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1962rif. 605910Sydney: Robert Burton 1962. Unbound. Near Fine. Original Australian daybill movie poster for Stanely Kubrick's film adaptation of Lolita. Measuring approximately 13 ½" x 30". Creased twice from being folded for mailing as issued and some bumping to the corners with some very light toning to the margins still near fine with the illustration clean and bright. Features an illustration of Sue Lyon as Dolores "Lolita" Haze peering over her now iconic heart-shaped sunglasses. The poster states "The book is banned! How did they ever make a movie of Lolita" and at the bottom "Not suitable for children." A disclaimer that unintentionally though rather ironically highlights the misguided production of the film which Nabokov himself was ultimately unhappy with and which had traumatizing real-life consequences for the underage star of the film Sue Lyon who in an awful instance of life imitating art became entangled in a "relationship" with the film's producer a then 32 year-old James Harris. The bright and bold almost pop-art style of the illustration combined with its ironic subtext and unique format makes this an exceptionally novel piece. Robert Burton unknown books
1999rif. 005160London: Macmillan 1999 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Published in London by Macmillan in 1999. First Edition number sequence is printed on copyright page "1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2." True First Edition U.K. edition preceded the U.S. edition. This copy is SIGNED by the author on the title page. Book fine. DJ fine. DJ price reads "£17.99". We will provide a certificate of authenticity of this item. London: Macmillan, 1999 hardcover books
2001rif. 13082New York: Clarion Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0395978270 . A beautiful first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; Author Linda Sue Parks won the 2002 Newbery Medal for this juvenile fiction book describing a young Korean orphan boy named Tree Ear who longs to become a master potter like his hero Min who creates the beautiful celadon masterpieces ; 8vo . Clarion Books hardcover books
rif. 5295Complete SIGNED Set of the Kinsey Millhone Myteries A-Y; All books in Near Fine to Fine condition save E VG/NF. All books SIGNED by Grafton. A beautiful set of these mystery novels starring the iconic Kinsey Millhone; uncommon all signed in collectible condition and all together. All books in near fine to fine condition and all in the first printings with these exceptions: A and B are 12th printings; C is an 8th printing; D is inscribed; E shows toning to the pages with advanced age-spotting to the first 20 pages or so; F is an inscribed 8th printing; I is an inscribed price clipped copy; N has a previous owner's name to the front free paper; Y is signed to a bookplate. Overall an outstanding collection of this seminal series; a must have for the modern mystery collector! No book remaindered not ex-library; will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box. Additional shipping charges will apply. Henry Holt & Co hardcover books
1986rif. 500993New York: Henry Holt 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket with faintest toning. Third Kinsey Millhone mystery. Henry Holt hardcover books
1987rif. 285806New York: Henry Holt 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication. Henry Holt hardcover books
1985rif. 39888New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1985. First printing. Fine in fine jacket. Signed first edition of the second Kinsey Millhone book in which the hard-boiled Santa Teresa private detective investigates a missing person case. Grafton hit her stride in this second book crystallizing the traits that made A IS FOR ALIBI so good: crisply drawn characters a steady raising of stakes and a sense of increasing momentum towards the inevitable conclusion - all overseen by the Kinsey Millhone in the fictional version of Santa Barbara California. The particular personality of Grafton's no-nonsense detective has spurred literary descendants across genres from thrillers to urban fantasy. 8'' x 5.25''. Original quarter red cloth grey paper boards silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped $14.95 red and black dust jacket with illustration by Linda M. Benson. 10 229 1 pages. Signed by Grafton in black felt pen on title page. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown books
1982rif. 18785New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. The first edition first printing of "A" is for Alibi by Sue Grafton. Octavo 10 274pp 2. Metallic red title on spine with original gray boards. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page with a full number line. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper faint bookplate remnant on front pastedown. In the publisher's first state dust jacket $12.95 retail price on front flap touch of shelf wear short closed tear along top edge of front panel a bright near fine example. This was the debut mystery novel from Sue Grafton part of a future "Alphabet Mystery Series." The first edition had a print run of 7500 copies. Holt, Rinehart and Winston hardcover books
