Below is a list of items you will find at the 2005 ABFFE Online Auction.  You can see a larger version of many of the images if you click on them.  The online auction will begin on Wednesday, June 1 at noon and end on Wednesday, June 15 at noon.  The online auction will take place here. 

Contact Caitlin Delohery, ABFFE's Auction Manager, with any questions about the auction.

A & E Home Video/New Video

Total Retail Value  $200                  
Minimum Bid  $75                  
Bid Increment  $25
 

Win this DVD box set containing the complete series run of Monty Python's Flying Circus on 14 DVDs donated by A & E Home Video/New Video.

Amber Books/Amber Communications Group, Inc.

Total Retail Value  $30                   
Minimum Bid  $20             
Bid Increment     $5

Amber Books, the publisher of self-help and career guide books for African-Americans, is proud to donate a copy of Michael Jackson: King of Pop -- The Big Picture -- The Music! The Man! The Legacy! The Interviews! The Anthology!.

Beacon Press

Total Retail Value  $150                  
Minimum Bid  $75                    
Bid Increment  $25

Win a signed, numbered, slip-cased edition in a limited, 150-copy run of New and Selected Poems, Volume II by Mary Oliver.  This volume will be numbered between 5 and 10.  Donated by Beacon Press.
 

Bird & Beckett Books & Records

Total Retail Value  $285                  
Minimum Bid  $100                    
Bid Increment  $25

Bird & Beckett Books & Records, through the courtesy of the author, is proud to offer five books by Diane di Prima:

	The Calculus of Variation.  San Francisco: 1972.  Calligraphy by Bill Kwong.  First edition, in wraps.  1 of 2,000.  Signed by the author.  Near fine.
	Dinners and Nightmares.  New York: Corinth Books, 1974.  Third printing, new enlarged edition, in wraps.  Signed by the author.  Corners bumped, covers rubbed.  VG.
	Wyoming Series.  San Francisco: Eidolon Editions, 1988.  Illustrated with drawings by the author.  First regular edition, in wraps.  1 of 250 (published concurrently with a special two-color signed and numbered edition of 50.)  Signed by the author.  Fine.
	Pieces of a Song: Selected Poems.  San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1990.  Cover illustration by Sheppard Powell.  First edition, in wraps.  Signed by the author.  Near fine.
	Seminary Poems.  Point Reyes Station: Floating Island Publications, 1991.  First edition, in wraps.  1 of 2000.  Signed by the author.  Fine.

In addition, Bird & Beckett Books & Records, through the courtesy of the author, is offering:

ROSEN, Gerald.  The Carmen Miranda Memorial Flagpole.  San Rafael: Presidio Press, 1977.  First edition, hardcover.  Signed by the author.  Slight rubbing to dust-jacket.  Fine/Near fine.

Bloomberg Press

Total Retail Value  $180                  
Minimum Bid  $90                    
Bid Increment  $15

Win 8 wonderful cartoon collections from Bloomberg Press!  Topics include Golf, Baseball, Technology, Kids, Business, New York, Money, and the ever-popular Political Cartoons!

Books, Inc.

Total Retail Value  $70                    
Minimum Bid  $30                    
Bid Increment  $10

Win autographed copies of the following excellent titles, donated by Books, Inc.:


 

	Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
	In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith
	The Fabulous Sylvester by Joshua Gamson

Candlewick Press

Total Retail Value   $60     
Minimum Bid    $20               
Bid Increment   $10

Win these wonderful books by Candlewick Press, autographed and personalized just for you!:
 

	It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
	It’s So Amazing by Robie Harris
	Adam Canfield of the Slash by Mike Winerip

Champion Awards

Total Retail Value  $400                   Minimum Bid  $100               Bid Increment  $20

Win 100 customized tote bags from Champion!  Champion Awards has been at the forefront of the corporate apparel, awards, promotional products and custom screenprinting business for over 30 years.

Joseph Cohen/Simon Graphics

Total Retail Value   $25     
Minimum Bid    $10               
Bid Increment   $5

Win two autographed copies of the entertaining The Penis Book, donated by Joseph Cohen and Simon Graphics.

