Abbey, Edward

The Brave Cowboy. Signed

Salt Lake City/Santa Barbara, Dream Garden Press/Santa Teresa Press, 1993. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Kirk Douglas. First Edition. Number 125 of 500 copies Signed by Kirk Douglas. A fine copy in orange cloth, black titles in a fine pictorial dust wrapper. 8vo. 280 pp. +16 pp. of black and white movie stills from the film adaptation of the book, Lonely Are the Brave with Kirk Douglas. A beautiful copy. The Brave Cowboy was Edward Abbey. A cowboy who thought all people should be treated equally, treat the land with respect. Ill.: 1st Edition.

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Book number: 33458

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Keywords: FIRST EDITION SIGNED SLUMGULLION STEW BLACK SUN THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG, EDWARD ABBEY KIRK DOUGLAS GLOBAL WARMING Presentation & Inscribed Copies Electronic List TBCL Edward Abbey Western Lit & Other Fictions

Asimov, Issac

Foundation. (British Edition) [Collector's Custom Clamshell Case Only - Not a Book]

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1953. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Asimov, Isaac groundbreaking sci-fi novel FOUNDATION. Custom Collector's 'Sculpted' Clamshell Case. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1953 [Book Date]. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine, & features an embossed 'sculpted' cover after the famous dustwrapper's vintage illustration. The case is finished in Black Nuba and grey sides with gilt stamped titles on the spine. Every TBCL case can be finished in a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both.Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. Book definitely NOT included. When you place your order: Please confirm the actual size of your first edition as sizes may vary with age especially if covered in mylar. *The text can be altered to add "signed" or other special requests. .

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Book number: 32985

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Keywords: CLAMSHELL FEATURE, Asimov, Sci-fi, Fantasy, COLLECTOR'S CLAMSHELL CASES Electronic List TBCL Speculative & Farthest Out Fictions

Atwood, Margaret

The Handmaid's Tale [Collector's Custom Clamshell Case Only - Not a Book]

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1985. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. Custom Clamshell Case (NO BOOK IS INCLUDED) No Binding. First Edition Collector's Clamshell Case. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team. Each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine. THE HANDMAID'S TALE case is finished in black NUBA with a 'sculpted design' of the iconic Handmaid's hood. Red cloth sides and Velour finished interior. Every TBCL case can be finished in a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Handsome Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. "Books definitely NOT included" When you place your order: Please confirm the actual size of your first edition as sizes may vary with age or if the edition is covered in Mylar. The text can be altered to add "signed" or other special requests. Generally over 100 in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. Book definitely NOT included Size can be adapted to soft or hardcover first editions. .

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Book number: 33214

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Keywords: FEATURECLAMSHELL, Scifi, Fantasy, movie classic, FeatureClamshell,COLLECTOR'S CLAMSHELL CASES, Highlights from Our Collector's Clamshell Cases, Margaret Atwood, CANLIT COLLECTOR'S CLAMSHELL CASES Electronic List TBCL

Bell, Vanessa

Autograph Letter Signed (Als) "at This Time of Year of Course Sketching out of Doors Is Apt to Be Too Difficult and Cold": Autograph Letter Signed by Vanessa Bell

Firle, East Sussex, Vanessa Bell, 1947. First Edition. First Edition. Signed by Author. One leaf of stationery, measuring 6-3/4 by 8 inches, writing on the recto. Autograph letter signed by artist Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf's sister, mentioning her partner, the artist Duncan Grant. The letter, on stationery with the blindstamp of Charleston, Firle, Sussex, reads in full: "Nov 6, 1947. "Dear Miss Guerny, Thank you very much for sending me the papers about the anglo french centre. I hope to visit some day though I do not very often get to London now. Please thank Ms. Alford (I hope I have the name right) for the letters to me and Duncan Grant. He will answer when he can but at present is having a rather difficult and anxious time as his mother is very old and seriously ill and he has to go and see her at Twickenham quite often. Later I hope, he may be able to arrange something. At this time of year of course sketching out of doors is apt to be too difficult and cold and the extra darkness makes one feel as if one had very little time for any kind of painting, but I wish I could for the countryside in Autumn is at its most beautiful. With many thanks to you for your letters, yours sincerely, Vanessa Bell." Although married to the writer and critic Clive Bell, Vanessa Bell maintained a relationship with the artist Duncan Grant for decades, sharing the farmhouse of Charleston in the village of Firle; Grant fathered Bell's daughter Angelica (who was raised as Clive Bell's daughter). The couple remained together until Vanessa Bell's death in 1961. Expected fold lines. Fine condition. .

