 1851830367/0.4uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).

[48]pp. 8vo. A near fine copy in decorated paper wrappers folded around card endpapers. No 153 of 200 copies, signed by the poet and the illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2007 hardback. 24x16cm. x+156 pages. Clean & tight book. Author inscription on the Title-page: "To Ingrid & Tony. With best regards". (Ingrid & Tony: Ingrid Pitt & Tony Rudlin). No other inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket is not torn. Front flap is not price-clipped: £20. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref hhs-crb. Author Inscription.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Plain wrappers, in dustwrapper. Covers partially embrowned, dustwrapper similarly embrowned and at spine, with a tiny nick at edge of lower cover panel. Edition limited to 200 numbered copies signed by author and artist, this copy inscribed to the poet Richard Kell, "To Richard Kell with kind regards from David Burnett. 11/vii/75". "This poem is modelled upon that of Marlowe, but it is not intended as a narrative: it is a paean, not a tale, a celebration of a passion and of the passions" (dustwrapper blurb). Iain Bain, The Wood Engravings of Richard Shirley Smith (1994), cannot resist mentioning the (non-wood-engraving) illustrations to this volume (and to J.C. Bretherton's The Prince and the Puppeteer, 1969): "These splendidly vigorous linocuts with their freedom and sense of design on the page, show how well Shirley Smith accommodates himself to the larger scale and how well the fantastic and the sensual work on his imagination.". Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This is a UK first edition hardcover published by Victor Gollancz in 1998 AND SIGNED BY MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH, STEPHEN BAXTER, RICHARD CHRISTIAN MATHESON, STEPHEN JONES, CONRAD WILLIAMS, DAVID SUTTON, CHRISTOPHER FOWLER, JOEL LANE, RAMSEY CAMPBELL, AND LISA TUTTLE The jacket is Very Fine and unclipped (£16.99). The book is Very Fine with straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. The copyright page has the numbers 1-5 and 96, 97, 98 present to confirm the first edition state. Signed by Author(s).

8vo. pp 11. Privately printed at The Rocket Press and numbered # 118 of 200 printed. Soft covers in marbled paper. Fine condition. Fine. First Edition. Wraps.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book presents and illustrates thirty years of the wood engravings of Richard Shirley Smith for book illustrations, book plates & prints produced between 1960-1990; over 100 illustrations are presented. Introduced by Iain Bain. Soft covers, illustrations in b&w, p.72, fine/new condition. The book is SIGNED BY RICHARD SHIRLEY SMITH on the front endpaper. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. Book measures 30x23cm, 148pp. Limited to 140 copies. Signed by Richard Shirley Smith. Bound in original publishers quarter cloth, illustrated paper backed boards. Binding with no wear. Binding in as new condition. Internally, pages clean, new. A very good clean copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2007 Charta hard cover - signed and inscribed by Nadin - minor stain to page edge - minor crease on one fold out - otherwise dust jacket and cover like new contents clean - an important work - enjoy. Signed.

SOFTCOVER. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Tall 4to. in stiff card covers, 16pp on thick art paper, colour plates, etc. PLUS loosely inserted compliments slip signed by Joanna Littlejohn (as Joanna) . [CONDITION: Cover edges sunned else FINE, a well preserved clean and tight unmarked copy still close to new ] . To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Signed first edition of The Doles: Unlimited Partners, by Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xiv, 287pp, [3]. Blue hardcover, red cloth spine, title in silver on spine. The first printing, with a full number line on copyright page. In the publisher's dust jacket, $19.95 retail price on front flap, light shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed on the half title by Senator Bob Dole. Senator Bob Dole (1923 - 2021) was an American politician, attorney, and World War II veteran who served as a U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1961 to 1969 and as a U.S. Senator from 1969 until 1996, including terms as Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader (1987-1995). Dole was the Republican vice-presidential nominee in 1976 and the presidential nominee in 1996, losing both elections. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. John Murray, 2002. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author(s). No.50 of a limited edition of 140 copies signed and numbered in a slipcase with two signed and numbered wood engravings from 1961. Large format book in very good condition, only minor wear. 148pp. Will incur extra overseas postage; please enquire for rates. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Magnificent survey of this fine wood engraver, in a SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, Number 80 of only 100 copies worldwide. This beautiful production is enclosed in a fine slipcase, and is issued without a jacket. With an introduction by Ian Bain. The book itself is signed by the artist, and at the rear of the book, in a corner pocket, are two previously unpublished wood engravings. These are also signed, titled, and numbered by the artist. 72 pp. Cloth backed with paper covered boards displaying numerous wood engravings by the artist. The catalogue raisonne of Richard Shirley Smith's work illustrating 120 wood engravings covering the period 1960-1990. New in matching paper covered slip case. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Extraordinary Circumstances by photographer David Hume Kennerly, a limited edition, inscribed by the author. (illustrator). First Edition / Limited Edition. Folio, 232pp. Black cloth, title printed in silver on spine and cover. Stated "first edition" on copyright page, with limitation page before title page. Housed in publishers deluxe black cloth clamshell case. This book is signed three times by photographer David Hume Kennerly. First signature appears on limitation page: "This special author's edition of Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford is limited to 100 copies signed by David Hume Kennerly and numbered from 1 to 100. Each copy is accompanied by a fiber print from the original negative of the cover photo of President Ford taken by Kennerly in Hollis, New Hampshire, February 7, 1976. Each photo bears the same edition number as the book. This is copy number 61." Book is signed below the limitation by David Hume Kennerly. Presentation inscription appears on the title page: "To Susan Chambers, Great meeting you on the Vital Voices India Trip! Hope to see you again soon. David Hume Kennerly. Santa Monica. Nov. 6, 2012." Additional limited edition black and white photograph of President Gerald Ford, number 61 of 100, signed by photographer on front panel and rear limitation. An extraordinary limited edition copy of this work. Book is inscribed to Susan Chambers, a board member of the Kauffman Foundation and former Executive Vice President for Walmart. Signed.

