Writers Reader, Signed (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A John Graves Reader by John Graves. Inscribedd by author on half title page. First edition hardcover published in 1996 by The University of Texas Press. Jacket creased and rubbed around the edges, the corners, and both ends of the spine. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "First edition, 1996" stated with no other printing indication - 1st, was also published in hardcover, Signed by the Author on the half title page - slight edge wear to 6" wide x 91/4" tall soft cover - light soiling to top/bottom edges of text block, selections from the Authors writings. Signed by Author(s).

Signed by John Graves on half-title page. Stated first edition, 1996. Fine, like new with tight & unread binding, minimal shelf wear, no marks. See photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Protected jacket and covers in near fine shape, price intact, binding straight, pages clean and unmarked. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Very rare and highly collectible. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "First edition, 1996" stated with no other printing indication - 1st, Inscribed to a former owner and Signed on the half title page, very light toning/soiling to edges of text block, dj now enclosed in mylar wrap shows light edge wear with a touch of scuffing to folds to flaps - 1/4" tear to top right edge of front panel - 1/8" tear with associated 5/8" crease to top center edge of rear panel. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This is a pristine and unread copy from the first printing of the first edition of this collection of selections from 30 great writers who either were born in Brooklyn or spent time there. This copy was signed by co-editor Andrea Wyatt Sexton in the year of publication and stored in archival conditions since then. Protected in a Demco mylar jacket, this book would be a lovely gift for any aficionado of Brooklyn-related literature. Signed by Author.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. - contributors include Hemingway Elizabeth Bishop Philip Caputo Hart Crane Jim Harrison Thomas McGuane James Merrill Wallace Stevens Hunter S. Thompson Tennessee Williams, 230 pages, signed on the title page, faint reader crease down spine, but still near fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good - Fine. 1st Edition. A 1st edition (stated) of an anthology of selections from Graves' books plus short stories and essays. Signed "John Graves" (signature only) on the half-title page. Minimal wear. A very good or better copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover, xii, 338 pp., jacket illustrated with photo of Graves at his typewriter. SIGNED by the author with brief inscription on the half-title page. Minimal wear, clean text, tight binding, nice jacket. "The reader who misses him will have missed much, which makes the [John Graves] Reader all the more valuable." -- Larry McMurtry. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. This anthology contains selections from GOODBYE TO A RIVER and his two other major books, HARD SCRABBLE and FROM A LIMESTONE LEDGE. It also includes short stories and essays, some of which have never been published before and others that Mr. Graves has reworked especially for this book. Book is clean and tight, with gift inscription on title page written by Graves to the granddaughter of an old Rice University classmate. Book is in Fine state. Jacket has sticker removal scar at top outside of from panel, light scuffing along outer edges, ding to top rear panel, half inch closed tear down from top of spine. Also signed by Graves on the half title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: VeryGood. Signed gift note from poet Donald Justice on title page. Dust jacket has a mylar plastic cover which shows some light scuffing. Dust jacket itself is in great condition with only very minor shelf wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. FINE in FINE dust jacket. FIRST edition, first printing. SIGNED by Justice, inscribed to CT Poet Carol Fine. DJ spine shows a touch of sunning. Binding tight and square, no loose pages. Unmarked on inspection. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fine/VG. Jacket in mylar. Signed and inscribed by Graves to Bill Janklow, former governor of South Dakota. Inscribed by Author(s).

xxii, [23]-272 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. xxii, [23]-272 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary sheep. Signed "R.H. Ashley's/ Lee, 1824." Ffep torn.