PRIZE STORIES 1988. THE O. HENRY AWARDS
by (CARVER, Raymond; DUBUS, Andre; et. al.) ABRAHAMS, William (Editor)
New York: Doubleday, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper and not easily found in this condition. Contributors include Raymond Carver (First Prize for "Errands"), Andre Dubus, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, Jane Smiley, John Sayles, and Alice Adams.
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NO HEROICS, PLEASE. UNCOLLECTED WRITINGS
by CARVER, Raymond
London: Harvill, (1991). First Edition. Hardcover. A tight, crisp, Fine copy in a Fine bright dustwrapper. The true First Edition published a year before the U.S. softcover publication. Foreword by Tess Gallagher.
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PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES (Number 21 of the YES! CAPRA CHAPBOOK SERIES)
by CARVER, Raymond
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1974. First Edition. Softcover. Owner name in ink at the top of the page with the list of titles, owner blindstamp on front endpaper. Somewhat faint dampstain to the bottom of the front cover, mostly near the spine. One of 500 copies in decorated wraps of the first collection of Carver's stories to be... Read More
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IF IT PLEASE YOU
by CARVER, Raymond
Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine without slipcase, as issued. Decorated boards with a black leather spine; (vi), 19 (1) pages. Copy "T" of 26 lettered copies SIGNED by the author (of a total edition of 226) of this short story about an accountant.
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FIRES. ESSAYS POEMS STORIES
by CARVER, Raymond
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in original glassine. Copy #179 of 250 numbered copies in red boards SIGNED by Carver of this superb collection containing the title essay as well as his essay "On Writing," along with 50 poems and 7 stories, including "So Much Water So Close to Home," which figured prominently in... Read More
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CATHEDRAL
by CARVER, Raymond
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Faint stain on the bottom of the front cover with a small, darker stain on the rear cover; slight crease upper front corner. Still Near Fine. Uncorrected Proof in plain blue printed wraps. Although his previous collection achieved some popularity, this title is really Carver's breakthrough and break-away (from... Read More
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WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE
by CARVER, Raymond
London: Collins, 1982. First British Edition. hardcover. Small stains to bottom bulked edge of text. About Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper. Carver's second major collection of short fiction and his first book to go into further printings. Included is the story "Why Don't You Dance?," basis for the 2010 Will Ferrell film EVERYTHING MUST GO. This... Read More
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WINTER INSOMNIA
by CARVER, Raymond
(Santa Cruz): (Kayak), (1970). First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Printed yellow and green wraps. Carver's first regularly published book and second book overall, a collection of poetry published in an edition of 1000 copies. Illustrated with color prints by Robert McChesney.
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TWO POEMS
by CARVER, Raymond
(Salisbury, MD): Scarab Press, (1982). First Edition. Wraps. A few faint spots to covers. About Fine. Trade" issue. Intaglio illustration on the front cover by Patrick H. Cardiff. Copy #98 of 75 (of a total edition of 100) numbered copies SIGNED twice by the author, once on the title page and again on the colophon page. His first... Read More
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WHERE I'M CALLING FROM. NEW AND SELECTED STORIES
by CARVER, Raymond
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1988). First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper with a very short closed tear at the top front. The author's strongest collection of stories and the last to be published in his lifetime. Several of these stories served as the basis for films, including SHORT CUTS directed by Robert Altman.INSCRIBED... Read More
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EARLY FOR THE DANCE
by CARVER, Raymond
Concord, NH: William B. Ewert, 1986. First Edition. Wraps. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Of a total edition of 136, this is one of 100 numbered copies in white wraps and a printed green dustwrapper of this collection of 10 poems, none of which had previously appeared in book form, SIGNED by the author on the colophon page.... Read More
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THE PHEASANT
by CARVER, Raymond
Worcester, MA: Metacom Press, 1982. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. This short story is copy #54 of 150 copies of the issue in French marble wraps of a total edition of 176 SIGNED by the author on the colophon page.