Congo Press

Total Retail Value   $40     
Minimum Bid    $10               
Bid Increment   $5

Win these wonderful books by Congo Press!:

	Rot on the Vine: The Many Dark Faces of Religion by J. Stenesh
	Milestones: A Book of Days by J. Stenesh

Dark Horse

Total Retail Value   $40     
Minimum Bid    $10               
Bid Increment   $5

Win autographed copies of Michael Chabon Presents. . .The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volumes 1 and 2, donated by Dark Horse Comics.

Emmis Books

Total Retail Value    $105          
Minimum Bid      $50        
Bid Increment     $10

Win this Laugh Your Arse Off! package from Emmis Books.  Includes one copy of each of the following books:
 

	Turn that Down! by Lewis Grossberger
	Holy Tango of Literature by Francis Heaney
	Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson
	Keys to Uncomfortable Living by Bob Woodwiss
	Sandi C. Shore's Secrets to Stand-Up Success
	A Hundred Years, A Million Laughs: A Centennial Celebration of the Friar's Club by Barry Doughherty

Emmis Books

Total Retail Value    $125          
Minimum Bid      $50        
Bid Increment     $10

Win this Wild World of Sports package from Emmis Books.  Includes one copy of each of the following books:
 

	Thursday's Game by Tom Chiarella
	You Lose Some, You Lose Some by Lou Harry and Eric Furman
	Our Red Sox by Robert Sullivan
	The Starting Pitcher by Rob Trucks
	Reds in Black and White by Greg Rhodes and Mark Stang
	Cubs Journal by John Snyder

EnlightenNEXT Media

Total Retail Value    $180          
Minimum Bid      $40        
Bid Increment     $10

Win 20 copies of What is Enlightenment? magazine, including 10 of the most recent issues, donated by EnlightenNEXT Media.

Farrar, Straus, & Giroux

Total Retail Value    $100          
Minimum Bid      $50        
Bid Increment     $10

Win one of four "Reading the World" posters, autographed by Peter Sis, an internationally acclaimed illustrator, author, and filmmaker.  His film work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.  Donated by Farrar Straus & Giroux.

Five Star Publications, Inc.

Total Retail Value    $30         
Minimum Bid      $10        
Bid Increment              $5

Win an autographed copy of A Feather in the Rain by Alex Cord.  Donated by Five Star Publications.

Five Star Publications, Inc.

Total Retail Value    $85         
Minimum Bid      $30        
Bid Increment      $10

Win an autographed copy of Gunsmoke: An American Institution Celebrating 50 Years of Television's Best Western by Ben Costello.  Donated by Five Star Publications.

Elizabeth Granton

Total Retail Value    $50         
Minimum Bid      $20        
Bid Increment         $5

Win one of three signed copy of the digital image, “The FBI was Here” by Elizabeth Granton, a Chicago-area digital artist.

Great Lakes Booksellers Association

Total Retail Value    $630         
Minimum Bid      $300        
Bid Increment            $50

Win the following in this Great Lakes Booksellers Association Trade Show Package: 1 hotel room for two people for three nights (Sept 29-Oct 1, 2005) at the Crowne Plaza O’Hare - Chicago, all event tickets for two people, 2 entrance badges, which grants you entrance to all seminars, author events and exhibits.

Great Lakes Booksellers Association

Total Retail Value    $500         
Minimum Bid      $200        
Bid Increment            $50

Win one full-page ad in the 2005 Great Lakes Booksellers Association Trade Show Program, which has a circulation of approximately 800 readers.

Harcourt Trade Press

 Total Retail Value  $1000                
Minimum Bid  $350              
Bid Increment  $50

This lot includes 25 autographed copies of The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco donated by Harcourt.

Houghton Mifflin

Total Retail Value  $600                  
Minimum Bid  $200              
Bid Increment  $50
 

Win this Lord of the Rings package from Houghton Mifflin!  It includes:
 

	One 50th Anniversary, leather-bound copy of Lord of the Rings
	Two hardcover box sets of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (signed by Alan Lee)
	One set of signed Art of the Lord of the Rings, which includes Art of Fellowship of the Ring, Art of the Two Towers, and Art of the Return of the King, each signed by Alan Lee.

In My Book

Total Retail Value    $32         
Minimum Bid   $         
Bid Increment     $

Win an assortment of 8 In My Book® greeting card/bookmarks!

Inner Ocean Publishing

Total Retail Value     $548          
Minimum Bid     $120       
Bid Increment           $25

Win 30 copies of Stop the Next War Now: Effective Responses to Violence and Terrorism by Medea Benjamin and Jodi Evans.  Donated by Inner Ocean Publishing.

