Signed By Author http://www.signedbyauthor.com The home of signed first editions & collectible books Wed, 05 May 2010 10:46:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Books Authored and Signed by American Presidents http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2010/05/05/books-authored-and-signed-by-american-presidents/ http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2010/05/05/books-authored-and-signed-by-american-presidents/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 10:46:09 +0000 Debs http://www.signedbyauthor.com/?p=251 By David Thoreau

In recent years there has been a growing audience for books authored and signed by American Presidents. This article explores some of the most common books authored and signed by modern American presidents.

One of the earliest American presidents to author a book was Thomas Jefferson and his only full-length book known as Notes on the State of Virginia. Originally written in 1782 and published anonymously in Paris, Notes on the State of Virginia contains Jefferson's political philosophy interspersed with geographic descriptions of the State of Virginia. Signed copies bearing Thomas Jefferson's autograph are known to exist but are exquisitely rare.

More recently, Calvin Coolidge gained notoriety as a syndicated newspaper columnist after his career in politics. His autobiography was published in 1928 and copies bearing the inscription "Cordially Calvin Coolidge" in blue ink occasionally appear on the autograph marketplace.

Beginning in 1922, Coolidge's successor, Herbert Hoover, published five books, including his popular three-volume Memoirs between 1951 and 1952. Memoirs describes his presidency, from 1929 through 1933. Unlike Hoover's handwritten letters, which are very rare, books authored and signed by Herbert Hoover are quite common.

John Kennedy wrote several books that included Why England Slept, Profiles in Courage, and The Strategy of Peace. Published in 1956, Profiles in Courage became a best-seller and provided Kennedy the distinction as the only American president to win a Pulitzer Prize. Signed copies of Kennedy's books are highly valued.

Books that have been written by Lyndon Baines Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama describe their philosophy, background, and ascent in politics. Many of their books are readily available as signed copies.

Jimmy Carter has several distinctions in the literary world. Carter holds the record for the most number of books authored by a United States president (twenty-seven). Carter was also the first American president to write a book of poetry (Always a Reckoning, and Other Poems, 1995) and the first American president to write a novel (The Hornet's Nest, 2002). Carter signed many trade editions of his books as well as a large number of limited editions.

Collectors avidly seek books authored and signed by American presidents. An autographed book by a United States president provides a personal touch and validation of their written testimonial.

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]]> http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2010/05/05/books-authored-and-signed-by-american-presidents/feed/ 1 Cookery books signed by Julia Child selling like hotcakes! http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2009/11/08/cookery-books-signed-by-julia-child-selling-like-hotcakes/ http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2009/11/08/cookery-books-signed-by-julia-child-selling-like-hotcakes/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:48:46 +0000 Debs http://www.signedbyauthor.com/?p=243 Whilst Julia Child (1912-2006) may have turned American cuisine on its head through what was, in the 1960s, the revolutionary idea of introducing the ideals of the French cooking school to middle America, she was until very recently, far less of a household name in the UK and Europe. Her award-winning cookbooks couple with numerous series of television shows in a career which spread over four decades, became the model to which all future “TV Chefs” the world over would aspire – in essence she invented the idea of taking sophisticated cuisine and making it accessible to a wide audience. In a country that Europeans often wrongly see as a burger-guzzling nation, Julia Child was a woman who instilled passion into the food culture of the United States and beyond, often through the sheer force of her personality.

Without doubt one of her most famous cookbooks and one that is considered something of a seminal publication is Mastering the Art of French Cooking. First published in 1961 by Knopf it was followed by a second volume in 1970. Praised for many of the things we now take for granted in a cookery book, such as clear illustrations and easy to follow instructions, the book is still in print to this day. Child's second book, The French Chef Cookbook, was a collection of the recipes she had demonstrated on a television show of the same name. When the series went into colour television this was reflected in her fourth book, From Julia Child's Kitchen, which was illustrated with her husband's photographs. Julia Child's last book , an autobiography My Life in France, was published in 2006 although sadly, she didn't live to see it in print.

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And so we come to 2009, and Mastering the Art of French Cooking is top of the bookseller charts again thanks to the movie Julie & Julia, directed by Nora Ephron and starring none other than Meryl Streep as Julia Child. Based on the eponymous book by the blogger Julie Powell (played by Amy Adams in the movie) who set herself the staggering task of cooking all 524 recipes from the book and kept a daily blog of her culinary adventures.

