Cheever by Blake Bailey: First Edition (35 results)

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Used - Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine with no wear or markings in a fine jacket. First edition stated on copyright page.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Large, sturdy thick book, black cloth spine, cream boards, very bright silver lettering on spine, 770 pages including a glossy photo section. A light blue stain inside covers and adjacent end papers at spine bottoms, and also inside dust jacket at bottom spine. Pages throughout are lightly rippled as though wet but no stain. DJ glossy with a photo portrait of Cheever, four snapshots also, white spine and back with praise from T.C. Boyle, Richard Bausch, Janet Maslin in New York Times and others. Good DJ/Fair book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition [stated]. DJ: nominal edge wear, price sticker on upper wrap tail corner. Quarter black/beige boards with silver gilt spine text. Remainder mark on page tail edges. Else tight and square. Additional shipping may be required due to size weight, amount according to USPS, weight, and destination. NF=BIO/AUTO/LITCRIT. …

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new with red dot on bottom page ends. Dust jacket is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. 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. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. Hard Cover w/ dust jacket. Stated First Edition. 8vo, 770 pp. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Bound in cream boards with a black quarter-cloth spine and silver spine titles. Covers remain clean, with a sturdy binding that easily supports the substantial text block. Light edgewear, with lightly bumped corners and spine ends. Pages are clean with no names, remainder marks, or Ex-Library markings, top fore edge lightly soiled (see images). Deckle fore edge. Unclipped dust jacket is clean with light edgewear and rubbing and is protected in a fresh Brodart archival mylar jacket. Book and dust jacket condition: Very Good plus/Very Good plus. An acclaimed biography of John Cheever, exploring the celebrated author's literary career, personal struggles, and lasting influence on American literature. Books are shipped quickly and securely packed in a new box. …

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 770 pages ; 24 cm. Subjects: Cheever, John 1912-1982. Authors, American 20th century ; Biography. Genre: Biography. Language: English. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 770 pages ; 24 cm. Subjects: Cheever, John 1912-1982. Authors, American 20th century ; Biography. Genre: Biography. Language: English. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. LUIMINOUS: REVELATORY: UNFORGETTABLE: NEW Stated First edition hardcover (Orig. March 12, 2009) First Printing: NEW handsome mylar-protected displaying a SUPERB full-page gray-scale photograph of Mr. Cheever on the front title panel w/ EXCELLENT sharp NEW edges & corners & showing orig. $35.00 pub. price printed at top-right inside-front flyleaf, NEW board cover w/ library-durable fabric wrapping spine & extending 1.50" onto front & back panels covered in pale ocher paper& w/ titles beautifully silver -stamped on spine, IMMACULATE text-block exterior w/ smooth-cut top & bottom edges & cut-page-style "deckle" side-edging, NEW sewn binding w/ tight signatures & gray-gold cloth bands at spine-caps, IMPECCABLE ocher-gold laid card-stock end-papers, PRISTINE interior printed w/ handsome clarity in Sabon on SUPERB silk-finish UNBLEMISHED archival paper * ABOUT THE BOOK: From the acclaimed author of "A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates" comes the unforgettable life of John Cheever (1912-1982), a man who spent much of his career impersonating a perfect suburban gentleman, the better to become one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America. "I was born into no true class," Cheever mused in his journal, "and it was my decision, early in life, to insinuate myself into the middle class, like a spy, so that I would have an advantageous position of attack, but I seem now and then to have forgotten my mission and to have taken my disguises too seriously." Written w/ unprecedented access to essential sources—including Cheever's massive journal, only a fraction of which has ever been published—Blake Bailey's biography reveals the troubled but strangely lovable man behind the disguises, an artist who delighted in the everyday radiance of the world while yearning, above all, "to be illustrious." Cheever's was a soul in conflict: he was a proud Yankee who flaunted his lineage while deploring the provincialism of his Quincy, Massachusetts, family circle; a high-school dropout who published his first story at 18; a pioneer of suburban realist fiction who continually pushed the boundaries of realism; a dire alcoholic who recovered to write the great novel "Falconer"; a secret bisexual who struggled w/ his longings & his fierce homophobia in a revolving door of self-loathing & hedonism. We see a man who concealed his anxieties behind the mask of a genial Westchester squire—a paterfamilias in Brooks Brothers clothes whose world was peopled by legendary writers & beautiful women (Malcolm Cowley, Saul Bellow, William Maxwell, Hope Lange, & John Updike, among them); whose groundbreaking work landed him on the covers of Time & Newsweek; a man whose demons & desperation were never quite vanquished by the joy he found in his work. Blake Bailey has written a luminous biography, a revelation of a writer of timeless fiction & of the man behind the page. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to international destinations at our posted rates.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Spine is straight, corners sharp, tight binding. A bit of spotting on top edge, else fine. The interior is clean and unmarked. The unclipped dustjacket shows original $35 price, no chips, tears or creases and protected in a Demco mylar cover. ".John Cheever (1912-1982), a man who spent much of his career impersonating a perfect suburban gentleman, the better to become one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America." Carefully packaged and shipped in a sturdy cardboard box. Carol Devine Carson, jacket design (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. John Cheever spent much of his career impersonating a perfect suburban gentleman, the better to become one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America. Written with unprecedented access to essential sources—including Cheever's massive journal, only a fraction of which has ever been published—Bailey's CHEEVER is a stunning example of the biographer's art and a brilliant tribute to an essential author.770 pp, with Index. Fine, unread, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} BIOS1.…

Wraps. Condition: Fine. immaculate, unread, gift-quality copy; author's undated ink signature on title page; 770p., including index. Size: 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall First Vintage Books Edition/1st Printing. Signed by Author. Paper Back.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Price NOT clipped, DJ nicely in archival wraps with light shelf wear; interior clean. Stated first edition. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good hardcover and dj. Minor wear. Pages are clean and unmarked. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Light denting on slipcase. Binding is tight. Clean and unmarked interior text. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover, binding, or pages. No dust jacket included with this book. This copy is the First Printing of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

1st U.K. edition. 8vo. Prelims. + [771pp.] B/w. illustrations. Original boards. Pictorial d/w. lettered in white, very good. ISBN 9780330437905 US$15.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. First printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition. Originally published in the US by Knopf in 2009. There is a small dent to the fore edge of the rear panel but the boards are otherwise clean and unmarked. The pages have some edge browning but are otherwise unmarked. The jacket has some light edge creasing only. First printing. Heavy item so there will be an additional postage charge for overseas orders.…

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. 1040 pages. Uncorrected proof. A comprehensive collection of short stories and other works from this acclaimed writer. A near fine copy in printed wrappers. Uncommon in this format.

First edition. 8vo. [x], 770 pp. Illustrations. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, fine condition. (94266).

Hardcover. First Edition; Second Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.; 784 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First Edition stated, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy. Unread. GIFT QUALITY Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First U.K. Edition. Very nice copy in first printing. Crisp, unread copy. Unmarked, tight and square. Price intact jacket is a nice one. Scarce! In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by author. Jacket has small tear at top of spine. COLLECT SIGNED BOOKS. Sgned By Both Authors.