Search Results: Signed first editions of for my people

Francis Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Signed and Inscribed By Author on half-title page: "To Janet Fiske, It was so funny seeing you in Florida with my boays and Frank - best wishes and affection - Bethine Church = Sept./03

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1994-08-30. Hardcover. Very Good. 1994 signed first edition, Alfred A. Knopf (NY), 9 7/8 x 11 1/4 inches tall pictorial hardbound in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, copiously illustrated in full color, 64 pp. Boldly signed by the author on the title page. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a like dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Number line on copyright page: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Card laid in from August 1995 reception in East Hampton, New York, where the author signed this copy. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~LL~ Striking portraits, biographical sketches, personal reminiscences, and collage paintings chronicle the historical evolution of jazz from the perspective of forty African-American musicians who played key roles in its creation. Morgan Monceaux is a painter, singer, performance… Read More

Adelaide: The Author. Very Good. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0858640848 . Gift inscription ffep with bookplate label blank signed by May Douglas and her signature on title page under M S Douglas with newspaper review of book loosely inserted. Dr Frank Douglas was a doctor in Victor Harbour, South Australia from 1902-1964. B/w photo with names of players in Intercolonial Lacrosse Match, Victoria vs South Australia 1897. 250gms weight; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Inscribed and signed by the Author and with a signed drawing of a dog by Atchison.
Kestrel Books series.

Harper, February 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible (VG)/Very Good. Signed. First. VG/VG. signed in gold pen to full title page. Promotional postcard laid in

Verse. (Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Kestrel Books: 1980) First Edition. ISBN 0 7226 5645 9. Boards (that is, hard covers) pp. 64 (240 x 158 mm). Illustrated by Michael Atchison. Signed and inscribed by Author and Artist on the half-title page and with drawing of dog by Atchison. First Edition. An owner’s name on front free endpaper. A near fine copy in like dust-jacket.

(Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books: 1980) First Edition. Kestrel Books series. ISBN 0 7226 5645 9. Pictorial boards pp. 64 (240 x 158 mm) Illustrated by Michael Atchison. Inscribed and signed by the author and with a signed drawing of dog by Atchison. First Edition. Gift inscription on front free endpaper; otherwise a fine copy in like dust-jacket.

Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Kestrel Books, 1980. Illustrated by Michael Atchison. Pp. 64, title page vignette, plus numerous text illustrations; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, slightly soiled; text block browned; Kestrel Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1980. First edition. White (Volume 3) 2978. *With a signed presentation inscription from the author on the half-title page, dated 1982, to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin. Collection of humorous verse.

Ayele Empire Publishing, 2004. Stated First Edition, first printing; cover very lightly rubbed/soiled; corners/edges/spine ends lightly rubbed/bumped; edges faintly rubbed/bumped/soiled/sunned; lengthy inscription from author on ffep; binding tight; cover, edges, and interior intact and clean, except where noted.. Signed by Author. First Edition. paperback. Good.

Harmondsworth: Kestrel Books. 1980. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Previous owner's blindstamp to title page. Black & white illustrations by Michael Atchison. Signed by Max Fatchen & Michael Atchison on half-title page. 63 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Dutton Books, 1998. First edition. First Printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Inscribed to H. Alice Buckeley, widow of Admiral John D. Buckley, who was awarded the Medal of Honor during WWII, for exploits that included he evacuated General Douglas MacArthur and Philippine.... vi, [2], 338, [1] p. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Telling the human side of the Head Start program, Kay Mills visits programs around the country, from inner-city L.A. to an Indian reservation in Montana. Mills provides a revealing look at what Head Start has accomplished and answers questions about what has worked and what hasn't.

Harmondsworth: Kestrel Books, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Harmondsworth, Kestrel Books, 1980. Octavo, 64 pages with illustrations by Michael Atchison. Papered boards; text paper tanned (as ever); an excellent copy with the slightly sunned and marked dustwrapper. Inscribed and signed by the author 'For Christobel [Mattingley]/ fair and/ wondrous/ from her/ admirer' and with a small doodle by (and signed by) Atchison on the title page (his signature scruffy dog). Loosely inserted is a newspaper cutting, an article on the author and this book.

Harmondsworth: Kestrel Books, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Harmondsworth, Kestrel Books, 1980. Octavo, 64 pages with illustrations by Michael Atchison. Papered boards; text paper tanned (as ever); small name-stamp on the half-title and the last page; an excellent copy with the slightly creased dustwrapper. Inscribed and signed by the author 'For Midge and her friends', with two couplets of original doggerel, and with a small doodle by Atchison on the title page (his signature scruffy dog). The verse reads: 'Dear Midge, all dogs we think are fine / Although I'm glad that your [sic] not mine, / I know, dear Midge, you won't be hurt / You're honest, friendly and alert' (Midge being, of course, the recipient's dog!).

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. This 2015 historical fiction novel is the first of his two-part monumental "The American People." The book is ***INSCRIBED*** by the author, simply "For Michael" with his characteristic heart. The HB is in Near Fine condition with two minute bumps of two of the four corners and three small stains on the top page edges that have barely invaded the paper and not affecting the text. The DJ is i Fine condition with only a trace of rubbing at the top fold corners.