New York: Random House, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 454 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $5.95 intact on front flap. Signed by author and poet Robert Penn Warren on bookplate affixed to the FFEP. Impressive and important..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. Early Edition. Hardcover. 4 3/8 X 7 3/8 Inches. 53 PP. Signed directly on the title-page by Wendell Berry. Letter code of "BCDE" on copyright page, but no statement of First Edition. Light mottling to board edges. Foxing to endpapers. DJ a bit worn..... More
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 268 PP. Signed by Berry directly on the title-page without inscription. Original price of $16.50 intact on front flap. Book sharp and clean. DJ a bit worn at edges. A rip and some..... More
Washington DC: Counterpoint, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 330 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $26.00 intact. Signed by Berry on laid-in bookplate. A splendid collection of 21 essays ranging from racism..... 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. Signed by Berry on pasted in bookplate. Additional unused bookplate pasted to title-page as well. Book is..... More
Nashville, TN: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 3/8 Inches. 294 PP. Signed and inscribed, "To Chas. W. Rooles,from an old time friend, Truly, Samuel C. Williams" directly on the FFEP. Original blue cloth binding with gilt title stamping to spine. Hint of toning..... More
Charleston, SC: Walker and James, 1853. First Edition, First Printing. Full leather. 6 X 9 1/8 Inches. 744 PP. Rebound in beautiful full morocco leather with gilt ruling, title-stamping and seal of the State of Tennessee on front cover. AEG. Original first printing with the fold-out map of Tennessee as..... More
Memphis: DeGaris Printing Company, 1896. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/4 X 7 Inches. 129 PP. Self-published tale of corruption in late 19th century Tennessee. Housed in original orange paper wraps. Chipping to edges and spine. Covers quite stained and worn. Gutters foxed and dusty. A few pages..... More
Columbia, SC: Bryan Co., 1940. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 116 PP. Original green cloth binding lightly rubbed. Foxing to endpapers and occasional foxing throughout. Dust jacket a bit soild with a few small chips. Illustrated with three full-page photographic portraits of former slaves..... More
New York: Random House, 1948. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 460 PP. Original "First Thus" signed by Robert Penn Warren directly on the FFEP. Originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1939, this printing from Random House was issued in 1948. Original publisher cream colored boards with..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 206 PP. Number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed by Lee Smith directly on the title-page. Original price of $18.95 intact on front flap. More
Nashville, TN: Brandon Printing Company, 1911. Marvin W. Wiles. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 12 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. Original blue cloth binding with simple title stamping to front cover. One of the more rare books on Tennessee history and architecture. This is the scarce original first printing, listed..... More
Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 118 PP. First printing copy signed and inscribed by both authors on the Dedication Page. Signed by Bill Boozer, noted book collector and editor of the Faulkner newsletter for 25 years. Boozer was..... More
Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, 1974. Bill Dreath. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 1/4 X 4 1/2 Inches. Original illustrated hardcover. No DJ as issued. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Mostly unknown early cartoons poking fun at Southern lifestyle. It's like a page out of a Jeff Foxworthy..... More
New York: Ballantine, 1974. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 247 PP. Stated First Printing with no other dates on the copyright page. Scarce book. From the Pulitzer Prize Winning author of The Yearling. General wear from a light reading. PO ink to last page of..... More
Macon, GA: The Tubman African American Museum, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 9 X 12 1/4 Inches. 187 PP. Large format, profusely illustrated history of Macon's Black Communities. "This book represents a significant milestone for this community. It is a written record of remarkable men and women who have..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 601 PP. First printing with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $35.00 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by author directly on the title-page. More
Nashville: Broadmen Press, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 Inches. 132 PP. Original illustrated boards with DJ. Price of $1.50 intact on front flap. Written in African-American Vernacular English. Light wear to board edges. DJ worn and slightly chipped at edges and folds. From the rear..... More
Tallahassee: The Florida State University, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 136 PP. Florida State University Studies book #39. Remnants of original Florida State University review slip glued to front panel of DJ. Rather exhaustive history of Thomas County Georgia. More
Lebanon, TN: Published by the Author, 1935. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 Inches. 303 PP. Original blue cloth with gilt title stamping to cover and spine. PO bookplate on front pastedown. A very appealing copy overall. More
New York: Random House, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 436 PP. Stated First Printing on the copyright page. Original blue publisher cloth a bit rubbed at spine. Original price of $4.75 intact on front flap of dust jacket. A very clean copy in..... More
New York: The Modern Library, 1932. Early Edition. Hardcover. 4 3/8 X 6 5/8 Inches. 380 PP + 7 PP Catalog. Original "flexible" modern library binding. Early ML edition with original price of 95 cents and 268 books listed on rear panel. Hint of wear to DJ edges. A very..... More
Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 Inches. 98 PP. First printing in DJ. Original Review slip laid-in at front. Signed and inscribed by Wills to Bill Boozer, editor of the Faulkner Newsletter and Book Columnist for the Nashville Banner newspaper..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 264 PP. Early edition in the original DJ. Price of $2.95 intact on front flap. Letter code of "L-F" on the copyright page, indicating a November, 1931 printing according to Zempel. Light scuff to spine..... More
Boston: The Page Company, 1895. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 208 PP. Signed, "Mr. Donald Davidson, Singer of beautiful songs: a tongue of silver and a heart of gold, Will Allen Dromgoole - Nashville, 1929" directly on the FFEP. A nice association copy. From Fugitive Poet..... More