$
10.00
The Passing of Mother's Portrait
by Roswell M. Field
Limited edition printing -- #26 of 989 copies printed privately by Trovillion Private Press and hand SIGNED by Violet Trovillion!
This story was originally published in 1901. This edition was a private reprint in 1948.
The little blue hardback is in very good condition with only minor flaws: "1948" is written in pencil on the front cover. A small segment of the front illustrated endpage stuck to the opposite page and caused a tear.
by Roswell M. Field
Limited edition printing -- #26 of 989 copies printed privately by Trovillion Private Press and hand SIGNED by Violet Trovillion!
This story was originally published in 1901. This edition was a private reprint in 1948.
The little blue hardback is in very good condition with only minor flaws: "1948" is written in pencil on the front cover. A small segment of the front illustrated endpage stuck to the opposite page and caused a tear.
$
30.00
Blues
by John Hersey
Lovely gift for an avid fisherman. "Blues" is written and hand signed by John Hersey.
Published 1987 by The Franklin Library. Stated First Edition. Blue, genuine leather hardback. Gold colored page ends. Marbled endpages. Double-page color frontispiece illustration. Other black and white illustrations throughout. Like new! SOLD
by John Hersey
Lovely gift for an avid fisherman. "Blues" is written and hand signed by John Hersey.
Published 1987 by The Franklin Library. Stated First Edition. Blue, genuine leather hardback. Gold colored page ends. Marbled endpages. Double-page color frontispiece illustration. Other black and white illustrations throughout. Like new! SOLD
$
15.00
Littlejim's Gift: An Appalachian Christmas Story
by Gloria Houston
SIGNED FIRST EDITION in DUST JACKET!
Stated First Impression. Published by Philomel Books, copyright 1994. Signed and inscribed by the author: "For Ardin, who collects Christmas stories! Gloria Houston." Color illustrations by Thomas B. Allen.
Minor imperfections: Residue of a price sticker on spine. The inscription bled through a little onto the title page. A few small stray marks.
by Gloria Houston
SIGNED FIRST EDITION in DUST JACKET!
Stated First Impression. Published by Philomel Books, copyright 1994. Signed and inscribed by the author: "For Ardin, who collects Christmas stories! Gloria Houston." Color illustrations by Thomas B. Allen.
Minor imperfections: Residue of a price sticker on spine. The inscription bled through a little onto the title page. A few small stray marks.
$
25.00
The Happy Mountain
SIGNED by author Maristan Chapman!
Interesting novel written in Appalachian dialect. SOLD
SIGNED by author Maristan Chapman!
Interesting novel written in Appalachian dialect. SOLD
$
25.00
Kossack Laughter
SIGNED by author Fania Kruger!
Poems based on Kruger's experiences as a Jew in Russia, and later in America. SOLD
SIGNED by author Fania Kruger!
Poems based on Kruger's experiences as a Jew in Russia, and later in America. SOLD
$
25.00
The Glorious Adventure
SIGNED by author RICHARD HALLIBURTON, famous travel author. SOLD
SIGNED by author RICHARD HALLIBURTON, famous travel author. SOLD
$
35.00
Fighting Words: Stories and Cartoons by Members of the Armed Forces
Neat WWII book SIGNED and Inscribed by contributor John J. Lynch! In original dust jacket.
Published by J.B. Lippincott Company. SOLD
Neat WWII book SIGNED and Inscribed by contributor John J. Lynch! In original dust jacket.
Published by J.B. Lippincott Company. SOLD
$
100.00
Life and Poems of John Howard Bryant
by E.R. Brown and John Howard Bryant
SIGNED & INSCRIBED by poet John Howard Bryant, brother of famous poet William Cullens Bryant.
The incription reads, "Evelyn B Baldwin from John Howard Bryant, August 9th, 1900." Evelyn B. Baldwin is probably Evelyn Briggs Baldwin, a famous arctic explorer of the time. (His brother married Bryant's grand-niece.) Source: The Greene family and its branches from A.D. 861 to A.D. 1904 found at www.ebooksread.com.
VERY GOOD CONDITION. Early edition published in Princeton, Illinois by Streeter & Co., 1899. SOLD
by E.R. Brown and John Howard Bryant
SIGNED & INSCRIBED by poet John Howard Bryant, brother of famous poet William Cullens Bryant.
The incription reads, "Evelyn B Baldwin from John Howard Bryant, August 9th, 1900." Evelyn B. Baldwin is probably Evelyn Briggs Baldwin, a famous arctic explorer of the time. (His brother married Bryant's grand-niece.) Source: The Greene family and its branches from A.D. 861 to A.D. 1904 found at www.ebooksread.com.
VERY GOOD CONDITION. Early edition published in Princeton, Illinois by Streeter & Co., 1899. SOLD
$
100.00
Outlines of the Life of Shakespeare
by J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps, F.R.S.
HUGE green hardback published in 1885! Stated fifth edition.
Includes PERSONAL, HANDWRITTEN LETTER by the author attached inside front cover.
This book's binding will need to be repaired, because the spine cover is missing and the book is split into two sections. There is also rubbing and fraying on the edges and corners of the cover. The pages are bright and clean.
The handwritten letter is dated 2 June 1886, on his personal letterhead titled "Hollingbury Copse, Brighton." SOLD
by J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps, F.R.S.
HUGE green hardback published in 1885! Stated fifth edition.
Includes PERSONAL, HANDWRITTEN LETTER by the author attached inside front cover.
This book's binding will need to be repaired, because the spine cover is missing and the book is split into two sections. There is also rubbing and fraying on the edges and corners of the cover. The pages are bright and clean.
The handwritten letter is dated 2 June 1886, on his personal letterhead titled "Hollingbury Copse, Brighton." SOLD
$
54.00
The Old Order: Stories of the South
by Katherine Anne Porter
Vintage paperback SIGNED and inscribed by Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Anne Porter! SOLD
by Katherine Anne Porter
Vintage paperback SIGNED and inscribed by Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Anne Porter! SOLD
