Time River by Wolfe Thomas, Signed (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. 1st edition. SIGNED by Wolfe on f.f.e.p. Minor bumping to fore corners, joint ends, and spine ends of mildly rubbed and slightly soiled covers and d.j. Slight wear to cloth of lower fore corners of covers. Faint scratching to top and bottom edges of textblock. Slight toning to margins of leaves. Mild soiling to lower joint of rear d.j. verso. Minor scraping and mild creasing to fore corners, joint ends, and spine ends of faintly rubbed and slightly scratched d.j. Sight sort tearing to upper fore corners of d.j. VG/VG. Author.

Hardcover. First Edition. Cloth, rebacked, in dustwrapper. Wolfe's second novel was well-received by the public, becoming his only American bestseller. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper: "For/Virginia Stewart/Sincerely/Thomas Wolfe/May 9/1936." Virginia was one of two sisters of one of America's most beloved actors. Endpapers toned, text less so with occasional soiling; some faint staining to cloth; skillfully rebacked retaining the original spine. Good in a Very Good dustwrapper with a sunned spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Issue. Signed by Thomas Wolfe in blue-black fountain pen on the title page. Thick octavo. [xii], 912 pp. Bound in the publisher's original dark blue cloth, decoratively ruled and lettered in gilt with green bands to the spine. A near fine copy with only light edgewear and minor rubbings to the cover. Bright, clean gilt titles. The original unclipped dust jacket, now protected in mylar, is bright and attractive with minor wear at the extremities and some toning. The binding remains tight and square. Early collector's ownership signature dated April 5th, 1935, on the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase.Johnston A3.I.a. OF TIME AND THE RIVER is the monumental sequel to Wolfe's debut novel, Look Homeward, Angel. It continues the story of Eugene Gant, Wolfe's thinly veiled fictional self, chronicling his journey from a Southern boyhood to early adulthood and artistic awakening. Published when Wolfe was only 34, the novel secured his place as one of the most ambitious literary voices of the 20th century. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First Edition. 912p octavo. A very good copy in a good dust jacket. Inscribed/signed by Wolfe to Marge Garvey and dated July 24, 1935.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good(+). First. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. ( light edge-wear). N.Y.: Scribner's, 1935. First Edition. Presentation copy "For Louis and Anne De Forest with my grateful thanks for their belief in me & in this book & with the hope that all I do may justify it/ Tom Wolfe/ Feb. 28, 1935.

1st edition INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ("For Janet Saunders, Sincerely, Thomas Wolfe, March 1, 1935") Near fine/very good (the book is in clean and beautiful condition; the date mentioned in the inscription is seven days before the publication date; the unclipped dj has some edgewear, with some tiny chips at the top of the spine).

8.5 x 6, cloth, 912 pp, covers very worn, pp soiled and toned and stained, an all-around poor copy but FIRST ED, INSCRIBED ("For Whit & Pierce with all good wishes. . ."), DATED (May 7, 1937), AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (as "Tom Wolfe") on the front free endpaper, "F" in "For" badly ink smudged, page heavily toned. Whit and Pierce were friends Margaret Whitelaw and Pierce Yarrell Matthews of Burnsville, NC. It was on this visit to Burnsville that Wolfe allegedly witnessed a shooting (on May 8). He was quoted as saying "I knew they didn't like me in Asheville, but I didn't know they'd come all the way to Burnsville to get me." With photocopy of notes pertaining to provenance, and AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED ON POSTCARD FROM WOLFE'S SISTER MABEL TO MARGARET WHITELAW ANNOUNCING THE DEATH OF HER BROTHER FRANK. Postcard sloppily wirtten, yellowed, couple spots on front, dated by Mabel November 15, '56.

First edition. First edition. [xii], 912 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Wolfe's masterpiece, inscribed, "For Hazel Abrams. Sincerely, Thomas Wolfe, Hollywood. Sept. 3, 1935.". Johnston A3.I.a Dark blue cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket with fold down middle of front panel, spine very slightly sunned [xii], 912 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition. Neatly signed by Thomas Wolfe with fountain pen on front free endpaper. [xii], 912 pp. Publisher's black cloth lettered and ruled in gilt with green bands. Slight wave to bottom edge of prelims and first few pages, slightly worn tips, else Fine in unclipped dust jacket, Very Good+, a little soiled and rubbed, faint crease to back panel, two subtle tape mends to verso along flap folds. The second and final of Wolfe's novels to be published in his lifetime, uncommon signed.