Association Copies from The Accidental Bookseller, IOBA, FABA

Association Copy, signed and inscribed by Morrison to Bertha "Bert" Krantz, a copy editor who spent 34 years at Random House & a colleague of Morrison, who was herself the first female African-American editor in the publishing house's history. Krantz was the longtime copy editor for novelist Cormac McCarthy, who wrote in a 1992 letter upon the publication of "All… Read more about this item

Signed, dated and inscribed by Miller to her "dear friend and collaborator", composer Jerome Kern. Slight tanning to gutters of end papers, otherwise a fine, fresh and unread copy in a very good or better dust wrapper, tanning to the spine and with a few closed edge tears. Jerome Kern was one of the most important American theatre composers of the early… Read more about this item

The story of Plimpton pitching to the likes of Willie Mays, Ernie Banks and Richie Ashburn at Yankee Stadium. Inscribed by Plimpton for Baseball Hall of Famer and Cardinals great pitcher Bob Gibson. Accompanied by a brief 30-40 word autograph note signed by Plimpton to Gibson. A fine copy in bright, fresh dust wrapper, fine save for a small chip to the… Read more about this item

Great full page inscription from Ginsberg "For Sally, pix of the orient", signed, dated and with a small flower drawing. Stamped in red with the author's oriental seal. Sally is Sally Grossman, American model and wife of Bob Dylan's one-time manager Albert Grossman. Sally is best known as the young woman languorously stretched out on the cover of Dylan's 1965… Read more about this item

Inscribed to Bill Smith and signed by Hofstadter. While not definitively established, the recipient could be fellow historian William E(rnest) Smith, whose work The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics is cited by Hostadter as a source and influence on his interpretations on anti-bank views (pages 355-56). Some pencil annotations sprinkled sporadically throughout the book. A very good copy in 60%… Read more about this item

Inscribed "with love" by the future Supreme Court justice for his sister Ella and signed simply "Felix". A very good copy, unmarked in clean boards, with a slight spine lean and bowing to the boards, bottom edges a little rubbed. Dust wrapper present but fair, with stained spine and chips. Provenance information available upon request. A nice association copy.

Inscribed by Cotton to Henry A. Hurst, adding that the book was "sent with the compliments of Clifford Roberts". An interesting joining of three golf aficionados. Cotton was the leading British player of his generation, winning the Open Championship (aka the British Open) three times and finishing in the top-10 on 17 occasions. The European Tour Rookie of the Year award… Read more about this item

From the library of Beat poet Diane di Prima, with her signature on front free end paper. Di Prima and Ginsberg met during the mid-1960s. They went on to become two of the most famous poets of the Beat Generation. Di Prima and Ginsberg were both Buddhists, making this work -- written by Ginsberg during his travels through South East… Read more about this item

Association Copy, inscribed by Waddington to E. O. Wilson. Waddington was a British developmental biologist who laid the foundations for systems biology, epigenetic, and evolutionary developmental biology. Wilson was a fellow biologist and a two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner for General Nonfiction. A fine, square copy in a very good, unevenly toned toned dust wrapper with edge wear. Very scarce. As of this… Read more about this item

London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1955. One of the 445 copies bound in quarter cream parchment with blue cloth boards. Title and device in gold on the spine. Illustrated with two watercolour paintings and 40 crayon drawings. Though not called for, this copy has been signed by Flint on the colophon. Additionally, Sir William has inscribed the copy for his… Read more about this item

Northampton, MA: The Gehenna Press, 1966. Limited edition, one of 500 Copies, printed on Fabriano Paper in Monotype Van Dijck. Illustrated with 19 Mounted Letter Press Facsimiles of Title pages in Red and Black on Paper closely Simulating those used by Mosher. This is the printer's copy, inscribed by Baskin and presented to Stanley Clifford "with the affection of" Leonard Baskin, dated… Read more about this item