lamdha books - Catalogue of signed or inscribed books

43538 Ashbery, John Girls on the Run: A Poem: signed copy Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2000. Paperback. Signed. Minor wear. Very good. Click here to order $25

58888 Bacall, Lauren By Myself: signed copy Jonathan Cape, London, 1979. First UK edition. Spotted page edges; else very good in dustwrapper torn across front panel (now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film). Click here to order $50

38586 Bason, Fred Four titles, being Fred Bason's Diary, Fred Bason's 2nd Diary, Fred Bason's Third Diary, and The Last Bassoon Wingate, London, 1951/same, 1952/Andre Deutsch, London, 1955/Max Parrish, London, 1960. All four volumes ex-libris Walter Stone with bookplate on pastedown. Light foxing to endpapers and spotting to page edges. Some light rubbing to boards and very slight rolling of binding for the first three volumes. Wrappers good to very good with some chipping to edges of first and third volumes. 2nd Diary has crease to rear panel and is mildly foxed. The Last Bassoon minimal chipping, small tear and some very minor soiling but overall very good to near fine. The Diary is a second impression, else all first editions. The 2nd Diary is inscribed on the front endpaper by the author as being his own copy and not for sale. It notes the edition and distinguishes it from the second. Subsequently the book passed into the possession of Walter Stone and the author then inscribed on the title page: "This copy is owned by Walter Stone. No use holding on to personal items when one is entirely alone and probably going blind", dating it 1971. Click here to order $150

32097 Berendt, John The City of Falling Angels: signed copy Sceptre, London, 2005. Signed hardcover. Minor wear, near fine. Click here to order $45

44349 Boyd, Arthur and Porter, Peter Mars: signed by Porter Andre Deutsch, London, 1988. First edition (112pp). Signed on title page by Porter. Boyd b/w illustrations. Minor wear, very good in like dustwrapper. Click here to order $85

10913 Brookner, Anita Fraud: signed copy Jonathan Cape, London, 1992. First edition. Binding slightly rolled, page edges very slightly spotted. Very good in like dustwrapper. Signed bookplate. [Hardcovers with dustwrappers are professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film, where appropriate.] Click here to order $25

60303 Carey, Peter His Illegal Self Faber and Faber, London, 2008. First UK edition. Hardcover. Signed on title page. Near fine in like dustwrapper. Click here to order $75

10049 Crace, Jim The Devil's Larder: inscribed copy Viking, London, 2001. Fine in like dustwrapper. Inscribed to person on title page. Click here to order $30

43491 Dunne, John Gregory The Studio: signed copy Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1969. Signed first edition. Binding slightly rolled. Worn price-clipped dustwrapper with scuffing, discolouration to rear panel, edge wear and tears on lower edge. Otherwise, good to very good. The author's signature was commenced and not concluded on the dark coloured front endpaper before being repeated on title page. [Hardcovers with dustwrappers are professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film, where appropriate.] Click here to order $110

43433 Dunne, John Gregory Vegas: A Memoir of a Dark Season: signed copy Random House, New York, 1974. Signed first editon. Very lightly toned page edges. Slightly scuffed price-clipped dustwrapper. Minor wear, very good. [Hardcovers with dustwrappers are professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film, where appropriate.] Click here to order $130

39023 Feinstein, Elaine Some Unease & Angels: signed Selected Poems Hutchinson, London, 1982. Signed paperback, page edges foxed/spotted. Slightly soiled card cover with edge wear. Very good. Click here to order $15

10052 Frayn, Michael A Landing on the Sun: inscribed copy Viking, London, 1991. Fine in like dustwrapper. Inscribed to person on title page. Click here to order $30

30714 Fuller, R. Buckminster Tetrascroll: Goldilocks and the Three Bears: A Cosmic Fairy Tale: signed copy ULAE/St.Martin's Press, New York, 1982. Quarto, 129 pp. First edition. Light foxing to endpapers and spotting to page edges; else very good in fairly worn dustwrapper, small tears, chipping and creases. Signed by author. [Hardcovers with dustwrappers are professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film, where appropriate.] Click here to order $110

57410 Garner, Helen Monkey Grip: signed Seaview Books, New York, 1981. Hardcover. Signed on title page. Page edges lightly toned. Dustwrapper chipped and creased at edges; staining to lower rear panel; scuffed corners; professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Else very good. Click here to order $40

33801 Hard, Lynn (Gary Shead, illus.) Australia Suite: signed copy ETT Imprint, Bondi Junction, 1998. Small square quarto, 80 pp. Section sewn, handbound, white blocking. Fine. No. 37/100 copies. Signed by the poet, artist and binder. Contains an original signed etching by Shead. Prospectus laid in. Click here to order $750

33172 Hughes, Robert American Visions: signed copy The Epic History of Art in America Harvill Press, 1997. Hardcover. Signed first edition. 635pp., 323 colour and 42 monochrome illustrations. Very minor shelf wear to board and dustwrapper edges. Fine in like d/w. Writing with all the brilliance, authority and pungent wit that have distinguished his art criticism for Time magazine and his greatly acclaimed study of modern art, The Shock of the New, Robert Hughes now addresses his largest subject: the history of art in America. The intense relationship between the American people and their surroundings has been the source of a rich artistic tradition. American Visions is a consistently revealing demonstration of the many ways in which artists have expressed this pervasive connection. In nine eloquent chapters, which span the whole range of events, movements and personalities of more than three centuries, Robert Hughes shows us the myriad associations between the unique society that is America and the art it has produced. Click here to order $85

10033 Kennedy, William Roscoe: inscribed copy Vking, New York, 2002. First edition. Fine in like dustwrapper. Inscribed to person on title page. Click here to order $32

