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Friday, January 22, 2016

Signed by Roz Chast: Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?

Roz Chast has been signing copies of her 2014 memoir Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? for well over a year now. A signed first edition obtained at the National Book Awards 2014 Finalists Reading was sold on eBay in November of 2014. The event was fairly well-documented and the book sold for a healthy price.

Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? signed "11/18/14/N.Y.C./Roz Chast"

Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, A Memoir by Roz Chast

Roz Chast at the National Book Foundation event, November 18, 2014

Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, A Memoir by Roz Chast, Back Cover, List Price $28.00

Roz Chast, The Brooklyn Book Festival, September 21, 2014

The National Book Awards 2014 Finalists Reading, The New School, November 18, 2014

eBay Listing Ended November 26 2014

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CAN-039-T-WE-TALK-ABOUT-SOMETHING-MORE-PLEASANT-Roz-Chast-SIGNED-DATED-NYC-1st-2nd-/301401928714?nma=true&si=MY%252BVlM1DDf4MNMNGGnCdh3m%252FHQQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

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Note: The blog archives are still your source for more information about Roz Chast and more signed books.

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Signed by Bruce McCall: Zany Afternoons

Here's another unexpected bargain seen recently on eBay. It's a copy of Zany Afternoons (1982) by Bruce McCall. The 1999 hardcover reprint is signed by the artist in the year of republication. The cover illustration is from "Wing Dining."

Zany Afternoons signed by Bruce McCall

eBay Listing Ended October 17, 2016

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZANY-AFTERNOONS-by-famed-New-Yorker-Contributor-Bruce-McCall-1999-edition-SIGNED-/252116888548?hash=item3ab3566be4%3Ag%3A658AAOSwFnFV8fd-&nma=true&si=YQGb25QThn5Fxe78BW8tTy6VzZY%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

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eBay Bid History
One bidder, two bids.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

The Brigadier and the Golf Widow Signed by John Cheever

A copy of The Brigadier and the Golf Widow was signed and inscribed by author John Cheever on Christmas Day of 1964, the year of publication. The book collects sixteen short stories originally published n the New Yorker. It was sold on eBay over the summer for an undisclosed Make Offer price less than $60.

John Cheever, The Brigadier and the Golf Widow, 1964

Signed and inscribed to Jim Canning by John Cheever, December 25, 1964

EBay Listing Ended July 11, 2015

http://www.ebay.com/itm/John-Cheever-Signed-The-Brigadier-and-the-Golf-Widow-New-Yorker-Short-Stories-/121681742374?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c54cc0a26&nma=true&si=Zv4PhLp6HocGRC23iqci2JeQ2LI%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Note: There are many more signed books in the blog archives.

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Belly Flop: Donald Trump Signs the New Yorker

Donald J. Trump entered the Presidential race in July and the event was commemorated on the cover of the New Yorker with "Belly Flop" by Barry Blitt. The "pool" of candidates includes Rand Paul, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and Chris Christie, The magazine cover makes it clear that Mr. Trump's candidacy is expected to be disruptive, but no one at the time would have predicted the degree to which this candidate would come to dominate the polls—and the headlines. A copy of the issue was signed by the Donald at a campaign event last week in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The candidate apparently was not deterred by his unflattering depiction. The collectible issue is available right now on eBay.