Tell Me a Riddle

Delta, 1988. Soft cover. Near Fine. Near fine condition (slight shelf wear at top cover spine)

New York: Delacorte, 1978. First Thus. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A very attractive re-issue of Olsen's first book, originally published by Lippincott in 1961, a collection of four stories. All four stories were included in Best American Short Stories the year they were first published in literary journals. Olsen is considered an important American writer, despite… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1964. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Cloth in dust jacket, book very good, jacket also very good with some wear and light loss to spine ends. Inscribed to George Wald, who won the Nobel Prize in Physiognomy and Medicine in 1967 for his studies of rhodopsin, vitamin A and their role in… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First edition of Tell Me a Riddle by Tillie Olsen.. Octavo, 156pp. Green cloth, title in white on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, slight bow to front cover, a touch of rubbing to spine, top edge dyed red, a near fine… Read more about this item

first edition first printing thus hardcover in dust jacket (first Delacorte edition, 1978); no marks of any kind; little age tone; tight bind; cloth cover has faint stains to back panel, bright gilt titling; dj has little shelf rub to panels, a short tear lower front corner, little rub at corners and spine ends; flap price present B19

1980 Virago Modern Classics, Introduction by Cora Kaplan // Light overall wear, Inscription To Barbara on top-right of front page // A compelling and expressive voice in 60s American short stories // 127 pages, 197mm x 126mm x 7mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

Lippincott, 1961 Author's first book. Book is clean and tight with slight bumping to corners and spine tips. Red top stained. DJ has soiling to back, chip to bottom spine tip, rubbing to spine with minor loss. Price intact. Protected in mylar.

New York: Delacorte Press. 1978. First Delacorte Press Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0440086540 . Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Minor edgewear to jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1961. FIRST EDITION. Grey cloth with white lettering on spine, dustjacket price clipped and in pristine condition, top edges red; overall a crisp and beautiful copy.

NY: DELACORTE PRESS.. Fine with no dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in slipcase. First Delacorte edition and First SIGNED limited edition. Copy #73 of 100 numbered copies. Fine in white linen cloth with silver titles in a good example of the publisher's card slipcase. (Slipcase has chaffing & offsetting at edges & a few… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First British edition of Olsen's debut collection of short stories. Octavo (8 x 5.5 in.); 127pp.; red cloth boards, in dust jacket. Light shelfwear at spine ends and tips; front interior gutter shows some cracking to the hinge, which nonetheless remains tight and strong. Unclipped ("15s… Read more about this item

Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott and Co. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 156pp. Gray cloth with green stamping on front board, white spine lettering. Near Fine in About Very Good price-clipped dust jacket with some small stains on the front panel, edge-rubbing. The first appearance of the O. Henry Prize-winning collection of short stories in… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1961. Scarce true first American Edition of this important collection of stories. In green cloth Hardcover with illustrated thick green paper dustjacket, not price-clipped. Cover design by Ellen Raskin. Light edgewear to an otherwise crisp and clean dustjacket. Inscribed on a separate piee of paper in Tillie Olsen's typical minute handwriting:' To.....From one to whom your mother is… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition of the author's first book, a collection of stories. This is the uncommon hardcover edition in dustwrapper. Report to have only been produced in a print run of a few hundred copies (the rest were produced as a trade paperback original). A near fine copy… Read more about this item

Laurel, 1976. Mass Market Paperback . Used Good. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

Delta. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Delta, December 1988. Trade Paperback Trade Paperback. Acceptable. Edge and corner wear. Pages still clean and tight. All orders shipped with tracking number and e-mail confirmation. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1978. Limited. Hardcover . Used - fine. Limited Edition, Signed. Copy 15/100. Cream woven linen with Olsen’s signature in gilt on front board and titles in silver on spine in Fine condition. Housed in medium blue slipcase covered by partially opened and worn publisher’s shrinkwrap.

New York:: Delacorte,, (nd - ca 1978, c. 1961). Hardcover -. Very good in very dark blue with gilt lettering on spine in a very good dust jacket (remainder spray, gift inscription, nick to spine of dj, corners of front flap clipped clipped.). Book club edition. Olsen's first book, this collection has only 4 short… Read more about this item

NY: Delacorte Press, 1961. binding has minimal edge and corner wear; textblock very clean and tight, no writing or highlighting; price-clipped dust jacket, with moderate corner and edge wear, moderate crease along spine/front cover with some wear, closed tear on back panel; 115p.. Inscribed By Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+ (in mylar). 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4… Read more about this item