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Photograph of Saul Bellow by Famed Photographer Art Shay; Signed by Bellow and Shay
Bellow, Saul; Art Shay
Saul Bellow Signed Photograph.
Black and white silver gelatin print of novelist and Nobel Prize-winning author Saul Bellow. The photograph measures 11 inches by 14 inches. Signed by Saul Bellow on the photograph. The photograph was taken by renowned photographer Art Shay in October 1976, the same day the author heard that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. Shay is a former Time-Life staff reporter who became a full-time photojournalist in the early fifties. More than 25,000 of his photographs have since appeared in numerous publications, including Life, Time, the New York Times, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated. His work has been much exhibited, critically acclaimed, and collected. He has won some twenty Art Director awards for distinguished photography, as well as commendation for Life magazine’s “Picture of the Year” in 1959. Signed and stamped by Shay on the verso. In fine condition. Matted and framed.
Price: $1,500.00
“You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write": Saul Bellow's retained copies of the original contracts with Viking Press for his novels Henderson the Rain King, Herzog, and Mosby's Memoirs
Bellow, Saul
Saul Bellow Signed Novel Contracts.
New York : Viking Press 1956-1968
Saul Bellow’s retained copies of the original contracts with Viking Press for his novels Henderson the Rain King, Herzog, and short story collection Mosby’s Memoirs. Each contract is four pages, signed at the conclusion by Bellow. The first contract dated April 4, 1956 obligates Bellow to “three untitled novels in 1956, 1957, and 1958” to which Bellow has added a note indicating that one of these will be Henderson the Rain King. The second, dated August 27, 1964 confirms Bellow’s delivery of the finished work Herzog. The third, dated January 22, 1968 confirms Bellow’s delivery of “a volume of short stories entitled Stories consisting of approximately 60,000 words” to which bellow has added “Mosby’s Memoirs” in his hand. In fine condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,800.00
First Edition of Saul Bellow's Mosby's Memoirs and other Stories; Signed by Him
Bellow, Saul
Mosby’s Memoirs and other Stories.
New York : Viking Press 1968
First edition of the author’s first collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Fine in a near fine jacket that shows very light rubbing to the black dust jacket.
Price: $425.00
"Being right was largely a matter of explanations": First Edition of Mr. Sammler’s Planet; Signed by Saul Bellow
Bellow, Saul
Mr. Sammler’s Planet.
New York : The Viking Press 1970
First edition of the author’s third and final National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Review copy, with the slip laid in, fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamsom.
Price: $750.00
First English Edition of the Nobel Prize-Winning Author’s First Book; Signed by Saul Bellow
Bellow, Saul
Dangling Man.
London : John Lehmann 1946
First British edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with the lightest of wear. Jacket design by Robert Medley.
Price: $850.00
"Being right was largely a matter of explanations": First Edition of Mr. Sammler’s Planet; Warmly Inscribed by Saul Bellow
Bellow, Saul
Mr. Sammler’s Planet.
New York : The Viking Press 1970
First edition of the author’s third National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Alderman and Lois Stone from an old Tulyite Saul Bellow March 16′ 87.” The recipient was Bernard and Lois Stone, the former a politician from the city of Chicago. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the spine. Jacket design by Mel Williamsom.
Price: $700.00
“I am a true adorer of life, and if I can't reach as high as the face of it, I plant my kiss somewhere lower down": First Edition of Henderson the Rain King; Signed by Saul Bellow
Bellow, Saul
Henderson the Rain King.
New York : Viking Press 1959
First edition of the author’s fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Small review pasted to the front free endpaper, near fine in a very good first issue dust jacket that shows light rubbing. Jacket painting by Bill Preston.
Price: $850.00
"Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is": First Edition of Herzog; Warmly Inscribed by Saul Bellow
Bellow, Saul
Herzog.
New York : The Viking Press 1964
First edition of the author’s second of three National Book Award winning novels, which was and remains an unprecedented literary accomplishment. Octavo, original blue cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Connie Houghton with thanks for many favors Saul Bellow.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamson. A warm inscription.
Price: $1,850.00
“We are funny creatures. We don't see the stars as they are, so why do we love them? They are not small gold objects, but endless fire": First Edition of Henderson the Rain King; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning author Saul Bellow
Bellow, Saul
Henderson the Rain King.
New York : The Viking Press 1959
First edition of Bellow’s fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few closed tears. Jacket painting by Bill Preston.
Price: $1,200.00
First Edition of It All Adds Up; Inscribed by Saul Bellow
Bellow, Saul
It All Adds Up: From the Dim Past to the Uncertain Future.
New York : The Viking Press 1994
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s collection of nonfiction. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $275.00