Angle Repose, Signed (23 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Warmly inscribed by Norma Kassirer on the half-title page. First Edition, First Printing (No additional printings stated). Very Good with moderate wear to covers and no marks to text. Signed Books; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 100 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Signed good first edition. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked*. Bookplates. Some tape marks to front and back covers. Ex-library stamp covered by bookplate. Signed by author on cover page. *Sharpie mark on dedication page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A terrific association copy, given the inscription on the half title: "For Alice and Proc Mellquist, Affectionately, Wallace Stegner." Proctor Mellquist was the longtime editor of Sunset Magazine, based in Menlo Park, a magazine that for decades helped define a Western culture that Wallace Stegner also represented and promulgated. As another Sunset editor Bill Marken reflected, Mellquist and his predecessor Walter Doty "were there for the 1940s-1960s when Sunset vividly reflected and also powerfully shaped the distinctive lifestyle emerging during a time of unprecedented western population growth, prosperity, and creativity." Mellquist took over in 1954 and carried on as editor until (it seems) 1981 a 25 year tenure. Bill Lane, the magazine s publisher of 40 years, reflected that "[Doty] should go down in the history of one of Sunset s great editors. Some people would say he was probably the greatest editor of Sunset, although Proctor Mellquist in my opinion was as great or maybe greater." Meanwhile, Stegner admired the magazine and was a strong supporter of it. "You can t look closely at Sunset without developing a considerable respect for the intelligence that goes into that operation," he said. He went so far as to appear in a promotional video on the magazine s history. In turn, publisher Bill Lane was so influenced by Stegner s writing that he eventually endowed the Jean and Bill Lane Lecture Series and a Center for the West at Stanford, as well as Peninsula Open Space Trust s (POST s) Wallace Stegner Lecture Series (we wish we could have gotten our hands on this association copy, too). Mellquist and Stegner also sat together as advisory board members for the organization California Tomorrow, one of the first to push for smart growth, and they helped publish its newsletter, Cry California. Like a true editor, Mellquist suggested the group change the name of their project from the dry Resource Policy Institute to California Tomorrow. Stegner also weighed in editorially, writing in response to an early draft of a publication, "Let s not give the impression we expect people to go out and shove a stick of dynamite up the old Essex s exhaust." As for Alice Mellquist, apparently she regularly contributed recipes to Sunset, another token of the times. This particularly copy is a first edition hardcover in near fine condition with some minor soiling at board edges and a couple of bumps, as well as some unidentified speckling to the top of the page block; in a near fine jacket with only a little wear around the edges. The book won the Pulitzer Prize in 1971. All in all, a book and an association that embodies both the culture of California during this era, and the challenge of its runaway growth. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in place-based and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Association copy, inscribed to Steinbeck scholar and fellow Bay Area writer Maurice Dunbar on the dedication page in blue ink: "For Maury Dunbar, from Wallace Stegner, Los Altos Hills, CA Jan. 17, 1983." Stegner lived in Los Altos Hills--likely the book was signed at Stegner's home. On the green front free endpaper is a 3 x 5" color snapshot portrait of Stegner in his home (with period furniture and a shelf of Easten Press leather volumes behind him), which is dated "Nov. 12 1990" in pen at its lower left; in the photo Stegner is smiling for the camera with his hands in his pockets. Dunbar's bookplate with his De Anza College address label at top is opposite on the paste down (the address of the Aladdin Bookshop in Oklahoma is written in small script on the bookplate, too--presumably where Dunbar bought the book). Dunbar was a professor of English at De Anza College in nearby Cupertino and also wrote several volumes on book collecting. First printing. This book won the Pulitzer Prize. A fine book in a near fine jacket with a touch of edge wear to outer flap folds and a very faint rectangular discoloration that wraps around uppermost spine (perhaps the shadow of some kind of label), neither of which is noticeable without close scrutiny. But the association and the snapshot makes this volume unique and highly desirable. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in place-based and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 569 pp.; HB pale green emboss w/gilt; slight rub w/clean, tight pgs. DJ white w/brown pic. cover; rubbed w/wear on edges; small chips & tears; some sun; corner-cut w/'a literary guild selection', front flap. ".it reveals how even the most rebellious crusades of our time follow paths that our great-grandfathers' feet beat dusty." signed w/annotation, back paste down. Signed by Author(s).

