Heed Thunder by Thompson Jim: First Edition (31 results)

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st trade edition issued simultaneously with a limited edition; with a new introduction by James Ellroy. Originally published in 1946 and unavailable in any edition for 45 yrs. small town Nebraska locale. "Noir writer Thompson, who has been getting a lot of attention lately in paperback reissue and in movie versions of some of his downbeat studies of small, thwarted lives, began rather differently, as evidenced in this reprinting of his second novel, first published in 1946. While scarcely the " lost classic" its publisher claims, it is an interesting period piece, an odd mix of social realism and early Dallas. Set in a small Nebraska town around 1914, it tells of the interlocking lives of the mean-spirited, brawling Fargo clan, a charming young lawyer who becomes a crooked politico, an embittered English bank clerk dying slowly of syphilis, sundry vivacious kids, and the glamorous Bella, whose longing to get away to the big city ends in death. Winding up in a Grand Guignol finish, this is very much a young man's book, full of uninhibited energy, mixing scenes that work with ones that emphatically don't, and demonstrating flashes of insight alongside crude tomfoolery. And there are embarrassing bursts of mawkish "fine writing," of cut-rate Thomas Wolfe. But there is also a real feel for small-town life, a clearheaded, populist view of American economic imperatives, and an endearing playfulness that does not survive in the somber later Thompson." -- Publishers Weekly. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition Thus Stated. Tight copy. Negligible shelf wear to d-j.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition Thus/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Jacket has light wear and internal toning to the upper edge Originally published in 1946, the second novel from the celebrated hardboiled author. Introduction by James Ellroy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is the Armchair Detective reprint of the 1946 original Greenberg hardback, Thompson's second and very rare edition of the powerful Fargo family in early 20th century Nebraska as they spin out of control. This copy is an EX-LIB copy with the usual stampings, labels of a withdrawn public library copy but with a limited borrowing history and a tight, straight binding. The book has a new introduction signed by James Ellroy and a bright dustjacket in clear mylar covering and will be carefully wrapped and boxed fore shipping. Signed by Author(s).…

Hard Cover in Slipcase. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 1st ed. A Fine, unread copy in burgundy cloth with small paste down of Thompson's portrait on front board, in slipcase w/o dj as issued. One of 100 numbered copies SIGNED by James Ellroy who wrote the introduction. 297 pages. Originally published in 1946 and unavailable in any edition for over 45 yrs. In the rural town of Verdon, Nebraska, in the early days of the 20th century, you can't go ten feet without running into one of the Fargos. So, Grant Fargo argues to his grandfather Lincoln, it's perfectly all right that he's desperately in love with his first cousin, Bella-she's the only source of intelligent conversation for miles, and in a town like Verdon, it would be hard not to end up with a relative of one kind or another. Before it all plays out, men will be murdered, jailed, tarred and feathered or worse, and while everyone in the Fargo clan would kill for the family deeds, God might just end up with them instead. In Heed the Thunder, one of Thompson's earlier works, Thompson's signature style collides with a sweeping picaresque of the American prairie, in a multigenerational saga that's one part Steinbeck, two parts Dostoyevsky, and all Jim Thompson. Signed. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition Thus. The Armchair Detective Library, New York 1991. First Edition Thus of the author's second novel, originally published by Greenberg in 1946. Copy #23/100 numbered copies signed by James Ellroy [who wrote the introduction]. 297 pages. Fine copy, not issued in jacket,in fine slipcase.LR5/6E.…

Hardcover. 1st edition. pp. 297. 8vo. Bound in original red cloth with black lettering. No dust jacket. Edgewear, some general soiling, light crease to spine, small abrasion to the 'r' on front board. Small spot of biopredation to rear hinge, small '1200' written on front endpaper, remains of blue label to front free endpaper. The binding is beginning to crack at pp. 124/125. A good reading copy, or one to fill a void for the author's very scarce second book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First ed. thus (stated). Reddish octavo in reddish slipcase; iii, 297 p; 23 cm. #97 out of 100 copies. Signed by author. Mystery fiction. Fine copy in fine slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition, published by Greenberg, 1946. Hardcover in jacket, price intact on jacket flap. Water damage to front jacket panel and front board. Some loss to jacket verso from where it stuck to the front board, jacket residue still on front board. Water damage very slightly visible inside front board, otherwise the interior is clean and unmarked. Binding strong, slight slant to spine, dusting to top page edges. Jacket has chips to edges, tear where front panel meets spine, and overall is fragile and damaged. Presents halfway decent in fresh Mylar. Good overall. Additional photos available upon request. All of our books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Greenberg, New York, 1946. 297 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (stain present to the rear panel of the DJ). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (matching stain present to the rear board and bottom edge of the rear board). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In the rural town of Verdon, Nebraska, in the early days of the 20th century, you can't go ten feet without running into one of the Fargos. So, Grant Fargo argues to his grandfather Lincoln, it's perfectly all right that he's desperately in love with his first cousin, Bella-she's the only source of intelligent conversation for miles, and in a town like Verdon, it would be hard not to end up with a relative of one kind or another. Before it all plays out, men will be murdered, jailed, tarred and feathered or worse, and while everyone in the Fargo clan would kill for the family deeds, God might just end up with them instead. In Heed the Thunder, one of Thompson's earlier works, Thompson's signature style collides with a sweeping picaresque of the American prairie, in a multigenerational saga that's one part Steinbeck, two parts Dostoyevsky, and all Jim Thompson. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine. One of 100 SIGNED by James Ellroy. In slipcase. first ediiton 0. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Front and back jacket flaps affixed to front fly, corners bumped and rubbed, a good or better copy lacking the complete dust jacket. A presentable copy. The second of only three hardcover novels published during the hardboiled author's lifetime.

