Miscellaneous Collectible Books, Many Signed

Peter Matthiessen. The Snow Leopard. Signed Proof

Poul Anderson & Gordon Dickson. Earthman's Burden. Signed.

Lewis Carroll. A List of the Writings of Lewis Carroll [Charles L. Dodgson] in the Library at Dorny

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Miscellaneous Collectible Books, Many Signed

Ruth R. Hirsch

An offering of an interesting group of scarce & collectible books many signed, some with original drawings.

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Capt. F.E.S. Adair. A Summer in the High Asia. Being a Record of Sport and Travel in Baltistan and: [No place]: John Culler & Sons, 1994. 8vo; 277pp; tipped in map; illustrated; gilt lettered leather over boards; fine in slipcase. Limited to 500 numbered copies. One of the "Asian Series".

0001: Capt. F.E.S. Adair. A Summer in the High Asia. Being a Record of Sport and Travel in Baltistan and

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$75

$200

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Poul Anderson & Gordon Dickson. Earthman's Burden. Signed.: New York: Gnome Press, 1957. 8vo; 182pp + [3]; illustrated. First edition. Text lightly darkened, otherwise fine in jacket. Presentation copy, with an original pen & ink drawing, SIGNED by Anderson.

0002: Poul Anderson & Gordon Dickson. Earthman's Burden. Signed.

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$250

$750

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John Barth. Todd Andrews to the Author. Signed: Northridge: Lord John Press, 1979. 8vo; bound in pebbled cloth; fine copy in clam shell box. Limited to 50 numbered copies SIGNED by Barth.

0003: John Barth. Todd Andrews to the Author. Signed

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$100

$300

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David Bowie. I Am Iman. Signed.: New York: Universe Publishing, 2001. 4to; pictorial boards; illustrated. Fine with original plastic cover. First edition. SIGNED with a dated presentation by Iman.

0004: David Bowie. I Am Iman. Signed.

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$100

$250

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Ray Bradbury. Death Has Lost It's Charm for Me. Signed, Limited Edition: Northridge: Lord John Press, 1987. Tall 8vo; bound in leather backed boards; illustrated with photographs; fine in clam shell box. One of only 26 lettered copies, SIGNED by Bradbury.

0005: Ray Bradbury. Death Has Lost It's Charm for Me. Signed, Limited Edition

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$350

$850

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Reginald Bretnor, translator. Moncrif's Cats. Les Chats de Francois Augustin Paradis de Moncrif.: London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1961. Tall 8vo; red cloth with blue spine and edge; with ten illustrations by Coypel from the edition of 1727; fine copy. Limited to 400 copies, of which this is one of

0006: Reginald Bretnor, translator. Moncrif's Cats. Les Chats de Francois Augustin Paradis de Moncrif.

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$150

$350

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Reg Bretnor. The Complete Feghoot. The Many Lives of Histories Punniest Space-Time Traveller.: Baltimore: The Mirage Press, 1975. Small 8vo; illustrated by Tim Kirk; fine in pictorial card covers; first edition, limited to 2000 copies, of which this is one of 1000 in sewn paper. With a warm

0007: Reg Bretnor. The Complete Feghoot. The Many Lives of Histories Punniest Space-Time Traveller.

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$150

$500

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Charles Bukowski. Reach for the Sun. Selected Letters 1978-1994, Volume 3. Limited to 26 copies: Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1999. 8vo; bound in color decorative boards; fine copy. Limited to 376 copies handbound in boards; this is one of 26 lettered copies containing an original serigraph

0008: Charles Bukowski. Reach for the Sun. Selected Letters 1978-1994, Volume 3. Limited to 26 copies

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$100

$300

Roald Dahl. Some Time Never. A Fable for Supermen. First novel: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. 8vo; boards; decorative jacket; near fine copy. First American edition.

0009: Roald Dahl. Some Time Never. A Fable for Supermen. First novel

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$150

$350

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Bessie Evans & May Evans. American Indian Dance Steps. Goldwater copy: New York: 1931. 4to; illustrated with color plates and music scores; very good copy. First edition. From the Barry Goldwater Collection with his bookplate.