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FIRES. ESSAYS POEMS STORIES
by CARVER, Raymond
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. The standard trade issue in paperback. There were also a small number of copies bound in boards, similar to the limited edition and likely meant for libraries. A superb collection containing the title essay as well as his essay "On Writing," along with 50 poems and 7 stories,... Read More
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ULTRAMARINE
by CARVER, Raymond
New York: Random House, (1986). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. A fine collection of poems by this writer of powerful short stories. INSCRIBED "For Don/with kind regards" and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper with the added notation "9 Oct. 1986/N.Y.C."
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FURIOUS SEASONS
by CARVER, Raymond
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Carver's second collection of stories, one of 1200 copies of the issue in pictorial wraps of a total edition of 1300. This is a Review Copy with the publisher's slip laid in.
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WHERE I'M CALLING FROM. NEW AND SELECTED STORIES
by CARVER, Raymond
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. As New, still in shrinkwrap. Decorated two-tone burgundy leather with beautiful gilt swirl design. Illustrated with a color frontispiece depicting a scene fron one of the stories. Limited and true First Edition of this important collection from a modern master of the short story SIGNED by the author and... Read More
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CATHEDRAL
by CARVER, Raymond
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected Proof in plain blue printed wraps. Although his previous collection achieved some popularity, this title is really Carver's breakthrough and break-away (from the restraints of Gordon Lish's style) book. In it, Carver moved beyond the constraining label of minimalism to mine an emotional depth not present in... Read More
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WINTER INSOMNIA
by CARVER, Raymond
(Santa Cruz): (Kayak), (1970). First Edition. Softcover. Small strip from the inside front cover adhered on the front endpaper. Still Fine. Printed yellow and green wraps. Carver's first regularly published book and second book overall, a collection of poetry published in an edition of 1000 copies. Illustrated with color prints by Robert McChesney. This copy SIGNED by the... Read More
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PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES (Number 21 of the YES! CAPRA CHAPBOOK SERIES)
by CARVER, Raymond
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Pictorial boards. Illustrated with block prints by Marcia/Maris. A short story, Carver's third book, preceded by two collections of poems; hence, his first book of fiction. Of only 75 numbered and hardbound copies SIGNED by the author on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered but designated as... Read More
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TWO POEMS
by CARVER, Raymond
(Concord, NH): (William B. Ewert), (1986). First Edition. Wraps. Fine. A holiday greeting publishing two poems--"Reaching" and "Soda Crackers"--issued in two states: 100 unsigned copies consisting of a single sheet, folded once, and 26 signed lettered copies bound in brown wrappers. This is copy "G" of the 26 SIGNED copies.
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AT NIGHT THE SALMON MOVE
by CARVER, Raymond
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1976. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Early collection of poems, one of 1000 copies of the softcover issue in pictorial wraps of a total edition of 1100. Increasingly uncommon to find without any defects.
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PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES (Number 21 of the YES! CAPRA CHAPBOOK SERIES)
by CARVER, Raymond
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1974. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. One of 500 copies in decorated wraps of the first collection of Carver's stories to be published in book form, preceding WILL YOU PLEASE BE QUIET, PLEASE? by two years.
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WILL YOU PLEASE BE QUIET, PLEASE? THE STORIES OF RAYMOND CARVER
by CARVER, Raymond
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1976). First Edition. Hardcover. Small, faint stain to bulked text fore-edge. About Fine in a close to Fine, bright white dustwrapper. Cloth-backed boards. Carver's first trade book, a collection of stories that heralded a new perspective on the role of Everyman in modern fiction. This copy is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Carver to... Read More
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WHERE I'M CALLING FROM. NEW AND SELECTED STORIES
by CARVER, Raymond
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1988). First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. The author's strongest collection of stories and the last to be published in his lifetime. Several of these stories served as the basis for films, including SHORT CUTS directed by Robert Altman. SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper.
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ULTRAMARINE
by CARVER, Raymond
New York: Random House, (1986). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. A fine collection of poems by this writer of powerful short stories. SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper.
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