Search Results
- Topic: Signed
Matches 1-20 of 36681
An 8" x 10" photograph of a young Luce INSCRIBED "For 'America Speaks to Poland'/with profound admiration/and sympathy" and SIGNED "Clare Booth Luce." Luce was a playwright, journalist, congresswoman, and author of THE WOMEN, made into a movie starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Bette Midler. She once said, "If God wanted us to think with our wombs, why did he give us a brain?" more information
Price: 100.00 USD
Westminster: 1926.
Limited to 80 copies, printed on parchment vellum. Signed by the editor, artists and publisher. Typography and binding produced by Cyril W. Beaumont. This was the 25th work of the press. Nice tight copy. more information
Price: 150.00 USD
Ann Arbor:
Brief SIGNED letter about a bronze in the Museum of Modern Art. more information
Price: 45.00 USD
New York: Random House, (1994).
Advance Reading Copy in decorated wraps. The first page, which contained the Random House catalogue copy describing the book and the author, has been excised, reportedly at the author's request. SIGNED by Irving on the title page. Apparently these signed copies were given to the Random House sales force for promotional use only after Irving insisted that the first page be removed. more information
Price: 100.00 USD
Apparently clipped from a larger piece as it is an odd size (6-1/2" x 2"). In full: "p.s. I do not like this pipe, but cannot put my hand on other & better photos at present." SIGNED at the top. more information
Price: 100.00 USD
29 Dec. [1828].
AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT FRAGMENT by De Quincey of @1200 words, two pages on both sides of a sheet of paper (7-1/2" x 12-1/4") from an unknown work but titled in pencil in another hand "Battle of Taunton," unsigned. Accompanied by an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED from De Quincey on two sides of a small sheet of paper dated Saturday, December 27, "Porteus's Lodgings," which dates the letter from the winter of 1828 into the spring of 1829. De Quincey comments on the ill health of his wife and daughter and offers an apology, mentioning in the process John Wilson ("Christopher North") of... more information
Price: 3000.00 USD
NEW YORK: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1976.
A murder mystery set in Victorian England "in which horror is interwoven with humor, and those indomitable detectives, Cribb and Thackeray, are pitted against adversaries as cunning as they are evil..."Light wear to extremities. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Shelf-and edge-wear to dust jacket, which bears original $6.95 price (covered with a small sticker) Signed (name only) on title page. more information
Price: 35.00 USD
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956.
Early but not first printing. An account of Macarthur's life from his time in the Philippines through the surrender of Japan to his recall from the Korean War and what he did afterward. SIGNED by the General on the front endpaper. Usually found signed by the author as well, this is an uncommon example with just MacArthur's signature. more information
Price: 500.00 USD
n.p: Unicorn Press, (1970).
Copy #32 of only 50 numbered copies bound in cloth and SIGNED by the poet on the colophon page. Contains the first publication in a book of "They Feed They Lion." more information
Price: 350.00 USD
New York: Pantheon, (1998).
Folio (9-1/2" x 11-3/4") bound in black cloth. Introduction by Toni Morrison and afterword by Meyer Schapiro, the only text in this absolutely stunning collection of color photographic portraits, mostly of street people, which Schapiro says "bring to mind some of the greatest painted portraits." Using high-resolution digital equipment, Bergman created his own color separations for these photographs which were taken with a simple 35 mm camera, amateur film, no tripod, and no special lighting. Of this, his first book, Morrison states, "Occasionally there arises an event or a moment that one knows immediately will forever mark a place in... more information
Price: 450.00 USD
New York: Macmillan, 1949.
Tenth printing of Michener's first book, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to the actor who created the role of Capt. George Brackett in the original Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical: "To Martin Wolfson,/In a character that does/not appear in this book, you/catch the precise & wonderful/spirit of what I was trying to/do. I have been deeply impressed/by your art & your sympathetic/understanding. It's been great/fun knowing you & watching your/performances./Your admirer, /James A. Michener." Michener's inscription takes up most of the front endpaper, but just above it is another inscription to Wolfson that we... more information
Price: 2500.00 USD
New York: Atheneum, 1972.
A powerful and early collection by Levine, issued only in softcover. SIGNED by the poet on the half-title page. more information
Price: 250.00 USD
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, (1965).
Fourth Printing of Reagan's first book. Illustrated with photographs. Written prior to Reagan's successful 1966 run for Governor of California, this book recounts Reagan's career in Hollywood. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the late President on the front endpaper: "To Helen ---/With Best Wishes /Ronald Reagan." more information
Price: 1850.00 USD
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1968).
Illustrated with photographs. Edited by James MacGregor Burns with commentary by Ralph Ellison, McGeorge Bundy, and others. This copy is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the President to Jean and Bob Benjamin on the page before the title page bearing the printed quote beginning "Sometimes I have been called a seeker of 'consensus." Laid in is a small envelope with the imprint "The White House" inside of which is a calling card with the imprint "The President." more information
Price: 1000.00 USD
Fine 7-3/4" x 9-3/4" studio portrait by Pinchot of New York of the brooding O'Neill INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the four-time Pulitzer Prize Winner to his wife: "To Carlotta--/with all my love,/Sweetheart!/Gene/Feb. '35," the year before O'Neill became the first American playwright to win the Nobel Prize. Signed photographs of O'Neill are distinctly uncommon. This is perhaps the finest in existence. Accompanied by a 6-1/2" x 8-3/4" Carl Van Vechten photograph of Carlotta O'Neill with Van Vechten's ink stamp identification on the rear and red ink annotations. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front of the photograph by Carlotta "To Dorothy... more information
Price: 25000.00 USD
Superb 7-1/2" x 9-1/2" photographic portrait of a stern-looking, just short of a smile Mencken INSCRIBED by him "Jack [?],/with best regards" and SIGNED in 1937. The photograph is not credited but is likely by Pinchot as we have seen one other similar image that was not signed. Mencken is scarce in signed photographs. more information
Price: 3000.00 USD
An 8" x 10" black-and-white portrait of the author of FROM HERE TO ETERNITY and THE THIN RED LINE in a suit and tie standing before a part of his book collection and holding an open book. INSCRIBED (possibly in another hand) and SIGNED by the author at the top of the photograph. Accompanied by a TYPED LETTER SIGNED forwarding the photograph. more information
Price: 650.00 USD
Fine 8" x 10" engraving on heavy paper by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of Carter. SIGNED below the image in full as "Jimmy Carter." more information
Price: 200.00 USD
Wonderful 8" x 10" photograph of Keller seated on a couch with her companion Polly Thomson, the two facing slightly toward each other and clasping right hands, a dog at their feet. With a fine INSCRIPTION at the bottom half of the photo: "To: Dr. William C. Still/with memories of a fas-/cinating experience." SIGNED by Keller in her typical pencil and by Thomson in ink and dated by Keller "January 20th 1947." The experience Keller refers to is an electroencephalographic study done of her by Dr. Still, the results of which were published in the May 1947 issue of ARCHIVES... more information
Price: 2500.00 USD
A large 10-3/4" x 14" and fairly early formal portrait of a pensive Lewis staring down at his typewriter by Underwood & Underwood of Washington, D.C. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the subject vertically on his suit down the left side: "To Leo Hessler with the fraternal greetings of Sinclair Lewis Washington Oct. 26 1926." Signed photographs by Lewis are uncommon, those of this quality and size are virtually unheard of. more information
Price: 3500.00 USD