0010: Bessie Evans & May Evans. American Indian Dance Steps. Goldwater copy

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$50

$150

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Harrison Fisher. A Dream of Fair Women. Fine, Bright copy: Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1907. 4to; cloth with a color pictorial label upper cover; illustrated with 22 color plates by Fisher, and decorations by B. Stetson Crawford. Former owners signature on

0011: Harrison Fisher. A Dream of Fair Women. Fine, Bright copy

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$75

$150

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WM. Gilkerson. Maritime Arts. Paintings, Drawings, Scrimshaw. Signed: Salem: The Peabody Museum of Salem, 1981. 4to; 75pp; color pictorial card covers; illustrated throughout; covers with some slight discoloration, otherwise near fine. First edition, limited to 2000

0012: WM. Gilkerson. Maritime Arts. Paintings, Drawings, Scrimshaw. Signed

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$125

$250

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Barry Goldwater association. Cow Country. The West-Today and Yesterday in Cartoons [WITH] More Cow: Tucson: The Arizona Daily Star, 1959 & Tucson: Twin Palms Publishing, 1971. Both volumes illustrated by Tom Ellinwood. First editions. Very good copies in pictorial card covers. Both volumes

0013: Barry Goldwater association. Cow Country. The West-Today and Yesterday in Cartoons [WITH] More Cow

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$125

$250

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Edwin & Irma Grabhorn. Twelve Wood-Block Prints of Kitagawa Utamaro. Illustrating the Process of: San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1965. Folio; cloth backed decorative boards; illustrated with numerous color paintings, each with a descriptive leaf. Limited to 450 copies printed at The

0014: Edwin & Irma Grabhorn. Twelve Wood-Block Prints of Kitagawa Utamaro. Illustrating the Process of

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$135

$350

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Mark Greenia. Living from the Heart. Exploring Subtle Energy in the New Millennium, Blending: Bloomington: Unlimited Publishing, 2002. Apparent first edition, issued in color pictorial card covers. Covers lightly rubbed, otherwise very good. Inscribed by the author, SIGNED and dated 2004.

0015: Mark Greenia. Living from the Heart. Exploring Subtle Energy in the New Millennium, Blending

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$75

$150

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Kate Greenaway. Kate Greenaway Pictures from Originals Presented by Her to John Ruskin and other: London: Frederick Warne, 1921. Large 4to; cloth backed heavy boards; frontispiece portrait of Greenaway and numerous tipped in color illustrations by Greenaway, each with a captioned tissue guard.

0016: Kate Greenaway. Kate Greenaway Pictures from Originals Presented by Her to John Ruskin and other

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$300

$750

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George Gruhn & Walter Carter. Acoustic Guitars and other Fretted Instruments. A Photographic: San Francisco: Miller Freeman, 1993. 4to; boards; color pictorial jacket; illustrated; a few pages with a slight crease at lower right corner, otherwise a near fine copy. First edition. Presentation

0017: George Gruhn & Walter Carter. Acoustic Guitars and other Fretted Instruments. A Photographic

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$100

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Will James. Cowboys North and South. Dust jacket: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. Large 8vo; pictorial boards; numerous illustrations by James; original pictorial jacket, slightly chipped at edges; front inner hinge cracked, otherwise a

0018: Will James. Cowboys North and South. Dust jacket

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$150

$300

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Diane Keaton. Clown Paintings. Signed: New York: 2002. 4to; color pictorial boards; with numerous color illustrations; fine in jacket. First edition. Presentation copy SIGNED by Keaton.

0019: Diane Keaton. Clown Paintings. Signed

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$150

$350

L. Bruce Kekule. Wildlife in the Kingdom of Thailand. Signed: Bangkok: 1999. Large 4to; color pictorial boards; illustrated with numerous color photographs; front cover with one small abrasion, otherwise fine in jacket. First edition, second printing.

0020: L. Bruce Kekule. Wildlife in the Kingdom of Thailand. Signed

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$75

$200

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Elmore Leonard. A Coyote's in the House. Signed: New York: Harper Collins, 2004. 8vo; cloth backed boards; illustrated; fine in jacket. First printing. SIGNED by Leonard on the title page.

0021: Elmore Leonard. A Coyote's in the House. Signed

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$30

$75

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Leonard Maltin & Richard Bann. Our Gang. The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Signed: New York: 1977. 4to; illustrated with numerous photographs; color pictorial card covers, lightly worn and rubbed. First edition, later printing. Half title with a warm presentation signed your

0022: Leonard Maltin & Richard Bann. Our Gang. The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Signed

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$300

$750

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W. Somerset Maugham. Strictly Personal. First edition: London: William Heinemann, 1942. 12mo; cloth with gilt lettered spine; decorative jacket; jacket worn at edges and corners, some offsetting, short note on front end paper, title page and frontispiece

0023: W. Somerset Maugham. Strictly Personal. First edition

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$20

$75

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Susan Meyer. Norman Rockwell's World War II Impressions from the Home Front. Signed: USAA: 1991. Folio; bound in leather over boards; with numerous color & b/w illustrations by Norman Rockwell. Deluxe edition SIGNED by both Meyer and General McDermott on the title page. Fine copy in

0024: Susan Meyer. Norman Rockwell's World War II Impressions from the Home Front. Signed

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$300

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