River Runs Stories by Maclean Norman, First Edition (20 results)

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Snyder, Joel (illustrator). First Edition. Third printing from 1977 of this collection that was first published in 1976. This printing has "always" on page 27 " rather than the incorrect "adways" as in the first two printings. There is a heavy dent to the top edge of the front panel of the boards near the right corner and lighter denting to the top edge of the rear panel but otherwise they are clean and unmarked. Browning to the page edges with a little spotting to the top edges. Light mark at the top corner of the title page with slight marking to the top corner of the next few pages but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has fading and a little brown spotting to the spine which also has a little chipping at the top and bottom. There are small tears and some creasing to the top edge of the front panel of the jacket and at the top of the rear flap in the same areas as the denting. Otherwise only a little light edge wear. Jacket photograph by Joel Snyder.

Black and white drawings by R. Williams (illustrator). First Edition. The title novella is a beautifully written and poignant exploration of family, nature, and the passage of time, using the art of fly-fishing as a profound metaphor for life's complexities and spiritual connections. Maclean wrote this America classic at the age of 70, following his retirement from the University of Chicago as William Rainey Harper Professor of English. The true first printing of the book, with error in ISBN on copyright page and misspelling on page 27. The dust jacket lower fore corner is clipped, leading us to suspect it may be a second printing jacket. However, minor patterns of wear are consistent between the jacket and the book, indicating that they likely have been together since being issued. A beautiful, bright copy with no prior ownership marks. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Shallow bumps at spine ends, spine lettering remains bright. Jacket has slight rubs at fore corners, a few shallow wrinkles at spine ends, a couple of tiny rubs along lower joint fold, and a short 5/8" long abrasion near top fore corner of rear panel. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv, 217 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with NO indication of later printings on the copyright page. This ORIGINAL dustjacket has light wear to the spine and edges. The book is in great shape with light wear to the edges. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy with the original dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good copy in hardcover with very good minus jacket. First state of first edition. Inscribed by Maclean on endpaper, "Missoula, Montana, Aug. 9, 1929 (crossed out with 1979 written in pencil next to it) To Barbara and Bob, Who share with me a love of the west and western waters and the religious belief they should be fished only with flies. Norman Maclean." Book plate on first pastedown. Small tea-colored stain on fore-edge of page block that does not bleed onto pages. Jacket is price-clipped, has lightly faded spine, minor chipping at spine ends, light rubbing at fore-edge corner folds. Some toning along fore-edge fold edges. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Third printing in a third printing jacket. Gift inscription on the front endpaper, otherwise a very nice book with no foxing to page edges and binding. Spine of the jacket is faded with some wear at the top end. A better than usually found early printing of a book that is now difficult to find in good condition.

1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case for Norman MacLean's majestic writing that later became a movie starring Brad Pitt. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine. The case is finished in black Nuba® with a 'sculpted fly-fishing' image with green sides. Every TBCL case can be finished in a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. "Book definitely NOT included" When you place your order: Please confirm the actual size of your first edition as sizes may vary with age. The text can be altered to remove "signed" or other special requests.Sized to fit: 8.75"x5.75"x0.75".

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 217pp. Octavo [22 cm] Light blue boards with silver lettering on the spine. Minor bruising to the spine ends. In the dust jacket ($7.95 on flap), with minimal toning to the spine, light rubbing and creasing to the edges, and a short closed tear to the top edge of the fold of the front inside flap. "Adways" on p. 27. ISBN on copyright page is 022650051. ISBN on rear flap is 022650051. A first edition of Maclean's collection of three semi-autobiographical stories taking place in the American West. This book, published when the author was 73 years old, was the only book that Norman Maclean (1902-1990) published during his lifetime. "A River Runs Through It" has proven to be one of the most enduring American stories ever written. From the dust jacket- "Maclean's rich understanding of human nature is evident in his descriptions, not only of how men worked in the woods, but how they felt while they worked and after they finished working. We meet Chief Ranger Bill Bell, master of men and mules and a chump at cribbage and poker; Jim, the unforgettable sawyer, part-time pimp, and socialist who thought Eugene Debs was soft; and the author's younger brother, Paul, who was one of the greatest fly fishermen in the West and for whom the title story is a memorial." "Based on Norman Maclean's childhood experiences, 'A River Runs Through It' has established itself as one of the most moving stories of our time; it captivates readers with vivid descriptions of life along Montana's Big Blackfoot River and its near magical blend of fly fishing with the troubling affections of the heart." University of Chicago Press.

