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Page 30 The Antique Shoppe April, 2018
Collecting Author-Signed Books The Thomas Berryman Murder. A signed first edition was
James Patterson's Edgar Award winning first novel was
By Carol J. Perry offered at $1000.

It's a sure sign of Spring when bibliophiles, bluestockings and book lovers of all ages A copy of Donald
converge on St. Petersburg, Florida's famed Coliseum for the annual Florida Antiquarian Trump’s first book, The Art
Book Fair. The weekend event features more than a hundred booksellers from around the of the Deal, (first edition,
Main St
globe offering a huge variety of books, maps, prints and other book-related ephemera. second printing,) signed by
Prominently displayed by growing numbers of booksellers are author-signed volumes, the author was offered at
often first editions. These may range in price from a few dollars to thousands, depending, of $2500.00.
course, on the rarity of the book, and the status of the author.
Last year’s fair offered a great variety of signed titles, usually so indicated by signage or \
a sticker on the plastic dust jacket. There's growing interest by collectors in obtaining these Michael Moore’s book,
Exit
personalized books. 220 50 Bernie Sanders, Outsider
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On Course to the Stars - The Roger B, Chaffey Story The hardcover first edition was in the House was signed by
signed by the astronaut's parents and was marked $175. 405 Moore and contained as a bonus, a signed
A signed first edition of Monica's Story by Andrew Morton was $75, and Betty Ford's letter from Sanders himself.
signed autobiography, The Time of my Life was $50. It was priced at $300.

A signed copy of C is for Corpse by Sue
Grafton was $675 and a Grafton signed D is
for Deadbeat was $400.
A signed copy of poet Maya Angelou's
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Just Give me a Cool Drink of Water Before
I Die was offered at $95.
1 Truman Capote signed a copy of

405 Breakfast at Tiffany's which now sells for
$6500.
407 TITUSVILLE
Even more pricey is a first edition, first
issue, pristine unopened copy of Robert
Frost's A Boy's Will at $10,000.
TITUSVILLE A first edition copy of Allen Ginsberg's
Bay Blvd early work, Empty Mirror, inscribed to Ted
Berrigan was $1000.
MELBOURNE A signed copy of Andre Norton’s The
Beast Master was $1250.
GRANT - SEBASTIAN
Stephen
VERO BEACH 5 528 King’s 1979
chiller,
The
Stand, signed
first edition
was tagged
COCOA $2000. A
520 Forrest Ave. signed copy
We Buy Florida Ave. of King’s The
Dead
Zone,
first edition
& Sell 2 was just $350.

518
Sarno Rd.
A signed first of
Wickham Rd. Hibiscus Ave. Kiss Me Deadly,
MELBOURNE
starring Mike
Hammer, by
192 Mickey Spillane
was $750.
Babcock St.

Palm Bay Rd.
A rare signed
507 1 first edition of
Over 18,000 sq.ft. of the finest quality Antiques, Furniture, Malabar Rd. Ray Bradbury’s
Dandelion Wine
Vintage Glass & Art Pottery that Central Florida has to offer was $1250.
Valkaria Rd.
Plus The Largest selection of: GRANT
Grant Rd. 4
Official Florida Highwaymen Art ANYWHERE SEBASTIAN 5 A visit to this
512 Sebastian Blvd. year's Florida
Antiquarian Book
Brevard’s largest mall for over 20 years VERO BEACH Fair provides a perfect opportunity to begin
60 20th St. 6 a collection of author signed books, or to
Glendale Rd. add to an already established one. The fair
Phone: 321.726.6778 • 5900 U.S. Hwy. 1•Grant, FL 1 will be held at the Coliseum, 535 Fourth
On Florida’s Scenic East Coast - Between Sebastian & Melbourne 68 615 Avenue North in St. Petersburg on Friday,
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm • Sunday 12-5pm 1 Saturday and Sunday, April 20-22.
grantantiquemall@reagan.com • GrantAntiqueMall.com 70 Virginia For information visit
4 95 95 FT. PIERCE www.Floridabooksellers.com
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