Funny Thing About Sports Signed by Fred Russell, Red Grange, John Rauch, Charlie Conerly, Henry Frnka + more by Fred Russell - 1948

Hodder & Stoughton. London.,1953. REPRINT. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.-- To my very dear friends Charlie and Jane, with fondest love from Freddie.-- A very good copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper. The book is protected in a red cloth chemise housed in a red morocco spined slip case, made by James Macdonald Co. New York. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Lettered in gilt.:

First Edition. First Printing. Signed/Limited Edition. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Number 208 of 250 numbered copies signed by McMurtry in publisher's slipcase . Publisher's slipcase is as new, no dust jacket issued with this edition.

Signed by Rod Laver, "good luck, Rod Laver" on FEP. Written with the help of renowned colorful sports journalist and tennis broadcaster Bud Collins. Boards are in near fine condition, with very slight cocking. Dust jacket is near fine, no issues.

Colorado Springs, CO: Gauntlet Press, 2022. Limited Edition First Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bradbury, Ray. With each of their many Ray Bradbury titles, Gauntlet Press had extra tipsheets signed by Bradbury, and those that were unused were stored. Gauntlet are now using these 'classic' tipsheets on other Bradbury books. This copy of 'Phoenix 451' has a tipsheet for 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' that has been signed by Ray Bradbury, Joe Lansdale and Peter Crowther. Originally limited to only 150 numbered copies, Gauntlet Press increased this number to 170 when a few more signed tipsheets were found. Here we have #167. In 'Phoenix 451' you will find three variations of Bradbury's script adapting his novel, 'Fahrenheit 451'. One is a musical, another for the stage, and one a screenplay. You'll also have a chance to peruse Bradbury's typed second draft of the novel, which differs from the version… Read More

FIRST EDITION, later printing. Hardcover. Brand new, never read. Personally signed, dated, and located by Hernan Diaz, directly to the full title page THE DAY BEFORE learning he won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. "Tampa, May 7, 2023." This is a truly one of a kind collectable. NOT a tip in. NOT a bookplate. Dust jacket hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for many worry free years of reading/collecting! Photos available upon request.
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2022ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE
"Buzzy and enthralling …A glorious novel about empires and erasures, husbands and wives, staggering fortunes and unspeakable misery…Fun as hell to read." —Oprah Daily
"A genre-bending, time-skipping story about New York City's elite in the roaring '20s and Great Depression."—Vanity Fair
"A riveting story of class, capitalism, and greed." —Esquire… Read More

Hodder & Stoughton. London.,1953. REPRINT. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.-- To my very dear friends Charlie and Jane, with fondest love from Freddie.-- A very good copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper. The book is protected in a red cloth chemise housed in a red morocco spined slip case, made by James Macdonald Co. New York. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Lettered in gilt.:

First Edition. First Printing. Signed/Limited Edition. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Number 208 of 250 numbered copies signed by McMurtry in publisher's slipcase . Publisher's slipcase is as new, no dust jacket issued with this edition.

Signed by Rod Laver, "good luck, Rod Laver" on FEP. Written with the help of renowned colorful sports journalist and tennis broadcaster Bud Collins. Boards are in near fine condition, with very slight cocking. Dust jacket is near fine, no issues.

Colorado Springs, CO: Gauntlet Press, 2022. Limited Edition First Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bradbury, Ray. With each of their many Ray Bradbury titles, Gauntlet Press had extra tipsheets signed by Bradbury, and those that were unused were stored. Gauntlet are now using these 'classic' tipsheets on other Bradbury books. This copy of 'Phoenix 451' has a tipsheet for 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' that has been signed by Ray Bradbury, Joe Lansdale and Peter Crowther. Originally limited to only 150 numbered copies, Gauntlet Press increased this number to 170 when a few more signed tipsheets were found. Here we have #167. In 'Phoenix 451' you will find three variations of Bradbury's script adapting his novel, 'Fahrenheit 451'. One is a musical, another for the stage, and one a screenplay. You'll also have a chance to peruse Bradbury's typed second draft of the novel, which differs from the version… Read More

FIRST EDITION, later printing. Hardcover. Brand new, never read. Personally signed, dated, and located by Hernan Diaz, directly to the full title page THE DAY BEFORE learning he won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. "Tampa, May 7, 2023." This is a truly one of a kind collectable. NOT a tip in. NOT a bookplate. Dust jacket hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for many worry free years of reading/collecting! Photos available upon request.
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2022ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE
"Buzzy and enthralling …A glorious novel about empires and erasures, husbands and wives, staggering fortunes and unspeakable misery…Fun as hell to read." —Oprah Daily
"A genre-bending, time-skipping story about New York City's elite in the roaring '20s and Great Depression."—Vanity Fair
"A riveting story of class, capitalism, and greed." —Esquire… Read More