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Title: Lot of Ten Modern First editions Inscribed to Herb Yellin, Proprietor of Lord John Press Author: Place: Various places Publisher: Date: Various dates Description: Includes: Madden, David. Bijou. Cloth backed boards with dust jacket. Inscribed to Herb Yellin on front flyleaf: "To Herb, who has stood with Lucius under the Pleasure Dome of the Bijon, David Madden, Baton Rouge, Feb. 1, 1977". Some wear to edges of dust jacket, some fading and slight bumps at top of boards; near fine. New York; Crown Publishers, 1974. Anderson, Kurt. Sympathy for the Devil. Cloth backed boards with dust jacket. Inscribed to Herb Yellin on front flyleaf: "For Herb Yellin - w/the hope that he will enjoy Sympathy-called "totally repugnant" by some ernest [?]-dumb weenie at Kirkus Reviews-this is the truest book about the war you will ever read - Pray for the way, Ken". Garden City, New York; Doubleday and Co., 1987. Bourjaily, Vance. The End of My Life. Green boards with gilt lettering, dust jacket. Inscribed to Herb Yellin on title page: "For Herb Yellin, best regards, Vance Bourjaily, May 3, 1977". Dust jacket a bit soiled and worn at edges, foxing on inner boards; very good. New York; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947". Price, Reynolds. A Long and Happy Life. Tan boards with gilt lettering, dust jacket. Inscribed to Herb Yellin on title page: "Herb Yellin, with good hopes, Reynolds Price, 7 November '74". Some soiling and minor tears to jacket; else fine. New York; Antheneum, 1962. Laxalt, Paul. Nevada's Paul Laxalt: A Memoir. Leather backed cloth with gilt lettering, cloth slipcase. One of 5000 copies of the first edition. This unique copy was specially bound for Herb Yellin, as stated on the limitation page. Inscribed to Herb at limitation: "2/2000, to Herb cordially, Paul Laxalt". Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon and Company, 2000. Gardner, John. The King's Indian. Pictorial boards with dust jacket. Inscribed to Herb Yellin on front flyleaf: "To Herb Yellin, best, John Gardner". Jacket a bit sunned and worn at edges; else fine. New York; Random House Inc., 1974. Matheson, Richard. Journal of the Gun Years. Tan boards with jacket. Inscribed to Herb Yellin on front endpaper: "To Herb, all best, Richard Matheson". New York; M. Evans & Company, Inc., 1991. Moore, Brian. Catholics. Red boards with dust jacket. Inscribed to Herb Yellin on front endpaper: "For Herb with Best Wishes, Brian Moore". Jacket sunned and a bit worn. Coffee cup ring on back; else fine. New York; Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. Foote, Horton. Farewell: A Memoir of Texas Childhood. Cloth backed boards with jacket. Inscribed to Herb Yellin on title page: "To Herb Yellin with every good wish, Horton, Foote". New York; Scribner, 1999. Oliphant. Four More Years. Blue Boards with dust jacket. Signed to Herb Yellin on front endpaper with drawing of a little creature:" To Herb Yellin with best wishes, from Oliphant". Jacket a bit soiled and worn at edges, a few minor tears. Corners of boards slightly bumped, endpapers yellowing a bit; very good. New York; Simon and Schuster, 1973. First Editions. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine, except as noted. Item number: 265642