1985rif. 315503New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1985. First edition. 228 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's quarter red cloth and gray boards spine stamped in silver in fine unclipped pictorial dust jacket. Laid into a quarter red morocco clamshell box by Asprey. About fine. First edition. 228 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed and signed by Grafton on the title-page. "For Terry/ Sue Grafton. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown books
1845rif. 217703Paris: Paulin 1845. hardcover. very good. 83 plates and numerous text illustrations by Gavarni occasional light foxing. 4 volumes tall 8vo later 1/2 burgundy morocco. Paris: Paulin 1845. Very Good . Houfe 314. Paulin unknown books
1900rif. 92976Boston:: Francis A. Niccolls & Co. Very Good. 1900. Hardcover. Complete in twenty volumes: The Mysteries of Paris in six volumes The Wandering Jew in six volumes The Seven Caridinal Sins in seven volumes and The Knight of Malta. Illustrated with etchings by Mercier Bicknell Poiteau and Adrian Marcel. Translated from the French. Limited Edition de Luxe: This set is number 2 of 1000. Octavos bound in brick red cloth with paper labels on the spines top edges gilt. Light shelf wear and aging else all volumes are very good. No dust jackets. Bindings are sound. . Francis A. Niccolls & Co., hardcover books
1967rif. 40093New York: The MacMillan Company 1967. First printing. About fine in fine jacket. Signed first edition of Grafton's first novel a work of literary fiction preceding her 'Alphabet' mysteries by well over a decade. KEZIAH DANE follows a single mother widowed by a devastating flood and a traveling con artist whose intrusion on the Dane family leads to a violent confrontation. A beautiful copy. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original red cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Blue-gray topstain. In original unclipped $4.95 dust jacket illustrated by Andy Virgil. pages. Signed by Grafton on title page. Very faint markings to front endpaper. Minimal shelfwear. The MacMillan Company unknown books
1973rif. 40098London: Sphere Books Limited 1973. First printing. Very good plus. Signed first paperback edition and movie tie-in edition of the second and scarcer of Grafton's two mainstream literary novels. First published in hardcover in 1969 Grafton's second published novel preceded her Kinsey Millhone mysteries by more than a decade. THE LOLLY-MADONNA WAR is a gritty tale of violent Tennessee hill-country family feuding that ends in a shower of gunfire and blood: powerfully attractive themes and imagery for 1970s Hollywood. The novel was consequently adapted into the film LOLLY-MADONNA XXX in 1973 by director Richard Sarafian with a screenplay co-written by Grafton and starring Rod Steiger Jeff Bridges and Gary Busey. Only published in the U.K; rare in any edition particularly signed. 7'' x 4.25''. Original color photographic wrappers. 159 1 pages. Bookseller ink stamps to inside front cover and front endpaper. Signed by Grafton on title page. Light corner creasing to front cover; small scuffed spot and faint soil to rear cover. Spine lightly sunned. Minor foxing to a few pages. Housed in custom gilt-stamped brown leather clamshell case. Sphere Books Limited unknown books
rif. 2105005Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. first. hardcover. fine/fine. Signed first edition as stated on copyright page and with number line from 1-10. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown books
1982rif. 1308096Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. A near fine first edition first printing one corner slightly bumped in a fine dust jacket with the original price of $12.95 present signed by Grafton on a laid in bookplate. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Complete row of numbers and First Edition stated on the copyright page. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston hardcover books
1982rif. 39487New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. First printing. Fine in fine jacket. Signed first edition a gorgeous copy introducing Grafton's beloved Kinsey Millhone a hard-up detective in Southern California. The title for the first book in Grafton's famous Alphabet Series was inspired by reading THE GASHLYCRUMB TINIES a detail that captures the tone of black levity that has partly made the series so popular. Kinsey Millhone bears many characteristics of a classic noir detective but with a feminist update: she would become a model for many heroines to come in the following decades not only in mystery but in urban fantasy and beyond. Really a great copy desirable signed. 8'' x 5.25''. Original grey paper boards metallic red-lettered spine. In original unclipped $12.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 10 274 2 pages. Signed by Grafton in black felt pen on title page. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown books
