Travesty, Signed (30 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st edition /1st Printing. Signed by Margie Trafford on the title page, this book is tight and clean with an unmarked interior. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Bumping and curling to corners of covers and page block. Light scuffing and smudging to covers and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Enlarged Edition. 16mo, 423 ages, corners bumped on several pages after the photographic section. Signed by Kolarik on the page facing the title-page. Larry Eyler is alleged to have kidnapped, tortured, and murdered at least 23 young men, brazenly leaving dismembered corpses scattered throughout Illinois and Indiana. With an extensive Afterword, not in the hardcover edition of 1990. " A villain more frightening than many of the fictional bogeymen in slasher films and mystery novels. Will haunt readers long afer they finish this book." - San Francisco Chronicle.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. First Edition. Bound in gray cloth over white boards. The first edition of this 128 pp. book by Hawkes. The book shows a brown stain (coffee?) at the bottom corner of both the dust jacket and the book. Inscribed and signed by Hawkes in the year of publication. Inscribed and Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Stiff Wrappers. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Errata slip laid in. This book is like new. No chip, curls, creases or tears. Very tight. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Good. Signed by Author on title page. This book is in good condition only; reference or reading copy only. The book has some shelfwear, edge wear, corner curling. Inside pages have no writing.

F/VG+. BOOK IS FINE BUT FOR A BIRTH WISH INSCRIPTION ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. D.J. HAS A TINY BIT OF CORNER WEAR WITH A SMALL STAIN ON THE TOP OF THE REAR PANEL, AND PRICE-CLIPPED. A VERY NICE COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. New softcover book, first edition, 2005. SIGNED by the author with no inscription. Signed by Author(s).

viii+200pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. A fine copy. First edition. Signed by the author.

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition. New softcover book, limited edition, 2005. This is copy #20 of 50 SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First UK edition, first prnt. Signed by Hawkes on the title page. Spine ends lightly pushed; dustjacket with corners touched and beginning toning. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Hawkes' twelth novel. Signed by Author(s).

XI, 43 S., Broschiert (private Widmung des Autors auf Vorsatz; Umschlag leicht angestaubt; sonst gut erhalten) (=Freshet library, No. 2).

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 128 pages. A novel. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper: 'For Verlin and Kay, Love, Jack 2/2/76.' First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in cloth covers with black lettering on spine. Very good illutrated dust jacket tanned along top edge with mild edge wear. Line of discoloration along bottom edge of jacket.

First edition. Thick 8vo. Signed by the author. Laid-in to this copy is a letter from the author to a Tucson area bookseller. Pictorial stiff wrappers, 527 pp., preface, acknowledgments, foreword, chapter notes, illustrated, errata slip, epilogue, annotated bibliography, sources used and cited, index. This book is a major attack on Pulitzer Prize winning author Frank Waters' book THE EARP BROTHERS OF TOMBSTONE: THE STORY OF MRS. VIRGIL EARP. Author Jack Burrows says, ". a carefully researched and long overdue evaluation of the late Frank Waters' deliberate and crassly distorted attack on Wyatt Earp in his THE EARP BROTHERS OF TOMBSTONE . and a welcome addition to the growing volume of work on Earpana." Promotional blurb on back cover says, "This book will uncloak the lies. It will expose the misstatements and twisted facts that Frank Waters wrote to the light of day. In this book . Frank Waters will be the one unmasked." As new, unread copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good -. First Edition. Paperback (stapled), 16pp., illustrated covers (lightly soiled), author's signature on title page. "No 262" of a limited edition (handwritten by the author below signature. Winner of First Award when presented by the Virginia Club at the Southern Club "Stunt Night," Columbia University, New York City, July 31, 1931. Full refund if not satisfied. Signed by the author.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Near fine condition, with glossy illustrated wraps showing only light edge rubbing and a few faint surface scuffs typical of this large-format exhibition catalogue. The binding remains tight and square, and the interior pages are clean, bright, and unmarked, preserving the vivid color plates and the full production quality of this Cameron Art Museum publication. The title page bears a substantial, warm inscription from William Ivey Long to Tony & Gen. A clean and attractive copy with exceptional provenance. This catalogue, published in 2007 for the Cameron Art Museum's exhibition by William Ivey Long, includes texts by Michael Feingold, Howard Kissel, Don Quaintance, Alexandra Sargent, John Simon, and Alex Witchel, along with more than 100 color plates documenting Long's stage and film work. Laid in are two significant pieces of ephemera: a handwritten, signed note from William Ivey Long to Tony and Gen Walton, offering personal context about the exhibition and Long's appreciation, and the original multi-page Gallery Guide detailing the works shown. These additions materially enrich the book's research and collector value, making this an especially desirable copy for those interested in theatrical costume design, Broadway history, and designer-to-designer provenance. From the personal collection of Tony Walton (1934-2022), Academy Award- and multiple Tony Award-winning stage and costume designer, celebrated for his imaginative work in stage and film. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Second printing. Octavo. 128pp. Binding very slightly cocked else fine in lightly worn, about fine dust jacket. Briefly Inscribed by Hawkes on the front fly: "For Richard Malan[?] with all my thanks and admiration, Jack Hawkes. 11.29.81.".

