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New York: Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1981. 1st E1ST P; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. SIGNED & dated in 1983 by Raymond Carver on title page. Fine in fine dust jacket. (Mild hint of oxidation to gold titles on cloth at spine. ) Stories. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First Edition. hardcover. Pencil name and date on title page, could easily be erased. Mild and rather typical sunning to the edges. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. First Printing 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 GO. INSCRIBED for Michael in April 1983 and SIGNED by the author on the title page.

London: Collins, 1982. First British Edition. hardcover. Small stains to bottom bulked edge of text. About Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper. 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 the front endpaper. Much less common than the American edition which was published the previous year.

New York: Vintage Books, (March 1982) and (March 1984). First Vintage Books Edition. Paperback. Fine, both housed in a specially made stiff, archival paper case. 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."

U.S.A.: Knopf, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed first edition as stated on copyright page. Inscribed by the author to Andre Dubus; with Dubus' marginal notes in the story "Tell the Women We're Going." Book near fine with some fading along edges. Dust jacket near fine. We will provide a certificate of authenticity.

KNOPF Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. A FINE FIRST EDITION PRINTING IN DJ. TIPPED IN SIGNATURE.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First Edition. Softcover. APR" in ink on bottom bulked text edge. Mild staining to the rear. Near Fine. 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 GO. Reproduces many corrections in the text. Publisher's notations in black and red ink on the front cover giving a publication date of April 1981 and a price of $9.95 along with a statement of 7500 in the first printing.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First Edition. Softcover. Mild darkening to the spine. Near Fine. 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 GO. Reproduces many corrections in the text.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($9.95). Quarter blue cloth with blue paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Possibly the best collection of Carver stories. Includes the much anthologized "Gazebo," "Little Things," and the titular "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First Edition. hardcover. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. First Printing 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 GO. This copy with an interesting provenance with the SIGNATURE of Canadian critic and short story writer John Metcalf dated Nov. 1982 on the front endpaper and the SIGNATURE of novelist Leon Rooke on the following blank. John Metcalf is a long-time critic of Canadian cultural and educational inadequacies and published KICKING AGAINST THE PRICKS in 1982 to showcase this frustration. Leon Rooke, a Canadian novelist born in North Carolina, has written many books including LAST ONE HOME SLEEPS IN THE YELLOW BED.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($9.95). Quarter blue cloth with blue paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, a few spots of foxing at the top edge, clean internally. Possibly the best collection of Carver stories. Includes the much anthologized "Gazebo," "Little Things," and the titular "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.

New York: Borzoi Books, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Toning to dust jacket.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages absent any extraneous marks. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book has slight spine lean, foxing/spotting to text block (mainly top), light fading to board edges, paper clip indentation on first 17 pages, shelfwear, dj has price clipped, creasing on front flap, 1/2" tear on top front panel, minor soiling/shelf/edgewear. A nice copy.

London: Collins, 1982. First Uk Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. The boards are in fine condition. the dust jacket is the export edition - no price indicated on the flap. first UK edition. the front of the dust jacket has two small tears near the top edge. The rest of the book is clean with no marks or folds. first Uk edition stated at the copyright page. no remainder mark. Second book of collected short stories and the first to published in the UK.- We ship from Canada. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.

New York: Vintage Contemporaries, 2009. First Edition. Trade paperback. Fine. Carver's influential collection of stories, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, was cut by half during two rounds of editing by Gordon Lish. This version, edited by William Stull and Maureen Carroll, returns the stories to their original text, as Carver submitted it for publication. This new edition was issued as a paperback original in the US. First printing (with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback).