Run River

The First UK printing published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1964. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just some light pushing at the spine tips. Free from inscriptions. The black top-stain remains vibrant. A little light spotting to the cover edges. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. Light edge-wear at the spine… Read more about this item

Joan Didion's first novel and first book publication, written at the beginning of her journalistic career while rapidly working her way up the masthead at Vogue. In Run River, she explores her native California with a nostalgia and poignancy that is less characteristic of her later work. Ivan Obolensky, 1963. First edition. Hardcover, 264 pp. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Blue cloth… Read more about this item

Ivan Obolensky, Inc. , 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. First printing of Didion's first novel. Bound in dark teal blue cloth with title embossed in white along spine. White stains along tail end of spine and bottom edges of both boards; otherwise condition is VG. Spine ends are softened, corners gently rubbed. Binding is tight and… Read more about this item

New York: Ivan Obolensky, Inc, 1963. Joan Didion's electrifying first novel is a haunting portrait of a marriage whose wrong turns and betrayals are at once absolutely idiosyncratic and a razor-sharp commentary on the history of California. Everett McClellan and his wife, Lily, are the great-grandchildren of pioneers, and what happens to them is a tragic epilogue to the… Read more about this item

Pocket Books, 1978. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Ivan Obolensky, 1963. first. hardcover. near fine/very good. INSCRIBED first printing, as stated on copyright page. Inscribed on front free end paper. Book near fine, minor rubbing along edges. Dust jacket very good, price-clipped, some wear and rubbing to edges, corners and panels, minor foxing mostly visible on inside of dj, small tear to upper rear hinge. … Read more about this item

Paperback. Like New.

New York: Bantam Books, 1971. 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Used-Acceptable. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 248 pp. A perfectly acceptable reading copy! Copy shows heavy overall wear and use. Pen markings on last page. Front cover detached from spine. Slightly creased and slanted spine. Minimal, light, slight or… Read more about this item

New York: Ivan Obolensky, 1963. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near-fine copy with a touch of rubbing to the bottom of the boards and faint erasure mark at top corner of flyleaf, otherwise bright and clean inside and out. In a near-fine dust jacket (price clipped) with minor rubbing to the spine ends… Read more about this item

Pocket/Kangaroo, 1963. dark pictorial cover with white ltrs, yellow printers ink on edges, corners and edges are nicked, tight. A haunting and explosive novel.. 1st Printiing Thus. Mass Market Paperback. G++.

NY: Ivan Obolensky, Inc, 1963. First edition. With TLs from Didion from her East 75th Street apartment back to a friend in Sacramento, in which she muses on the unexpected difficulties of moving (particularly with regard to the unpacking of silver and her typewriter) and considers, wearily, the banal critical reception of her first book: "The general tenor of… Read more about this item

New York: Ivan Obelensky, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Very close to fine in near fine price-clipped dust jacket. (Traces of light rubbing to uncoated jacket. Trivial wear to small area at bottom edge. ) Author's FIRST book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 264 pages… Read more about this item

NY: IVAN OBOLENSKY. 2 CLOSED TEARS & VERSO DAMPSTAIN TO THE UNCLIPPED DJ. BOOK IS CLEAN & UNMARKED. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1963.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1994-04-26. Paperback. New.

Pocket Books, 1978. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket… Read more about this item

Vintage, 1994-04-26. Paperback. Used: Good.

Pocket, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover book in very good condition. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.

Pocket Books, 1981. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark