Published by Picador, 1986
ISBN 10: 0330293893 ISBN 13: 9780330293891
Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1989
ISBN 10: 0679722394 ISBN 13: 9780679722397
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.45.
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Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1984
ISBN 10: 039472299X ISBN 13: 9780394722993
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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Published by Vintage Classic, 2009
ISBN 10: 0099530368 ISBN 13: 9780099530367
Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
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Published by Harvill Press, London, 1994
ISBN 10: 0002730103 ISBN 13: 9780002730105
Seller: Bookplate, Chestertown, MD, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Clean, unmarked, light wear to corners, solid and crease-free spine. BP/Essays/Fiction/C.
Published by Capra Press, Santa Barbara, 1983
ISBN 10: 0884961966 ISBN 13: 9780884961963
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very good. First edition. 8vo. Glossy illustrated wrappers. 189 pages. Small clip to bottom corner of rear cover. No names or marks. The first trade printing, proceeded by a limited edition hardbound.
Published by Harvill Press, London, 1984
ISBN 10: 1860464513 ISBN 13: 9781860464515
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
softcover. Condition: Fine copy. 1st edition. 8vo, 204 pp.
Published by Picador, 1986
Seller: Librairie Lalibela, Ckelles, PARIS, France
First Edition
Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. In-8° broché.
Published by Vintage Books, New York, 1984
ISBN 10: 0688011748 ISBN 13: 9780688011741
Seller: Ed Buryn Books, Nevada City, CA, U.S.A.
2nd printing. More than 60 short pieces in this wide-ranging collection. Bright tight clean copy. 5-1/4 x 8, 204 pp. VG+ unmarked, no spine creases, small dampstain to rear lwr edge. Hardback in red/cream boards, in author color-photo jacket.
Published by New York: Vintage, 1984, 1984
ISBN 10: 039472299X ISBN 13: 9780394722993
First Edition
Pages foxed. Small knock on back cover. ISBN: 039472299X. [u].
Published by Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.: Capra Pr, 1983, 1983
ISBN 10: 0884961966 ISBN 13: 9780884961963
Seller: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paper Back.1st edition.very good.small crease on cover.(L4/4).
Published by Capra Pr, 1983
ISBN 10: 0884961966 ISBN 13: 9780884961963
Seller: Stock & Trade LLC, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A trade paperback in excellent condition, clean with a tight binding and an unmarked text.From a private smoke free collection.Shipping within 24 hours, with a tracking number and delivery confirmation.
Published by Vintage Books, New York, 1984
ISBN 10: 039472299X ISBN 13: 9780394722993
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Vintage Books edition. Mass market paperback. Foxing to the top edge, and a touch of sunning to the spine, else near fine.
Published by Capra Press, Santa Barbara, 1978
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: About Fine. First Edition. About Fine in glossy red and yellow wrappers, the paperbound issue. 189pp. with an Afterword by Carver. Q16727.
Published by Santa Barbara, CA Capra 1983., 1983
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sticker traces back cover, else about fine - illus. wraps. | The simultaneous softcover. 1st paper ed. Binding is SC.
Published by Collins Harvill, London, 1985
Seller: ReadInk, ABAA/IOBA, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ dj. Illustrated by (dj design) Stephen Raw (illustrator). 1st U.K. edition. [solid copy with only light shelfwear, but offsetting to endpapers and age-toning and very light vertical streaking to the pages (due to the use of inferior paper stock); the jacket is slightly scrunched with a tiny tear at the top of the spine, bumped at lower left corner of front panel, some wrinkling to the front panel and light soiling to the rear panel]. Four essays (including "John Gardner: The Writer as Teacher"); fifty poems; and seven stories. The latter group: "Distance"; "The Lie"; "The Cabin"; "Harry's Death"; "The Pheasant"; "Where Is Everyone?"; and "So Much Water So Close to Home.".
Published by The Harvill Press, 1985
ISBN 10: 0002712431 ISBN 13: 9780002712439
Seller: Our Kind Of Books, Liphook, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. Grey cloth boards with a good price clipped dust jacket. Foxing present to the front end paper only. Otherwise a very good clean copy.
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Published by Collins Harvill, London, 1985
Seller: Browsers Books, Hamilton, NZ, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Collins Harvill London 1985 First UK Edition VG (grey cloth w title in gilt on spine, sl worn, edges sl discoloured) in VG DW (sl worn, some foxing on rear, price clipped and price sticker on inside flap).