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 527 pp., index, annotated bibliography, sources used and cited, notes, epilogue, illustrations. A fine, unblemished, unread copy. An edition limited to 50 copies this being #23, SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE AUTHOR with no inscriptions, presented by her on October 26, 2006 at the 125th anniversary of the OK Corral Street Fight. A comprehensive, well researched expose' of the book The Earp Brothers of Tombstone by Frank Waters. Also, laid in is a article by the author titled A Close-up View of Wyatt Earp's Last Days. COLLECTOR QUALITY. Signed by Author(s).

Fotoporträtpostkarte, von Beiden eigenhändig signiert (dito : Albumblatt (1 S. 4 to mit aufgezogenem Original-Porträtfoto, von Beiden eigenhändig signiert - anlässlich einer Show im Stadttheater Euskirchen am 24.10.84, siehe Abbildung ! Rückseitig gleichartiger Eintrag der BILL BANGER BAND, von allen 6 Musikern eigenhändig signiert. Euro 48,-).

First edition. Fine in Very Good+ Dust Jacket. Inscribed by author on title page: "Dec 05, For Peggy Rosenheim, Franklin Zimring". Margaret "Peggy" Rosenheim served as Dean of the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago, and is the wife of Professor emeritus Ned Rosenheim. Appendix, References, and Index. Black cloth. Dust Jacket shows light wear, light creasing at bottom. Other than inscription interior is clean, bright & tight. 195 pp. Approx. 6" x 9". Carefully shipped in secure parcel. Ask all questions; glad to respond.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition A fine copy in very slightly toned, else fine dust jacket. Signed by John Hawkes on front flyleaf.

First edition. A travesty of The Taming of the Shrew. First published edition, greatly enlarged from a rare 23-page pamphlet privately printed the same year, second state of the text. The first book Bangs published under his own name. Original flexible black leather, gilt, gilt edges. Slight wear to edges. Presumably a presentation binding (normal copies were bound in wrappers over boards). Inscribed by Bangs on May 21, 1888, as is a similarly bound copy at AAS. BAL 699.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Inscribed by Hawkes to fellow author Bernard Malamud and his wife: "For Bern and Ann, This bit of psychic swerving down the highway - with more admiration than ever. Love, Jack. Providence 2/3/76." A nice association between two longtime friends.

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine. Broadside. Designed by Darcie Sanders and silkscreened by Amazingrace. Measuring 12½" 19½". Faint corner crease else about fine. Copy 98 of 150 numbered and Signed copies. Campbell A12a.

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine. Broadside. Designed by Darcie Sanders and silkscreened by Amazingrace. Measuring 12½" 19½". Light creasing, tiny edge tear, and a small stain near the title and in the left margin, near fine. Copy 112 of 150 numbered and Signed copies. Campbell A12a.

Loose Leaf. Condition: Very Good. 1976. 13in x 20in Excerpt from Travesty, by John Hawkes. Signed by Hawkes. No Mountains Poetry Project: Broadside Number 5. No. 136 of 150 limited, signed copies. Printed by the Ravine Press, Chicago, Illinois. Silkscreen design by Darcie Sanders, hand-silkscreened by Amazingrace. Text hand set in 18 pt. Centaur and hand-printed on Rives Heavyweight paper. Sheet fine, free of wear, stains. No tack holes. Stored boarded in shrink-wrap. Signed.

Broadside. First Edition. Broadside, 19 x 12 inches, Silkscreen printed in red, silver, green and black on white. Broadside Number 5. Printed by The Ravine Press. Excerpt from 'Travesty' to be published March, 1976. Signed by the author. First edition (first printing). A fine copy. Limited edition, #135/150 of which 100 were for sale. Broadside in silver frame.

. In-8 reliure éditeur. Jaquette illustrée et maquette de Gerdrude Huston. Texte en anglais. " Dans le sud de la France, une élégante voiture de sport fonce dans la nuit, emportant un homme, sa fille et son meilleur ami vers un accident mortel. Au volant, l'« homme privilégié » justifie, dans un monologue soutenu, sa ferme conviction que la destruction volontaire est l'acte suprême de l'imagination poétique " E.O. Bel envoi autographe de John Hawkes.

A Paris, Chez Estienne Loyson, au Palais, à l'entrée de la Galerie des Prisonniers, au Nom de Iesus, 1662, 1 volume in-16 de 150x90mm environ, 1f.blanc, 6ff. (titre-frontispice gravé, titre avec vignette, epistre à Monseigneur le Comte de Saint Aignan, Madrigal signé Scaron, Privilège), 620 pages, 2ff. (table), reliure plein veau granité brun, dos à 4 nerfs portant orné de caissons à fleurons et titres dorés. Coins dénudés, trou et galerie de ver sur le premier plat, frottements sur les coiffes, petites taches d'encre anciennes p. 12-13 et p.20, petit trou dans le texte p. 102. Impression en italique sur papier légèrement jauni, mais en bon état.