Association Copies
Association copies can be difficult to define, but they can add considerable value to your growing book and ephemera collection. Put simply, association copies are books owned by people of significance. Some collectors will argue that books owned by celebrities or other famous figures count as association copies, while other collectors believe association copies are books owned by people significant to the author or particular work. For instance, this special copy of The Town and the City by Jack Kerouac is inscribed by the author to the mother of one of Kerouac's dear friends and fellow Beatniks.
What makes associations copies so precious is the unique relationship between author and recipient. Instead of a book being signed at a typical signature event, association copies provide a deeper glimpse into the hearts and minds of the authors. However, association copies can also include books signed or unsigned that belonged to other famous or influential people in history. Although signed copies are almost always more valuable than unsigned, association copies of any kind are quite collectible and highly sought-after books.
Between Me and Life, a Biography of Romaine Brooks
by Meryle Secrest
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Lanvellec, France
- Item Price
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$161.66$22.00 shipping to USA
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DREAMING AMERICA & OTHER POEMS
by Oates, Joyce Carol
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Seller
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Fernandina Beach, Florida
- Item Price
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$500.00$5.00 shipping to USA
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THE EYE IN THE TRIANGLE. An Interpretation of Aleister Crowley. Inscribed
by Regardie, Israel. [Aleister Crowley]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec
- Item Price
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$2,500.00$10.50 shipping to USA
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Beyond the Wall of Sleep
by Lovecraft, H. P.; August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Las Vegas , Nevada
- Item Price
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$12,750.00$8.50 shipping to USA
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Ridgway's Paratroopers: The American Airborne in World War II: Association Copy signed by General Ridgway to Matt Ridgway.
by Blair, Clay
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Stated First Edition 1985 (May be a First Book Club Edition)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Winfield, Illinois
- Item Price
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$400.00$4.99 shipping to USA
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A Widow for One Year [SIGNED Association Copy with ALS]
by Irving, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Granville, New York
- Item Price
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$5,500.00$5.99 shipping to USA
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The Far Arena (Association Copy Signed by Harlan Ellison)
by Sapir, Richard Ben
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Madison, Indiana
- Item Price
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$250.00$6.00 shipping to USA
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Nothing Can Go Wrong (Signed)
by Kilpack, Captain John H. & MacDonald, John D.
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Madison, Indiana
- Item Price
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$300.00$6.00 shipping to USA
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Henry P. Davison: The Record of a Useful Life [SIGNED]
by Lamont, Thomas W.
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Granville, New York
- Item Price
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$1,975.00$5.99 shipping to USA
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Erasmus, his life and character, as shown in his correspondence and works
by Drummond, Robert Blackley (1833-1920)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Worcester, United Kingdom
- Item Price
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$120.35$17.95 shipping to USA
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A Masque of Reason
by Frost, Robert; Jerome Cantor [Actor]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Las Vegas , Nevada
- Item Price
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$1,500.00$8.50 shipping to USA
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Remarks on the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial, With a..
by Stuart, J.E.B.; Simmons, Thomas Frederick
- Used
- Condition
- Used
- Seller
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Clark, New Jersey
- Item Price
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$2,500.00$9.50 shipping to USA
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Steeple Bush
by Frost, Robert; Samuel French Morse [Association]
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Las Vegas , Nevada
- Item Price
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$3,000.00$8.50 shipping to USA
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The Witness Collection
by Chambers, Whittaker [Alger Hiss, Scott Nearing, Richard Nixon et al.]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois
- Item Price
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$6,500.00$12.00 shipping to USA
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TREASURE ISLAND - - First UK Printing, A Signed Presentation Copy with original Drawing
by Stevenson, Robert Louis. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Sastamala, Finland
- Item Price
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$895.12$25.00 shipping to USA