Washington DC: Shoemaker Hoard, 2004. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 440 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $26.00 intact on front flap. Signed by Wendell Berry on laid-in bookplate. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900. Howard Chandler Christy. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/8 Inches. 170 PP. Original Margaret Armstrong designed cover with her monogram at bottom. Illustrated in full color by Howard Chandler Christy. PO name and light scuffing to FFEP. Hint of wear to edges..... More
Parsons, WV: McClain Printing Co., 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 X 8 3/4 Inches. 363 PP. Signed with a lengthy and intimate inscription on the FFEP by the author. A fine (but rather eclectic) collection of stories about Appalachia. Orignal boards clean and sharp. DJ a bit worn and chipped..... More
Birmingham, AL: The Southern Classics Library, 1984. Limited Edition. Leather bound. 5 7/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 1037 PP. Original red leather with elaborate gilt decoration to covers and spine. Four raised hubs to spine. Official dedicated bookplate from The Southern Classics Library on the FFEP. Some wear to gilt..... More
New York: Reynal and Hitchcock, 1944. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 7 7/8 Inches. 314 PP. Book and DJ are stated "Seventh Printing" copies (this is the first wartime edition made with all new printing plates which lowered the type size by one point in order to print more..... More
Kingsport, TN: Southern Publishers, 1949. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 131 PP. First printing of this collection of tales told in rather crude southern dialect. Winston was the Founder of the Johnson City Home Federal Savings and Loan Association and spent his time away..... More
Columbia, SC: R.L. Bryan Company, 1960. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 3/4 Inches. 635 PP. Original 1960 issue in green cloth binding with gilt title to front cover and spine. Housed in scarce original DJ. Signed by Rutledge directly on the half title-page. Additionally signed and..... More
Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 541 PP. First edition with original price of $29.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by author on the title-page. In-depth history of one of the great cities of the South. Light..... More
Louisville, KY: Butler Books, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 1/2 X 10 3/4 Inches. 271 PP. Original price of $39.95 intact on rear cover. Signed and inscribed by Zoeller on the second page. Dated in the year of publication. A very nice pictorial history of bourbon and the Kentucky distilleries..... More
New York: Poseidon Press, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 274 PP. Signed by Harry Crews directly on the title-page. Original price of $19.00 intact on front flap of DJ. First printing with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page..... More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1978. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 6 7/8 Inches. 165 PP. Stated "First Ballantine Books Edition" on the copyright page. Light crease to spine. A very attractive copy of a rare Crews title. More
New York: Random House, 1966. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 300 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original cream cloth binding horizontal blind line embossing. #84 of 250 copies signed by Robert Penn Warren directly on the limitation page. Housed in original issue..... More
Palaemon Press Limited, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 42 PP. One of only 550 copies produced. Signed by Rosanna Warren, daughter of Robert Penn Warren, to noted collector Bill Boozer. Boozer was the editor of the Faukner newsletter for over 25 years and..... More
New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 32 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $4.00 intact on front flap. An extremely sharp copy. From the author of All the King's Men and highly influential member of..... More
New York: William Morris Agency, 1956. Original Document. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. 3 PP. Original stapled three page contract granting the Dutch language publishing rights for "Band of Angels" to Elsevier. Signed by Robert Penn Warren at bottom of first page. Additionally initialed by Robert Penn Warren..... More
New York: William Morris Agency, 1956. Original Document. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. 3 PP. Original stapled three page contract granting the Danish language publishing rights for "Band of Angels" to Grafisk Forlag. Signed by Robert Penn Warren at bottom of first page. Additionally initialed by Robert Penn..... More
New York: Random House, 1942. Aldren Watson. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 295 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Novel of Applachia from this noted early 20th century supporter of civil rights in Tennessee. Period bookstore label on FFEP (The Personal Book..... More
New York: Random House, 1959. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 391 PP. 1959 reissue of the 1943 original. Signed by Robert Penn Warren at top of FFEP. "1/59" on lower edge of front flap. Price-clipped. A scarce title to find signed by the author. An extremely..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913. First Edition. Original wraps. 4 3/8 X 6 3/4 Inches. 112 PP. Original "Riverside Literature Series" number 220. Contains numerous poems, but famously reprints "The Raven" by Poe and "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Key. Scuffing and wear to covers and spine as shown. More
Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 1993. Uncorrected Proof. Original wraps. 5 7/8 X 9 Inches. 349 PP. Stated "Advance Uncorrected Proof" on the front cover. Original blue paper wraps. Spine unbroken. Tremendous biography of Pulitzer Prize winning author and newspaper editor Hodding Carter. Carter was a highly influential Civil Rights crusader..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1933. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 303 PP. First printing of Caldwell's most important work (arguably of course). PO bookplate to front pastedown. Binding clean and tight. Housed in original issue dust jacket. Retains original price of $2.50 on..... More
Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1971. Gene Meatyard. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 3/4 X 9 Inches. 96 PP + Plates. First printing of this essay on Kentucky's Red River Gorge. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Berry on pasted in bookplate. Original cream..... More
Nashville, TN: Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1902. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 308 PP. First printing in the original maroon cloth binding with gilt title-stamping to cover and spine. Early, simple tales of inspiration found in the life of those living in the Appalachian woodlands..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 8 Inches. 109 PP. First edition of author's first book. All 24 illustrations intact. First state of ads. Spine quite worn at folds. Light wear to edges. Ink to bottom gutter from what looks like a spilled bottle..... More
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 8 1/8 Inches. 192 PP. One of only 973 copies printed. Signed by Wendell Berry directly on the title-page. Original price of $20.00 intact on front flap. Hint of sunning to edges. Foxing to gutters. DJ..... More