Needless to say vintage copies of any cookery books signed by Julia Child are suddenly highly collectible!
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Sadly, 2009 sees the passing of another Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Frank McCourt, the Irish-American teacher who shot to world-wide fame as the author of Angela’s Ashes, a biographical account of the extreme poverty and brutal living conditions of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland during the Depression, died on 19 July aged 78.

The memoir was adapted for the big screen in a feature film Angela’s Ashes in 1999, directed by Alan Parker and starring Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle.
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Kindle Joins a Literary Ritual: Authors Can Autograph It
By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN
Published: June 15, 2009
At a recent reading in Manhattan by David Sedaris, a reader presented his electronic-book device for the author to sign.

]]> http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2009/06/17/kindle-signed-by-author/feed/ 0 JG Ballard 1930-2009 http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2009/04/20/jg-ballard-1930-2009/ http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2009/04/20/jg-ballard-1930-2009/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:25:58 +0000 Debs http://www.signedbyauthor.com/?p=201 J G (James Graham) Ballard, the British novelist, short story writer and major exponent of the New Wave in science fiction writing, died yesterday aged 78.


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He was born in the International Settlement in Shanghai, China and later became a Japanese concentration camp internee during the war, an experience he explored in his world famous autobiographical novel Empire of the Sun (which Stephen Spielberg brought to the screen in 1987 with a very young Christian Bale playing the author as a boy).

David Cronenberg transformed his most controversial novel - Crash - into a likewise highly controversial movie in 1996.

His final book - an autobiography entitle Miracles of Life - was published in 2008.
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]]> http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2009/04/20/jg-ballard-1930-2009/feed/ 0 Antarctica signed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Mikhail Gorbachev in Charity Auction http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2009/04/19/antarctica-signed-by-leonardo-dicaprio-and-mikhail-gorbachev-in-charity-auction/ http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2009/04/19/antarctica-signed-by-leonardo-dicaprio-and-mikhail-gorbachev-in-charity-auction/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:41:39 +0000 Debs http://www.signedbyauthor.com/?p=187 Hollywood actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio continues to support environmental causes by contributing items to a charity auction with all proceeds going to Global Green USA.

The book Antarctica: The Global Warning by Sebastian Copeland, has been signed by both Mikhail Gorbachev (who wrote the forward), and Leonardo DiCaprio (who contributed the book's introduction).

This amazing hardcover coffee table book is filled with pictures showing the vast changes in climate as noted by researchers for over the past 50 years.

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DiCaprio was recently presented with the International Green Film Award presented by BMW by Mikhail Gorbachev. The award offers a platform for environmental activists to raise public awareness for environmental issues and comes with a $250,000 donation for an environmental foundation or film project.

]]> http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2009/04/19/antarctica-signed-by-leonardo-dicaprio-and-mikhail-gorbachev-in-charity-auction/feed/ 0 Signed First Edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in Charity Auction! http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2009/02/17/signed-first-edition-of-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-in-charity-auction/ http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2009/02/17/signed-first-edition-of-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-in-charity-auction/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:50:57 +0000 Debs http://www.signedbyauthor.com/?p=181 Children With Aids Charity has listed a UK first edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows signed by the author, J.K. Rowling on Celeb2nds.com. The charity was organized in 1992 to help infants and children affected by HIV/AIDS maintain a good quality of life.

On the bidding page, there are images of the signed page in the book and the letter which authenticates Ms. Rowling’s signature. Bids will be accepted until July 3, 2009. Click here to make a bid.

Thanks to CWAC for letting us know.

]]> http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2009/02/17/signed-first-edition-of-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-in-charity-auction/feed/ 0 John Updike 1932 – 2009 http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2009/01/28/john-updike-1932-%e2%80%93-2009/ http://www.signedbyauthor.com/2009/01/28/john-updike-1932-%e2%80%93-2009/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:16:48 +0000 Debs http://www.signedbyauthor.com/?p=176 John Updike, one of America's most prominent contemporary novelists and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for both Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest, died yesterday aged 76.
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Image © Marvel Comics

Writer Zeb Wells and artist Todd Nuack signed copies of the special edition of the Marvel comic Spider-Man (which sees the superhero teaming up with Obama) at a free book-signing at The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach yesterday.
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The Academy Award-winning movie star signed sets of DVDs and books related to his many successful movies.

Tom Hanks Signing

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