This is, after all, a UNESCO City of Literature and home to the Iowa Writers' Workshop, so we tend to have a few books signed by authors. Whether they came to town with a professor or student, were signed at a reading at local legend Prairie Lights or at the University of Iowa, or were collected by the literature lovers of to Iowa City, signed books are commonly featured in our collection.
Texas Tech University Press, 1981. Paperback. Signed and inscribed to Donald Justice by the author at the half-title page. Clean, bright pages; square, uncreased spine; the soft cover shows a bump, short tear, and concentric wrinkles at the spine heel, another group of creases at the bottom left rear, modest..... More
Bloodaxe Books Ltd, 1991. Paperback. Signed and dated by the author on the first (half-title) page, with no inscription or named recipient. Clean and bright; minor shelfwear around top and bottom edges and small edge chips at spine ends, otherwise excellent.; Signed by Author. More
Syracuse, New York: Midnight City Books, 2014. First Printing. Pamphlet-Stitched Softcover. Signed by the author on the obverse of the soft cover in silver pen. Numbered 182 of 250. Clean and bright; no owners' marks or wear; as new.; Signed by Author. More
Random House, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, with a brief inscription to a named individual. Clean, bright pages; no owners' marks; the hard cover shows only some softening at spine ends; the dust jacket has a few very small crimps at..... More
Fayette, Iowa: Historic Publications, 1991. First Edition. Cloth Hardcover. Signed by the author at the title page; signed again with a date and inscription by the author at the front free endpaper. Pages crisp and clean except for two tiny drip marks on the title page and a few tiny..... More
Fayette, Iowa: Historic Publications, 1993. First Edition. Cloth Hardcover. Signed by the author at the title page; signed, dated and inscribed, to a named individual, at the front free endpaper, with a note that the date coincided the 150th anniversary of Iowa's statehood. Pages clean; binding square and tight; full..... More
Fayette, Iowa: Historic Publications, 1992. First Edition. Cloth Hardcover. Signed by the author at the title page; signed and inscribed to a named individual at the front free endpaper. Pages crisp and clean, binding square and tight, full blue cloth hardcover lightly tapped at the left rear corners with a...... More
Fayette, Iowa: Historic Publications. Cloth Hardcover. Signed by Donald L. Kimball at the title page, without date or inscription. Pages crisp and clean; spine leans very slightly to the right, but binding remains tight; full cloth cover shows only faint rubbing at the corners. Dustjacket has two scuffs at the..... More
New York: Henry Holt & Co, 1999. First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by the author at the title page, with no inscription or date. Clean, crisp, and bright; except for modest shelf rubbing at the heel edges and some softening at the spine heel of both hard cover and dust jacket..... More
Free Press, 2003. First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page with a whimsical inscription to two named individuals. Clean except for a touch of dust staining on the head edge of the page block; a little light edgewear at the corners of the dust jacket; otherwise..... More
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. Stated First American Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper; neither a date nor a named recipient in the inscription - just the iconic line "Go the distance", familiar to fans of Kinsella's hit novel "Shoeless Joe". Clean pages; hard cover shows..... More
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1996. Paperback. Signed and inscribed, to a local artist, by Joni L. Kinsey at the half-title page. Crisp, clean pages except for mild toning in the margins; square, uncreased spine; soft cover shows some rubbing around the edges and spine ends and tiny curls at the..... More
Lee Boudreaux Books, 2016. First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by the author with a short note about the book's characters, not addressed to a named individual; the signature page is a blank following the front free endpaper, thus probably tipped in by the publisher. Crisp, clean pages; square, secure binding; hard..... More
Tor Books, 2004. First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by the author at the title page with no date or inscription. Clean and bright; there are rows of very short wrinkles at the bottom right corners of the half-title and title page; square, secure binding; hard cover is modestly softened at spine..... More
Asia 2000, 1998. Stated First Printing. Paperback. Signed by the author on the title page, with no date or inscription. Crisp and clean; no owners' marks; modest fading over the spine, otherwise excellent.; Signed by Author. More
Hong Kong: Asia 2000, 2002. Second Printing. Paperback. Signed by the author on the title page, with no date or inscription. Crisp, bright, clean pages; the soft cover has a long, thin laminate bubble at the middle front and a touch of edgewear at corners, otherwise excellent. Winner of the..... More
Intellectual Property Publishing House, 2016. Paperback. Languages: English and Chinese facing-page dual text. Signed by the author on the first (blank) page, with an inscription to a named individual. Crisp, bright, clean; no owners' marks; as new.; Signed by Author. More
University of Indianapolis Press, 2006. First Printing. Paperback. Signed by the poet on the dedication page, with a brief inscription to a named individual. Crisp, clean pages; soft cover shows a tiny crease at the top left rear corner, points of edgewear at corners, and a few spots of finish..... More
Vantage Press, 1979. Hardcover. Signed by the author at the front free endpaper with an inscription addressed only to "Dear Friend". Pages otherwise clean except for a gift note, between named parties, at the front fixed endpaper and foxing at the top and right edges; binding square and secure, hard..... More
Vantage Press, 1984. Hardcover. Signed by the author at the front free endpaper with an inscription addressed only to "Dear Friend". Pages crisp and clean except for mild dust staining along the head edge; binding square and secure, hard cover only modestly rubbed at spine ends and corners. Jacket is..... More
Vantage Press, 1991. Hardcover. Signed by the author at the front free endpaper with an inscription addressed only to "Dear Friend". Pages crisp and clean except for foxing along the head edge extending a bit onto the foreedge; binding square and secure, hard cover only modestly softened at spine ends..... More
Ames, Iowa, U.S.A. Iowa State Press, 1997. Paperback. Signed and inscribed to a named individual by the author on the first (half-title) page. Clean except for a few small, pale brown spots at the lower spine; soft cover also bears some color loss and light surface scuffing on the rear..... More
Manila: New Day Publishers, 1981. Paperback. Signed and inscribed to a named individual by the author on the title page. Pages are crisp and clean except for a few pen marks in the table of contents; there is a light reading crease in the spine, but binding remains square and..... More
Grove Press, 2004. First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by the author, with an inscription to a fellow writer, on the title page. Pages crisp and clean; hard cover shows small brown specks and spots around heel edges and at lower spine, and dust jacket bears a band of fading and a...... More
