Carver, Raymond

PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES (Number 21 of the YES! CAPRA CHAPBOOK SERIES)

CARVER, Raymond · 1974 · Charles Agvent

$1,250.00 (€1,134.17 | £946.21 | ¥199,609)

Santa Barbara. Capra Press. First Edition. Pictorial boards. Illustrated with block prints by Marcia/Maris. A short story, Carver's third book, preceded by two collections of poems; hence, his first book of fiction. Of only 75 numbered and hardbound copies SIGNED by the author...

FIRES. ESSAYS POEMS STORIES

CARVER, Raymond · 1983 · Charles Agvent

$750.00 (€680.50 | £567.73 | ¥119,766)

Santa Barbara. Capra Press. First Edition. 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," whi...

PRIZE STORIES 1988. THE O. HENRY AWARDS

(CARVER, Raymond; DUBUS, Andre; et. al.) ABRAHAMS, William (Editor) · 1988 · Charles Agvent

$31.30 (€28.40 | £23.69 | ¥4,998)

New York. Doubleday. First Edition. Contributors include Raymond Carver (First Prize for "Errands"), Andre Dubus, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, Jane Smiley, John Sayles, and Alice Adams.. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper and not easily found in this condition

MY FATHER'S LIFE

CARVER, Raymond · 1986 · Charles Agvent

$875.00 (€793.92 | £662.35 | ¥139,727)

Derry, NH & Ridgewood, NJ. Babcock & Koontz. First Edition. Copy #XXXVI of only 40 numbered copies sewn into Mouchette de Pombie wrappers and SIGNED by the author and by the artist of a total edition of 240. Illustrated with a woodcut on the title page by Gaylord Schanilec. A ...

ULTRAMARINE

CARVER, Raymond · 0 · Charles Agvent

$312.50 (€283.54 | £236.55 | ¥49,902)

New York. Random House. First Edition. A fine collection of poems by this writer of powerful short stories. INSCRIBED "For Don/with kind regards" and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper with the added notation "9 Oct. 1986/N.Y.C.". Fine in a Fine dustwrapper

WILL YOU PLEASE BE QUIET, PLEASE? THE STORIES OF RAYMOND CARVER

CARVER, Raymond · 0 · Charles Agvent

$6,250.00 (€5,670.83 | £4,731.05 | ¥998,047)

New York. McGraw-Hill Book Company. First Edition. 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 poet Michael Waters and his wife...

AT NIGHT THE SALMON MOVE

CARVER, Raymond · 1976 · Charles Agvent

$562.50 (€510.37 | £425.79 | ¥89,824)

Santa Barbara. Capra Press. First Edition. Early collection of poems, copy #21 of only 100 numbered and SIGNED copies of the hardcover issue of a total edition of 1100.. Spine sunned. Near Fine

THIS WATER

CARVER, Raymond · 1985 · Charles Agvent

$250.00 (€226.83 | £189.24 | ¥39,922)

Concord, NH. William B. Ewert. First Edition. Of a total edition of 136, this is one of 100 copies in white wraps and a printed blue dustwrapper of this collection of 8 poems, none of which had previously appeared in book form, SIGNED by the author on the colophon page.. Fine ...

TWO POEMS

CARVER, Raymond · 0 · Charles Agvent

$312.50 (€283.54 | £236.55 | ¥49,902)

(Salisbury, MD). Scarab Press. First Edition. "Trade" issue. Intaglio illustration on the front cover by Patrick H. Cardiff. Copy #98 of 75 (of a total edition of 100) numbered copies SIGNED twice by the author, once on the title page and again on the colophon page. His first ...

ULTRAMARINE

CARVER, Raymond · 0 · Charles Agvent

$125.00 (€113.42 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

New York. Random House. First Edition. Uncorrected Proof in bright yellow printed wraps of this collection of poems. This copy with the publisher's information slip, taped to the front cover, printed in black and stating a price of $13.95 and a publication date of 7 November 1...

