A Hasty Bunch

Carbondale: :: Southern Illinois University Press,, 1977.. First Printing of the First Reprint Edition. A Fine copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. This collection of stories was originally privately published in France in 1922 by McAlmon at his Contact Press. This edition is the first time these 24 stories have been publicly available since then. McAlmon is best known… Read more about this item

Carbondale: Southern Illinois University, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First thus. Foxing on topedge, near fine in an about fine dust jacket with a slightly toned spine. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in. Lost American Fiction Series.

[Paris]: [Contact Editions], [1922]. First Edition, 1/310 Copies. Softcover. Octavo, 288 pages; VG; bound in publisher's printed brown wraps, mild shelfwear and rubbing, creasing to spine, crease to lower fore corner of front cover; Laid in is the broadside "From an English Printer to an English Publisher" with some wear; First Edition, 1/310 copies; CX consignment; shelved case 6.… Read more about this item

[Paris: Contact Publishing Co, 1922. First Edition, one of approx. 300 copies printed. 288 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A fine copy, with the separate broadside loosely inserted. First Edition, one of approx. 300 copies printed. 288 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First and only edition of McAlmon's second book, his first collection of prose, and the first volume produced… Read more about this item

[Paris: Contact Publishing Co, 1922]. First and only edition of McAlmon's second book, his first collection of prose, and the first volume issued by his own publishing company. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper by McAlmon "To Lady Ottoline Morrell from R. McAlmon July 3, 1922." The printed broadside, "From an h'English Printer to an English Publisher,"… Read more about this item

Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois Univ Press. VG/VG. (1977). Reprint. Cloth w/DJ. 12mo., 301 pp., shelfwear .

Paris: [Contact Publishing Co., 1922 (Privately Printed at Dijon By Maurice Darantiere)] Book. Near Fine. Original Wraps. First Edition. 12mo.. Printed wraps. Unopened copy. 'The author's second book. Its title was suggested by James Joyce and it was printed at McAlmon's expence and published about a month before Ulysses. Although bearing no imprint as to publisher, it is in effect… Read more about this item

[Paris: Printed in Dijon by Maurice Darantière for Contact Publishing Co.], 1922. 8vo. 288pp. Original printed French-folded wrappers, uncut and unopened. A beautiful, fresh copy with only a few areas of palest discoloration along the spine. FIRST EDITION, one of approximately 300 copies privately printed of McAlmon's second book (preceded by a collection of poetry) and the first book… Read more about this item

[Paris: Contact Editions, 1922. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 288pp. Printed pale brown wrappers. Laid into the book is the publisher's small broadside "From an h'English Printer to an English Publisher." Owner name on front blank, unprinted spine toned and a couple of light spots on the cover, very light wear, a near fine copy of the… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. CarbCondale: Southern Illinois University Press .Part of their Lost American Fiction series. Reprinted from the 1922 Contract Press edition printed by McAlmon in Paris. Includes1523 short stories, and essays. With notes and an afterword by Kay Boyle.

[Paris: Contact Publishing Co.,, 1922]. First edition, first impression, one of 300 copies printed. An exceptional copy, preserving the original publisher's tissue sleeve. A Hasty Bunch is McAlmon's first collection of prose, and the first book issued by his publishing house, Contact Editions, a venture which "would influence the course of modern literature" (ANB). The company was a short-lived… Read more about this item

Paris: [Contact Publishing Co., 1922 (Privately Printed at Dijon By Maurice Darantiere)] Book. Fine. Original Wraps. First Edition. 12mo.. Printed wraps. Unopened copy. 'The author's second book. Its title was suggested by James Joyce and it was printed at McAlmon's expence and published about a month before Ulysses. Although bearing no imprint as to publisher, it is in effect the… Read more about this item

(Dijon: Contact Editions, 1922). First edition of this collection of short stories, the author's second book, and the first publication of his Contact Editions. With the scarce broadside From an h'English to an English publisher laid in. Unopened and as new. 8vo, original printed wrappers, publisher's unprinted tissue sleeve. Unopened and as new.

Paris: Contact Editions, 1922. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 288pp. Printed pale brown wrappers. Laid into the book is the publisher's small broadside "From an h'English Printer to an English Publisher". A fine unopened copy, with the publisher's fragile unprinted wrap-around tissue sleeve with a few short tears and chips. Author's second book, published in an edition of… Read more about this item

(Paris: The Author, 1922. Softcover. Fine. First edition. A fine copy in self-wrappers, and uncommon thus. McAlmon was the founder of Contact Editions, which published James Joyce, Ezra Pound, and several others, including Ernest Hemingway's first book. He was at the center of expatriate life and helped to support various struggling artists and writers in that tumultuous time.… Read more about this item

[Paris], [Contact Publishing Co.], [1922]., 1922. Original Wrappers. Privately printed, limited to only 300 copies only. Softcover octavo, pp. [4], 288. Printed brown french-folded paper wraps. Lacks publishers broadside. Covers slightly creased with very minor wear at spine tips; contents clean and crisp with no annotation or inscriptions. A Very Good copy. The Author's second book. McAlmon was… Read more about this item

[Paris:: Contact Editions,, 1922].. First edition.. publisher's printed wrappers (lacking jacket).. Slightly cocked; a few tiny chips and light rubbing to wrappers.. 12mo,. Publisher's broadside lacking.

[Paris:: Contact Editions,, 1922].. First edition.. publisher's printed wrappers (lacking jacket).. Slightly cocked; otherwise a fresh, near fine copy.. 12mo,. Publisher's broadside lacking.

[Paris:: Contact Editions,, 1922].. First edition.. publisher's printed wrappers (lacking jacket).. A fresh, attractive copy.. 12mo,. Publisher's broadside laid in.

[Paris:: Contact Editions,, 1922].. First edition.. publisher's printed wrappers with the original unprinted glassine wrapper.. Essentially a fine copy. There is some slight chipping to the glassine.. 12mo,.