Wraps. Condition: Fine. Casey, Lawrence (illustrator). Program: octavo size, [24] pp., signed by Wallace Stegner; Poster: 25" high. In order to help celebrate the 200th anniversaries of both the nation and the City of San Francisco (which took place on June 29, 1776, when colonists from Spain established the Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate and Mission San Francisco de Asís a few miles away), the San Francisco Opera adapted Wallace Stegner's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Angle of Repose" into an opera. Offered are two items from the World Premiere which took place in November of 1976: the program, which is signed by Stegner underneath his printed name on page [15], along with the opera company poster for the same. The program includes pieces by the composer, the librettist, the conductor, and Stegner, with the signature of Wallace Stegner (N.B., not recorded in Colberg). The poster has an illustration of "Fia" (1965) by Sam Tchakalian, San Francisco artist and teacher admired for his forceful abstract paintings. ___DESCRIPTION: Program: original rose wrappers printed in brown with title and the names of the performers, tan paper printed in brown ink, illustrated; octavo size (9" by 5.5"), unpaginated [24] pp., signed by Wallace Stegner on p. [15]. Poster: reproduction of the abstract painting "Fia", banners above and below with black lettering on white containing the details of the production; the poster measures 25" by 17.5", with the reproduction of the Tchakalian abstract being 15.5" by 17.25". ___CONDITION: Program: fine, like new. Poster: Very good, some foxing to the white areas and overall shallow creasing, free of tears or sharp folds, free of markings. ___POSTAGE: Please note that if you wish the poster shipped flat additional postage will apply (our standard is to ship rolled in a cylinder); please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Hardcover. Illustrations by Kenneth Francis Dewey. Small 4to. Full burgundy calf with raised bands and elaborate gilt lettering and decorative rules and devices. 531pp. All edges gilt. Illustrations, red moire silk endpapers, sewn-in red satin page marker. Fine. Perfectly pristine and tight first of this unspecified limited edition of Stegner's controversial 1971 novel, winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. This unusual copy bears tipped to the front flyleaf a fine archival decorative-edged bookplate, boldly inscribed and signed in black ballpoint "For [---] / Wallace Stegner." Book is housed in the Franklin Library's thin card stock slipcase with gold foil label.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Stapled card covers. An informational pamphlet about the opera signed by Stegner at his biographical page. Fine condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Stapled printed wraps. Signed by Stegner to the cover under his name. Code M-542 to front cover. Includes synopsis, cast of characters, and the play. Fine condition. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 36 pages; Signed by Author.

Original Wraps - Single Claspe. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A program from the operatic adaptation of Stegner's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, staged to commemorate the bicentennial of both the nation and the City of San Francisco. The opera is composed by Andrew Imbrie; the librettist is Oakley Hall, and the conductor for the premiere was John Mauceri. The pamphlet is fine in original textured orange wrappers and is signed by Stegner on the author's biographical page. An uncommon item. Signed by Author(s).

First edition. 8vo. 36 pp. Signed on cover by Wallace Stegner. Softcover, printed wraps, very good condition. (43162). San Francisco Opera House program for Angle of Repose laid in.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Green cloth titled in gilt. Book Club edition, no date to title page. Inscribed to ffep by Stegner. Slight rubbing to board edges, slight softening to spine panel. The DJ in mylar has a $7.95 price sticker to flap, is edgeworn, with edge creasing/tears, clear tape to top front panel edge, tiny spot dampstain to spine. Bottom front flap is clipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus. Published by The Franklin Library, 1978. Octavo. Hardcover. Red leather with gilt page ends. Signed on title page (flat). Book is like new; clean and crisp. No writing, no bookplates. A scarce signed, not tipped in copy, Franklin Library did not issue a signed edition this copy was later signed in person.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. Later Printing. Later printing. Flat-signed and inscribed by author on half-title page. Green full-cloth boards with gold foil-stamped cover and spine and blind embossed cover. Flaws: gilt is slightly faded, spine edges slightly bumped and all edges lightly rubbed with NO chipping, soiling or tears. Textblock, hinges and gutters are all secure and solid with NO lean. NO foxing or toning. Spine does have one ridge halfway down the middle but NO chipping or tears. No jacket. Photos avail upon request. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Top edge middle of text block with small streak of spotting; rear cover with a few faint spots of soil; front cover one faint spot over S in Repose. Jacket with chips at edges, creasing to spine; moderate soil. In protective mylar wrap. ; Light green cloth lettered in gilt. Signed by the author on half-title. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 569 pages; Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED by Stegner on a bookplate affixed to title page (signature only). Green-grey cloth boards, some page age-toning of cheaply manufactured book, 1st issue book with gutter code 'M4' on last page. DJ rubbed with has some edge wear; chips at spine ends. First state DJ without Pulitzer sticker. Price clipped DJ flap; mylar protected. Photo of Stegner by Alex Gotfryd on rear. Also inlcudes laid-in a photocopy of typed signed letter from Stegner, dated June 9, 1990: "Dear Dan Montemarano: Of course I'll be glad to sign your book. Better get it here as fast as possible, though, because I'll be leaving for three or four weeks on the 10th of July. Sincerely, Wallace Stegner" (unfortunately book itself was not sent and instead I requested he sign bookplates sent to him instead). Stegner's Pulitzer Prize winning novel. (Bonus: Comes with a free unsigned 1st Printing hardcover copy of Stegner's "Recapitulation"--- NOTE: No international orders fror this iem Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition in very good condition inscribed and signed by Stegner on the title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated first edition/First Printing with the "M4" code to the last page; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. An outstanding copy of this Pulitzer winning novel, uncommon in near fine or better condition. SIGNED with no inscription to the half title page. Uncommon in this condition and flat signed. This copy is in near fine condition with only light rubbing to the edges and few faint spots of soiling to the text block; housed in a crisp and bright near fine dust jacket that shows mild rubbing to the edges and some light soiling to the spine and back panel; Pulitzer Prize winner sticker affixed to the front panel. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very good plus. First Edition. Original Cornell-ian book sculpture that interprets Stegner's classic title literally, featuring a reclining bespectacled paper figure reaching longingly into a recess carved into the book-block. Bruno Pasquier-Desvignes defies classification. THE NEW YORK TIMES calls him "part tinkerer and part storyteller, a cross between Alexander Calder and Jean Tinguely;" filmmaker James Ivory compares him to Picasso, noting his ability to "pick up any old thing lying around, see its possibilities for transformation and then turn it into a new and enchanting thing" (RURAL INTELLIGENCE). Pasquier-Desvignes's book sculptures highlight his ingenuity, creativity, and humor, as he toys with the idea of a codex as a container. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original blue cloth binding. Bookblock fused with glue, with rectangular recess cut into center. Red figure pasted to edge of recess, color pictorial magazine cutting pasted to back of recess. Signed by Pasquier-Desvignes to second blank and dated "Aug 14 1987." Edges of bookblock with scattered foxing. Glue starting to tone slightly. Solid. Signed.

First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To John with best wishes Wallace Stegner November 9, 1972." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by E.D.N. Designs. Photograph of the author by Alex Gotfryd. An exceptional example, uncommon signed and inscribed. An American masterpiece and iconic novel of the West by National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Wallace Stegnerâ"a deeply moving narrative of one family and the traditions of our national past. âBrilliant.Two stories, past and present, merge to produce what important fiction must: a sense of the enhancement of life" (Los Angeles Times). Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest Novels of the twentieth century.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Wallace Stegner on the half-title page and inscribed to the former owner, "For Alice Dieter well met in Boise Sept. 11, 1977 Cordially, Wallace Stegner" Dieter was a well-known columnist and assistant editor for The Observer; her bookplate is mounted upside-down to the rear free endpaper. 569 pp. Bound in publisher's light green cloth stamped in blind and lettered in gilt. Near Fine with slight fading to spine and edges with soiling and light foxing to cloth; bottom corner of rear board slightly bumped. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear, toning and tape to foot of spine at verso. A nice copy of the author's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, scarce signed.

First Edition. ANGLE OF REPOSE, Doubleday, 1971, first edition, vg/vg+ in like dust-wrapper. PULITZER PRIZE winner. Signed by the author.

First edition, first printing, presentation copy, inscribed by the author "To Florence Woods, cordially, Wallace Stegner" on the title page. The work was the winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Octavo. Original green cloth, spine and front board lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Ownership signature to front free endpaper. Front hinge cracked but holding; an excellent copy in the slightly soiled price-clipped jacket with some nicks to extremities.