1952rif. 140945024San Francisco: Acme Publishing Co 1952. First Edition. Very Good. First edition first printing. Signed by Sue Bailey Thurman diagonal across the title page. Publisher's original comb-bound yellow stiff wraps printed in brown. Very Good with moderate wear and light soiling to wraps. Sue Bailey Thurman was an African American author lecturer historian and civil rights activist. She was the first non-white student to earn a bachelor's degree in music from Oberlin College Ohio. She briefly taught at the Hampton Institute in Virginia before becoming involved in international work with the YWCA in 1930. Acme Publishing Co unknown books
rif. CA08B-00188Publications International Ltd. Collectible - Good. Lincolnwood Illinois: Publications International Ltd. 2000. 1st printing. 4to hardcover plastic and board book. Unpaginated and fully illustrated. Blue phone included. Requires 3 AG-13 batteries. Good book. 8 of the 12 buttons make sounds but don't operate as they should. Unsure with new batteries. The other buttons work as intended. The book corners are worn especially to the rear which also has a 1" scrape radiating out from it. The interior is free of markings. Sesame Street Toy Sound Book Inquire if you need further information. Publications International, Ltd. hardcover books
1921rif. 198825Paris: Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française 1921. Limited to 500 copies. Paperback. Good with soiling to covers; clean break in text block at pages 62/63. Contents are crisp and clean light dampstain and discoloration to base 1.5" of rear cover and just a hint on pass through to the final few sheets. Very light to moderate dampstaining evident from beginning on page 20 extending almost to the text line and then disappears by page 29;.begins again at page 46 stops at page 58; lightest of dampstain extending towards image on page 87; light dampstaing begins again at base of page 113 stops by 119; begins again at 129 stops at 132; though unfortunate these blemishes do not distract from the quality and clarity of the images and letterpresas sheets. Original thick card wraps with printed title and blank spine. Measures 20.45" x 14.6". 148 pp followed by colophon stating amongst other things that this is copy No. 45. Profusely illustrated with etchings color plates and lithographs and other engravings. A beautiful publication with stunning Art Deco imagery and abundance. Illustrations are signed: R. de la Fresnaye; Jacques Villon sc.; Paul Vera sc.; lithography by Marchizet Paris.Title printed in red and black. The plates wood engravings intaglio engravings and lithographs by Paul Véra Roger de la Fresnaye André Mare Louis Süe Marie Laurencin Jean-Émile Laboureur Dunoyer de Segonzac and others count in the pagination. A stunning production sold with all faults which are minor but noteworthy none-the-less. Includes a detailed index at rear his publication includes elements of fine art decorative arts and architectural design. Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française paperback books
rif. 315504New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. First edition first state. 274 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's gray boards stamped in red foil pictorial dust jacket unclipped and with price of "$12.95" and 0482 at bottom of flap. Very light soiling to jacket. Fine copy in a red quarter morocco clamshell box. First edition first state. 274 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The first title in the acclaimed and long-running series of mysteries by Sue Grafton 1940-2017. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Grafton on the title page: "For Philip - Yours until Z is for 'Zero' - Sue Grafton 10-7-84. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown books
1921rif. 24631Paris: Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Francaise 1921. First edition. 148 2 pages. 52 x 38 cm. Limited edition copy 462 of 500. Illustrated with etchings engravings and lithographs by Paul Vera Roger de la Fresnaye Andre Mare Louis Sue Marie Laurencin Jean-Emile Laboureur Dunoyer de Segonzac and others. An important and significant work on interior design and architecture published during the Art Deco era the superb plates are largely engraved by Jacques Villon. After the War Sue and Mare designed the victory celebrations in Paris to memorialize the end of the War. They co-founded the Compagnie des Arts Francais manufacturing Art Deco furniture and interior decorations including wallpaper tapestries silverware and ceramics. Sue was also a very successful architect for example designing the industrial town of Lens-Mericourt the year after this work was published. André-Charles Mare was a French painter and textile designer and co-founder of the Company of French Art in 1919. He was a designer of colorful textiles and was one of the founders of the Art Deco movement. Interior contents generally clean. All plates with tissue guards. Slight toning to front cover perimeters. Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Francaise unknown books
