New York: Viking Press, (1970). First edition. Hardcover. Winner of the National Book Award. This copy is inscribed by Bellow "For George Hanson / with best wishes / Saul Bellow / Jan 9, 1973." Bellow was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976. The author also won, along with... More about MR. SAMMLER'S PLANET

New York: Ecco Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. This copy is signed in full on the title page by Ray Carver and inscribed below by him: "For James and Norma from Ray. June 1988. Port Angeles" With photographs by Bill Burke; edited by Constance Sullivan; With a preface by Andy... More about PORTRAITS by Bill Burke

New York: Crown, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. This copy inscribed by the author on the front end paper "RWM from AC / with grateful thanks and all / good wishes / 1981." Alex Comfort is a physician, biologist and author both of literary works and of the standard treatise of... More about I AND THAT. Notes on the Biology of Religion

New York: Harper & Row, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's tenth book. Essays. Seventeen pieces that were all published, with the exception of "A Night at a Waterfall." The stellar piece, in my opinion, is "A Walk in the Country." The first printing was 6500 copies... More about BLOOD AND GRITS. Essays

New York: Random House, 1999. Third printing. Hardcover. This copy inscribed by Frankel to the owner of Book Soup in Hollywood, and is also signed on the title page. An autobiography of a writer for the New York Times, that moves through Hitler's Berlin, Khrushchev's Moscow, Castro's Havana, and the... More about THE TIMES OF MY LIFE And My Life With The Times

New York: Random House, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. This copy inscribed by Hanley in the year of publication: "For Noel Taylor / my thanks and / best wishes / William Hanley / 1968." This play focuses on a close family whose empty apartment building is about to be demolished. More about FLESH AND BLOOD. A Play

Washington: Craftsbury, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Inscribed by Hubbard to fellow photographer Bill Owens (with Owen's ink ownership signature), dated in 1981. Laid in is a TLS from Hubbard to Bill Owens. Hubbard, in 1977, inspired by the Farm Security Administration photographs of the 1930's, traveled the country in a.... More about GOOD FOLKS, GOOD COUNTRY

New York: Harper & Row, (1972). First edition. Hardcover. This copy is inscribed by Laurents on the half-title page: "To Pierre Sicari / from / Arthur Laurents." Basis for the famous big screen film that starred Streisand and Robert Redford and was directed by Sydney Pollack. More about THE WAY WE WERE. A Novel

New York: Fiction Collective, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Hardcover issue of the author's first book. 8vo. This copy bears Leyner's 1992 presentation inscription to the owner of Book Soup in Hollywood: "To Glenn, great fun reading in your wonderful store. Best, Mark Leyner." More about I SMELL ESTHER WILLIAMS And Other Stories

n.p. Catalpa Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. This copy inscribed by Joe McHugh. The born storyteller, like the born musician, has an ear for a good story. Here are McHugh's best humorous anecdotes, outlandish tall tales, and eerie ghost stories he has come across in his travels around the country... More about RUFF TALES. High Octane Stories From the Ruff Creek General Store. Illustrated by Paula Blasius

Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated from photographs. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. A masterful account of three extraordinary humans and a fascinating depiction of the struggle for survival in the mountaineering world. Scott Fischer and partner Ed Viesturs' experience on K2, Colby... More about IN THE ZONE. Epic Survival Stories From The Mountaineering World

New York: Knopf, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. This copy is inscribed by Updike on the title page and dated near the time of publication ("2/15/96"). More about IN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILIES. A Novel