Can These Bones Live

NY: New Directions, 1960. First New Directions edition. Fine in some soiled dj. The first edition of this was published in 1941. This is the first state (1/1500 copies). This copy is inscribed to the owners of the noted 8th Street Bookstore in NYC, in a 13 line presentation, signed by the author 12 days before publication date. Literary… Read more about this item

New York: New Directions, 1960. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First revised edition, originally published in 1941. Illustrated by James Kearns. Preface by Sir Herbert Read. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Nicely Inscribed by Dahlberg to Ned Erbe, the head of publicity at New Directions, in the year of publication.

New York: New Directions, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First revised edition. Forty-two drawings by James Kearns. Preface by Sir Herbert Read. Top edge is lightly foxed, a few small stains, a very good copy in very good pictorial dust jacket designed by Stefan Salter, with a few short tears, and the crown of spine has tiny chips.… Read more about this item

New York: New Directions, 1960. 1st thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. James Kearns. Near fine first Revised Edition. Binding square and tight. Pages clean. Very minor wear to spine ends. Jacket not clipped. Minor wear to extremities. 42 beautiful black & white drawings by James Kearns. A revised version… Read more about this item

New York: New Directions, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. James Kearns. Blue cloth with white lettering on spine. Lean to spine, head and tail creased. Boards and extremities rubbed. Endpapers discolored. Dust jacket rubbed and soiled with small chips and tears. Notes and letters laid in. Inscribed by Author.

Ann Arbour Paperbacks, 1967. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Kearns, James. xii, 179pp; [1]pp publisher's ads, 42 black and white illustrations. Pictorial laminated light card covers, stapled. 8vo. Covers protected with self-adhesive plastic. Scuff from previous label on half-title page. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight.

New York, NY: New Directions, 1960. Book. Illus. by Kearns, James. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition. Octavo. xii + 180 pp, Preface, - Herbert Read, list of 42 b&w illustrations, texts grouped into VIII Part Headings, some with numbered sections. 5.9" x 8.9" tan cloth boards in white DJ. DJ has black marker line over price. DJ… Read more about this item

New York & Evanston: A New Directions Book, 1960 The dust jacket has light wear and some insect damage on the spine and edges. The page edges are a little foxed. Several copies are available. 177 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown..… Read more about this item

Norfolk: New Directions, 1960. Revised edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good +. With Forty-two Drawings by James Kearns. Preface by Sir Herbert Read. 8vo. Black cloth, with silver spine lettering. Frontis image of Dahlberg. 179 pages. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Edward Dahlberg on the front Free End Paper. No marks to text In illustrated dust-jacket (with price intact)… Read more about this item