1942rif. 140947577Yellow Springs OH: The Antioch Press 1942. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition first printing. Signed by Virginia Simmons on the front free endpaper and inscribed "For Princess Red Rock With warmest regards! Virginia Simmons." Princess Red Rock also known as Wah Nese Red Rock was a Canadian Native American singer and activist she sang at both Harry Truman and Frank D. Roosevelt's inaugurations and in 1947 during Truman's dedication of the Everglades National Park. Bound in publisher's blue cloth lettered in white. 79pp. Very Good with light edge wear mottling to cloth. Offsetting and spotting to endsheets. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with toning light soiling and edge wear foxing to blindside. A scarce prose collection from African American poet Virginia Simmons. Simmons graduated from Bennett College and served as their Dean of Students during the 1941-1942 school year. Foreword by Sue Bailey Thurman a political activist and the first non-white student to earn a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College. The Antioch Press unknown books
1952rif. 140944939San Francisco: Acme Publishing Co 1952. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first printing. A fantastic association copy signed by Sue Bailey Thurman in the year of publication and warmly inscribed "For Alfred G. Fisk native son and pioneer for whom I am indebted for my deep love of California." Alfred G. Fisk was the catalyst for Sue Bailey Thurman's time spent living in California. Fisk a white philosophy professor at San Francisco City College now SF State and a local Presbyterian minister started to meet with colleagues to discuss how they could best bridge the divide "of understanding among the varied races cultures and faiths presented in American society." He envisioned a church where both black and white could pray together seamlessly as equals and reached out to Sue Bailey Thurman's husband Howard a Black theologian who was the Dean of Chapel at Howard University in Washington D.C. Fisk asked if Thurman could recommend a student or colleague for a co-pastor role at the church he was envisioning. "We don't want the church to be in any sense run by whites 'for' Negroes" Fisk wrote to Howard Thurman on Oct. 15 1943. "It should be of and by and for both groups. . We are committed to a real equality between the races in all aspects of church organization" Fisk continued. "The boards of the church the choir the Sunday School and its staff will all be of mixed character. The co-pastors will have absolutely equal status and will alternate Sundays in preaching and in taking other parts of the service." Ultimately it was Howard himself who filled that role as preacher at what would be called The Church For the Fellowship of All Peoples. And it was with his prominence that the church quickly gained popularity and even gained members from afar who couldn't attend services including former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. While in San Francisco Sue Bailey Thurman led the church's Intercultural Committee and co-led a delegation to one of the earliest UNESCO conferences convened in Paris in 1949. Publisher's original comb-bound yellow stiff wraps printed in brown. Near Fine with light wear and toning to wraps. Acme Publishing Co unknown books
1969rif. 08408London: Peter Owen Limited 1969. First Edition. Fine/About Fine. Small Octavo. SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE BY SUE GRAFTON without personalization. Signing witnessed by bookseller Charles Parkhurst. Bound in original orange boards spine lettered in gilt; pictorial dust jacket with price in pounds sterling on front flap. Author's second and rarest book. Only two copies show in the auction records. A beautiful copy with small owner address label on front end paper and date stamp on front pastedown. Armorial bookplate is laid in. Includes: the original publisher's contract for "The Lolly-Madonna War" a completely typed agreement with Peter Owen Ltd. of London dated December 10 1968. Three legal-sized pages of typscript outlining rights royalties advance etc. The contract is SIGNED "Sue Grafton Schmidt." Some creasing to the thin paper with a chip in the margin of the first two pages from a removed staple. The source of the 1970's movie "Lolly-Madonna XXX" starring Rod Steiger. Robert Ryan and Jeff Bridges. Since Grafton decided not to publish the book in the U.S. and never allowed it to be reprinted this is the only contract ever signed for this early effort. Peter Owen Limited hardcover books
1958rif. 140944938Washington D.C.: Corporate Press 1958. First Edition. Good. First edition first printing. Signed and inscribed by Sue Bailey Thurman and warmly inscribed to a former owner. Original publisher's stiff orange wraps printed in black with black plastic comb binding. Good with soiling and wear to wraps paint stains to front cover and plastic comb. One tooth is broken on the comb binding and the wraps are detached edges at several teeth. Pages toned and with occasional creases. Instead of being arranged by course for the chef recipes are instead arranged according to the calendar year linking dishes with famous people and African American traditions celebrating black culture and foreshadowing the notion of "black pride" for up-and-coming authors. A project by the National Council of Negro Women whose mission was to "encourage and effect the participation of Negro women in civic political and economic and educational activities and institutions." The NCNW compiled the favorite recipes of members from seven regional councils. Signed copies are very scarce. Corporate Press unknown books