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Book number: 33285

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Keywords: VIRGINIA WOOLF COLLECTION Presentation & Inscribed Copies Electronic List TBCL Art & Illustrated Books Virginia Woolf & Bloomsbury

[Virginia Woolf] Bell, Vanessa

Original Ceramic Tile Presented to Virginia Woolf by Vanessa Bell Her Sister. One of a Kind

N.P.(London), Vanessa Bell, 1926. First Edition. Vanessa Bell. First Edition. [Virginia Woolf] Bell, Vanessa. 1926 EARTHENWARE TILE. n.p. 1926. 6" x 6" mounted and framed; entire measurement 11 1/4 by 11 1/4 inches. Extraordinary tile created & executed in enamels by Vanessa Bell given by her to her sister Virginia Woolf as a Christmas Gift. The multi-coloured tile inscribed with: "Virginia, December 25, 1926". Everything that the spirit of Bloomsbury means at its best - A superb example of VB's artistic talents and in its 36 sq. inches a summation of their close relationship as sisters, author and artist. This unique artifact epitomizes the bond between two extraordinary sisters, artist and author. Virginia Woolf was still polishing To the Lighthouse in December of 1926 when Vanessa Bell gifted this personalized handmade multi-coloured tile to her. The lettering is a rich blue, the decoration in green, purple, brown and black. The tile was auctioned in 2002 as part of the estate of Louie Mayer, the woman who had been the Woolf's cook at Monk's House in Lewes for 34 years. It has been in private hands since then. Could there be anything more captivating. The "Bell Tile" as well as Virginia Woolf's Walking Stick found on the banks of the River Ouse, were sold at Lewes Auction, March 12th 2002. The Walking Stick now part of the Berg Collection at the New York Public Library. The "Bell Tile" somehow eventually escaped to private hands. Ill.: Vanessa Bell.

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Book number: 33075

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Keywords: Virginia Woolf Collection, ART, CERAMIC TILE Electronic List TBCL Art & Illustrated Books Virginia Woolf & Bloomsbury Virginia Woolf & Hogarth Press

Bell, Quentin. [Vanessa Bell]

Vanessa Bell Invitation. Signed and Inscribed by Quentin Bell

London, 1973. First Edition. First Edition. Signed and Inscribed by Quentin Bell on the inside page of the invite: " For Anthony signed on behalf of one and all Q B etc" This was the inscribed Invitation to the Private Viewing of an exhibition of 'Vanessa Bell: Paintings and Drawings', by Quentin Bell to Anthony d'Offay. Tipped in - over the printed invitation is the menu for the 'Vanessa Bell Supper held at the White Tower on the 20th November, 1973. (The day after the Private View). With a reproduction of a woodcut by Vanessa Bell - produced for Virginia Woolf's 'Monday or Tuesday' published in 1921 by the Hogarth Press. Size: 8vo - over 5 1/4" x 7" tall opens to 10 1/2" x 7" printed black on white card stock. Very rare indeed. Fine .

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Book number: 33622

Catalogue: Gallery Highlights

Keywords: FIRST EDITION SIGNED HOGARTH PRESS VANESSA BELL BLOOMSBURY GROUP ART POTTERY SCULPTURE . Electronic List TBCL Art & Illustrated Books Hogarth Press Bloomsbury Group

