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Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Autographed handwritten postcard. 5? x 3.5? addressed to Herbert Yellin, from Dennis McMillan of Hawaii, publisher and book collector. Very Good.Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible,signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names-Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them-and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good
Description: Typed letter signed, Folded Sheet, on Dulin Advertising letterhead, VG.Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible, signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names?Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them?and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good
Description: Letter sized photocopy of an invoice, Good with marginal tear, creasing.Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Typed letter signed, letter-sized sheet on Oz Editions letterhead, both sides. Very Good+. RE: Gore Vidal, Wouk, Isaac Bashevis Singer.Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible, signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names?Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them?and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Stephen King. Signatures. Lord John Press, 1991.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Hardcover. Condition: FINE. First edition. Fine in oblong blue boards, w/o dust jacket as issued. LIMITED FIRST Edition, this being #136 of 400 copies. MINT CONDITION! Published by Lord John Press in Northridge, California in 1991. Stephen King signed in the Introduction, while the other signed in ink by 43 authors next to their photos. This rare and extraordinary book is signed by 43 bestselling and award-winning authors. Signers include Pulitzer Prize winners William Kennedy, Norman Mailer, Anne Tyler, John Updike and Eudora Welty; science fiction Grand Masters Ray Bradbury and Ursula LeGuin; Hugo Award winners Stephen King and Dan Simmons; bestselling authors Tony Hillerman and Peter Straub; Hugo and Edgar Award winner Robert Bloch; Oscar-nominee Donald E. Westlake; Edgar Award winners James Burke, Elmore Leonard, Richard Matheson, Robert Parker; Philip K. Dick Award Tim Powers; PEN/Faulker Award winners T. C. Boyle and Richard Ford; PEN/Faulkner and O. Henry Award winner Joyce Carol Oates; PEN/Malamud Award winner John Barth; O. Henry Award winner Louise Erdrich; as well as Jim Harrison, Thomas McGuane, James Crumley, Reynolds Price and President Gerald R. Ford. Dark blue cloth with gold stamping on spine and front cover.
Seller: Devoted toBooks, Pleasant Hill, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Each page of the main portion of the text has a photograph of an author under which the author has personally signed his or her name. In addition, there is an introduction by Stephen King (which is personally signed at the end), and a section of reproduced signatures/documents of presidents and other historical and cultural luminaries. One of 400 numbered copies.
Seller: Euclid Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$690.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Photo portraits, oblong 7.5 x 11.75", gilt-lettered blue cloth, 75pp + pp, extremities a little bumped and worn, bottom forecorner of textblock a bit darkened else a nice, clean copy. PAGES 23-36 ARE BLANK!! LIMITED TO 450 NUMBERED COPIES, 150 DELUXE COPIES AND TWENTY-SIX LETTERED COPIES, BUT THIS IS MARKED "PRESENTATION COPY". SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING AFTER HIS INTRODUCTION; SIGNED BY JOHN BARTH, RAY BRADBURY, GERALD R. FORD, JIM HARRISON, HARRY CREWS, URSULA K. LEGUIN, NORMAN MAILER, EUDORA WELTY and others (including William F. Nolan on blank page). SWAF.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$690.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Photo portraits, oblong 7.5 x 11.75", gilt-lettered brown cloth, 75pp + pp, extremities are slightly bumped and worn, else a nice, clean copy. PAGES 1-10 AND 23-36 ARE BLANK!! LIMITED TO 450 NUMBERED COPIES, 150 DELUXE COPIES AND TWENTY-SIX LETTERED COPIES, BUT THIS IS MARKED "PRESENTATION COPY". SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING AFTER HIS INTRODUCTION; SIGNED BY JIM HARRISON, HARRY CREWS, URSUAL K. LEGUIN, NORMAN MAILER, EUDORA WELTY and others (including William F. Nolan, on blank page). SWAF.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. SIGNATURES. LORD JOHN, 1991.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: beautiful Deluxe Leather Limited Edition Lettered Edition signed by Stephen King (Introduction) and 42 other modern authors. This is Letter 100 OF 150r Limited Edition copies. In a fine . Signed authors include Stephen King, John Barth, James Blaylock, Robert Bloch, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Ray Bradbury, Ramsey Campbell, James Crumley, Louise Erdrich, Michael Dorris, Dennis Etchison, Pres. Gerald R. Ford, Richard Ford, Bruce Francis, Ellen Gilchrist, Jim Harrison, William Kennedy, Harry Crews, Thomas McGuane, Tony HIllerman, Ursula K. LeGuinn, John L'Heureux, Elmore Leonard, Norman Mailer, Richard C. Matheson, Brian Moore, Joe Mugnaini, Joyce Carol Oates, Edna O'Brien, Robert B. Parker, Tim Powers, Reynolds Price, James Purdy, Dan Simmons, Peter Straub, Ross Thomas, Anne Tyler, John Updike, Eudora Welty, Richard Yates, Donald E. Westlake, James Lee Burke and William Everson. Each signature is accompanied by a portraif of the author.
