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Seller Description: Exceptionally rare bound in jewelled binding, set with 37 jewels by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Quarto, reproduced from a manuscript illuminated by F. Sangorski G. & Sutcliffe, with miniatures after E. Geddes, original red straight-grained morocco, upper cover with central sunken oval green morocco panel and a Peacock with light green, blue, white, and brown morocco onlays, the Peacock with an outstretched tail with feathers intricately gilt with blue heart onlays, set with a circle of 31 gold and ... See More Details

Seller Description: The Works of Washington Irving: The Author's Autograph edition. Octavo, 40 volumes, uniformly bound in full morocco by the Knickerbocker Press, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with suede doublures and endleaves. One of 500 sets, this set contains a page of original manuscript by Irving tipped in to volume one of The Alhambra. In fine condition. An exceptional set. Washington Irving was a novelist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th ... See More Details

Seller Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo Signed first edition of rare English language Dutch edition of Irving's novel. The true first edition of Irving's novel, preceding the release of the US and UK editions. Author's SIGNED presentation to motorcycle legend Cook Neilson, who took the photo of Irving that was used for the dust jacket of the book: "For Stepp and Cook-with my appreciation and affection-John Irving, April 1, 1998." Together with AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by Irving on his stationery to ... See More Details

1998, Anthos ISBN-13: 9789041402844 Hard, Very Good

The Wild Muse BEST Granville, NY, USA

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Seller Description: Signed limited first edition of this work reproduced in color from the manuscript written and illuminated by Francis Sangorski & George Sutcliffe, number 247 of 550 copies signed by the publisher. Folio, bound in publisher's full vellum, front panel elaborately stamped in gilt in a peacock motif, gilt titles and a floral motif to the spine, brown gilt morocco lettering label, pictorial endleaves. With twelve full-page illustrations inserted throughout. In very good condition. The Rubáiyát is ... See More Details

Seller Description: First edition of Irving's fourth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page in a contemporary hand, "For John another world according to a water-method man, John Irving." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo Manso. A warm inscription linking Irving's second and fourth novel, the latter proving to be his breakthrough work. The World According To Garp is a comic and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the ... See More Details

Seller Description: First edition of the author's seventh novel and what many consider his finest. Octavo, original half gray cloth. Warmly signed by the author on the title page, "Merry Christmas John Irving." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. A Prayer for Owen Meany won high praise on publication for "Irving's powerful storytelling, his gift for creating memorable characters, his humor and his elemental emotional power" (Chronology of American Literature). "Irving's powerful ... See More Details

Seller Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. First edition, stated first printing. Signed by John Irving on the title page and inscribed to a former owner. Very Good or better, with light sunning along top and bottom edges, bumped corner, light edge wear, and a faint pink remainder mark to the bottom edge of the page block; front hinge slightly pulled. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket, with some chipping and edge wear. The author's first book, signed. See More Details

Seller Description: Near fine in fine jacket. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Dutton, (1978). First Edition Presentation copy to theater critic Howard Kissel. "For Howard whose fondness for this book-and understanding thereof-naturally warms my heart". His breakthrough book, with a lovely inscription. Near fine, with some light spotting on top edge. See More Details

Seller Description: Good. Joseph Jefferson Edition. A complete set of 40 volumes: number 209 of 250 sets. Octavos. Bound in original quarter parchment with parchment tips and light blue paper over boards, gilt spines and gilt tops. Illustrated throughout with hand-colored frontispiece plates, wood engravings, and numerous other plates. Signed by Joseph Jefferson in Volume 1. The spine backs are soiled and darkened, modest bowing to a few volumes, a few small tears at the spine tops, overall a good or better set. ... See More Details

Seller Description: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The Adelphi Company, New York. 1929. Xv, 245 pgs. Illustrated with graphs. Signed simply as "A Gift From the Author" on the FFEP. Third Printing. Ex-library with spine number present to the spine. Bound in green cloth with black titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelfwear present. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In economics, money illusion refers to the tendency of people to think of ... See More Details

Seller Description: BOOK NEAR FINE. JACKET VERY GOOD+ 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON a special, decorative bookplate. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. BEAUTIFUL, COLLECTIBLE COPY. Stated first printing. Irving's scarce, first novel. Great, collectible copy! See More Details

