Nine Mysteries (Four Joyful, Four Sorrowful, One Glorious) de Reynolds Price - 1979

[Winston-Salem]: Palaemon Press, 1979. First, Limited Edition. One of 300 copies signed by the author. Small quarto (25.25cm); full black cloth, with title stamped in gilt on spine and in blind to front cover; [6],7-29,[3]pp. Gentle sunning to spine, a few faint scuffs to covers; Near Fine.

Palaemon Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 29 pages. 7 by 10 inches. From an edition of 309 signed copies, 9 of which were specially bound with a drawing by the author and lettered A-I. A collection of stories, the first appearance of two. First edition (first printing). Black cloth with light fading to spine and edges thus a near fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket. Signed by the author on the limitation page.

No place (Winston Salem): Palaemon Press, (1979). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 29p octavo, 1/309 signed by Reynolds Price. A fine copy in black cloth

(Winston-Salem): Palaemon, 1979. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Fine, issued without dustwrapper. One of 300 copies (of a total edition of 309) Signed by the author. Nine poems, two published here for the first time.

Palaemon Press, 1979-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Signed by Author. Palaemon Press; city not noted, 1979. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author directly on title page, also signed by author directly on limitation page in rear. A Good, black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine and blind stamped number on front board, binding sturdy and intact, deckle fore-edge, some handling/rub marks to boards, bit of bending of boards, small soiled spot bottom copyright page and bottom contents page, mild spine lean, bit of discoloration to board margins, without Dust wrapper. A good and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 29pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

Palaemon Press, 1979-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Signed by author with inscription; 29 p. on fine paper with deckle edges, immaculate and otherwise unmarked; binding tight; despite absence of d.j. the black boards with gilt lettering on spine are unfaded and have minimal wear.

1979. Limited Edition / One of 309 signed copies. Palaemon Press, 1979. 18 cm x 25 cm. 29 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Signed by Reynolds Price. Includes the following poems: Annunciation / Reparation / Christ Child's Song at the End of the Night / Dead Girl / Naked Boy / Sleeping Wife / Resurrection / Instruction / Ascension. "Reynolds Price was an award-winning novelist, poet, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and teacher whose works often featured the back roads and small towns of his native North Carolina. At an early age, Price found he had an aptitude for writing, winning a scholarship to Duke University. After graduating summa cum laude, Price received a Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University. Upon his return from England in 1958, Price accepted a teaching position at Duke, where he taught for over fifty years. In 1962, Price received a great deal of praise for his first published novel, A Long and Happy Life,… Leer más

N.P. (Winston Salem, N.C.): Palaemon Press, 1979. First edition. Covers a bit bowed, spine faded very slightly, else fine, without the plain acetate wrapper. Small 4to, black cloth. The edition was limited to 309 copies, signed by Price, nine of which were specially bound with an original drawing. This copy is not numbered, although it is signed by Price at the colophon. In addition, Price has penned a warm inscription on the title page to the novelist John Hawkes, dated 1982, on the occasion of Hawkes's visit to Duke University where Price is a longtime faculty member.

North Carolina: Palaemon Press, 1979. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 10" by 7". None. A very smart limited edition of this collection of short mysteries from American writer Reynolds Price, signed to the rear. First collected edition. Limited to three hundred and nine signed copies. Signed to the rear by the author. A collection of nine short mystery poems, including: Annunciation, Reparation, Sleeping Wife, Resurrection, Instruction, and more. Seven of these poems appeared earlier in The Carolina Quarterly and The Ontario Review. Written by Edward Reynolds Price, an American poet, novelist, dramatist, essayist and Professor of English at Duke University. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, very smart with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine

(Winston-Salem): Palaemon, 1979. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Fine, issued without dustwrapper. One of 300 copies (of a total edition of 309) Signed by the author. Nine poems, two published here for the first time.