NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. A wonderful association copy, inscribed in a bold Sharpie on the title page: "To Scott Momaday, with profound thanks for a wonderful blurb and support of this book! Kate Burford." Momaday was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for House of the.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Signed in blue ink on the title page. Uncommon signed. This book won the John Burroughs Medal for natural history writing in 1999. "Deblieu brings a poet's voice and scientist's eye to this remarkable natural force showing how the bumping of a few molecules.....
Simon & Schuster, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Advanced uncorrected proof, softcover, inscribed on the front end free paper: "For Joe Libs [sp?], with all my thanks for this unlikely bestseller -- Joan Didion, April 7 83." An apparent association copy, probably to someone who helped promote or edit the book.....
NY: Everyman's Library, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed on the title page. Uncommon to scarce. Didion did not sign many of these Everyman's, which represents the culmination of her career, collecting seven books in one volume: the full texts of Slouching Towards Bethlehem; The White Album; Salvador; Miami; After Henry;.....
Keene, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed opposite the title page to a noted book collector: "To Larry Owens, May we find a way to preserve the trees and sustain human dignity for generations to come. William Dietrich." Uncommon signed, and a nice inscription. Also laid in.....
NY: Norton, 2023. First edition. Hardcover. A softcover advanced review copy (ARC), inscribed on the title page: "Anne, you put on a marvelous show! Dan." Uncommon signed, especially as a proof, which in general are increasingly uncommon in this digital age. Likely signed to a radio or TV show host.....
NY: Basic Books, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. An association copy, inscribed on the title page: "To Scott [N. Scott Momaday], This is just the beginning. Hector Feliciano, '98." Uncommon signed. Momaday was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for House of the Rising Dawn in 1969 and a key figure of.....
NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. An uncorrected proof in beige wraps. Uncommon in this form. Frazier's book about the Oglala Sioux on the Pine Ridge Reservation, along the way profiling a female basketball star. Near fine with a hint of creasing and wear to spine and.....
DC: Island Press, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the title page: "For Gordon -- Thanks for your support & work. Best, Peter." Also signed in full. Uncommon signed. A book that profiles a half-dozen unheralded, hardworking leaders on the front lines of contemporary conservation. Blurbs by Bill McKibben, Gary.....
NY: Nation Books, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. A nice association copy, inscribed in the year of publication on the half-title page: "To Scott, my brother, Eduardo, 2009, in Santa Fe." With a small animal sketch. Momaday was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for House of the Rising Dawn in 1969.....
NY: Hatchette Books, 2002. Inscribed in the year of publication on the title page in blue ink: "For Marge, with best wishes, David Halberstam, Aug 26, 2002." A book about a one ladder company in New York on 9/11 from a master of literary journalism.
Houghton Mifflin, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Association copy, inscribed in a handsome brown calligraphic ink on the half-title page: "To my great friends Linda and Scott Chisholm, Z. with soul and Bard [Bird?] with lore, the title, and long conversations -- also, of course, the grand walk over the Kaw.....
NY: Random House, 2003. First edition. Softcover. A standout association copy, inscribed on the half-title page to Joan Didion and her husband the writer John Gregory Dunne: "To Joan and John, best read with a little sipping whisky, cheers, cheers, Norman." Additionally with a bookplate affirming this provenance on the.....
NY: Viking Press, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. An association copy, inscribed on the half-title page in blue ink: "For Dick Ader, with many thanks and warmest regards, Peter." Ader was Matthiessen's lawyer, working at Greenbaum, Wolff & Ernst in Manhattan where he also served other writers such as Eudora Welty.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Association copy, inscribed on the half-title page: "For the city and the people of New Orleans, through the Levee of Books from Princeton University, Spring 2006, with heartfelt best wishes, John McPhee." Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. This copy was donated by.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Association copy. First printing hardcover with an inscription on the half title: "For Murray Murphey, from LeAnna Whitman, and with all best, too, from a friend dating back to early geologic time. John McPhee." That's a fun bit of wit from McPhee.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. A great Alaskan association copy, inscribed on the half-title page: "For Bob Belous, of the wandering range -- with all best, and highest regards, John." Also signed in full by McPhee on the title page. Robert Belous was an important figure with the.....
Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A local association copy, inscribed to a friend in Princeton: "For Arthur Morgan, in udder wonder after 7/9 and 1/3 of two fantastic ball games, best -- John McPhee, 8/82." A bit of a head scratcher ("udder" is transcribed correctly here), likely.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Association copy, inscribed on the half title in the year of publication: "For Roy Newman, with the very best wishes of Randal Whitman, and with regards, too, from Randal s brother-in-law, John McPhee, 2002." Not sure who Roy Newman is presumably he.....
NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by McPhee on the half title page. His second installment in the geological quartet that would become the Pulitzer Prize-winning Annals of the Former World, this journey extending from New Jersey to Indiana, where Rising from the Plains (the third book) picks.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the half-title page by John McPhee: "For Stephanie Schlant, on the occasion of a fine evening in Denville, Yolanda and John McPhee, 12/19/76." "Yolanda" is in John McPhee's hand. An association copy, inscribed to the stepdaughter of senator/basketball star Bill.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First printing. An uncommon book in hardcover, and notable for the bibliography of McPhee work it includes. A fine book except that the upper corner of the front free endpaper is clipped; in a near fine jacket on account of one eighth-inch.....
NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Signed on the title page by McPhee. A fine copy with a previous owner's signature at the top of the front free endpaper; in a fine jacket. McPhee's profile of the Swiss Army. More about the book: "La Place de la.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the half title page, a family association copy: "For Steve Svenvold, Merry Christmas 2001, from Mark's mate's first deckhand -- John McPhee." Poet and professor Mark Svenvold is McPhee's son-in-law (married to novelist Martha McPhee), thus McPhee is a deckhand.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A layered and compelling association copy, inscribed "For Sir Peregrine Henniker-Heaton, from Sara Spencer, with assistance from John McPhee, 3/26/71." McPhee has a wonderful habit of naming the intermediary of a gifted book, so we ll start with Sara Spencer. Her married.....