Search Results: Authors starting with S from West Elk Books

Harper, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. As new/as new. Fine hardcover signed by the author and inscribed on half-title page, in a fine dustjacket.

Gladys Shibley Sadd, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As new. Inscribed and signed on first leaf by author, this hardcover first edition is bright, clean, and unmarked. Blue boards with gilt cover and spine titles. A first-generation American describes Arab life.

Methuen, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. First English language edition of this travel journal with sketches by the Danish author. Green boards, worn at edges, Spine firm, with gutter cracked at half-title page. No jacket, save two scraps of flaps. Laid in, a 1952 gift note. Gift inscription inked on first leaf. A nice time capsule of 1950 London.

Knopf, 1999. Paperback. Very good. Signed and inscribed by the poet on half-title page, this softcover, first paperback edition, is clean and fresh. "... poems of breathtaking elegance."

University of Washington Press, 2009. Paperback. Very good. Signed and inscribed on title page by the author, this paperback is clean and fresh. Tibet in 1986, and again in 2007, from a Chinese American woman's perspective. Includes CD, "The Dissident," by Canyon Sam. Foreword by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

Loline Sammons, 1981. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very good. Wm. McDonough. Signed simply "Loline F. Sammons" on title page, this 108-p softcover stapled in blue wraps is clean, uncreased, remarkably fresh. Early days in Powderhorn, Colorado, country near Lake City and Gunnison. Illustrated with b/w photos, sketches, and a brand index. Bibliography and notes. A treasure of local history.

iUniverse, 2002. Paperback. As new. Signed simply "Ruby A. Sampson" on title page, this softcover is fresh, clean, bright, and uncreased.

Venice: Arsenale Editrice, 1920. Paperback. Very good. Bright, fresh, and beautiful.

Dorothy Sayers and Robert Eustace, 1930. 1st American Edition. Good. FIrst American edition, this 1930 hardcover is solid and intact, with beige/green cloth-covered boards and yellowing text block that shows slight soil on a few pages. Printed by Brewer and Warren Inc., New York. Shelfwear to bottom edge, corners rubbed, spine soiled and fraying top and bottom, cloth loosening at spine. Pencil marks at rear endpaper, and two green ink marks at front endpaper. Wonderful creepy front cover illustration!

Perennial, 2000. Paperback. Very good. Flat-signed by the author on title page, no personalization. This softcover is clean and nice: gift quality. Stories of dark comedy and absurdity.

Intercontinental, 1999. Paperback. As new. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Fresh and bright.

University of Nebraska Press, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/very good. Signed and inscribed on first leaf by Schilling, this large first edition hardcover is crisp and fresh. Paintings of the Nebraska country. Inside rear hinge is weakening, and boards show signs of quite slight bowing. Still a beautiful, giftable book.

Dummee, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As new/as new. Signed simply "Michael Schlappi, USA Gold" on first leaf. Clean, bright, uncreased, fresh.

Candlewick, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As new/as new. Signed and inscribed "for Alice" by the author on title page, this hardcover first edition is crisp, fresh, flawless: gift quality.

Wings Press, 2016. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Reefka Schneider. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. This hardcover is fresh and clean. Poems and paintings that celebrate mariachi, in English and Spanish.

Rainbeau Ridge, 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Signed on title page by all three authors; no inscription. This hardcover first edition, full number line, is crisp and nice, in a very good dust jacket with one slight crease bottom edge. Growing vegetables, raising goats, creating delicious recipes. Gift quality.

AuthorHouse, 2010. Paperback. As new. Signed simply "Bryon Scott B" on first free endpaper. Fresh, bright, beautiful: gift quality. Two books in one.

Random House, 2009. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Signed "To ______, with much appreciation, Mark" on ffep. Third printing. Clean, bright, uncreased.

Random House, 2009. Hardcover. Good/very good. Signed "Mark Seals" on half title. Third printing of first ed; sticker on dustjacket: "signed first edition". Clean and uncreased. Life with wildlife in Africa, and a violent death.

Little, Brown, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Signed and inscribed by Sedaris on title page (with an owl sketch!) this hardcover first edition, second printing, is clean and fresh, in a very good dustjacket that shows slight handling. Wry, warm, very funny.