Patrick Callahan's Copy of Stay Hungry by Charles Gaines

Every now and then I like to indulge my antiquarian side. Last spring, a signed copy of the 1972 novel Stay Hungry was sold on eBay. The author, Charles Gaines, inscribed it to Patrick Callahan of New Orleans. It was sold on eBay by the seller rialtos, who always does such a commendably thorough job of scanning his books and writing his copy. 

Charles Gaines
eBay listing ended June 8, 2025

https://www.ebay.com/itm/205540401711?itmmeta=01K39JYESBTAM74EJP7PRPB74S&hash=item2fdb29a22f:g:l8gAAOSw5VhoQ071&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dvmKyjJ2KNhTVp7DyQ1J5TCDSfo%2By3%2F4gqCs1FVZoUascMGrexBKci4Xl3evlAuKr5C189FabKMa%2FVkViMO3G1TO%2FowgAvZ6oQDgO9vJSYM8NGbXvkkMnVirQwkAqgThkDl5ph63PQyp2q8QPPiRnNE416GlTX7k5yYKHDfGKB8q%2FzWpjyx%2BZXJ9WdIxRdu8pHbLeP7FJx97ILXywPVO4MqA%2BOO2KednXIgnkv%2FmJzE2e5sWURHwXA%2F9T2Ck9DHCH5KKTTzEZwwKAzqw61Pt3K%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-Ls-bKaZg&pfm=1

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Seen and Noted: A Signed Copy of Charles M. Schulz's By Supper Possessed

Duly seen and noted on the eBay platform is a signed copy of By Supper Possessed (1988) by Charles M. Schulz. As is frequently the case, seller rialtos does all the heavy lifting so your blogger can sit back and enjoy the scenery. The book was sold on July 18, six months being as good a gestation time for a blog post as any.

Charles M. Schulz
eBay listing ended July 18, 2025

https://www.ebay.com/itm/205510380597?itmmeta=01K7JARA0RNDKPC42S68F5BMD7&hash=item2fd95f8c35:g:4UAAAOSw6lFoWZoN&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAAwFkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1cObMuYOBgkN0HV371i3IlcpFTVnqIP2jTGFAaGhHVBDOu%2BaFYDQrrIj4f%2FOd4Q0IV9iqzvgu3IGsG0tlCtSV7KdMLv2fZAqX8Swz%2B05LcpNbPvBEl2BgyiOklsycIG9OwdBeLRRGy9HGUC7%2FBd6vJwMaTVGeLLYqlcQeGQBGe1gHeMEvRI6JCdAl4bwaAfuVwhb0zt7NR5yueF3LbSLujBL3GxSQrVAYzbcQVAslK9nA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8Sg4cq8Zg

Charles M. Schulz
eBay item description

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Jane Colson's Copy of Write If You Get Work: The Best of Bob & Ray

eBay seller rialtos offered a wonderful book last June, a doubly-signed copy of Write If You Get Work: The Best of Bob & Ray and, as usual, he describes it so well I have nothing to add. This, my friends, is a blogger's paradise.

Bob & Ray
eBay listing ended June 10, 2025

https://www.ebay.com/itm/205551230685?itmmeta=01K39JYESB9Y9VPXNQS8KRW8AX&hash=item2fdbcededd:g:TeMAAOSwHIVoSKbV&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAAwFkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fK1xv0KZjqPXVOp0qJOPrWk5BJl4V3F3nk0HwfglQi5aQGIbXvznxbGHI3zAcdgJY66YQnUZVGTn0hS1n0ymx

7fUyL3RJCjrKrLmvQKn488yjUUd0Q1ZaemqN5JFZrQSqxq4FCnozS0MmY0NCEgceI7L%2F5AQSbKjx2oL99RQJ5wV3It4VqhuTA7uFJq1l38SzlbPd%2BWaGKWg1%2F1d6Z6veU1bdUEHLYZnbMn4eXu%2FrpzQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-Ls-bKaZg&pfm=1

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Joe Bologna and Renee Taylor's Copy of Caesar's Hours by Sid Caesar

Caesar's Hours:  My Life in Comedy, With Love and Laughter is Sid Caesar's memoir written with Eddy Friedfeld and published in 2003. A signed copy inscribed to Renee Taylor and Joe Bologna was sold on eBay in May. The seller, rialtos, explains what makes this such an interesting association copy.

Sid Caesar
eBay listing ended May 30, 2025

https://www.ebay.com/itm/205515073773?itmmeta=01K39JYESBCATZEXHK8QZ900K5&hash=item2fd9a728ed:g:dScAAOSw~EBoNdyd&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAAwFkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1egXFbtHs%2BtAh%2FNjdCj9fv%2FXM9nAbt0DgHEjqb6GTZ34%2B0xM0MgcaG%2Bm%2F2MMjSdXaq447MvZg8kTineBloCqmPtiSBJOoPklXBoMPhJcua0VP%2BKqK0Faj696CGGowVouioG%2Bwi3o%2BPmR38OJLjmrFm79Uz4d6%2BktxU2QSgqIWuxMHXdaddhYtgWwUTyH8so5lp60IN%2FzkNz79Q7bL4%2FzXVOJTJjfsO0jnKLGwNCz0L13Q%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-Ls-bKaZg&pfm=1

Sid Caesar
eBay item description

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Mary Poppins Signed by P. L. Travers

My knowledge of the book Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers is minimal; I didn't come on board with the story until the Disney movie. Nevertheless, I am fascinated by a signed copy of the ninth (not sixth) printing of October 1936, still a first edition, that was sold online in May. Fortunately for us, the eBay seller, rialtos, is very knowledgeable, so there isn't a need for me to add much aside from my quibble over which printing this actually is.

P. L. Travers
eBay listing by rialtos ended May 28, 2025 (as archived on Worthpoint)

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/mary-poppins-signed-l-travers-hc-1936-4870264312

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