Arrow of Love de Manfred, Frederick - 1961

Denver: Alan Swallow, 1961. 220pp. Inscribed by the author "For/Jim Powers/an old and dear friend/and a wonderful writer/Frederick Manfred/1-16-1963" Manfred was a prolific writer of mostly fiction about the midwest, specificaly the area where the borders of Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota meet, which is named "Siouxland". A few of his novels were bestsellers and his novel "Lord Grizzly" was nominated for the 1954 National Book Award. The late J.F. Powers won the 1963 National Book Award for his novel "Morte D'Urban" and his 1988 novel "Wheat That Springeth Green" was a finalist for the same award in 1988. This copy was in Powers' Library at the time of his death in 1999. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition, 1 of 740 Copies.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

Denver: Alan Swallow, 1961. First edition, 8vo, pp.220; a fine copy in patterned boards, very good dust jacket (spine darkened, price-clipped). Mulder and Timmerman A12a.

Alan Swallow, 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Inscription by the author in 1961 to a friend. Darkening to jacket spine..

Denver: Alan Swallow, 1961. Limited edition. Hardcover. near fine/near fine. Octavo. 220pp. This is copy 10 of a limited edition of only 90 copies inscribed and SIGNED by Frederick Manfred. A very nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. Light toning to edges at top and rear of dust jacket. Jacket in a brodart protective wrapper.

Allan Swallow, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red boards printed in white; paper label; white DJ printed in red and black (tiny binder's smudge to spine label; DJ has darkening and trifling wear to edges and spine).

Alan Swallow, 1961. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited/Numbered. Edition limited to 90 numbered copies and is inscribed to the playwright Waring Jones. Bumped corners. Chipping to jacket at ends of flap folds..

Denver, Colorado: Alan Swallow. A clean copy inscribed by the author; front hinge cracked at title page, faint shelf wear, light age-toning at text block edges. DJ in mylar cover; sunning at edges and spine, light edge wear, one short (1" + - ) at lower front flap. . Good. Cloth. 1961.

Denver: Alan Swallow, 1961. First edition, 8vo, pp.220; signed by Manfred on title page; a fine copy in patterned boards, near finedust jacket. Mulder and Timmerman A12a.

Denver: Alan Swallow, 1961. Hard Cover. vg/vg. octavo. 220pp This is 1/90 copies SIGNED by Manfred. Jacket shows some darkening at top and bottom of covers and spine. Some residue from tape on front endpaper.

Denver: Alan Swallow, 1961. First edition, limited to 90 copies inscribed and signed by Manfred (this is #34 inscribed to Mark H. Moore, Jr), made for friends of Manfred, 8vo, pp.220; front hinge starting, dust jacket toned at edges & spine, spine ends chipped, else very good in patterned boards, pictorial dust jacket. Mulder and Timmerman A12a.