Search Results: Raymond Carver from Philip Smith, Bookseller

Ann Arbor, MI: Caliban, 1986. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, viii+156pp, printed wrappers. Nice copy of the first issue of this impressive literary magazine, includes work by Raymond Carver, Wanda Coleman, Charles Henri Ford, et al. Unmarked copy from the collection of poet Leslie Scalapino, light outer wear.

Chapel Hill, NC: The Carolina Quarterly, 1964. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 72pp, printed wrappers. This issue includes the first appearance of the early story The Student's Wife (11pp) by Raymond Carver, plus a poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and other interesting content. Unmarked copy, a bit of outer toning and soil.

Chicago: Chicago Review, 1973. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 192pp (plus foldout plate), printed wrappers. This uncommon 1973 issue of Chicago Review includes the first publication of the story They're Not Your Husband by Raymond Carver (7pp with a full-page illustration; later collected in Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?). Also work by other important contributors. Unmarked copy, a bit of cover wear and soil.

Western Springs, IL: December, 1966. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 224pp, printed wrappers. This issue includes the first appearance of the major story Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? by Raymond Carver (later the title work of Carver's first major-press story collection), as well as a section of poems by exponents of the New American Cinema and work from many others. Unmarked copy, some general wear/bending and outer spotting.

Western Springs, IL: December, 1967. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 272pp, printed wrappers. This double issue includes three poems by Raymond Carver, who is listed on the masthead as an associate editor. Also interesting work from many others. Nice unmarked copy, minor wear.

Western Springs, IL: December / C. L. Johnson, 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 216pp, printed wrappers. This brilliant issue includes the short story The Father by Raymond Carver, who is listed on the masthead as an associate editor. Also interesting work from many others, including a short piece on Kenneth Anger in the wake of his 1967 magickal implosion. Library stamp to cover (else unmarked), minor wear.

Western Springs, IL: December / C. L. Johnson, 1970. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 224pp, printed wrappers. This brilliant issue includes the short story A Night Out by Raymond Carver, plus an interview with Robert Downey Sr. and a range of interesting content (much on film). Unmarked copy, light wear.

Willows, CA: Orion Press, 1975. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 144pp, printed wrappers. Scarce 1975 literary magazine from Northern California, includes the first appearance of Harry's Death by Raymond Carver. Nice, tight, unmarked copy.

Athens, GA: The University of Georgia Press, 1983. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 132pp, printed wrappers. This issue includes a memorial of John Gardner by Raymond Carver, 10 pages of recovered short book reviews by Flannery O'Connor, plus Walker Percy and other Southern-themed content. Unmarked copy with general wear and some light sunning to spine.

New York: Granta, 1988. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 256pp, printed wrappers. Includes the essay Friendship and the poem What the Doctor Said by Raymond Carver, plus a memorial piece on Carver by Tess Gallagher. And work by Martin Amis, Don DeLillo, et al. Unmarked copy, minor soil.

Cambridge, England: Granta, 1984. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 256pp, printed wrappers. Includes the first appearance of Menudo by Raymond Carver (later collected in Where I'm Calling From). And work by Richard Ford, Isabel Allende, et al. Unmarked copy, reading wear to spine, original price label to back cover.

Sacramento, CA: The Sacramento Poetry Center, 1985. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, xii+244pp, printed wrappers. This uncommon anthology includes 8 poems by Raymond Carver, plus work by a wide range of other contributors. Unmarked copy, light bumping and minor wear.

Trumansburg, NY: New, 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 50pp, printed wrappers. Scarce 1968 poetry magazine, includes Michael Ondaatje, Raymond Carver, et al. Ownership stamp to cover (else unmarked), a little edgewear, fraying at head of spine, typical toning of stock.

Lyme, NH: Kenyon Hill Publications, Inc, 1982. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, [viii]+274pp, printed wrappers. Thick Fifth Anniversary Issue, includes the story The Pheasant by Raymond Carver and a wide range of other contributors. Unmarked copy, light outer wear.

Cambridge, MA: Ploughshares, Inc, 1975. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 128pp (plus 4pp music insert), printed wrappers. No printing indicated (hence first). Special Poetry and Poetics Issue, includes the first publication of Raymond Carver's poem Country Matters, plus work by Kenneth Rexroth, David Amram, et al. Unmarked copy, light spotting to wrappers.

Chicago: The Modern Poetry Association, 1987. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 276pp, printed wrappers. A nice copy of this thick double anniversary issue. Includes 2 poems by Raymond Carver and work by a huge range of other contributors. Clean and unmarked copy with 1/8" closed tear to one page.

Chicago: The Modern Poetry Association, 1985. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 64pp, printed wrappers. Subscription address label to Hildegarde Flanner on the front cover. This issue includes 4 poems by Raymond Carver. Unmarked copy with a little bumping.

Hadley, MA: Ken Lopez, Bookseller, 1994. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 32pp, stapled wrappers. A detailed collection list comprising 228 entries, with illustrations on cover and center spread. Two item numbers noted on front cover (no other markings), minor overall wear.

Green Harbor, MA: Tendril, Inc, 1981. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 96pp, printed wrappers. A cover letter for contributors, initialed by editor George E. Murphy Jr. is laid in. This issue includes the first appearance of the poem The Mailman As Cancer Patient by Raymond Carver, plus work by Charles Bukowski, Marge Piercy, Linda Gregg, et al. Unmarked copy, a bit of light wear.

Western Springs, IL: December, 1966. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 104pp, printed wrappers. This issue includes the first appearance of the early story Pastoral (10pp) by Raymond Carver. Unmarked copy, light wear and soil.