Island Press

Total Retail Value     $500          
Minimum Bid     $125       
Bid Increment           $25

Win an assortment of titles from Island Press, the leading publisher of books about the environment for professionals, students and general readers.  The titles include:

	The Striper Wars
	Tiger Bone and Rhino Horn
	Under Ground
	Act III in Patagonia
	Forcing the Spring
	Native-Friendly Communities
	In-town Living
	Why Some Like it Hot

Jenner & Block

Total Retail Value     $90            
Minimum Bid     $ 40       
Bid Increment    $10

Win four tickets and a parking pass to the Washington Nationals vs. the Toronto Blue Jays at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, DC on Friday, June 24, 2005!

Lobster Press

Total Retail Value  $125                  
Minimum Bid  $50              
Bid Increment  $10

Win a collection of children’s books published by Lobster Press:

 

	ABC Letters in the Library
	The Baseball Card
	I am a Ballerina
	My Great-great-great-great-great-grandfather … Was a Warrior!
	Penelope and the Humungous Burp
	Penelope and the Monsters
	Polar Skater
	Rainy Days with Bear

Marion Street Press, Inc.

Total Retail Value  $93                    
Minimum Bid  $40                    
Bid Increment  $10

Win these exciting titles from Marion Street Press:



 

	The Book on Writing
	The Dictionary of Concise Writing
	The Dimwit’s Dictionary
	The Renegade Writer
	Championship Writing

Midwest Booksellers Association

Total Retail Value  $225                  
Minimum Bid  $90                
Bid Increment  $25

Win the Midwest Booksellers Association Package!  It includes Membership for the July 2005 – June 2006 year for one qualifying independent bookstore.  (The store must be owned and operated in one of MBA’s member states: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin.  Current MBA member stores and stores joining MBA for the first time are both eligible.)  PLUS 2005 MBA Trade Show event tickets – on ticket each for the Book & Author Breakfast, Book & Author Dinner, Children’s Book & Author Breakfast and the Authors Lunch: A Moveable Feast.  PLUS 2 free boxes of 2005 MBA Catalogs and a free CD of files to create MBA Catalog signs and shelf-talkers. 

National Book Network

Total Retail Value  $550                  
Minimum Bid  $140              
Bid Increment  $25

Enjoy an assortment of books donated by the National Book Network.  A complete list will be available at the auction.  They include:

	The Yoga of Time Travel
	The BBQ Queen’s Big Book of Barbecue
	Get Saucy
	Ice Box Desserts
	The Cure Conspiracy
	Personal Finance for Seniors

New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association

Total Retail Value  $500                  
Minimum Bid  $200              
Bid Increment  $25

Win this package from the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association for their trade show, October 16 & 17 at the Tropicana in Atlantic City. The package includes: two nights at the hotel, two tickets to each meal event, registration for you and all your employees, and one year membership or membership renewal in NAIBA.

New England Booksellers Association

Total Retail Value  $830                  
Minimum Bid  $400                    
                       Bid Increment  $50

The New England Booksellers Association Trade Package includes: Admission for two to the 2005 NEBA Trade Show September  16 – 18 in Providence, Rhode Island, hotel room at convention headquarters The Westin Providence Hotel for two nights (September 16 - 17), single or double occupancy, two tickets to all meal events.

Northern California Independent Booksellers Association

Total Retail Value  $350                  
Minimum Bid  $150              
Bid Increment  $25

This package for the 2005 Northern California Independent Booksellers Associationtrade show in Oakland, California, October 7-9, includes a double room at the Oakland Marriott for two nights and two tickets each for two author breakfasts.

Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association

Total Retail Value  $475                  
Minimum Bid  $175              
                            Bid Increment  $25

Win this Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Fall Show Attendee Package (September 8 – 10, 2005 at the Oregon Convention Center), which includes two tickets to two Book and Author Breakfasts and to the Author Feast, plus a hotel room for 2 people for three nights.

PHE Inc.

Total Retail Value  $100                  
Minimum Bid  $40                    
                                                      Bid Increment  $10

Win one of three $100 Adam and Eve gift certificates from PHE, Inc., the nation’s largest marketer of adult products.

