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Published by Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, 1984
ISBN 10: 0815623062ISBN 13: 9780815623069
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. A fine copy in a very good jacket. A clean copy, in an unclipped jacket. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Very slight spine slant. Jacket has some chips and creasing (as pictured). Fiction-G.
Published by Avon Books / Bard, 1974
ISBN 10: 038000030XISBN 13: 9780380000302
Seller: Cross-Country Booksellers, Champlain, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Bard MMPB pr 1974. 1021pp. Clean and unmarked. Binding remains solid; no creasing. Covers slightly curled; edges lightly bumped; else fine. Incl bard catalogue at end of book. Rare to find in this printing.
Published by MacGibbon & Kee, London, 1955
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Glossy hardcover. Ex-library with a couple of stamps. Boards and edges are lightly soiled, some stains to pages. First UK edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Condition: Good. Harcourt, Brace and Company New York 1955 first edition. black cloth boards are very slightly worn. spine is age toned with gilt lettering. hinge cracked at title page.
Published by Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1955
ISBN 10: 0151759715ISBN 13: 9780151759712
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated First Edition. Bound in publisher's black cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Shelf wear. Front gutter repaired with tape. 956 p., 22 cm. "The Recognitions is a sweeping depiction of a world in which everything that anyone recognizes as beautiful or true or good emerges as anything but: our world. The book is a masquerade, moving from New England to New York to Madrid, from the art world to the underworld, but it centers on the story of Wyatt Gwyon, the son of a New England minister, who forsakes religion to devote himself to painting, only to despair of his inspiration. In expiation, he will paint nothing but flawless copies of his revered old masters copies, however, that find their way into the hands of a sinister financial wizard by the name of Recktall Brown, who of course sells them as the real thing. Dismissed uncomprehendingly by reviewers on publication in 1955 and ignored by the literary world for decades after, The Recognitions is now established as one of the great American novels, immensely ambitious and entirely unique, a book of wild, Boschian inspiration and outrageous comedy that is also profoundly serious and sad." - New York Review Books.
Published by Harcourt Brace, [1955, Book Date], New York, 1955
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
No Binding. Condition: Not A Book. Dust Jacket Condition: Clamshell As New. Custom Clamshell Case. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. William Gaddis. THE RECOGNITIONS. Custom Clamshell Case Only. New York: Harcourt Brace, [1955, Book Date]. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Half Leather Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book]. Superbly HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, this fine first edition box is gilt-lettered & dated at the spine. The exterior finished in black morocco over TBCL hand-made 'red swirl' marbled cover stock. Marbled interior & finally, finished inside in luxurious soft red velour. A very handsome modern case. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for over a hundred cornerstones generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. Book definitely NOT included.
Published by Harcourt Brace, N Y, 1955
Seller: Thomas Savage, Bookseller, Krotz Springs, LA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Not Ex-Library Copy. Hardcover Edition With Dustjacket.Text Unmarked.Binding Is Solid.Not Ex-Library Copy.D.J. Not Clipped.No Remainder Mark.Stated First Edition, First Printing.Small Neat Name On Fep.
Published by University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln & London, 1982
ISBN 10: 0803230729ISBN 13: 9780803230729
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket, as issued. First Printing of the First Edition. Lincoln & London: University of Nebraska Press, 1982. A beautiful, pristine copy. Brand New in perfect condition (just removed from the publisher's shrink wrap so we could write this description). Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp. Annotations are keyed to the page and line number of the Meridian edition, followed by a bracketed reference to the equivalent page number of the Avon edition. At the end are two appendixes: A) Three Nonfiction Pieces by William Gaddis; B) Avon Errata. Bibliography: A Gaddis Checklist. Index. Bound in the original dark blue cloth, lettered in white and red. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. xi, 337pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Published by Harcourt Brace, NY, 1955
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. Black cloth titled in gilt. Stated first edition. Spine ends softened and slightly sunned. Hinges loose, mesh showing in spots. Small section of pages have corner crease. Unmarked. The DJ in mylar is edgechipped/edgecreased and rubbed at folds. Flap price of $7.50 intact. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by New York: Harcourt Brace, [1955]., 1955
Seller: Free Play Books, NEW HAVEN, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. 956 pp, Printed Wrappers. The spine and edges show toning, slight wrinkling along spine, small tear along top edge of front panel. Advance Reading Copy stamped on half-title. In very good condition for such a delicate copy.
Published by Macgibbon & Kee, London, 1955
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First English edition. Publisher's copy write information blacked over affecting the titlepage and facing page, else very near fine in about very good dust jacket with light but pervasive fading or light staining on the spine. The author's first book, the English edition is very uncommon. Poorly received upon publication, Gaddis spent two decades writing advertising copy for large corporations before publishing his next novel. By the end of his life he had won two National Book Awards and was seen as a major American author whose experimental work bridged the writings of James Joyce and Thomas Pynchon.
Author's first book. Owner's gift inscription, slight rubbing to cloth, overall near fine in very good to near fine dust jacket with crazing to upper and lower spine and slight soiling, in mylar cover. First edition, first printing and first issue jacket.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A NEAR FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET. copyright info blacked out.