Seller: Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A., PASADENA, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$743.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Numbered 1 out of 400 editions, signed by Stephen King in ink following his introduction to the work. A small smudge/fingerprint present, origin unknown. The book is near fine with a touch of wear. Matching slipcase also shows a touch of rubbing to bottom right of back board. Gilt stamping on spine and to front board. From the estate of Herb Yellin. Herb Yellin's number was almost always #15 for the books he published, unless the book listed his name instead of a number, which many of the books did. 43 additional authors have signed this book to accompany their portraits: John Barth, James Blaylock, Robert Bloch, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Ray Bradbury,Ramsey Campbell, James Crumley, Louise Erdrich and Micheal Dorris, Dennis Etchison, Gerald R. Ford, Richard Ford, Bruce Francis, Ellen Gilchrist, Jim Harrison, William Kennedy, Harry Crews, Thomas McGuane, Tony Hillerman, Ursula K. LeGuin, John L'Heureux, Elmore Leonard, Norman Mailer, Richard Matheson, Brian Moore, Joe Mugnaini, Joyce Carol Oates, Edna O'Brien, Robert B. Parker (whose photo also features Herb Yellin and Pearl the dog), Tim Powers, Reynolds Price, James Purdy, Dan Simmons, Peter Straub, Ross Tomas, Anne Tyler, John Updike, Eudora Welty, Richard Yates, Donald E. Westlake and James Lee Burke. Lord John Press was a small private press founded by Herb Yellin in 1977. The press was based in Northridge, California, and it specialized in publishing limited edition, fine press books. Herb Yellin, the founder, was known for his passion for literature and his dedication to producing high-quality, collectible editions of works by notable authors. Lord John Press published works by various well-known authors, including Norman Mailer, Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, and others. The press gained a reputation for its commitment to craftsmanship, using high-quality materials and paying attention to design details in their limited edition publications. After Lord John Press ceased operations, the limited availability and high quality of their publications made their books sought after by collectors. No dust jacket issued; publisher's slipcase in Fine condition
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.
Stephen King (intro.); Herb Yellin (notes). Lord John Signatures. Northridge: Lord John Press, 1991.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed. Copy #40 of 400 signed copies. Cover shows slight rubbing, pages clean. Signed by Stephen King, John Barth, James Blaylock, Robert Bloch, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Ray Bradbury, Ramsey Campbell, James Crumley, Louise Erdrich, Michael Dorris, Dennis Etchison, Gerald R. Ford, Richard Ford, Bruce Francis, Ellen Gilchrist, Jim Harrison, William Kennedy, Harry Crews, Thomas McGuane, Tony Hillerman, Ursula K. Le Guin, John L'Heureux, Elmore Leonard, Norman Mailer, Richard C. Matheson, Brian Moore, Joe Mugnaini, Joyce Carol Oates, Edna O'Brien, Robert B. Parker, Tim Powers, Reynolds Price, James Purdy, Dan Simmons, Peter Straub, Ross Thomas, Anne Tyler, John Updike, Eudora Welty, Richard Yates, Donald E. Westlake, James Lee Burke, William Everson,
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine, without dust jacket as issued. Introduction by Stephen King, and signed by him. Contains the original signatures of 40 additional authors, including Ray Bradbury, John Barth, James Crumley, Gerald Ford, JIm Harrison, Elmore Leonard, Norman Mailer and many more. Number 315 of a limited edition of 400.
Seller: James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA, Palm Desert, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$798.00 + shipping
Description: No. 1 of a restircted run of 150 Deluxe Limited Editions, signed by Stephen King at the end of his introduction. Book in Fine condition, with no noticable flaws of anykind. Quarter bound in leather and cloth. Matching slipcase shows faint hints of rubbing, negligable. From the estate of Herb Yellin. 43 additional authors have signed this book to accompany their portraits: John Barth, James Blaylock, Robert Bloch, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Ray Bradbury,Ramsey Campbell, James Crumley, Louise Erdrich and Micheal Dorris, Dennis Etchison, Gerald R. Ford, Richard Ford, Bruce Francis, Ellen Gilchrist, Jim Harrison, William Kennedy, Harry Crews, Thomas McGuane, Tony Hillerman, Ursula K. LeGuin, John L'Heureux, Elmore Leonard, Norman Mailer, Richard Matheson, Brian Moore, Joe Mugnaini, Joyce Carol Oates, Edna O'Brien, Robert B. Parker (whose photo also features Herb Yellin and Pearl the dog), Tim Powers, Reynolds Price, James Purdy, Dan Simmons, Peter Straub, Ross Tomas, Anne Tyler, John Updike, Eudora Welty, Richard Yates, Donald E. Westlake and James Lee Burke. Lord John Press was a small private press founded by Herb Yellin in 1977. The press was based in Northridge, California, and it specialized in publishing limited edition, fine press books. Herb Yellin, the founder, was known for his passion for literature and his dedication to producing high-quality, collectible editions of works by notable authors. Lord John Press published works by various well-known authors, including Norman Mailer, Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, and others. The press gained a reputation for its commitment to craftsmanship, using high-quality materials and paying attention to design details in their limited edition publications. After Lord John Press ceased operations, the limited availability and high quality of their publications made their books sought after by collectors. No dust jacket issued/ Matching slipcase in Fine condition
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.