Search Results: Authors starting with S from Hudson Valley Books for Humanity

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Edward Gorey. First edition (thus). First hardcover edition to include the charming Edward Gorey illustrations. The book was the inspiration for the Broadway musical Cats. 56 pages. 8.25" x 5.75". Fine collectible copy with fine dust jacket.

New York: D.A.P/Ronald Feldman Fine Arts/Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 2003. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A beautiful copy of the definitive authorized catalogue raisonné of Andy Warhol's prints. This updated and revised fourth edition reproduces more than 1,700 prints ranging from 1962 to1987 (the year of his death) - all in full color with scholarly documentation. 11.75" x 9.75". 383 pages. Near fine copy in near fine dust jacket.

New York: Harper & Row, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition of this Newbery Honor book written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. A a heartwarming tale of a boy's unwavering loyalty to his goat during a very harsh winter. Near fine copy with grey topstain and slight bumping at corners. Near fine unclipped ($8.95) dust jacket with small tear at top of back panel.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near fine. First edition of this final collaboration between poet Randall Jarrell and illustrator Maurice Sendak, a lyrical picture book about a lonely boy who discovers the magic of flight in his dreams. Near fine copy, tight and clean with some sunning on edges in a near fine (price-clipped) dust jacket.

Connecticut: Lime Rock Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated first edition, limited to 500 copies, from Lime Rock Press in Salisbury, Connecticut. B+W photographs of the New York City sites frequented by Dylan Thomas by Tryntje Van Ness Seymour with text from "Under the Milkwood" which was performed in New York two weeks before Thomas died. 12.25" x 9.25". Near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition of Isaac Bashevis Singer's humorous collection of Yiddish folktales about the residents of Chelm. Illustrated by by Uri Shulevitz. 58 pages. 8.5" x 7". Fine copy in near fine unclipped ($4.95) dust jacket with small tear on upper back panel.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed first edition of of the eloquent and inspiring memoir by the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Signed on title page; 16 pages of photographs. Near fine condition in near fine dust jacket.

New York: Viking Press, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition of the novel considered by many to be Steinbeck's best. Includes first edition points of "bite" for "bight" on page 281 and Steinbeck author photo without dust jacket quotes. Based on the story of Cain and Abel, and made into a film starring James Dean in 1955. 602 pages. 8.5" x 6". Very good copy in very good (price-clipped) dust jacket with edgewear, chipping on top of spine, and some soiling on front and rear of jacket.

New York: Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition of the novel that revisits Steinbeck's beloved Monterey County and the colorful cast of characters from Cannery Row. 273 pages. 8.25" x 5.5". Near fine copy with small bump to upper rear board. Near fine dust jacket with small tears on front bottom jacket and rear top jacket. Red top stain and unclipped jacket with price of $3.50.

New York: Viking Press, 1952. Signed Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Signed limited first edition, one of only 1500 copies signed by Steinbeck. Considered by many to be Steinbeck's best novel, it was inspired by the story of Cain and Abel, and was made into a film starring James Dean in 1955. 602 pages. 9.25" x 6.25". A bright clean near fine copy of this scarce edition, with slight discoloration at top of text block and bottom of spine (see photos). Comes with original publisher's slipcase. Beautiful copy of this enduring work by the Nobel prize winning author.

New York: Viking Press, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition of Steinbeck's "play in story form" about the birth of a long-awaited child and the deception behind it. 159 pages. 7.5" x 5". Near fine copy with orange top stain in a near fine (unclipped, $2.50) dust jacket with some sunning to spine and edge wear at head of spine.

New York: Viking Press, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition of this collaboration between Steinbeck and the film director Herbert Kline, about the delivery of modern medicine to a remote village in Mexico. Illustrated with 136 black and white photographs from the 1941 film directed by Kline. 143 pages. 10.25" x 7.25". Near fine copy in near fine unclipped ($2.50) dust jacket with light chipping at head and foot of spine and prior interior tape repair to small tear on spine of jacket.

New York: Viking Press, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition of Steinbeck's satire about French politics and the obscure astronomer with royal ancestry who is enlisted to restore the French Monarchy. 188 pages. 8.25" x 5.5". Near fine copy in near fine unclipped ($3.00) dust jacket with sunning on spine and a small tear at foot of spine.

New York: Viking Press, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition in second state yellow cloth boards. The classic Steinbeck novel about Depression-era eccentrics in a California coastal town who find beauty and community amidst poverty and chaos. 208 pages. 7" x 5". Very good copy with two stains on front board. Very good unclipped dust jacket ($2.00) with some edgewear, a small tear on upper front of jacket and several small stains on back jacket.

New York: Viking Press, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First illustrated edition of Steinbeck's classic coming of age story. Watercolor illustrations by Wesley Dennis. 131 pages. 9.5" x 6.75". Near Fine copy in very good publisher's slipcase with minor edgewear on case.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Stated first edition, in third issue yellow boards, of this pivotal work of American modernist poetry. Near fine copy with small spot on front board. 61 pages. 7.75" x 5.25". Very good dust jacket, unclipped ($2.00) with age toning, minor edgewear, fading on spine, and several small spots on front and back of jacket.