Grass Roof: Signed (7 results)
Language: English
Published by A Mariner Original/Houghton Mifflin Company 2003
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Garys Books-Log Cabin Books, Apache Junction, AZ, U.S.A.Garys Books-Log Cabin Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing. PAPERBACK ORIGINAL. Author's first book. Included in the price is a UNSIGNED Advance Reading Copy. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons 1931
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Missing. First Edition. Signed First Edition. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931; same date on title and copyright pages, no later printings indicated (lacks an 'A' on copyright page, so may be a second printing); viii, 367pp. Signed and inscribed by Younghill Kang on front end page ('Sincerely yours, [sig…nature]'). Hardcover in G/G- condition, missing the dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; orange cloth boards worn at corners, lightly frayed at spine ends; light dust smudging to boards, faint damp-stain on rear board; title plate on spine toned and rubbed, text remains legible; interior text very good throughout; moderate amount of foxing to edges of page block. No dust jacket. Kang's first novel, based on the author's own life in Japanese-occupied Korea and his decision to flee to the West. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Signed by Author.
More imagesValley of the Smallest: The Life Story of a Shrew ,SIGNED By Aileen Fisher On Title Pg, in Color Illustrated Dustjacket ,High in Mountain Valley, under a Roof of Matted Grass, the Shrew Lay Napping. Soon hunger would drive her Back
By Aileen Lucia Fisher & SIGNED On Title Pg, , NO INSCRIPTION, , Illustrated by Jean Zallinger, Former Owner Inscription on Blank Endpapers, Inner DJ Flap $3.75, B/W Frontispiece
Published by THOMAS CROWELL, NY 1966
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ , 1966, 1ST EDITION WITH #1 PRESENT IN Number Line, 1ST PRINTING, VG/VG-, SPINE DJ Small End Chips Wear scuff, . Dust Jacket fron t corner small scuff mark. Dust jacket in VG-condition. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and…binding, with general signs of previous use. Brief previous owner inscription to front free endpaper. Text is unmarked. Firm BLUE CLOTH binding TITLED IN WHITE ON SPINE CVR. Dust jacket shows light edge wear and small scratches, otherwise bright and intact; now in new mylar. Soon hunger would drive her Back to the Frenzied hunting that Ruled her Life. She had a Ravenous Appetite. She must eat constantly during her waking hours. She is tiny Long Tailed Mammal darting along under the grass & Leaves. Learn about Deer Mouse, Ground Squirrel, Weasel, Horned Owl. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1931
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Dirt Farm Books, Swarthmore, PA, U.S.A.Dirt Farm Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 367pp. Orange cloth boards, titles in black on spine. Spine straight but faded, corners solid, evidence of handling to boards. Front paste down tanned, deckle edged pages show slight foxing but it's minimal internally. Signed by Kang in green ink on FFEP and dated 13 April… 1942. The Grass Roof is thought of as the first Korean-American novel. Kang's early success brought him into contact with literary luminaries of the day, and his book East Goes West is now part of Penguin's Classics series. Uncommon signed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Published by Scribner's 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Moe's Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf. First Korean-American novel published in the U.S. Later printing. Covers have mild shelfwear. Unclipped jacket is worn and chipped. Signed.
More imagesPublished by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1948
- Signed
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerSigned by Younghill Kang on the front free endpaper in black ink, inscribed to poet Jean Starr Untermeyer, dated November 29, 1950. Both were residents at Yaddo artist's colony; perhaps that's where they met. viii, 367 pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth, stamped in dark green. Later printing of the first edition. Near Fine in…Very Good dust jacket, spine worn at ends and a little darkened, front flap clipped with new price stamped ($3.50). Rare signed. The first Korean American novel, a commercial and literary success praised by such authors as H.G. Wells and Rebecca West.
More imagesPublished by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1948
- Signed
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerSigned by Younghill Kang on the front free endpaper in black ink. viii, 367 pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth, stamped in dark green. Later printing of the first edition. Near Fine with a little foxing to fore edge, in a Good+ dust jacket , chipped at extremities (the largest chip being at the foot), small chip in spine inter…ior, worn along edges, price-clipped with new price ($3.50) stamped on front flap. Rare signed. The first Korean American novel, a commercial and literary success praised by such authors as H.G. Wells and Rebecca West.