Beston, Henry, Coatsworth, Elizabeth

34 Christmas and New Year's Cards and Letters; 14 from Henry Beston, 20 from Elizabeth Coatsworth

Nobleboro, Maine, Beston, Henry, Coatsworth, Elizabeth, 1976. Signed by Author. Original autographed cards, letters and stamped envelopes collection. A RARE FIND - Early 1929 drawing and personal greeting by Henry Beston! "SHIP AHOY! A RISING TIDE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO BOB AND FLORENCE AND BOBBY JR. FROM THEIR OLD FRIEND OF THE OUTERMOST PALAZZO. - HENRY. NEW YEARS 1929." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original autographed cards, letters and stamped envelopes. Written, signed and addressed by Henry Beston and Elizabeth Coatsworth. Most are addressed to Clayton and Hazel Smith, whose correspondence is referenced in the 2016 definitive Henry Beston biography, Orion on the Dunes, by Daniel G. Payne. An important collection for admirers and collectors of Henry Beston and Elizabeth Coatsworth. From TBCL's private Beston Collection, this wonderful selection of Christmas and New Year's cards spanning a 32-year period from 1944 through 1976, gives rare insight into Henry Beston and Elizabeth Coatsworth's personal lives. With one exception .. and exceptional find, an early 1929 drawing and personal greeting by Henry Beston (as cited above). Highlights include: Printed poems written by Elizabeth, inscribed and signed by Henry. Illustrations, including a card illustrated by Canadian artist Thoreau MacDonald, who illustrated Henry Beston's Northern Farm. Insights into Henry's holiday plans and his love of his beloved Chimney Farm. For example, in Hingham, Mass. with his in-laws in 1944 "I come against my will for suburban life is un natural to me, and this great childish, neurotic, tired, tense and bedevilled country is a kind of psychic forest I should hate to get lost in." He goes on to describe Maine winters and lament the war. In 1946 with his in-laws, he writes "Nobody could be more kind but oh! how I long for my own woodpile and my own hearth fire!". The naturalist's frustration with the state of the world and his love of the natural order: "All of us who love and honor the earth must close ranks now and fight to the last wall. The destructionists shall not have our lovely and mysterious earth!" "All goes well here, but the press with its porridge of daily violence is a bit too much for me. I prefer wolves and bears." A photograph of the porch at Chimney Farm ".. carved by the last of the ships' figurehead carvers of the region circa 1885." A pre-printed card from 1964 "The Geese Fly South, and Bring You a Message From Us. We are not Sending out any Christmas Cards From Now On. But Our Good Wishes for Your Health and Happiness Will always Go To You." along with a personal message, signed by Elizabeth from both. There are, however, subsequent cards in the collection! This compelling collection has been well-preserved over time. Henry Beston was an American writer and naturalist, and is considered one of the fathers of the modern environmental movement. His now classic observations of Cape Cod are captured in his classic, The Outermost House, written after Beston spent what he called "a year of life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod", and has been called one of the motivating factors behind the establishment of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Author Rachel Carson said that Beston was the only author who ever influenced her writing. Beston married writer Elizabeth Coatsworth in 1929. Elizabeth Coatsworth was an American writer of fiction and poetry for children and adults. She won the 1931 Newbery Medal from the American Library Association, an award recognizing The Cat Who Went to Heaven as the previous year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." A prolific writer whose publications spanned more than fifty years, she produced over ninety books of fiction and poetry for children. She also wrote numerous adult novels, books of verse, and works about Maine, and edited a volume of her husband's writings. .

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Book number: 33006

Catalogue: Gallery Highlights

Keywords: Henry Beston, Elizabeth Coatsworth, Environmentalist, Author, Illustrator Presentation & Inscribed Copies Autograph Gallery Electronic List TBCL Children's Bookshelf

Bradbury, Ray

Fahrenheit 451

New York, Ballantine Books, 1953. Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included). No Binding. Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included). No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Elegant Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, the case is finished inside & out in Rich Black Nuba® with Red Cloth sides- a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. The box is gilt-stamped on the spine & features a sculpted upper cover, after the famous dustwrapper's powerful illustrated figure. A unique & beautiful Hand-Made custom case. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for over 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. Book definitely NOT included. Not a Book .

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Book number: 32854

Catalogue: Gallery Highlights

Keywords: FEATURECLAMSHELL, RayBradbury COLLECTOR'S CLAMSHELL CASES Electronic List TBCL

Capote, Truman

Truman Capote's Original Birth Certificate. [ in Cold Blood, Breakfast at Tiffany's. A Christmas Memory]

New Orleans, Parish of New Orleans, 1924. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Signed. First Edition. Truman Capote's original Birth Certificate - issued in the parish of New Orleans & registered the 3rd day of October, 1924 & showing the birth of Truman Streckfus Persons, September 30th, 1924. A unique document. A bit tattered but still quite bright & clean. In 1928, when Truman was 4, the Certificate was given by Capote's mother, Lillie Mae Faulk Persons [soon to be Capote] to her sister, Lucille Faulk Ingram for safekeeping. Lillie Mae was off to New York to make a new life leaving Truman to the care & nurturing of his Monroeville relatives. Outside of the cousins Truman lived with as a child, Lucille Faulk Ingram & her daughter, Cecilia, were his closest kin. As a fledgling writer looking for solitude, it was in the comfort of Lucille Ingram's home that Truman began to write his first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms. .

