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Ed Smith began as a collector of literary first editions in the early 1980s. In 1990 he established his own firm, Ed Smith Books. He became a member of the ABAA in 1995 and has served on the their Board of Governors. He lives on Bainbridge Island, WA and specializes in Modern Literature, First Editions, Photography, Screenplays, Signed Books, and Appraisals of Books and Photographs. His appraisal work includes the estate of Hunter S. Thompson, and JFK's personal photographer Jacques Lowe.

ROLLING THUNDER LOGBOOK

Shepard, Sam

Price: $450.00

BLOOD MERIDIAN Or the Evening Redness in the West.

McCarthy, Cormac

Price: $9,500.00

ROLL, JORDAN, ROLL

Peterkin, Julia & Doris Ulmann. ROLL, JORDAN, ROLL. New York: Ballou, 1934. Second edition (stated). Text by Julia Peterkin, and with photographs by Doris Ulmann. This book describes the religious life and community of the Gullah, a group of people of African descent living in the coastal areas of South Carolina and Georgia. Wonderfully illustrated with Ulmann's black and white photographs. An exploration of this book, and the relationship between its text and images, it becomes clear that Ulmann's photographs should be considered as artworks that function independently of the text. Rebound in a simple but elegant full blue morocco, marble end-papers, with raised bands and gilt lettering. A fine copy. 950.

Charles Bukowski DANGLING IN THE TOURNEFORTIA

Bukowski, Charles. DANGLING IN THE TOURNEFORTIA. With Manuscript Story!Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, 1981. First edition. #119 of 350 hardcover copies numbered and signed by the author. Occasionally, Bukowski would take a break from the tedium of signing, and, let his mind wander and, he would write down whatever came into his head in that instant. Like a mental erection, that had to explode on the page, and, in this copy, though only his signature was called for, he wrote down his thoughts at that instant; "“People Who Constantly / Talk About “Love” / Remind Me Very Much / Of A Pair Of Gloves / Lost In That Compart- / ment of an automobile / Far To The Right And / Forgotten Until Found / In A Junkyard A / Decade Later To Be / Worn Upon The / Hands Of A / Sadist. For Further / Use.” Signed “Charles Bukowski.” With two original drawings, a dog, and a large flower. One close to Bukowski made this comment regarding this one-of-a-kind copy: "As Hank would endlessly sign colophon pages for BSP, he would VERY occasionally break the boredom by decorating the page. I think over those many years, I saw 3-4 such pages, but NONE as artful and exciting as this example!" 281pp. a selection of poems full of wit, struggles, perception, and simplicity. Charles Bukowski writes of women, gambling and booze while his words remain honest and pure. A very good plus to near fine copy in the original cloth and boards with acetate dust jacket. 3750.

MAD FOREVER. 1959 First edition!

(Mad Magazine). MAD FOREVER. A New Collection of The Best from Mad Magazine. With an Introduction by Steve Allen. New York: Crown, (1959). First edition. 4to. Rebound in three panels of yellow, red and black leather, with a large leather onlay making up a portrait of a truly amazing likeness of Alfred E. Neuman, the fictitious mascot and cover boy of this iconic magazine still published today. His features are raised, creating an almost 3-D like image (hand-colored for depth and shading by artist Emilie Crewe). Mad Magazine was first published in 1954 in paperback. The first hardback published by the magazine was in 1958, "Mad for Keeps". The second hardback published by Mad Magazine was this one, 'Mad Forever', in September of 1959. The binding is fine, the contents , including a section in color, are very good plus to near fine. $1,250.00