First edition of Maclean's classic first book. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Joel Snyder. "[Maclean] would go to his grave secure in the knowledge that anyone who'd fished with a fly in the Rockies and read his novella on the how and why of it believed it to be the best such manual on the art ever written--a remarkable feat for a piece of prose that also stands as a masterwork in the art of tragic writing" (Philip Connors, The Nation). Adapted to the immensely successful film, directed by Robert Redford, starring Brad Pitt, Craig Sheffer and Tom Skerritt. It went on to win an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo (6x9), blue buckram cloth, gilt titles, manilla endpapers, 317pp. First Edition, first printing with Published 1976 statement, four digit ISBN [5005] to copyright page, five digit [50555] to rear flap, 'adways' for always line 15 of page 27. Text block mildly foxed to top and fore edges, sticker residue to gutter of free front endpaper, minimal fading to cloth and lean to boards. Dust jacket is unclipped (7.95), toned to outer edges of panels, sunning to spine. Mild creases flap edges, the slightest of loss to spine edges, small closed tear to top edge of front panel at front flap. Interior clean and unmarked, binding sound and firm. An exceptional example of the very scarce first printing of MacLean's novella and basis for the 1992 Robert Redford film starring Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt. Prints two other short stories, with pen and ink illustrations and chapter heads by R. Williams. A handsome copy in mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition in about very good condition. The jacket shows wear at the corners and spine ends with scattered blemishes, but still a very good jacket with the original price of $7.95 on the flap. Laid in is a single page typed letter from Allen N. Fitchen addressed to Lenny on University of Wisconsin stationery regarding Big Al not getting a position at Cornell. Fitchen is credited with being instrumental in the publishing of A River Runs Through it when he was at The University of Chicago.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color and has the publisher's $7.95 printed price present. The book is bound in the publisher's blue cloth and is in great shape The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. ALL POINTS FOR TRUE FIRST: ADWAYS FOR ALWAYS, PAGE 27, ISBN MISMATCH. CLEAN COPY, HINT OF RUBBING TO THE FOREDGE OF THE FRONT PANEL DJ, FOXING SPOT TO DJ SPINE AREA. UNCLIPPED DJ (7.95).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. INSCRIBED and dated April 5 1976 by Norman Maclean on front end-paper with affection "To Howell and Margaret, from me and mine to you and yours for years and years with love, Norman." Fine in fine dust jacket. (Only the mildest hint of wear at spine ends on jacket. ) The author's celebrated FIRST book which was published to great acclaim with the modest first printing selling out virtually at once. One could search far and wide for a superior copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 217 pages 022650051.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A Fine copy of the book in a Near Fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the extremities and along the spine fold. Jacket price clipped, but still showing part of the original dollar sign. Overall a pleasing, unread example. Norman Maclean's 1976 semi-autobiographical short story collection, including the titular piece along with "Logging and Pimping and 'Your pal, Jim'" and "USFS 1919: The Ranger, the Cook, and a Hole in the Sky." In 1977 the Pulitzer Prize committee suggested "A River Runs Through It" be awarded the prize for fiction, but they were overruled and no prize was awarded. The book was adapted into a 1992 Robert Redford film, starring Craig Scheffer and Brad Pitt and would receive three Academy Award nominations. Critic Alfred Kazin praised the book in a review for the Chicago Tribune: "There are passages here of physical rapture in the presence of unsullied primitive America that are as beautiful as anything in Thoreau and Hemingway.". Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's light blue cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with lightly bruised spine ends, foxing to edges, preliminary and terminal sheets; former owner's gift inscription on half title page. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with light foxing, slight waviness to front panel, and light edge wear. A semi-autobiographical collection of three-stories being the first work of fiction that nearly won the 1977 Pulitzer Prize for literature. Later adapted into a the 1992 film starring Brad Pitt.

First edition, first printing. The author's first book of fiction, this collection of three autobiographical stories was nominated for the 1977 Pulitzer Prize. A film adaptation of the titular story, starring Brad Pitt and directed by Robert Redford, was released in 1992 to critical acclaim. In his review for Esquire, Pete Dexter commented that the main story "is about not understanding what you love, about not being able to help. It is the truest story I ever read; it might be the best written. And to this day it won't leave me alone". Pete Dexter, "The Old Man and the River", Esquire, 1 June 1981. Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in silver, yellow endpapers. With dust jacket. Vignettes in the text after wood engravings by R. Williams. Ownership stamp on front free endpaper of Dr J. Burley. Bump to spine foot, mild foxing to edges; jacket bright, save for mild sunning to spine, rubbing to spine and fold ends with couple of nicks, unclipped: a near-fine copy in like jacket.