WHERE I'M CALLING FROM. NEW AND SELECTED STORIES

CARVER, Raymond · 0 · Charles Agvent

$375.00 (€340.25 | £283.86 | ¥59,883)

New York. Atlantic Monthly Press. First Edition. The author's strongest collection of stories and the last to be published in his lifetime. Several of these stories served as the basis for films, including SHORT CUTS directed by Robert Altman.INSCRIBED for ----- and SIGNED by ...

WHERE I'M CALLING FROM. NEW AND SELECTED STORIES

CARVER, Raymond · 0 · Charles Agvent

$437.50 (€396.96 | £331.17 | ¥69,863)

New York. Atlantic Monthly Press. First Edition. The author's strongest collection of stories and the last to be published in his lifetime. Several of these stories served as the basis for films, including SHORT CUTS directed by Robert Altman. SIGNED by the author on the front...

NO HEROICS, PLEASE. UNCOLLECTED WRITINGS

CARVER, Raymond · 0 · Charles Agvent

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

London. Harvill. First Edition. The true First Edition published a year before the U.S. softcover publication. Foreword by Tess Gallagher.. A tight, crisp, Fine copy in a Fine bright dustwrapper

PRIZE STORIES 1983. THE O. HENRY AWARDS

[CARVER, Raymond; UPDIKE, John; OATES, Joyce Carol; et. al.] ABRAHAMS, William (Editor) · 1983 · Charles Agvent

$93.80 (€85.11 | £71.00 | ¥14,979)

Garden City. Doubleday & Company, Inc.. First Edition. 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.. Small tear at the bottom of the front cover; slight...

SHORT CUTS. SELECTED STORIES

CARVER, Raymond · 0 · Charles Agvent

$56.30 (€51.08 | £42.62 | ¥8,990)

New York. Vintage Contemporaries. First Edition. Uncorrected Proof in plain light blue printed wraps. An editor's ink annotations on the printed list of titles page.. About Fine

CATHEDRAL

CARVER, Raymond · 1983 · Charles Agvent

$250.00 (€226.83 | £189.24 | ¥39,922)

New York. Alfred A. Knopf. First Edition. Uncorrected Proof in plain blue printed wraps. 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 ...

WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE

CARVER, Raymond · 1981 · Charles Agvent

$312.50 (€283.54 | £236.55 | ¥49,902)

New York. Alfred A. Knopf. First Edition. Uncorrected Proof in cream wraps of Carver's second major collection of short fiction and his first book to go into further printings. Included is the story "Why Don't You Dance?," basis for the 2010 Will Ferrell film EVERYTHING MUST G...

WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE and FIRES. ESSAYS POEMS STORIES

CARVER, Raymond · 19821984 · Charles Agvent

$562.50 (€510.37 | £425.79 | ¥89,824)

New York. Vintage Books. First Vintage Books Edition. First Paperback printings of both books, each copy INSCRIBED "For Bert(?)" and SIGNED by the author "Ray Carver/Sacramento" on the half-title pages, the first title also dated "2-24-87.". Fine, both housed in a specially ma...

WILL YOU PLEASE BE QUIET, PLEASE? THE STORIES OF RAYMOND CARVER

CARVER, Raymond · 0 · Charles Agvent

$937.50 (€850.62 | £709.66 | ¥149,707)

New York. McGraw-Hill Book Company. First Edition. 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. . A tight, crisp, Fine copy in a close to Fine bright white dustwrapper with a ...

WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE

CARVER, Raymond · 1982 · Charles Agvent

$625.00 (€567.08 | £473.10 | ¥99,805)

London. Collins. First British Edition. Carver's second major collection of short fiction and his first book to go into further printings. Included is the story "Why Don't You Dance?," basis for the 2010 Will Ferrell film EVERYTHING MUST GO. This copy SIGNED by the author on t...