1987Best.-Nr. 243634New York: Delacorte Press 1987. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Uncorrected Proof. In wrappers. Fine. Delacorte Press unknown books
1994Best.-Nr. 30972New York: Delacorte Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0385320515 . A smart first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with light bumped upper front corner in Very Good dust-jacket with moderate edgewear and soiling to front panel. SIGNED by author Joyce Sweeney to title page; Joyce Sweeney won the Delacourt Press Prize for Outstanding First Young Adult Novel with her first book. Shadow is a young adult mystery about ESP ; 8vo; 216 pages; FSA ; Signed by Author . Delacorte Press hardcover books
1998Best.-Nr. 30748New York: Delacorte Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 038532510x . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in Very Good dust-jacket with edge wear chipping and a couple of closed tears; The Spirit Window is a heartwarming story of a family's journey through grief. As they cope with the loss of their mother the siblings learn to love and cherish each other more deeply than they ever thought possible. And as they come to understand the power of forgiveness they find that the strength of their family lies in its ability to forgive itself.; 8vo; FSA . Delacorte Press hardcover books
Best.-Nr. WELLER9781964786162New. New book. unknown books
1928Best.-Nr. 817011928. Tasker Robert Joyce 1903-1944. Grimhaven. New York: A.A. Knopf 1928. 3 241 pp. Original cloth in worn dust jacket in a mylar covering. A large piece of front dust jacket missing and bound with tape. Author's presentation inscription "Love/ Len D. Owens Sr./ with sincere best wishes/ Robert Joyce Tasker/ Culver City- Feb. 17th 1930" to front free endpaper. Internally clean. $450. Robert Joyce Tasker was an American writer and screenwriter. While serving a five-year sentence for robbery in San Quentin Prison Tasker wrote this autobiographical account about his prison life Grimhaven. After his release the success of his book permitted Tasker to become a Hollywood screenwriter. In 1942 he relocated to Mexico City to work for various film producers. Len D. Owens was an advertising and billboard executive and the father of Academy award winning screenwriter Frances Marion. unknown books
1928Best.-Nr. 140944930New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1928. Signed by Robert Joyce Tasker on the half title upon his release from prison with the inscription "A new 'First Day' -- for those who know my career- a title with double meaning:- signed with sentiments rising but the situation well in hand. Robert Joyce Tasker at San Francisco!! Dec. 10 1929." An earlier handwritten note from Tasker while incarcerated is pasted onto the facing page. On pink paper it reads "You might paste this in your copy of Grimhaven-- Mr Eugene Plunkett -- signed Robert Joyce Tasker April 26th -1929- San Quentin Calif." Four newspaper articles about Tasker are pasted in at front with the former owner's explanations and notes written ink next to them. Second printing of the first edition. iv 241 3 pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt stamping. A Good only copy lacking jacket. Spine worn and frayed along ends glued down to spine offsetting from clippings. Former owner's bookplate on paste down San Francisco bookseller's ticket on rear paste down. A rare fan's copy of a popular memoir of life at San Quentin which the author was able to parlay into a successful screenwriting career. After relocating to Mexico City in 1942 he committed suicide by eating sleeping pills. A very unusual copy for being signed once while in prison once out. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1963Best.-Nr. 11091New York: Rolton House Publishers Inc 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. First Edition. Hardcover. 11 1/4" X 8 3/4". Unpaginated. Wear to paper over boards with rubbing toning and bumps to covers corners and edges. Small spot of what appears to be a burn mark at top edge of front cover. Text block is very loose in boards with connective string visible. Bottom 3" of text block have come loose from binding completely. A touch of dampstaining to bottom edges of pages. Pages are free of marks and notation. An admittedly worn intact copy of this 1963 illustrated children's book by Charles Tazewell. The Littlest Fridgit fails twice in his assignment to decorate a small village for Christmas but his sorrow makes possible the greatest reward a Fridgit can receive--a kiss from the Christmas Spirit.Publisher. 11 1/4" X 8 3/4". Unpaginated. Wear to paper over boards with rubbing toning and bumps to covers corners and edges. Small spot of what appears to be a burn mark at top edge of front cover. Text block is very loose in boards with connective string visible. Bottom 3" of text block have come loose from binding completely. A touch of dampstaining to bottom edges of pages. Pages are free of marks and notation. An admittedly worn intact copy of this 1963 illustrated children's book by Charles Tazewell. The Littlest Fridgit fails twice in his assignment to decorate a small village for Christmas but his sorrow makes possible the greatest reward a Fridgit can receive--a kiss from the Christmas Spirit.Publisher. Rolton House Publishers, Inc hardcover books
2004Best.-Nr. 9003867New York: Bulfinch 2004. 1st. Book fine Dust jacket fine. 87 duotone photographs. Bound in the publisher's original maroon cloth with the spine stamped in silver. Bulfinch hardcover books
1988Best.-Nr. 112806Boca Raton FL: Boca Raton Museum of Art 1988. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran March 24 through April 24 1988. Preface and introduction by Steven M. Carothers who also interviews Tenneson. Illustrated throughout with color and black and white images. A clean very near fine copy in photo-illustrated stapled wrappers. Boca Raton Museum of Art unknown books
2003Best.-Nr. 60563Boston: Bullfinch Press 2003. First Edition 2nd printing. 4to. pp. 151. profusely illus. cloth. dw. Bullfinch Press unknown books