Published by Capra Press, Santa Barbara, 1983
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Softcover. First Edition. The standard trade issue in paperback. There were also a small number of copies bound in boards, similar to the limited edition and likely meant for libraries. A superb collection containing the title essay as well as his essay "On Writing," along with 50 poems and 7 stories, including "So Much Water So Close to Home," which figured prominently in Robert Altman's film SHORT CUTS. This copy belonged to poet William Heyen and is SIGNED by him on the front endpaper. Small bookstore label on inside of front cover. Near Fine.
Published by Collins Harvill, 1985
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom
FIRST EDITION, pages a little toned throughout, pp. 204, crown 8vo, original grey boards, backstrip lettered in gilt, near-contemporary ownership inscription to flyleaf, dustjacket slightly toned to rear panel with the odd tiny nick, very good.
Published by Santa Barbara: Capra Press,, 1983
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
First trade edition. 189 pp. Small stains to fore-edge and bottom corner of text block, crease to front cover. In all, very good in glossy illustrated wrappers. Inked ownership name of poet W[alter] Pavlich on the front free endpaper, and INSCRIBED by Carver, "For Walter, / with warm wishes / Ray. Carver. / 2.24.87. / Davis.".
Published by Capra Press, Santa Barbara, 1983
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Paperback. Condition: Near fine. Signed first edition of Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories by Raymond Carver, inscribed three months before his passing. (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Octavo, 189pp. Paperback with title in black on front cover and spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, worn corners, some shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper: "Raymond Carver / May 1988." Raymond Carver (1938-1988) was an influential American writer and poet, renowned for his minimalist style and relatable depiction of working-class life. He published several acclaimed short-story collections, including "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love," "Cathedral," and "Where I'm Calling From." Carver was widely admired for his writing, receiving five O. Henry Awards throughout his career and a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1984.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First edition. 8vo. Hardbound book in clear acetate wrapper. 189 pp. A fine copy in lightly rubbed acetate. Includes essays, poems and stories by the author of Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?.
Published by Harvill/Collins, 1985
Seller: Gregor Rare Books, Langley, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket. This edition is the only hardcover edition of this title. Raymond Carver's "Fires" is a quick introduction to the author who personifies literary minimalism. In this slim volume, the reader is treated to essays and poems, as well as Carver's trademark: taut short stories that, in remarkably few words, paint a vivid tableau of so much of American life. Carver's subjects are ones that other writers shy away from: working-class stiffs and the mundane lives they lead. But Carver's magic lies in his ability to fascinate the reader with seemingly unfascinating topics. The characters' souls are bared, the torment of their lives is revealed, the desperation of their economic situations is rendered so masterfully, and in so little space, that the reader marvels at how Carver manages to accomplish the feat. For students of the writer's trade, Carver offers a valuable lesson in how to use minimal syllables for maximum impact. This volume features seven short stories, fifty poems, and four essays.
Published by Capra Press, 1983
ISBN 10: 0884961958 ISBN 13: 9780884961956
Seller: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
hardcover. 1st edition. Very Good in Hardcover & Slipcase.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Limited Edition. 189 pages. First limited Edition, one (217) of 250 copies signed by Carver on the colophon page at the end of the book. Contains the title essay and an essay called On Writing. Also 50 poems & 7 stories, including one called "So Much Water So Close to Home, which was used in Robert Altman's movie called Short Cuts. As new book without a dust jacket as issued. A beautiful copy!. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Capra Press, Santa Barbara, 1983
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. The standard trade issue in paperback. There were also a small number of copies bound in boards, similar to the limited edition and likely meant for libraries. A superb collection containing the title essay as well as his essay "On Writing," along with 50 poems and 7 stories, including "So Much Water So Close to Home," which figured prominently in Robert Altman's film SHORT CUTS. This copy is SIGNED by the author on the title page and rather uncommon as such.
Published by Capra Press, Santa Barbara, CA, 1983
First Edition
Oblong orange wraps, approximately 10.75" x 8.5" with title label, once presumably affixed to front cover, loose. Bound proofs (perhaps galley proofs), with "Raymond Carver" written by hand on spine. An uncommon format, with no similar copies in commerce, with only one similar copy in OCLC (Pierpont Morgan Library).
Published by Capra Press, Santa Barbara, 1983
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine in original glassine. First Edition. One of 250 numbered copies in red boards SIGNED by Carver of this superb collection containing the title essay as well as his essay "On Writing," along with 50 poems and 7 stories, including "So Much Water So Close to Home," which figured prominently in Robert Altman's film SHORT CUTS.
Published by Capra Press, Santa Barbara, 1983
ISBN 10: 0884961958 ISBN 13: 9780884961956
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed limited edition - #189/250. Red cloth, no dust jacket as issued.