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Book number: 20359

Catalogue: Gallery Highlights

Keywords: IN COLD BLOOD, BREAKFAST AT TIFFINY'S, OTHER VOICES ROOMS Presentation & Inscribed Copies Association & Dedication Copies Autograph Gallery Electronic List TBCL

Clarke, Arthur C.

3001: The Final Odyssey. Collector's Clamshell Case Only

New York, Del Rey, 1997. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Clarke, Arthur C. 3001: THE FINAL ODYSSEY.Collector's Clamshell Case Only. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team. The case is finished in gilt stamped black Nuba® with blue cloth sides, with sculpted' design reflecting the amazing illustration. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Benchmark SF title. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. Book definitely NOT included. TITLE DESCRIPTION can be adjusted for individual information please specify with order. .

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Book number: 32864

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Keywords: Arthur C Clark, Space Odyssey, Scifi,Custom Clamshell Case COLLECTOR'S CLAMSHELL CASES Electronic List TBCL

Clarke, Arthur C.

Against the Fall of Night

New York, GNOME PRESS, 1953. First Edition Clamshell Case. Clarke, Arthur C. Collector's Clamshell Case Only. New York: New American Library HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team. The case is finished in gilt stamped black Nuba® with green cloth interior, 'sculpted' design on the side if the iconic dust jacket art. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Benchmark SF title. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. Book definitely NOT included. .

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Book number: 32874

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Keywords: CUSTOM CLAMSHELL CASE Arthur C Clark, Scifi COLLECTOR'S CLAMSHELL CASES Electronic List TBCL

Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens)

Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven [Collector's Custom Clamshell Case Only - Not a Book and "No Book" Included]

New York & London, Harper & Brothers, 1909. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case for Mark Twain's Classic: CAPTAIN STORMFIELD'S VISIT TO HEAVEN. A Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine. The case is finished in black Nuba® with a 'sculpted' design of the amusing illustration of the Captain flying to heaven with red sides. Every TBCL case can be finished in a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. "Book definitely NOT included" When you place your order: Please confirm the actual size of your first edition as sizes may vary with age or if the edition is covered in Mylar. The text can be altered to add "signed" or other special requests.Sized to fit: Dimensions: 8.25" x 5.33" x 0.8.

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Book number: 33646

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Keywords: MARK TWAIN, Samuel L. Clemens,COLLECTOR'S CLAMSHELL CASES COLLECTOR'S CLAMSHELL CASES Electronic List TBCL

Dahl, Roald

James and the Giant Peach

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included). No Binding. Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included). No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine, & features a blind embossed [sculpted] design, with GILT stamping inspired by the first edition outstanding graphic cover & is finished inside & out in elegant Black Nuba®, a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather and Hand crafted marble paper sides. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for over a hundred cornerstone generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. Book definitely NOT included. .

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Book number: 32848

Catalogue: Gallery Highlights

Keywords: FEATURECLAMSHELL COLLECTOR'S CLAMSHELL CASES Electronic List TBCL Children's Books

Charles Darwin

On the Origin of Species [Collector's Custom Clamshell Case Only - Not a Book and "No Book" Included]

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1860. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case for Darwin's scientific breakthrough discoveries: ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine. The case is finished in black Nuba® with a 'sculpted' DNA design and gold sides. Every TBCL case can be finished in a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. "Book definitely NOT included" When you place your order: Please confirm the actual size of your first edition as sizes may vary with age. The text can be altered to add "signed" or other special requests.Sized to fit: 8" x 5.4" x 1.5". .

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Book number: 32971

Catalogue: Gallery Highlights

Keywords: COLLECTOR'S CLAMSHELL CASES, CHARLES DARWIN, DNA, SCIENCE COLLECTOR'S CLAMSHELL CASES Electronic List TBCL Albert Einstein, Science & Medicine

Dufy, Raoul

Autograph Letter Signed

N.p. [Montpellier], N.d. C. 1930, R.D. 1930. Original Autographed Letters. Original Autographed Letters. Signed by Author. Dufy, Raoul. Autograph letter Signed. n. d. Octavo, 1 page on blue paper in French. An excellent letter, Dufy mentions that he is expecting Valery and that if it were not for our "grand poète", I wouldn't be so accommodating and would have accepted your invitation. Extend to Picasso my friendship - I hope to see him soon. I'm happy to know he is recovering. A very good letter in fine condition. .

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Book number: 33000

Catalogue: Gallery Highlights

Keywords: Picasso, Dufy, Art Autograph Gallery Electronic List TBCL Art & Illustrated Books French Lit & Art