2003Best.-Nr. 9025669Boston: Bulfinch 2003. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. With 103 tritone photographs. Bulfinch hardcover books
1997Best.-Nr. 115967Boston MA: Bulfinch Press - Little Brown and Company 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Essay by Anne Roiphe. Includes 100 of her ethereal photographs. A fine and tight copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed inscribed and dated by Tenneson in 1998 on the half title page. Bulfinch Press - Little, Brown and Company unknown books
1984Best.-Nr. 17737Boston: David R. Godine 1984. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by the author. Afterword by Philip K. Jason. Lovely compilation of 46 ethereal photographs by well-known fine arts photographer Tenneson. Most of the images feature babies mothers and women. In cream paper wrappers with black title to spine and photographic illustration to front panel. Minor wear to edges of wrappers. In very good condition. 77 pages. Quarto. PHOTO/042806. David R. Godine paperback books
2008Best.-Nr. 202352New York: Bulfinch Press 2008. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 159 pages. Retrospective monograph on American photographer Joyce Tenneson. Features an introduction by Vicki Goldberg. Includes 106 duotone and 4 color images. A clean very near fine copy in photo-illustrated boards with a small remainder mark to the bottom edge of the pages right near the spine and in a very near fine dust jacket. Bulfinch Press unknown books
1985Best.-Nr. 201063Toulouse: The Galerie 1985. Paperback. Good Ex art library with a sticker on the cover and on rear of last page and markings on rear cover; wraps are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean; binding is solid. White stapled wraps with bw photo-illustration and black lettering; 24 unnumbered pages; chiefly illustrations. Text in French. The Galerie paperback books
1981Best.-Nr. 201065Paris: The Galerie 1981. Paperback. VG Ex art library with sticker on front cover and inside rear cover and minimal markings; wraps are lightly edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean; binding is solid. White stapled wraps with bw illustration and black lettering; 12 unnumbered pp.; chiefly illustrations. Text in French and English. Created on the occasion of an exhibition held at Galerie Viviane Esders in Paris from April 25th to May 31st 1981. The Galerie paperback books
2000Best.-Nr. RTENLIG00drpBulfinch Press 2000. Very Good. Tenneson Joyce. Light Warriors. Boston: Bulfinch Press 2000. 110pp. Illustrated. 4to. Brown cloth. Book condition: Very good with small remainder mark on bottom edge. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with rubbed edges. Light toning on flap edges. Some very beautiful and ethereal photographs from one of the best known and respected photographers of our time. Bulfinch Press hardcover books
1984Best.-Nr. 101457Boston: David R. Godine 1984. First edition. Softcover. A nice look at her rather ethereal photographs. This is the simultaneous oversized wraps edition. A clean very good plus copy with some wear to the bottom front corner but internally very clean. A very presentable copy of this book. David R. Godine unknown books
1993Best.-Nr. 572126Boston: Bulfinch Press / Little Brown and Company 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Introduction by Vicki Goldberg. Interview by David Tannous. Quarto. 127pp. Very slightly cocked thus near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning and just a bit of rubbing. Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
2002Best.-Nr. UTENWIS00acmfBulfinch 2002. Fine. Tenneson Joyce. Wise Women. Boston: Bulfinch 2002. 141pp. 4to. Brown cloth. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with gentle bumping. Bulfinch hardcover books
2002Best.-Nr. 213848Boston MA: Bulfinch Press 2002. Fourth printing. Softcover. 143 pages. A collection of photographs and brief interviews of a wide range of women. Includes 85 tritone illustrations. A fine copy in French style wrappers. Signed by Tenneson on the front free endpaper. Bulfinch Press unknown books
2002Best.-Nr. 436876Boston: Little Brown / Bulfinch 2002. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Quarto. 143pp. Illustrated from portrait photographs. Fine in fine dustwrapper. A compilation of images of accomplished older women. Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes' copy with a packet of related ephemera including an invitation to the book launch party three Autographed Postcards Signed from Tenneson to Seldes an Autograph Letter Signed soliciting Seldes to be a subject she complied and is pictured on page 39 promotional material for the book an Autographed Note Signed to Seldes from another subject of the book actress Mimi Weddell pictured on page 107 and a couple of related photographs. Little, Brown / Bulfinch hardcover books
1997Best.-Nr. 110684Boston MA: Bulfinch Press - Little Brown and Company 1997. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Features an essay by Anne Roiphe. Includes 100 of Tenneson's ethereal photographs. A fine and tight copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed and dated by Tenneson in 1997 on the half title page. Bulfinch Press - Little, Brown and Company unknown books
1981Best.-Nr. 2827First Edition. 36 pp. text with illustrations. 8vo 8.5 x 5.5 outer wrappers with interior text block 6.75 x 5.5 in. Very good. Illus. wrappers with marginal handling marks. 2827 Illustrated poetry publication which has been cleverly designed with an overhanging cover utilized for interior typographical and layout purposes. Scarce. Zamani Productions paperback books
1973Best.-Nr. 535112San Jose: Firesign Press 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. A tiny sticker shadow on the half-title else fine in near fine toned jacket with a couple small tears. Signed by the author. African-American poet's scarce first book published by an obscure press. Firesign Press hardcover books