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NY: Grand Central, 2010. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Crisp bright hardcover in jacket. Full number line, first edition statement. Likely unread. No remainder marks, newish.

NY: Bloomsbury, 2002. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Crisp, newish copy. Some shelf scuffing to jacket, handsome in mylar wrapper.*We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

NY: Bloomsbury, 2002. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Crisp, bright hardcover of the authors first book. Unmarked, unbumped. Jacket has a hint of edgewear, ultra mild, looks newish in new mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Bloomsbury, 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Warm inscription (perhaps to Ms Parkinson's dentist?) title page. Book flawless, jkt. very nearly so. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

New York: Houghton Mifflien, 1998. First Edition, Full Number Line . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Book is sharp and could pass for new on a bookstore shelf. Unmarked, seemingly unread. No making or remainders. Jacket quite similar with just a hint of extremity wear. Jacket in new mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Los Angeles: Seven Wolves Publishing, 1991, 1991. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover first, book has just a hint of sunning at head of spine; otherwise clean and newish. Jacket is only very lightly scuffed; in mylar. SIGNED by author on title page. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

LSU Press, 1986. 1st Edition NAP . Hardcover. Good/Very Good+. Ah, a difficult book to describe so, I will break my self imposed rule against dribbling on endlessly in describing a book. Actually my opposition to long winded book descriptions relates more to those we find on line, with the book sometimes less than professionally described from a technical/traditional grading standpoint, and yet, appending, a 2000 word synopsis/book review. . . One can be too generous with ones opinions, I oughta know, OK off to the races. Book is a straight, very lightly used, x-library copy and so defaced in ways I will attempt to carefully enumerate. The jacket is rather a bookmans dream, fresh, unsoiled, newish, no library scars at all, some mild use scar, no tears. Now, the book, boards very bright, unbumped, spine straight, no cocking. Summary of library scars, 2" by 3" substantial abrasion to 1st paste-down---white paper residue left from pasted in/removed library date label, in 1/2" inch by… Read More

N.Y.: F.S.G., 1976. 1st Printing, Stated . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. The book (Am.) crisp and straight, jkt. back panel has some wear/soil. Jacket is price-clipped. Book has gift inscription FEP. JUST RECD. and paired with Amateurs for sale as a pair at the listed price, The Paris Review, #80, summer 1981, featuring interview w/ Barthelme re Art of Fiction also writing by Oates, Arenas, et al. BOTH SHIPPED ANYWHERE AT OUR ONE-BOOK PRICE. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

N.Y.: Putnam, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. No additional printings, correct per McBrides first edition. Book quite nice but, bump, upper front corner, white boards clean, bright. Upper text edge has felt pen "P", assume remainder mark. Jacket has typical minor traces edgewear, micro chipping foot of spine, tiny ink stains front panel. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Simon & Schuster, 1987, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good+. Book has light (nearly invisible) stain on top edge of text, black remainder dot on bottom edge, otherwise, clean and unmarked. Jacket has 1 1/2- inch tear at rear flap, not price clipped; nice in mylar. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Univ. Press of Mississippi, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. Book has traces of wear, no marking. With this hardcover book are included 2 Gilchrist novels in decent rade paperback copies. Drunk with Love and Victory over Japan, these 3 sold as group at listed price, with domestic media mail shipping at one book price. Intended as good, solid reading copies. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

NY: Doubleday, 1971. 1st Edition No Additional Printings . Hardcover. Poor/Poor. This listing is for 3 Stegneriana items sold as a group at the listed price with one book priced domestic media mail shipping. The AOR is one of the roughest items in our inventory and while completely readable and rather scarce in trade first edition, many flaws are present and the jacket is only partial. Book has h2o stain (front board lower, light, text not badly affected) stated first edition, no debossing. Quite cocked (spine slant) unmarked text, binding holding, no gapping, traces of cover tip abrasion. The 'Jacket' consists of front flap and back panel only (both rather tattery), no spine or fr. cover is present. F. Flap says "A.O.R." under which price is "$7.95." My reference shows no points of issue for book or jacket. Accompanying A.O.R. are Page Stegner's "Marking The Sparrows Fall" 'Wallace Stegner's American West'-in handsome jacketed 1998 first (full… Read More

Atlantic Monthly Press, 1987. 1st Printing, Stated . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good-. Book altogether newish, tight. Jacket has trace edgewear esp. head/foot spine, attractive in mylar. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

FSG, 1965. 1st Printing, Stated . Hardcover. Good/Good-. 1st edition, 1965, G/G-. Regrettably, book and jacket have a number of flaws. Binding is sound, text clean, except for a darkish damp stain at bottom of the text on first 25 or so pages, which penetrates upwards into the text 2 inches; ugly remainder stripe bottom edge; rear panel soiled and stained; price-clipped. Jacket looks better than this makes it sound. Front panel handsome. In mylar. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Linden Press/Simon and Schuster, 1990, 1990. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good-. Book borders on newish and is very straight. Jacket has some sunning, short tear and crease on back panel, no soiling. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

NY: Grove Press, 1998. 1st Edition, US, Full Number Line . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A straight, newish hard cover copy. Wholly unmarked, no remainders or penned names. Jacket has trace shel scuff, in new mylar wrapper. As an aside, we never call a remaindered book "New" feeling that this is mistaken use of the term. . . *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: HMco, 1985. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Hard cover, with jacket, 1st edition, warmly inscribed and dated by Wolf, title page. Promo card, by HMco, w/ trace of crease, loosely laid in. Boards are clean and straight, with the subtlest, hard to see trace of micro staining (will try to shoot boards and jacket when taking foto) Text has tan stain, 1/2 pencil eraser size verso of contents page, text clean, unthumbed, binding tight. Jacket has notable wear of all types, but no tears over 16th", edge wear, scuff, scratch, very presentable in it's mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards. *

New York: Viking, 1969. Second Printing . Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Scarce, early hardback by the noted Trillin. The sound, attractive book has some issues which I think are the work of the bindery. There is an odd light, symmetrical paterning of the endsheets and pastedowns. Book is otherwise clean and unbumped. Jacket has short tears, but again, perhaps due to color choices at the bindery, has an unusal pattern with lots of sunning, especially to the spine. Much edgewear, in mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. *

Asheville: Front Street, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Book and jacket are quit newish, no notable flaws, Jacket has barely noticeable degree of shelf abrasion. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Ny: HarperCollins, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Book is very sharp as grade will indicate, unbumped. Stated first edition with full number line. PLEASE NOTE, partial number lines (for most houses) are NOT firsts regardless of the presence of a FE statement (Ahearn speaks to this and we are glad to answer questions) any more than a book club done from 1st plates is. Half bound (spine only, this is sometimes call quarter bound) marbled green paper balance. Wholly unmarked. Jacket (priced) has mild crease 2/3 length, front flap, no tears, clean and newish. Dedicated to Dorris. . . . *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*