Carly Phillips/Nancy Berland Public Relations

Total Retail Value  $93                    
Minimum Bid  $40                    
Bid Increment  $10

Win a promotional package from author Carly Phillips, including a beach ball, swim ring, Hot Summer ice cubes, Hot Pink margarita pitcher, Hot Pink margarita glasses and more!:

Scholastic

Total Retail Value  $500                   
Minimum Bid  $100                    
Bid Increment  $25

Win this beautiful United Kingdom edition of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince with a Bloomsbury bookplate, signed by J.K. Rowling. Donated by Scholastic, Inc.

Simon & Schuster

Total Retail Value $500       
Minimum Bid   $125        
Bid Increment   $25

Winners may choose up to $500 in books from Simon & Schuster’s Cooking/ Gift/ Lifestyles titles, including:

 

	Bobby Flay's Grilling For Life: 75 Healthier Ideas for Big Flavor from the Fire by Bobby Flay
	Real Men Cook: Rites, Rituals, and Recipes for Living by K. Kofi Moyo
	How to Beat Internet Casinos and Poker Rooms by Arnold Snyder
	A Life on the Road by Charles Kuralt
	Saving Stuff: How to Care for and Preserve Your Collectibles, Heirlooms, and Other Prized Possessions by Don Williams and Louisa Jaggar

Southeast Booksellers Association

Total Retail Value  $400                  
Minimum Bid  $110              
Bid Increment  $25

Southeast Booksellers Association Trade Show Package for one lucky bookseller.  Win two nights lodging at the host hotel on September 16-18 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and an all-pass for one to all SEBA Meal Events.  Winner must be a member of SEBA. .

Sterling Publishing Company

Total Retail Value $1100     
Minimum Bid   $400             
Bid Increment   $50

Grab an assortment of titles in non-fiction and do-it-yourself guides from Sterling Publishing!  Books include the following Sterling's series: “Beginner’s Guides,” “Classics Starts,” “Health,” “I’m Going to Read,” “In an Afternoon,” “Magic Skeleton,” “Pocket Factfiles,” “Poetry for Young People,” “Priscilla Hauser,” “Scrapbooking, ” “Sit & Solve Puzzles,” “Weekend Crafter,” “Whodunit,” and “Young Readers Shakespeare.” Plus many other titles! 

Tattered Cover Book Store

Total Retail Value $500       
Minimum Bid   $150                   
Bid Increment   $25

Win this assortment of autographed first editions, donated by the Tattered Cover Book Store!  The full list of titles will be available at the online auction.  They include:

 

	Kill the Messenger by Tami Hoag
	Justice for None by Gene Hackman and Daniel Lenihan
	Our Lady of the Forest by David Guterson
	The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman
	Speaking Freely by Floyd Abrams

Tattered Cover Book Store

Total Retail Value $500       
Minimum Bid   $150                   
Bid Increment   $25

Win this assortment of autographed first editions, donated by the Tattered Cover Book Store!  The full list of titles will be available at the online auction.  They include:

 

	Bushwomen by Laura Flanders
	The Boys of My Youth by Jo Ann Beard
	The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler
	Four Souls by Louise Erdrich
	Speaking Freely by Floyd Abrams

Trinity University Press

Total Retail Value $250       
Minimum Bid   $75                   
Bid Increment   $25

 Win 10 copies of The Maps of the Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer by Peter Turchi.  Donated by Trinity University Press.

University of Illinois Press

Total Retail Value $92          Minimum Bid   $30                    Bid Increment   $10

 The University of Illinois Press is pleased to offer the following titles:



 

	William Maxwell, A Literary Life by Barbara A. Burkhardt
	Dewey & Elvis: The Life and Times of a Rock n Roll Deejay by Louis Canton
	Come Hither to Go Yonder: Playing Music with Bill Monroe by Bob Black

Wildcat Press

Total Retail Value   $150         
Minimum Bid           $50             
Bid Increment  $10

This lot includes the first printing set of The Front Runner trilogy by Patricia Nell Warren in hardcover.

Workman Publishing Company

Total Retail Value  $500    
Minimum Bid      $125            
Bid Increment  $25

This lot includes an assortment of Workman’s diverse titles.

 

Yale University Press

Total Retail Value $260       
Minimum Bid   $75              
Bid Increment   $25

Win 2 copies of Encyclopedia of New York City and 2 copies of the Encyclopedia of Ireland!  Fully illustrated with stunning photographs.