dj. First Edition. First Edition. Jim Thompson's second book, one of three hardcover titles published during his lifetime, long before he achieved any kind of popularity as a writer of pulps. Backstrip faded, bumps and a hint of fray to the spine ends and corners, overall Very Good plus in a restored dust jacket which presents as Near Fine. Jacket with foxing to the flaps. In a custom black quarter-leather clamshell box.…

Hardcover. dj. 1st edition. pp. 297. 8vo. Bound in original red cloth with black lettering. Edgewear, discoluration (from water, presumably), to bottom corner of front board and endpaper. Dustjacket shows some scuffs and chips, and a few small spots.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Greenberg Publishers, New York. 1946. 297 pages. Book is original 1st American Edition, 1st printing. DJ, unlike the original book is a facsimile. Book is clean and tight. faint remnants of erased pencil/booksellers code on FFEP. Sparse faint spots of foxing (barely). Only light rubbing along edges. Tight.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First edition. A bookplate on the front fly and a large stain on the rear board, a fair only copy in a presentable, fair only dustwrapper with a corresponding stain on the rear panel, a long tear and a couple of small chips at the crown. The second of only three hardcover novels published during the hardboiled author's lifetime.…

Octavo, publisher's red cloth stamped in black. First edition, first printing. Thompson's second novel. Small town life in rural Nebraska just before World War I. Slight spine lean, a nearly fine copy in very good dust jacket priced $2.50 on the front flap with wear along top and bottom edges, several chips from the lower spine end and short closed tears at lower edges of front and rear flap folds. (#177940). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Schmutz on inside front cover and ffep. Portions of DJ in archival cover.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Few small open tears along panel edges. Chipping at spine crown/heel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (Unstated per the publisher's practice). A VG 8vo hardcover in a G+ dust jacket. While not bright white, the contents are clean, complete, and securely bound. Orangish-red cloth covered-boards with black lettering. There is a bit of discoloration in the upper corner of the upper board and perhaps a touch of rubbing on the spine's tail edge. The dust jacket is not price clipped ($2.50) but does have some edge chips and related wear primarily along the top edge in the front and at the head of the the spine. Further damage to the dust jacket has been arrested by the addition of a clear jacket cover. No ex-library markings! **Please note that Seller may be unable to fulfill an order for this book that requests shipment to the EU or the UK because of VAT rules applicable to items of this value.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. dj. First Edition. First editon. 297pp. with Author's Note at rear. Original red cloth with black lettering. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket, unclipped ($2.50), slightly chipped along edges and slightly soiled, small nick on spine, front panel faintly creased, spine panel a little sunned. Former owners' family name stamped on front flyleaf, slight transfer to front flap. Slight mustiness, cloth a bit soiled and back cover has a few small circular stains. A nice jacketed copy (better than most surviving examples) of the Oklahoma-born crime author's second novel. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good first edition in a very good dust jacket with a small hole in the spine of the jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. No mention of later printings on copyright page. Original price of $2.50 still on front flap. Bookplate on front pastedown.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition of this scarce iconic Jim Thompson title, a truly sought after literary collectible in the genre. The book is Fine, really Fine. The dust jacket, elusive and valued, certainly better than Very Good, shows only moderate wear and exhibits chips primarily at spine extremities and upper left of front panel, and the original $2.50 price is unclipped. A worthy example.…

First edition. Octavo, cloth. The author's second novel. A very good plus copy, previous owners signature in ink to front free end paper, in a very good or better dust jacket, restoration and color touch up to spine ends, corners and folds. (11756).

Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in a very good dj. (Some creases & traces of rumpling to dj. Couple of mends by an expert paper conservationist) A pleasing copy of Jim Thompson's rare SECOND book.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Published in New York by Greenberg Publisher in 1946. First Edition. Book fine except for slight discoloration on cover, slight wearing along top and bottom edges, and previous owners name written on front cover paste down and first free-end page. DJ good except for chipping on corners, creasing and wearing along top and bottom edges, missing pieces on top corner of front cover, top and bottom edges of spine, discoloration on back cover, water damage on inside of DJ, and small 1/4 inch hole on back cover. DJ price reads "$2.50".…

Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. Original red cloth, a few stains on front cover, unknown inscription on front endpapermgood plus to near very good. An early Jim Thompson title. Priced according to condition.

1st edition. 1st US edition, 1946, in scarlet cloth with black lettering. Text clean; binding tight Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket).

Condition: Very Good. Very Good Minus. First Edition. First Edition. Author's second book. Original red cloth, minor wear to spine ends, in very good minus with chipping along top edges, but price intact on front flap.