Seller Description: First edition of Irving's fourth and breakthrough novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John Irving in a contemporary hand on the half-title page, Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, small name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Leo Manso. An exceptional example. The World According To Garp is a comic and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation. A worldwide bestseller since its publication ... See More Details

Seller Description: First edition of his first book. Decorative bookplate SIGNED BY IRVING laid in. Fine in near fine to fine dust jacket with touch of minor wear and few light creases to corner of front flap. Housed in custom, molded clamshell case lettered in gilt on spine and with partial image from dust jacket embossed on front. See More Details

Seller Description: First edition of this collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to author and fellow National Book Award-winning novelist Peter Matthiessen and his wife, "For Peter & Maria-directing your attention to the 2nd piece of the collection first, the memoir called "The Imaginary Girlfriend, " but also wishing you a Merry Christmas (1995)-with love John Irving." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jeffrey Fisher. ... See More Details

Seller Description: Fine book in a fine slipcase. Signed by the author. 543 pages. First Edition. Irving's seventh novel. Loosely adapted for the 1998 film Simon Birch. The limited edition in brown cloth over ivory cloth, top edges gilt and ribbon bookmark, in brown cloth slipcase without dustjacket, as issued. Book and slipcase are both fine. One of 250 numbered copies (number 42) signed by Irving. See More Details

Seller Description: First edition of this iconic collection of photographs of flowers taken between 1967-1973. Quarto, original beige cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Irving Penn on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Am exceptional example. Irving Penn was an internationally known American photographer who became popular for his work in fashion photography. He worked at Vogue magazine, and he photographed for Issey Miayke and Clinique. His work serves as an example of excellent ... See More Details

Seller Description: Very Good. No Jacket. The advance reading copy of his fourth novel and breakthrough book, which went into numerous printings, became a multi-million copy bestseller and a National Book Award winner in its paperback release. The first printing of Garp was reported at 35, 000 copies; none of Irving's previous books had sold even 5, 000 copies, with one of them having had sales under 2000. Irving switched publishers for this book, and his new publisher decided to promote the novel heavily. After ... See More Details

1978, Dutton Softcover, Very Good

Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA HIGH Hadley, MA, USA

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Seller Description: Edition; Rev. and expanded. Physical description; xxxii, 985 p., [64] p. of plates: ill. (some col. ), map; 25 cm. Notes; SIGNED by the author. Map on lining papers. "'Hitler's War' was first published by The Viking Press in 1977; 'The War path' was published by The Viking Press and Michael Joseph Ltd. in 1979"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 840-943) and index. Subjects; Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945). World War, (1939-1945) — Germany. Heads of state — Germany — Biography. ... See More Details

Seller Description: Signed by Author(s) First edition thus (from the fourth edition translated by Edward Fitzgerald). Tall 8vo. Frontispiece, elaborately hand colored title page and 14 full page water colored plates, with gold highlights by Gilbert James; together with the same plates in b/w all on Japan vellum. Original 1/2 white vellum over gray boards. Very good. No other signatures or bookplates. Number 56 of 60 copies with the hand colored plates. Signed by the publishers. See More Details

Seller Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) A NEAR FINE FIRST EDITION IN DJ. SIGNED ON BOOKPLATE author's first book. See More Details

Seller Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 437 p. Audience: General/trade. First edition, first printing; light edgewear to otherwise bright unclipped dust jacket; VG+/VG+; bookplate signed by author adhered to front free endpaper See More Details

Seller Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo, 365pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with the Random House sequence to "2" as called for. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a bit of softness to the spine ends and a hint of toning to the top edge. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($6.95), has a touch of toning to the top edge that is so common with this white jacket but still bright and fresh with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. ... See More Details

Seller Description: First edition of Irving's third book. Octavo. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Merry Christmas, to Colin's Teacher, Mr. Gallivan...1975 John Irving." The recipient was John Irving's son Colin's teacher. Near fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. The darker vision and sexual ambiguities of this erotic, ironic tale about a ménage a quatre in a New England university town foreshadow those of The World According to Garp; but this ... See More Details

Seller Description: Good. Signed by the author. First Edition. See More Details

Seller Description: Near Fine/Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo., 437pp, Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Mild spine lean. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($10.95), has a tiny chips at the top tip and heel. Miniscule closed tear and a bit of wear at the crown. Still fresh and bright. Signed by the author on the title page. A very pretty collectable copy of this winner of the National Book Award and basis for the film ... See More Details