New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 477pp. Large octavo [24 cm] Blue paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The spine ends and edges of the covers are bumped. The dust jacket is in very good condition. Lightly rubbed and..... More
Livingston, MT: Elk River Books, 2015. Limited, first edition (1 of 100). Hardcover. 251 pp. Octavo. Full grey cloth with gold stamped title on the spine. Illustrated dustjacket. Signed and numbered by the author on the verso of the title page. Limited to 100 copies. From the publisher: "From a...... More
Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1888. First edition. Hardcover. 470pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] in grey cloth stamped in gilt and black. Soiling and wear to boards and cocked spine, front board lower corners bumped and exposed, rumpling to rear board; hinges cracked (but holding), ink inscription on front free endpaper. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. 313pp. Octavo [22 cm] 1/4 blue and white woven cloth covered boards with pale blue paper covered boards, and black ink stamped tiltle and author information on the spine and front board. Very good. Subtle spine roll. In a very good..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo [20 cm] Yellow cloth with a purple ink stamped title on the spine. Very good. The edges of the covers are lightly bumped and rubbed. The spine is subtly rolled and the covers are slightly cocked. "Anton Jankowski smoked..... More
New York: Riverhead Books, 2020. Later printing. Hardcover. 343pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. Blue paper over boards, with title stamped in red on spine, and author's initials in red on front board. "The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and..... More
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2009. Hardcover. 322pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/2 blue cloth with orange paper covered boards. Very good. The covers are slightly concave. There are several very small light stains on the edges of the text block. The dust jacket is in very good condition as well..... More
Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1982. Reprint. SIGNED. 438pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/2 black cloth with red paper over boards. The covers are just a little stained along the top edges, the front hinge is a little soft, and the pages are mildly tanned. In a dust jacket with rubbing..... More
New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1983. Second printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. 265pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Black boards quarterbound in black cloth spine. The bottom edge of the text block is speckled. Bright red endpapers. The extremities are bumped and a bit faded, and the spine is rolled. The price-clipped..... More
New York: The Dial Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 440pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/2 black cloth with decorative light brown decorative paper covered boards. Very good. The edges of the spine and covers are lightly bumped and rubbed, and the spine is very subtly rolled. The edges of the..... More
New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 275pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Black cloth over boards with silver lettering on the backstrip. The covers are a bit cocked. In a very attractive dust jacket, with very light soiling to the internal side (not visible). Signed by..... More
New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 275pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Black cloth over boards with silver lettering on the backstrip. The spine is rolled, and the extremities are bumped. There are a couple of tiny stains on the front board. The dust jacket is..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED - Octavo. Cream colored cloth spine and boards. Light bumping at the head and tail of the spine. Orange endpapers. Signed by the author on the free front endpaper in black pen. Publisher's remainder mark on the lower edge. 349..... More
New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED - Octavo. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth spine. Light bumping at the head and tail of the spine and a slight bump at the tip of the lower front corner. Signed by the author on the free..... More
New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 295pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/2 black cloth with black paper over boards. The book's front board is just a tiny bit splayed, and the surface of the dust jacket is mildly rubbed. Signed by Thomas Berger on the..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 240pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 brown cloth with tan paper over boards. The spine ends are bumped, and the boards are a little bit splayed. The surface of the dust jacket is very moderately worn. Signed by the..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 315pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 brown cloth with greenish-gray paper over boards. The spine ends are gently bumped, and there is a faint 1" crease in the front board. The dust jacket is yellowed, and lightly soiled. There is a...... More
Salt Lake City, UT: Elik Press, 2003. First edition. Paperback. 22 pp. Stitched Wraps. An Elik Press Single. Front cover and interior photographs by Jill Gills. More
Washington DC: Counterpoint, 1995. Uncorrected Bound Galleys. Paperback. 110pp. Octavo [20 cm] Pale blue and black printed wraps. Very good, with minor sunning to the spine. An uncorrected proof of Wendell Berry's essays concerning community and the simple life. More
Monterey, Kentucky: Larkspur Press, 2019. First edition. Smythe sewn. 40pp. Hand made book. This book was handset in Garamond type, printed on a hand-fed C&P, and a Vandercook, then handbound. 650 copies were printed on Mohawk Superfine paper. Very fine condition. A hand made and hand printed paperback in a...... More
Monterey, Kentucky: Larkspur Press, 2019. Limited Edition. Smythe sewn hardbound. 40pp. Hand made book. This book was handset in Garamond type, printed on a hand-fed C&P harbbound book in hand painted boards with a green linen spine and a white paper label on spine. In a two color letter press..... More
Berkeley: Counterpoint, 2022. First edition. Hardcover. 240pp. Octavo [22cm]. White boards with title stamped in black on spine. "Thirteen new stories of the Port William membership spanning the decades from World War II to the present moment. For those readers of his poetry and inspired by his increasingly vital work..... More
Washington, D. C. Counterpoint, 2000. Paperback. 363 pp. Octavo. [22.5cm] Wraps in two-tone white and brown spine and illustrated covers. Berry's "aching prose and strong sense of place . . . [put him] in the pantheon of Southern writers. This is an important novelist with prophetic things to say and..... More
Counterpoint, 2008. Rorer, Abigail. First edition. Hardcover. 26pp. Quarto [31 cm]. 1/4 tan cloth over green illustrated paper boards. Attractive dark green end papers. No dust jacket as issued Illustrated with engravings by Abigail Rorer. Foreword by Ed McClanahan. The joke of the Mad Farmer Poems is that in a...... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. 204pp. Octavo [21cm]. Black boards, with title stamped in white on spine. Publisher's black topstain. The head of the spine is very mildly bumped, and there is a previous owner's gift inscription on the front free endpaper. In a dust jacket..... More