The Daring Young Man On the Flying Trapeze

New York: Modern Age Books, Inc, 1937. First Thus. Softcover. 12mo., xvii, 167 pages; VG/VG-; Black spine with age-toned white lettering; Dustjacket has three small chips along the top of the front/back covers and minor age-toning to text on spine; Textblock has moderate-to-dark age-toning throughout, and top-half of titlepage has separated from the binding (but still bound and intact);… Saber más sobre este artículo

First edition thus. Octavo. 8 colored woodblock illustrations and title page woodcut by Bill Prochnow; 1 b/w facsimile. Afterword ("Imperfect, Alive, and Deam-Filled: The Fervency of William Saroyan") by Herbert Gold; author's prefaces (to the first and second editions). Full chocolate brown linen, gilt stamped spine, gilt and blindstamped upper cover, tan endpapers, uncut. Fine. Publisher's slipcase. 194 pages. Number 149… Saber más sobre este artículo

Bantam Books, 1961. Paperback. Acceptable. 1961. First Edition Thus. 168 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Slight cracking to binding, pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription and stamp to first page. Paper cover has moderate edgewear with small tears and creasing. Splits to spine edges. Wear marks overall.

Covelo, The Yolla Bolly Press, n.d. (1984), first edition thus.. A single printed sheet with an illustration announcing the 50th anniversary edition of Saroyan's first book. Fine.

New York: Random House, 1934. First American Edition. Saroyan's first book, a collection of 26 short stories produced in small numbers. An important copy, showing a young Saroyan's early admiration for Valenti Angelo, the renown Italian-American illustrator and printmaker. Their friendship would evolve, and the two would ultimately collaborate on at least two different projects - 'The Fiscal Hoboes'… Saber más sobre este artículo

Title on front cover on gold.Spine has title, author publisher on gold on black spine. Text unmarked. Book has been read, Gold banner around front and rear covers, Black spine, Cover is dirty and has a few spots. Book was well loved by a previous owner. Funny

New York: Random House, 1934. First Edition. First Printing Near fine in its original foil covered light gray cloth covered boards with black text printed on the foil wrap- around band. A small quarto of 9 by 5 1/2 inches with very faint soiling to the covers. Without a dust jacket. Signed by the author without… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Random House, 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Tall Octavo. Author's first book. SIGNED BY WILLIAM SAROYAN AND WARMLY INSCRIBED TO HIS EDITOR AS FOLLOWS: "To Kenneth Houston/a fine editor, with/sincere good wishes/for the continued/success of Literary/America, the magazine,/and the state of/the country itself-/William Saroyan./Manhattan/May 22/1935. This first edition was limited… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Faber & Faber, 1958. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4.75" x 7.25" Soft cover. 220 pp. Darkening to head of ront cover, light edge wear, some bubbling to lamination at spine and joints. Some damp staining to upper corner of outer edges of text block at upper corner (interior is not stained).

New York, NY: Modern Library / Modern Age Books. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1937. 1st Edition Thus. Paperback. This book is in Very Good- condition and a Very Good- dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, solid condition. The book covers are clean and bright. The text pages have noticeable, generalized toning and edge… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: Random House, 1934. Housed in a Near Fine dustwrapper that shows one completely closed 1 1/2" tear to back panel and two small dark spots (top edge-back panel). Bright, clean 1st ed. of Saroyan's first book. With 3" X 5" signed card laid in. Endpapers professionally restored. Five-digit # on title page. Difficult to find in this… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Random House, 1934. States sixth printing, 1934. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket, some spotting to jacket and end pages, toning to edges of boards, small chips at spine and flap folds. . Sixth Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, Random House, 1934. 8vo, 270 pp. Grey cloth with printed foil band and black backstrip. A very good copy with just a little toning to the cloth in the original unclipped dust-jacket (priced $2.50), toned and with some edewear and minor chipping along top edge. § First edition of the author's first book; Saroyan won the Pulitzer… Saber más sobre este artículo

Random House, 1934. Book. Fine. Decorative Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Excellent Copy. Fine copy in like price clipped jacket. Author's First Book Signed. First Edition Stated. Signed on Second Blank. Extremely Rare in Jacket. Beautiful Copy..

NY: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Original white cloth with gold band, black spine. Stated first edition. Signed to the ffep by Saroyan. The gold band is rubbed/insected, the cloth is foxed. Slight bumping, slight soil to edge. Contents about fine. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Random House, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 23 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 270 pages. Grey cloth with gold label in grey dust jacket. Signed by the author, William Saroyan, on the front endpaper. Stated first edition. Author's first book. Some toning to the edges of the boards. Toning to the… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Random House, 1934 First edition, inscribed by the author: "Here's to Herman A. Rappaport the best always. Sincerely William Saroyan. 1948. Cloth with wrap-around copper band. Octavo. Binding lightly soiled, some browning to endpapers. A good copy, lacking the dust jacket. A former owner has lovingly styled a green paper jacket with elaborate decoration and pictures… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. White/black cloth with metallic band, orange topstain. Stated first edition. Slight scuffing to band, minor bump to spine head. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is chipped with losses to spine ends/points, toned/rubbed to spine. Flap price $2.50.; 8vo 8" -… Saber más sobre este artículo

THE DARING YOUNG MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE, Random House, 1934, first edition., near fine in vg dust-wrapper with some slight wear and tear and some innocuous tape reinforcement to the verso of the dust-wrapper. The authors first book.

Random House, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket/Very Good.