Search Results: Raymond Carver from Charles Agvent

New York: Harper & Row, (1969). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Contributors include Truman Capote, Anthony Burgess, Norman Mailer, Reynolds Price, Mary Renault, Mark Harris, Louis Auchincloss, John Fowles, Robert Crichton, Vance Bourjaliy, George P. Elliott, William Gass, Ross Macdonald, and Wright Morris.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Light soiling to the bulked edge of text at the top. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Cloth-backed boards. 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 his previous work and which would blossom fully in his next and last book. The title story and "A Small, Good Thing" rank among the best stories of the latter twentieth century.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Cloth-backed boards. 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 his previous work and which would blossom fully in his next and last book. The title story and "A Small, Good Thing" rank among the best stories of the latter twentieth century. A Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in.

New York: Harper & Row, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. Covers slightly bowed; spotting bulked edges of text. Very Good in a bright, Very Good or better dustwrapper with a very small tear near the top of the spine. Introduction by Raymond Carver.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Small tear at the bottom of the front cover; slight strip of sunning to the front edge. Near Fine and uncommon. Uncorrected Proof in tall (10-3/4") printed green wraps. First Prize went to Raymond Carver's "A Small Good Thing." Publication date and price in ink on the front cover.

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.