The Practical Heart

North Carolina: Wesleyan College Press, 1993. First edition. Number 961 of 1,000 SIGNED numbered copies. INSCRIBED BY GURGANUS to author/critic Doris Grumbach and her partner, "To Doris & Sybil --/ beloved sisters of mine --' and the most practical of/ utterly impractical (loving)/ hearts./ A joyful new year./ Allan/ Nov. 1993." Tiny rubs to tips, still fine in pictorial… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. A collection of four novellas from the author of "Oldest Confederate Widow Tells All." A fine and tight copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed and warmly inscribed in the year of publication on the title page: To - a fellow artist. Keep making sense with the help and company… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First edition. Softcover. Features the novella "The Expense of Spirit" from a collection of four novellas from the author of "Oldest Confederate Widow Tells All." A fine unread copy in printed wrappers. Signed by Gurganus on the front free endpaper. One of 1200 copies. A very fresh copy.

(Rocky Mount), North Carolina: Wesleyan College Press, 1993. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 80pp. Glossy pictorial boards slightly splayed else fine. One of 1,000 numbered copies Signed by Gurganus. A novella.

New York: Alfred Knopf, 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author to fellow author Nicholas Delbanco. Four Novellas: "The Practical Heart", "Preservation News", "He's One Too", "Saint Monster

New York: Knopf, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. Trade Sized Paperback. First Printing. Signed by the Author. Advance Limited Edition of 1200 copies. "One of four novellas fom a new collection, 'The Practical Heart' to be published by Knopf in August 2001." AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creasing and square.… Read more about this item

Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.A.: North Carolina Wesleyan, 1993. Limited Numbered First Edition. Decorative Boards. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome Limited Numbered First Ediiton signed by the author on the limitation page and numbered 720 of 1,000 Limited Edition signed copies. In fine decorative boards, this book is like new. No jacket was issued. Allan Gurganus' earlier… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf, 2001. Paperback. 80p., signed by the author, very good limited first edition one of 1200 copies in trade paperback, cream printed wraps. The novella originally appeared in Harper's 1993.

The fourth book by the author of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, a collection of four novellas. Fine in fine dw with a very slight surface scratch on the rear panel. Review copy, warmly inscribed for Bill and Hillary (Clinton), two practical, and impractical hearts. I'm glad you found each other. Best ever, Allan"

Knopf, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 322 pages. Four novellas. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Association copy. Warmly inscribed by the author to author and reviewer Bill Starr on the title page: 'For Bill, a starr and a star. With thanks for all you give to literature and to your obedient… Read more about this item

NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good; Wraps lightly soiled.. 2001. Limited Edition. Softcover. A limited edition of 1,200 copies of this novella, one of four later published as the collection, "The Practical Heart", by the bestselling author of "Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All". Signed by the author on the front flyleaf. White softcover binding. ; 8vo… Read more about this item

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2001.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. In addition to the award-winning title novella, this includes Preservation News, He's One Too and Saint Monster. SIGNED on the title page. 332 pp.

New York: Knopf, 1993. Limited. paperback. near fine. 80 pages. 8vo, paper wrappers. New York: Knopf, (1993). Limited edition. Near fine.<br/><br/> Signed by the author on free end page.<br/><br/>

Rocky Mount: North Carolina Wesleyan University Press,, 1993.. First edition.. 80 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket, as issued. One of 1000 numbered copies SIGNED by Gurganus.

North Carolina: Wesleyan College Press, 1993. First Edition. hardcover. fine. Illustrated. Thin 8vo, glossy pictorial boards. North Carolina: Wesleyan College Press, 1993. Limited First Edition. Fine.<br/><br/> One of 1000 numbered & signed copies. Additional 22 word inscription by the author, written within a heart.<br/><br/>

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A Knopf, Inc., 2001. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page in black fountain ink. Five years in the writing, this luminous quartet of novellas by Allan Gurganus is by turns bawdy and serene, folkloric and profane, rich in… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. American First. First Edition stated on verso of title page; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; remainder mark on bottom edge; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; a good reading copy..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Cream wrappers. Fine with publisher's material stapled to the verso of the front wrapper.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A pristine book with a half inch closed tear on front bottom corner, else fine. Looks great in a Mylar cover. Warmly inscribed by the author. "The four novellas that make up The Practical Heart recall the four chambers of the organ that gives this collection… Read more about this item

(n.p.): Knopf. 2001. A limited advance excerpt from a collection of four novellas to be published by Knopf. One of 1200 copies signed by the author. Fine in wrappers. This novella was first published separately by North Carolina Wesleyan College Press, in 1993. after appearing in Harper's magazine. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition.… Read more about this item