The Match Up 2: with the Five Step Approach by Bradshaw, Jim "The Hat

London, Jonathan Cape, 1984, hardcover, 268 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight, and clean with no markings, slightest spine-end touches, touch of foxing to top edge. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, in new Brodart sleeve. This collection of 14 stories by the prolific children's author range from the macabre to the hilarious, from fairy tale to technology and, in location from New York's Washington Square to that ancient, rather wild part of London, Rumbury Town. Illustrated with drawings by Pat Marriott. ISBN 9780224021982

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1965, hardcover, 88pp, Signed, First Edition, First Printing, Association copy, Signed, inscribed, and dated 1966 by the Author on the front endpaper to Don Hudson, popular CBC Radio, Calgary broadcaster from 1964 through 1989 and host of Wild Rose Forum. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bottom corners and edge bumped, darkening to spine and edges. Dustjacket, edge nicked, short closed edge tears, in new Brodart sleeve. McCarthy's first collection of original poetry deals with "the horror and wonder of existence" in the smog-bound, virus-laden city. Dustjacket blurbs by Irving Layton and John Robert Columbo (The Tamarack Review).

London, Century Hutchinson, 1988, hardcover, 390 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Signed and dated by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. The educator, comic book author, and tarot expert's first fiction work takes us on a magical journey through a very recognizable America, but one where actual miracles are not only commonplace, but expected. Winner of the 1989 Arthur C. Clarke Award. ISBN 9780712619509.

New York, Hyperion Books for Children, 2003, large format children's hardcover picture book (9" x 12"), 36 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Boldly signed by both the Author and Illustrator without inscriptions in multi-color pencil on the title page, Fine in Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slightest corner bump to upper corners. Dustjacket unclipped, bearing original price, in protective sleeve. The eminent American graphic designer of hundreds of logos, posters, magazines, and "God knows what else" teams up with his wife, herself the founder of two New York art institutions, to present the story of a mysterious party attended by all the letters of the alphabet each with its own unique style and personality. But what could be the reason for such a gathering? Now find out. ISBN 9780786808656.

New York, Delacorte Press, 2000, hardcover, 181 pp, First Printing thus by numberline, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight bump to head of spine. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight scuff to heel of spine, in new Brodart sleeve. The first book in the master of children's fantasy writing's twelve-book, 'Wolves' series. Illustrated from drawings by Pat Marriott. ISBN 9780385327909

Toronto, Viking/Penguin Canada, 1991, hardcover, xvi-200 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Very Good in Very Good+ dustjacket, Signed by the Author on the front endpaper. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, light edge bumps, rubs, in new Brodart sleeve. An examination of diseases and other catastrophes that have decimated world populations throughout history. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs and reproductions of artworks. Appended: Bibliography and Index. ISBN
9780670831227

New York NY, Atheneum, 1962, hardcover, 195 pp, first edition stated, first printing, Signed by the Author on the title page, in first issue dustjacket with names on back panel in yellow-green, Very Good in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, tiny dot of color loss to front board, equally tiny fray at top edge of front board. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, slight age-toning, in new Brodart sleeve. The author's first book, and the beginning of what was to become the 'Mustian Trilogy'.

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953, hardcover, 303 pp, First Edition with (A) on copyright page, First Printing, Very Good in Fair dustjacket, Signed by the Author, his full name without inscription, on the front endpaper. Straight, tight and clean, light signs of erasure to front endpapers, previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Dustjacket price-clipped, edge chips to corners and spine-ends, small scuffs, fading to spine, tape repaired tear to fold at rear of spine, in new Brodart sleeve. The former Arizona horse wrangler and author of Apache Land, The Bubbling Spring, and Hardrock and Silver Sage reminisces about everyday life on the vast open ranges of the American West, perhaps the most authentic picture of cowboy life ever put down on paper. Profusely illustrated throughout with 26 drawings by the author.

New York, Bellevue Literary Press, 2018, trade paperback, 223 pp, second printing, Very Good condition, no dustjacket as issued, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no markings in pictorial card covers, small chip to heel of spine, slight corner bumps, slight curl to front cover. The eminent geologist and educator, and two fellow geologists, travel to Greenland to collect samples and observe rock formations in regions barely ever explored by humans, encountering wondrous creatures and natural phenomena that provided them with unexpected insight into the origins of myth, the virtues and boundaries of science, and the importance of seeking the wilderness within. Illustrated with black &-white photographs, maps, drawn figures, and a timeline chart. Appended: Glossary, Acknowledgments, Quotation Source Notes. ISBN 9781942658344

Harare, Zimbabwe, The College Press, 1991, trade paperback, 170 pp, First thus, published under license from The Women's Press, London, Very Good condition, no dustjacket as issued. Association copy, Signed and inscribed by the Author "Marie, this from Gloria & me with love. Ama Ata Aidoo-Nsukka '92" to Dr. Marie Gadsden an esteemed educator who devoted her life to improving international ties between the U.S. and Africa and to strengthening international programs at U.S. Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Straight, tight and clean with no other markings, slight wear to edges and corners, light rubbing. Tipped in is a typed signed letter from Gloria J. Braxton, Director of the Center for International Programs, Southern University to Dr. Gadsden thanking her for her suggestions on the current HBCU brochure, recalling a past meeting at the NAFEO conference in Washington DC, and touching on their shared interest in Aidoo's work, Aidoo's plans to teach at Hamilton College in Clinton NY the… Read More