Fires

Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in original glassine. Copy #179 of 250 numbered copies in red boards SIGNED by Carver of this superb collection containing the title essay as well as his essay "On Writing," along with 50 poems and 7 stories, including "So Much Water So Close to Home," which figured prominently in… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. The standard trade issue in paperback. There were also a small number of copies bound in boards, similar to the limited edition and likely meant for libraries. A superb collection containing the title essay as well as his essay "On Writing," along with 50 poems and 7 stories,… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Small bookstore label on inside of front cover. Near Fine. The standard trade issue in paperback. There were also a small number of copies bound in boards, similar to the limited edition and likely meant for libraries. A superb collection containing the title essay as well as his essay "On… Read more about this item

London: Collins Harvill, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8x5x1. The boards are in fine condition. the dust jacket is not price clipped. first UK edition. the dust jacket has some surface soil stains. The rest of the book is clean with no marks or folds. first Uk edition stated at the copyright page.… Read more about this item

London:: Harvill/Collins,, 1985.. First Printing of the First UK Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket. This edition is the only hardcover edition of this title. Raymond Carver's "Fires" is a quick introduction to the author who personifies literary minimalism. In this slim volume, the reader is treated to essays and poems, as well as… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in original glassine. One of 250 numbered copies in red boards SIGNED by Carver of this superb collection containing the title essay as well as his essay "On Writing," along with 50 poems and 7 stories, including "So Much Water So Close to Home," which figured prominently in Robert… Read more about this item

London: Collins Harvill. Bound in clean grey cloth with bright, gilt titles to spine, this dated 1985 hardcover First Edition is VG in VG dustjacket(unclipped). Harvill Press Review Copy slip enclosed with book, dated 16th May, 1985. 1X/204pp with 4 Essays, 50 Poems, and 7 Stories. Slight browing of blank page margins, otherwise all VG . Very Good. Hardcover. First… Read more about this item

CAPRA Book. Very Good. First Edition. A NEAR FINE FIRST PAPERBACK.

New York: Vintage Books, 1984. 2nd printing. Hardback in red/cream boards, in author color-photo jacket.. VG+ unmarked, no spine creases, small dampstain to rear lwr edge.. More than 60 short pieces in this wide-ranging collection. Bright tight clean copy. 5-1/4 x 8, 204 pp.

Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0884961958 . Red cloth, gilt titles, no DJ (as issued). Limited Edition, No. 247 of 250 copies, signed by Carver. ; Weight: 1.11 Pounds; 189 pages .

London: Collins Harvill. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dj. 1985. 1st U.K. edition. Hardcover. [solid copy with only light shelfwear, but offsetting to endpapers and age-toning and very light vertical streaking to the pages (due to the use of inferior paper stock); the jacket is slightly scrunched with a tiny tear at the top of the spine,… Read more about this item

New York: Vintage Books, 1984. Softcover. Near Fine. First Vintage Books edition. Mass market paperback. Foxing to the top edge, and a touch of sunning to the spine, else near fine.

Capra Press, 1983. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Capra Press, Santa Barbara, 1983. Essays, Poems, and Stories. One of 250 signed copies, this copy being #192. Signed by Carver on the colophon. Fine book in the original glassine jacket.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1989. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1984. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1983. First edition. Paperback. Very good. 8vo. Glossy illustrated wrappers. 189 pages. Small clip to bottom corner of rear cover. No names or marks. The first trade printing, proceeded by a limited edition hardbound.

Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1983. Oblong orange wraps, approximately 10.75” x 8.5” with title label, once presumably affixed to front cover, loose. Bound proofs (perhaps galley proofs), with “Raymond Carver” written by hand on spine. An uncommon format, with no similar copies in commerce, with only one similar copy in OCLC (Pierpont Morgan Library).

Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 8vo. Hardbound book in clear acetate wrapper. 189 pp. A fine copy in lightly rubbed acetate. Includes essays, poems and stories by the author of Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?

Vintage, June 1989. Trade Paperback. Used - Good. The Rubaiyat LLC is a small, used bookstore in Caldwell, Idaho. All books are fair to good or better, no library copies unless specifically listed.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.