56376 Larwood, Harold with Perkins, Kevin The Larwood Story: signed by Larwood A Cricketer's Autobiography. W.H Allen, London, 1965. Hardcover, 232pp., b&w illustrations. Signed by Larwood on title page. Endpapers and page edges lightly toned and spotted. Dustwrapper price clipped; sunned with some spotting; chipping and creasing to head and tail of spine; minor rubbing to hinges; scuffed corners; professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Very good. Click here to order $250

43483 Llosa, Mario Vargas Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter: signed copy Faber and Faber, London, 1983. First UK edition. Near fine in dustwrapper with very minor wear. Inscribed to person. Click here to order $95

38874 Malouf, David Neighbours in a Thicket: signed copy University of Queensland, St Lucia, 1974. Paperback, signed by the author. Owner's name on endpaper. Scattered spotting on prelims, page edges spotted. Cover worn along edges and corners, with minor shelf wear. Good. Click here to order $40

34780 Meldrum, Max The Science of Appearances: signed copy Shepherd Press, Sydney, 1950. Small quarto, 298 pp. Foxed prelims and pastedowns, spotted page edges; else very good to near fine in full red morocco. Raised bands, gilt titling. Small scrapes to head and tail of spine. Chart and transparencies in pockets at rear. Colour and monochrome plates. This is number 46 in the deluxe limited edition of 100 copies signed by the author. Click here to order $1600

8815 Modejeska, Drusilla/Lohrey, Amanda/Dessaix, Robert Secrets: signed copy Macmillan, Sydney, 1997. First edition. Fine in slightly torn dustwrapper. Signed bookplate by Dessaix. Click here to order $14

38831 Murphy, Richard The Price of Stone: signed copy Faber & Faber, London, 1985. Paperback, signed by the author. Page edges spotted. Spine faded. Very good otherwise. Click here to order $20

43569 Naipaul, V.S. A Congo Diary: signed copy Sylvester & Orphanos, Los Angeles, 1980. First edition, signed, number 61 of 330. Near fine. Red cloth boards with black embossed design on front with some marks to upper front. Click here to order $400

43434 O'Brien, Tim Speaking of Courage: signed Neville, Santa Barbara, 1980. Signed limited edition, this 94 of 300 copies. Green cloth boards with minor spotting. Near fine. Click here to order $175

7256 Ondaatje, Michael Anil's Ghost: signed copy Bloomsbury, London, 2000. Reprint. Signed bookplate. Very good in like dustwrapper. Click here to order $50

56684 Ondaatje, Michael Coming Through Slaughter: signed copy House of Anansi, Toronto, 1976. First edition. Signed on title page. Spotting to page edges and mark to lower side with adjacent faint crease; else very good in moderately worn dustwrapper with sunned spine and upper edge of rear panel, few small scrapes and light wear to edges, price sticker on rear panel. Wrapper now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Click here to order $200

14545 Ondaatje, Michael The English Patient: signed copy Bloomsbury, London, 1992. First edition. Signed on title page. Owner's signature and date, very faint spotting to page edges; very good to near fine in foxed and lightly worn dustwrapper, small stain to edge of rear panel (now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film). Click here to order $125

7939 Pell, Derek Scar Mirror: signed copy Cat's Pajamas Press, Oak Park, 1978. Few faint spots on front cover; else fine. Signed by author. Click here to order $30

7257 Rendell, Ruth Blood Lines: Long and Short Stories: signed copy Hutchinson, London, 1995. First edition. Signed bookplate. Slight spotted upper page edges; else near fine. Click here to order $20

7810 Rushdie, Salman The Moor's Last Sigh: signed copy Jonathan Cape, London,1995. First edition. Near fine in like dustwrapper. Signed bookplate laid in. Click here to order $70

58976 Seth, Vikram Two Lives: signed copy McArthur & Co., Toronto, 2005. Hardcover. Author's signature on title page. New. Remainder. Click here to order $26

39418 Sutherland, Joan and Bonynge, Richard The Joan Sutherland Album: signed copy Craftsman House, Sydney, 1986. First edition. Small folio, 191 pp. Signed by both Sutherland and Bonynge. Minor wear only. Very good. Includes tribute by Pavarotti. Autobiography in photographs of the diva at first nights, in productions, behind the scenes, in life. Click here to order $80

57523 Thiele, Colin Storm Boy: signed copy Rigby Limited, Adelaide, 1963. First edition. Owner's name on endpaper. Signed on title page. Endpapers and page edges lightly toned and spotted. Dustwrapper not price clipped; toned with some spotting; 2 small tears at lower spine edge and upper front edge; chipping and creasing to edges; scuffed corners; professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Very good. Click here to order $180

36634 West, Morris The Devil's Advocate: signed copy Heinemann, London, 1959. First signed edition. Foxed endpapers, quite heavily spotted page edges, binding slightly rolled; good in dustwrapper worn at edges. [Hardcovers with dustwrappers are professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film, where appropriate.] Click here to order $75

43574 Wheatley, Denis The Seven Ages of Justerini's 1749-1949: signed copy Riddle Books, London, nd. Hardcover, 85pp., b&w illustrations. Author's inscription and signature on endpaper. Endpapers and page edges toned and spotted. Paper boards with colour illustration tipped in; toned and soiled with wear to edges and bumped corners; spine sunned and bumped. Else very good. Click here to order $120

41078 White, Patrick Netherwood: signed copy Currency Press, 1983. Stapled paperback. Some light foxing to card covers, very minor wear only. Signed on title page. A later work and rare to find signed. Click here to order $750