Richard Shirley Smith (illustrator). Signed Limited Edition (No. 80/100). Hardcover in slipcase. Comprehensive catalogue of 120 engravings from 1960-1990. Bound in cloth-backed boards. Includes two previously unpublished wood engravings, each signed, titled, and numbered by the artist, housed in a rear pocket. A beautifully produced and scarce edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. One of 200 copies (this marked out-of-series and not signed by the author). 18 linocuts printed in pink, various sizes. Sewn and glued into white paper covers with pictorial dust-jacket. A fine copy with a loosely inserted T.L.s from David Burnett addressed to the Literary Editor of The New Review asking to review the book. First edition. For the engravings, which were done in 1969, Shirley Smith took an unpaid term off from his teaching at Marlborough. Signed by Author(s).

No.492 of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator; pp.xxviii,313 + colophon; 46 vignette wood-engravings; a very good copy of this handsome production, designed by John Dreyfus, in original leather-backed buckram with medallion portrait inlaid in upper cover & slip-case (a little worn). Wood-engravings Illustrated Book.

First edition. Quarto. pp x, 148. Essays by various writers, including the artist himself. Colour illustrations on nearly every page. Cloth-backed pictorial boards.Inscribed by the artist on the title-page: ''for Laurence [Lee] from Richard Shirley Smith - 2 April 2002''. Loosely inserted is an invitation to the booklaunch at the Chris Beetles gallery and a price list. Also a short Autograph Letter Signed by the artist discussing arrangements for sending this and another book.Fine in fine dustwrapper.

Quarter Red cloth/Paper Boards. Condition: Very Good. Richard Shirley Smith (illustrator). Limited Edition. LIMITED EDITION OF 100 COPIES, THIS NUMBER 92, SIGNED BY ARTIST PLUS TWO ORIGINAL SIGNED WOOD ENGRAVINGS. 72pp, illustrated with black & white images, two signed wood engravings loose in pocket at rear, signed in pencil on blank sheet opposite half title, dusky pink endpapers and illustrated inner endpapers, original illustrated paper boards with maroon cloth backing and gilt spine lettering, housed in a maroon paper-covered slipcase. AN EXCELLENT COPY. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A LARGE BOOK AND EXTRA SHIPPING MAY BE REQUESTED. Size: Small Quarto. Artist. Illustrated.

Signed by all 32 contributors. Octavo, black cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 317 pp. Near-Fine, with slight soiling to page edges; in a Near-Fine dust jacket with hints of wear along edges. From dust jacket: Obsession: An idea, desire, emotion that cannot be gotten rid of by reasoning. An unsettling premise, don't you think, the thought of being completely and utterly beyond reason? Of being controlled by forces you cannot comprehend. We invite you to enter a world of darkness. A world where desire is twisted into something so monstrous that not even death can end it. We are offering up 30 stories that probe the dark recesses of the human soul, thirty obsessions. Literature, Horror, Anthology, Macabre, Fiction.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Hardback, quarter grey cloth with pictorial paper covered boards by The Fine Bindery, Wellingborough, complete with slipcase. 29.5 x 22.5cm. 160pp. A catalogue raisonne of Richard Shirley Smith's paintings & collages during this period with 150 colour plates and 20 black and white drawings and engravings. Number 41 of 140 (150) copies with two signed, dated and numbered wood engravings by Richard Shirley Smith held in a pocket on the rear paste-down ("A Winter Night" and "The Dark Tower" from "A Point of Departure" by Joy Finzi). Original prospectus loosely inserted. An excellent copy. Inscribed By Artist.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Richard Shirley Smith (illustrator). 1st Edition. Quarto, 72 pages, black and white illustrations, fine condition in decorated paper covered boards and cloth spine, in slipcase, number 53 of 100 copies signed by the artist with two wood engravings signed by the artist in pocket at rear. Signed by Illustrator(s).

2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with engraved frontispiece, title in red and black, and engraved illustration in the text; marbled boards, upper board with printed paper label, brown buckram back with printed paper lebel, terracotta endpapers, additional prints in two card wallets, the whole housed in marbled board slip-case, a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 50 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WITH SIGNED COPIES OF THE ENGRAVINGS IN SEPARATE WALLETS (THIS COPY NO. 19). An additional 150 copies (without additional prints) were issued in wrappers. Spare label tipped-in at rear. Loosely inserted are two copies of the prospectus for Parker's Oxford College Armorials, forthcoming from the same press.

FIRST EDITION, 4to. no.85 of 100 deluxe copies, signed by the artist with twosigned & numbered proof wood-engravings in pocket at end; pp.72; illustrations & facsimiles throughout; a very good copy of this handsome production from the Libanus Press; very good in deluxe silk-backed pictorial boards & slip-case. This copy is additionally extra-illustrated by the inclusion of five bookplate designs by RSS. Autograph note from RSS to IB re his bookplate design & ALS from Ian Mackenzie-Kerr, laid in. Wood Engraving Illustration.

One of only 100 signed and numbered books which illustrates thirty years of the wood engravings of Richard Shirley Smith for book illustrations, book plates & prints produced between 1960-1990; over 100 illustrations are presented. Introduced by Iain Bain. Hardback, decorated cloth covered boards, buckram spine, p.72, SIGNED & NUMBERED by Richard Shrley Smith on half title page, and includes two additional signed & numbered prints contained in a pouch at rear endpaper; complete with slipcase. Book, prints & slipcase in fine condition, a nice copy.