Published by Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, NY, 1973
ISBN 10: 0815600895 ISBN 13: 9780815600893
Seller: The Sensible Magpie, Creswell, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. AUTHOR'S SIGNATURE tipped-in on FFEP. Appreciation and first full-book study of novels, short stories, and plays of John Hawkes, a controversial "writer's writer." 192 pp. Very light rubbing to extremities. Title faded on spine. DJ archivally protected. Very light edgewear to DJ bottom spinecap. Light sunning to DJ spine.
Published by Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, New York, U.S.A., 1973
ISBN 10: 0815600895 ISBN 13: 9780815600893
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. First printing of the author's first book to be published in the US. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Nice copy, has only tiny remainder mark to bottom edge. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Published by Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, NY, 1973
ISBN 10: 0815600895 ISBN 13: 9780815600893
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY. Orange cloth, lettered in gold foil and black. Slightly rubbed corners, essentially as issued. Dust jacket shows several closed edge tears, light soiling and rub line on front panel, now in mylar. Inscribed by author on front flyleaf: "To Ralph, / with great affection, & / gratitude for your novel / course (. . . all those pages!), / as ever -- / Your student," signed as "Fred," dated April 1984. Almost certainly this copy was inscribed to Muhlenberg faculty Ralph Schultz Graber, an acknowledged influence on Busch who passed away in 2016. Author's first book published in U.S. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.