Will You Please Be Quiet, Please

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1978. Softcover. Good. First trade paperback edition. Pen underlining, first couple pages loose and laid in, page edges foxed, spine and corners creased, a good only copy. The author's first major collection of stories, and his first book by a regular commercial publisher. Probably the most important and influential American short story collection of the… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Carver's influential volume of short stories, nominated for the National Book Award. In the late 1990s, after Gordon Lish's archive became available to researchers at the Lilly Library, the extent that Lish edited Carver's stories became apparent. Lish had been Carver's advocate for many years, as… Read more about this item

McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1976; First Edition, first printing; 8vo, 249 pages; blue cloth spine; orange titles; blue topstain; orange end papers. Twenty-two quirky short stories by tormented soul Raymond Carver, his first published prose work, which made the short list for the National Book Award that year. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, binding… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1976). First Edition. Hardcover. Small, faint stain to bulked text fore-edge. About Fine in a close to Fine, bright white dustwrapper. Cloth-backed boards. Carver's first trade book, a collection of stories that heralded a new perspective on the role of Everyman in modern fiction. This copy is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Carver to… Read more about this item

McGraw-Hill Companies, 1988-08. Paperback. Good.

McGraw-Hill Companies, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. First edition. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs… Read more about this item

NY: McGraw-Hill, 1976. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First printing. SIGNED, without inscription, by Raymond Carver on the front endpaper. Near fine in a very good dustjcket with some discoloration. Not pricecclipped and no markings.

McGraw-Hill, 1976-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. Signed, "October 1, 1977, Arcata, Raymond Carver." Book pages are immaculate, tightly bound. Outer wear: a little rubbing to lower spine. DJ looks good in new lined mylar protector; has ever so slight browning of the white paper, one short (1/2 inch) closed tear at upper edge front panel, quite slight wear… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw Hill, (1976). First Edition. Hardcover. Very close to Fine in a lightly soiled but still Near Fine dustwrapper with a short closed tear at the rear flap fold. Cloth-backed boards. Carver's first trade book, a collection of stories that heralded a new perspective on the role of Everyman in modern fiction.

McGraw-Hill Companies, 1988-08-01. Paperback. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very good used copy. Trade paperback. Minor creasing.

London, England: Vintage Books, 2009. Softcover. As New/No Jacket. Discount Book: Trade Paperback May include remainder mark.

New York: McGraw-Hill. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. SIGNED by Raymond Carver on title page. Very close to fine in a like dust jacket. (249pp. ) (5 1/2" X 8 1/4") (Quite faint sticker ghost on orange-tinted front end-paper. Trivial trace of rubbing at bottom edge. Tiny… Read more about this item

McGraw-Hill Companies, 1988. Paperback. Used: Very Good. 7x5x0. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Contemporary Fiction; Very good trade paperback, some crease and nicks to edges, tips bumped, lightly tanned pages, clean pages, prompt shipping with tracking.

McGraw-Hill. Collectible - Good. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1976. 1st edition. 249pp. Good book. Good dust jacket. Dust Jacket edges a bit frayed. In polypropylene bag. (short stories, social life and customs) Inquire if you need further information.

New York:: McGraw-Hill,, [1976].. First edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. Small ink ownership signature to front free endpaper; otherwise a near fine copy in a jacket with a few closed tears and some very slight soiling.. 8vo,. Inscribed by Raymond Carver in 1977 on the title page.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1976). First Edition. Hardcover. A tight, crisp, Fine copy in a close to Fine bright white dustwrapper with a tiny tear at the head and just a trace of the inevitable soiling. Cloth-backed boards. Carver's first trade book, a collection of stories that heralded a new perspective on the role of Everyman in… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. First Edition. Carver's breathrough book of short stories, and his first to be issued by a major publisher. A choice copy of an important title. First Printing. Octavo; beige and aquamarine cloth, with titles stamped in orange on spine and stamped in blind on front panel; light blue topstain; dustjacket; 249pp. Some trivial rubbing to… Read more about this item

McGraw-Hill Companies, The. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.