Grass Roof, Signed (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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, [signature]'). 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.

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).

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.

Signed 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.

Signed 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 interior, 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.