Time River by Wolfe Thomas, Signed (11 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. First Edition. Octavo, 912pp. A good, rather shaken copy, in a fair to good dust jacket, worn along the extremities, and faded on the spine. A publisher's presentation copy, with a printed note reading "With the Compliments of the Publishers," SIGNED in ink by Wolfe's editor, Maxwell Perkins, tipped onto the front paste-down. Above that is Roberts's ownership signature, dated on publication day (3/8/35). On a rear blank, Roberts has written: "Tom was buried Sept. 18th 1938--and for four days the winds, rains and floods continued as though in a dirge for a kindred spirit gone--NY 9-25-38." Below that, in pencil, is another inscription, possibly in Roberts's hand, which quotes one of Wolfe's last letters to his sister, Mabel: "'Mabel, you know 'the elephant never forgets'--don't let them get you down--let's be happy.'--Tom at Seattle, Aug 1938." "The Hills Beyond" (a first edition copy) is a crisp, clean example, very good or better, with a few marginal notations in pencil, presumably in Roberts's hand. Her ownership signature, dated two months after publication, is on the front paste-down. The dust jacket is bright and clean, but with a long, near-total split at the front flap joint. Finally, there is Roberts's bound volume of three successive issues of The Atlantic Monthly (Dec. 1946-Feb. 1947), which contained a three-part series entitled "Writing is My Life," which reprinted some of Wolfe's notoriously long and beautiful correspondence, including several of his letters to and from Roberts. Heavily toned, but very good or better. PLEASE NOTE: There is no Wolfe autograph material contained within this archive. Any passionate follower of Thomas Wolfe will be intimately familiar with the figure of Margaret Roberts. As Wolfe's grade-school teacher from ages 11-15, she awakened the young writer's gift, and was his primary supporter from adolescence through the publication of his first novel, "Look Homeward, Angel" (1929). That novel, which launched his fame, also contained a number of thinly veiled portraits of still-living figures in Asheville, including Roberts's father and other family members of both the Wolfes and the Roberts. References to prostitution and other scandalous elements rendered the novel--and Wolfe himself--poisonous to the city, and the book was even banned by the local public library. Roberts was astonished by the novel, and while the letter she had written to Wolfe was soon lost, she recalled that it contained this admonishment: "You have crucified your family and devastated mine." (see Mitchell, Windows on the Heart: The Correspondence of Thomas Wolfe and Margaret Roberts, p. 120). Wolfe sent at least two despairing (though not apologetic) letters to Roberts in response, but, hearing nothing back, the two, who had been so close, severed contact for six and a half years. Consider, then, the significance of this complimentary copy of Wolfe's long-awaited second novel, 1935's "Of Time and the River." Wolfe, having lost contact with Roberts, was desperate to re-connect with her after their falling out, and clearly arranged with Maxwell Perkins to send her a complimentary copy on publication day. Roberts would eventually re-connect with Wolfe on May 11, 1936--more than a year later--by writing to him and inviting him to call on her in New York, where she was visiting her daughter. Though it is difficult to speculate about the inner lives of two close friends who have severed contact, it's clear that Wolfe's sending of the bookand Roberts's keeping itduring a period of estrangement are good evidence that the two were not meant to be split forever. They renewed their correspondence, and became good friends once again, though Wolfe died of tuberculosis in September, 1938, and their reunion--just like Wolfe's career--was tragically short-lived. Though not signed by Wolfe, this is about as close to a meaningful and personal presentation copy of Wolfe's second novel as one is likely to acquire. Roberts's inscribed copy of "Look Hom.

hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. first. INSCRIBED first edition, with 1935 on title and copyright page, and with Scribner's "A" and insignia. Book very good, a little rubbing along edges, minor wear. Dust jacket very good, some wear, small little spot on inside of dj back panel. Flap price $3.00. Comes in custom-made fold-out case.

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.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. 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. Signed.

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.