Signed By Author

Cookery books signed by Julia Child selling like hotcakes!

Debs — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:48:46 +0000

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.

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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	Julia Child French Chef Cookbook 1968 Autographed
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Farewell to Frank McCourt 1930 – 2009

Debs — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:47:28 +0000

FrankMcCourt 226, originally uploaded by gema fova.

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.

	Angelas AshesSigned by Frank McCourt 1996
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	Tis signed Frank McCourt 1999
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	Tis by Frank McCourt Paperback Signed
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	Teacher Man by Frank McCourt Paperback Signed
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Kindle…signed by author!

Debs — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:30:05 +0000

There's an interesting story in the New York Times today...apparently the advent of reading devices such as Kindle doesn't mean fans can't have their favourite book signed by the author. Apparently people are now queuing at book signings with electronic versions of their favourite titles and authors have taken to signing their Kindle!

20090615 202725 _MG_1492, originally uploaded by danielernst.

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.

JG Ballard 1930-2009

Debs — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:25:58 +0000

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.

JG Ballard, originally uploaded by matthetube.

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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	SIGNED JG Ballard CRYSTAL WORLD 1st US 1st DJ 1966
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Antarctica signed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Mikhail Gorbachev in Charity Auction

Debs — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:41:39 +0000

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.

Signed First Edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in Charity Auction!

Debs — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:50:57 +0000

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.

John Updike 1932 – 2009

Debs — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:16:48 +0000

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.

	SIGNED John Updike Rabbit Angstrom Quartet MINT Rare Bk
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	SIGNED John Updike Self Consciousness Limited Edition
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	MARRY ME by John Updike 1st 1st 1976 Signed
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	John Updike SIGNED Witches of Eastwick 1st 1st HC NEW
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	John Updike RABBIT IS RICH Signed LTD
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Signed special edition Spider-man starring Obama!

Debs — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:09:44 +0000

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.

	AMAZING SPIDER MAN 583 BARACK OBAMA FIRST PRINT SIGNED
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	THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN 583 Obama signed STAN LEE CoA
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Tom Hanks book signing in his local store

Debs — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:36:53 +0000

Tom Hanks made a recent appearance at an independent book store - Village Books in Pacific Palisades, California - in order to help raise the profile of his local book store which is struggling to stay afloat (fans will remember his role as a book chain owner hell bent on squashing Meg Ryan's small book store in You've Got Mail)...

The Academy Award-winning movie star signed sets of DVDs and books related to his many successful movies.

Tom Hanks Signing

Originally uploaded by Brian Bubonic

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	TOM HANKS SAVING PRIVATE RYAN ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH COA
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Signed by David Grossman

Debs — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:17:17 +0000

David Grossman was in Italy recently promoting the Italian edition of Ishà borachat mibsorà which has recently been published by Mondadori under the title A un cerbiatto somiglia il mio amore (its English title is A Woman Flees the News) .

Whilst in Rome, Nicola Zingaretti president of the Province of Rome, also presented the author with the Provincia Capitale, a prize awarded annually by the province to three outstanding personalities.

Signed by David Grossman

Originally uploaded by Deborah Swain

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