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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.
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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: $1,250.00 Item Number: 191
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“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 Item Number: 61091
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First Edition of Mr. Sammler's Planet; Inscribed by Saul Bellow To his Editor
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. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to his editor, Aaron Asher and his wife, preceding the publication, “To Linda and Aaron X-mas greetings from Saul December 24, 1969.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamsom. An exceptional association.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 2042
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"Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone": First Edition of Ravelstein; Inscribed by Saul Bellow
BELLOW, SAUL.
Ravelstein.
New York: The Viking Press 2000.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s final novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Tina Gotte Saul Bellow.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 174
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Signed by Saul Bellow
BELLOW, SAUL.
Summations: The Bennington Chapbooks in Literature.
: Bennington College 1987.
First Edition. Signed by Bellow. A lecture delivered at Bennington College in 1987 in an edition of 1,000. Thin Octavo. Signed by the author in facsimile in the back of the title, although not called for this copy is signed by the author in his own hand on the title page.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 178
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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. Jacket design by Mel Williamson.
Price: $425.00 Item Number: 180
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Uncorrected Proof of The Dean's December; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Saul Bellow
BELLOW, SAUL.
The Dean’s December.
New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1982.
Uncorrected Proof of the first edition of the first novel Bellow published after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976. Octavo. Fine in light green wrappers as issued. Signed by the author.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 182
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"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 Item Number: 184
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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 Item Number: 190
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"I could never have done it without your patient help Saul": First Edition of Humboldt’s Gift; Inscribed by Saul Bellow to his Secretary
BELLOW, SAUL.
Humboldt’s Gift.
New York: The Viking Press 1975.
First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Karyl, with love I could never have done it without your patient help Saul.” The recipient, Karyl Kylie typed the manuscript of this novel. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear. Jacket design by Mel Williamson. An exceptional association.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 1289