Paperback. Condition: Good +. First edition. Thick paperbound 8vo. 956 pp. This is the uncommon Uncorrected Proof copy of Gaddis' first book. A good to very good example with darkening to spine and a small corner crease to the rear cover. The author's name and the title of the book have been neatly printed on the otherwise unprinted spine.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1955
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Advance Reading Copy. Printed wrappers. A couple of tape shadows at the bottom of the spine near the rear panel, the original repair apparently to seal a short and unobtrusive tear, else a sound, very good or a little better copy. The author's uncommon and bulky first book, invariably found well-worn. Poorly received upon publication, Gaddis spent two decades writing advertising copy for large corporations before publishing his next novel. By the end of his life he had won two National Book Awards and was seen as a major American author whose experimental work bridged the writings of James Joyce and Thomas Pynchon.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, Inc, 1955
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No jacket. Advanced reading copy from the publisher, including small slip tipped in stating publication date. Spine bowed slightly inward, but binding is good. Light wear on edges of covers, moderate tanning from age especially on spine. Spine blank aside from author's name written in pen. Clean inside other than one ink mark and light stamp on inside front cover. Protected in mylar cover.
Published by Harcourt, Brace & Company; (1955), NY, 1955
Seller: Tulsa Books, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft Cover. First Edition. Advance reading copy of the author's first book, very good in original printed wraps. The white spine is a little darkened and has some wrinkling in the paper (the spine is unprinted). There is a separation about 1" long at the top of the front gutter betweeen the front panel and the spine. The foredge of the page block has two very faint stains running horizontally across the block, which appear to be very minor dampstains. The top front corner of the book is bumped, affecting about the first quarter of the book. "Advance Reading Copy" stamped near bottom of front endpaper. Even with the defects noted, a very nice copy, tight and square, of this noted debut novel in a scarce advance state. Housed in a custom made, cloth covered slipcase. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. publisher's printed wrappers. Advance Reading Copy stamped on half-title. First Edition. A unique copy of the author's first novel, which has been belatedly acknowledged to be one of the great books of the twentieth century.
Published by Harcourt, Brace, New York, 1955
Seller: Bibliolio Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Paper Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Advance Review Copy. Very tight, straight copy. Spine has some small wrinkles, but it doesn't appear to have been read. His first book. Two later books received the National Book Award.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1955
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Advance Reading Copy. Printed wrappers. Spine uniformly toned, a near fine copy. Housed in custom quarter morocco gilt and cloth clamshell case. The author's uncommon and bulky first book, invariably found well-worn. Poorly received upon publication, Gaddis spent two decades writing advertising copy for large corporations before publishing his next novel. By the end of his life he had won two National Book Awards and was seen as a major American author whose experimental work bridged the writings of James Joyce and Thomas Pynchon. A nice copy.
Published by Harcourt, Brace, New York, 1955
Seller: Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB), Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. 8vo, 956pp; black cloth. An excellent copy of Gaddis's landmark first book, an inimitable novel of art, forgery, and the depredations of the New York art world at mid-century. The dust jacket in the first issue, with the publisher's address 383 Madison Avenue on the rear flap. Fine in a lightly used, unclipped and unfaded dust jacket with just a couple of small nicks and a bit of spotting along the edges.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1955
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Advance Reading Copy. Printed wrappers. Vertical crease on front wrap, else near fine. Publisher's slip tipped in. The author's uncommon and bulky first book, invariably found well-worn. Poorly received upon publication, Gaddis spent two decades writing advertising copy for large corporations before publishing his next novel. By the end of his life he had won two National Book Awards and was seen as a major American author whose experimental work bridged the writings of James Joyce and Thomas Pynchon.
Published by Macgibbon and Kee, London, 1962
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. First edition. First British edition. Signed by William Gaddis on the title page, inscribed to British author John Baxter, dated March 1987. [iv], 956pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth with gilt spine lettering. Typical publisher's inking out of info on copyright page with some transfer to nearby pages, half title page slightly misbound and attached to front free endpaper, in a Very Good+ dust jacket with vertical line of rubbing on spine, unclipped (30s net). An uncommon signed copy of Gaddis' critically-acclaimed first novel of art forgery.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1955
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First edition of the author's masterpiece. Thick octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William Gaddis on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. The book Jonathan Franzen dubbed the "ur-text of postwar fiction" and the "first great cultural critique, which, even if Heller and Pynchon hadn't read it while composing "Catch-22" and "V.," managed to anticipate the spirit of both"--"The Recognitions" is a masterwork about art and forgery, and the increasingly thin line between the counterfeit and the fake. Gaddis anticipates by almost half a century the crisis of reality that we currently face, where the real and the virtual are combining in alarming ways, and the sources of legitimacy and power are often obscure to us. The Recognitions, was named one of TIME magazine's 100 best novels from 1923 to 2005.
Published by Macgibbon & Kee, London, 1955
Seller: Silent Way Books, Glenside, PA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED by William Gaddis on FFEP. Book and dust jacket in very solid, tight condition, unmarked aside from signature. Book does not feature the remainder stripe on copyright page which is common to this edition. Signed by Author(s).
First edition, inscribed by the author; 8vo; front hinge cracked, else internally fine; publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, device in blind to upper cover, light rubbing to extremities, with the unclipped first issue dustjacket priced $7.50 with '383 Madison Avenue' on the lower rear flap, slight chipping to spine ends and corners with associated creasing, minor creasing to extremities, light toning to panels, else very good. The author's first novel, inscribed by him on the title page: 'for David, / in good humour / William Gaddis'. A tale about forgery, which Gaddis worked on for seven years as a parody of Goethe's Faust.