Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow, New York, 1989.
Price: US$5.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, 543 pp.
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$9.65 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Like New condition. Great condition, but not exactly fully crisp. The book may have been opened and read, but there are no defects to the book, jacket or pages.
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Irving,John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. Morrow, New York, 1989.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: previous owners name on front free endpaper
Seller: Always Superior Books, marietta, GA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, New York, 1989.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo, clothbacked boards
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
IRVING, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co., New York, 1989.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book club edition, despite "First Trade Edition" statement on copyright page. A full-sized copy of John Irving's 1989 novel, in which an eleven-year-old boy's Little League foul ball causes a tragedy and changes his life. --- In pale blue paper-covered boards backed in blue cloth, with faded spine titling stamped in silver. Volume wrapped in dust jacket with an image of an armadillo to cover. --- With sunning to cover edges, bumped cover corner and loss of silver spine titling, interior is clean and unmarked. Unpriced dust jacket with sun-caused spine discoloration, creasing and small tears to extremities, else intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in.; 543 pages
Seller: Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA), Littleton, CO, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel. New York : Morrow, c1989., 1989.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: rem star bottom edges ; 543 p. ; 25 cm.
Seller: Inkberry Books, Niwot, CO, U.S.A.
Irving, John. Prayer for Owen Meany, A. Morrow, New York, 1989.
Price: US$18.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 543 pp. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2. Green boards with qtr blue-green cloth, stampedin silver on spine. Gray dj. No damage or markings noted.
Seller: Blue Awning Books, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel. Morrow, New York, 1989.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 296 p. ; 22 cm. (alk. paper)
Seller: Inkberry Books, Niwot, CO, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1989.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo. Pale turquoise colored boards quarterbound in a blueish gray backstrip with shiny silver foil lettering on the spine. Very faint bumping at the head and tail of the spine. Decorative, pale turquoise colored endpapers. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 543 pages. Dust Jacket - has just a trace of rubbing at the head and tail of the spine. Original $19.95 price on the upper corner of the front inside flap. Nice copy of one of Irvings strongest titles.
Seller: THE PRINTED GARDEN, ABA, MPIBA, SANDY, UT, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1989.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Grey paper-covered boards with grey backstrip and silver lettering. Front endpaper has been neatly removed. Text is otherwise clean and bright, no marks. Clipped DJ shows edgewear and bumping, light general scuffing. "In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys , best friends, are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire: one of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. They boy who hit the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen, after that 1953 foul ball, is extraordinary and terrifying."
Seller: Gyre & Gimble, Holden, ME, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$21.21 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, new york, 1989.
Price: US$23.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good First Trade Edition; First Printing. Gently read copy. ; Full number line. ; 9.10 X 5.90 X 1.50 inches; 543 pages
Seller: Riverside Books and Prints, Cold Spring, NY, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany Irving, John. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$23.99 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: New book. Minor wear to DJ.
Seller: Ocean Books, Dacula, GA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co., Inc., New York, 1989.
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York: Morrow, 1989. First book club edition. Remainder. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 543 pp. Light edge wear to jacket, shallow chipping top and bottom of jacket. Remainder mark on binding. Spotting mark top of pages. No writing inside; hinges sound. Very good in very good dust jacket. Size: 8vo
Seller: Rose's Books IOBA, Harwich Port, MA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany, First Edition. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Hardcover, Condition: As New, very slight wear but book is still tight, very lightly read, Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine, due to rubbing and wear on edges and slight scratches to front with a tiny tear (repaired to flap top and since wrapped in Mylar protective wrap, First Trade Edition as stated, First Printing, Full # print line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 as stated on copyright page, Original $19.95 price Not clipped, John Irving Novels: ** Novels ** Setting Free the Bears (1968) The Water-Method Man (1972) The 158-Pound Marriage (1974) The World According to Garp (1978) The Hotel New Hampshire (1981) The Cider House Rules (1985) A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989) A Son of the Circus (1994) A Widow for One Year (1998) The Fourth Hand (2001) Until I Find You (2005) Last Night in Twisted River (2009) In One Person (2012) Avenue of Mysteries (2015) The Last Chairlift (2022)
Seller: Park & Read Books, Herndon, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A remarkable novel. . . . A Prayer for Owen Meany is a rare creation in the somehow exhausted world of late twentieth-century fiction— Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave [this] richly textured and carefully wrought world.” — STEPHEN KING, Washington Post. This copy is in excellent condition with no issues, is a first printing with the excellent dustjacket in clear mylar covering. The book will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping.
Seller: Longs Peak Book Company, Loveland, CO, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$25.71 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow amp; Co, 1989.
Price: US$29.70 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY. William Morrow and Company Inc., New York, 1989.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This is John Irving's most comic novel, yet Owen Meany is Mr. Irving's most heartbreaking character."Roomy, intelligent, exhilarating and darkly comic.Dickensian in scope.Quite stunning and very ambitious." LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Seller: BIAbooks, Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.
Irving, John.. A Prayer For Owen Meany.. William Morrow and Company, Inc. New York., 1989.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The book has very, very light wear to the bottom tip of the spine, otherwise both the book & the dust jacket are clean, bright & unmarked. Like new. States: "First Trade Edition". The number line goes to 1. $19.95 on the flap.
Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Very good hardcover in edge worn dust jacket. Clean pages.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES ; Good hardcover without dust jacket, first trade edition, fading color on boards, tips bumped, nicked, and prompt shipping with tracking.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
John Irving. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$34.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st Trade edition and full number line - and a BOMC blurb at the bottom of the page. Dark green binding and green boards in excellent condition. Utterly clean interior. The jacket was also in wonderful shape until somebody shoved the jacket spine down an inch or so, tearing the edges in the process. This was repaired with tape but is still visible. The rest of the jacket is a bit shelf worn, particularly at the spine. Until you handle the book and look closely it really does look nearly new.
Seller: Old Lady Who?, Horse Branch, KY, U.S.A.
John Irving. A Prayer for Owen Meany (First Trade Edition). William Morrow & Co, New York, 1989.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: William Morrow, New York, 1989. First trade edition. First printing (with full number line including the 1). Very Good in a Very Good. A clean copy with price ($19.95) intact on front flap. General overall wear, but still a nice copy. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Rear-Stacks.
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel. New York : Morrow, c1989., New York, 1989.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 543 p. ; 25 cm.
Seller: Inkberry Books, Niwot, CO, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$41.72 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!
Seller: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$43.98 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: First trade edition. Near mint.
Seller: Michigander Books, Dundee, MI, U.S.A.
IRVING, John. A Prayer For Owen Meany. William Morrow and Company, New York, 1989.
Price: US$44.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo (24.25cm); blue-gray paper-covered boards and dark gray cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [13],14-543,[1]pp. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $19.95). Sharp copy of Irving's seventh novel, basis for the 1998 film Simon Birch, starring Ian Michael Smith, Oliver Platt, and Ashley Judd.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow and Company, New York, 1989.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No markings. Stated First Trade Edition with a complete number line including 1. $19.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Dust jacket is in a protective cover. Attractive copy.
Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow, 1989.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: (1st Trade Edition, 1st printing) Large, heavy sturdy book, blue cloth spine, blue boards, very bright silver lettering on spine, gray color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 543 pages. DJ glossy beneath mylar, gray marbled background with color-illustration of armadillo at center front, photo of Irving on most of back. DJ and book, both As New.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Irving, John. Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow, New York, 1989.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Light shelf wear to back of d-j.
Seller: Encanto Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow amp; Co, 1989.
Price: US$48.40 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Hafa Adai Books, Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, New York, NY, USA, 1989.
Price: US$48.85 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 543pp. Grey endpapers. Grey boards, darker grey cloth quarterwrap spine w sliver lettering. Slight shelf wear. Binding square and sound. DJ is clean and without wear, preserved in mylar cover. Octavo. First US trade edition, first printing.
Seller: Post Horizon Booksellers, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
John Irving. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow, 1989.
Price: US$49.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VERY GOOD condition DUST JACKET: Very good condition. Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. BOARDS: Very small tear to foot of spine. BOOK: Very good condition. Very light foxing to textblock head. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. ***************************************** Here on offer is a very nice copy of John Irving's seventh novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany, his all-time bestselling work as per Simon & Schuster publishers. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing published by William Morrow in 1989. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve. ************************************* 'A remarkable novel. . . . A Prayer for Owen Meany is a rare creation. . An amazingly brave piece of work . so extraordinary, so original, and so enriching. . . . Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave [this] richly textured and carefully wrought world.' STEPHEN KING, Washington Post ***** I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voicenot because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany. ***** In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boysbest friendsare playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy's mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is extraordinary. ***** A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick" //////////////////////////////////////// John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt Jr.; March 2, 1942) is an American-Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. ///// Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978. Many of Irving's novels, including The Hotel New Hampshire (1981), The Cider House Rules (1985), A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), and A Widow for One Year (1998), have been bestsellers. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in the 72nd Academy Awards (1999) for his script of The Cider House Rules. ///// Five of his novels have been adapted into films (Garp, Hotel, Meany, Cider, Widow). Several of Irving's books (Garp, Meany, Widow) and short stories have been set in and around Phillips Exeter Academy in the town of Exeter, New Hampshire. ********** The above text was taken from, respectively, HarperCollins publishing (via Google Books) and Wikipedia.
Seller: Second-handsome Books, College Station, TX, U.S.A.
IRVING, John.. A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY.. Morrow, 1989., 1989.
Price: US$49.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 'John Irving reads from his new novel.' A thirty-minute CASSETTE TAPE in a decorative box that replicates the book's dust jacket. Fine.
Seller: Monroe Stahr Books, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$52.35 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$53.58 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Buy for Great customer experience
Seller: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$56.80 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY. William Morrow & Co, 1989.
Price: US$57.94 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.5
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow, New York, 1989.
Price: US$58.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing. No flaws. Nice copy of one of his best books. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
John Irving. A Prayer For Owen Meany. Morrow, 1989.
Price: US$61.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1989. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Stated First Trade Edition, with full number line 1-10 543 pp. No writing in the book, NOT price clipped (19.99) This book is the written version of the movie "Simon Birch" ISBN 0688077080 / 0-688-07708-0
Seller: Memphrebooks, Magog, QC, Canada
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany (First Edition). William Morrow, New York, 1989.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first printing (with full number line down to the 1). Hardbound. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A tight, clean copy, with some slight wear to head and spine. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. NOT price clipped. Shipped in well padded box. Irving's most celebrated novel.
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
John Irving. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow, New York, 1989.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good copy, Digital photos available. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: ballinilara investments, brisbane, QLD, Australia
John Irving. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow, New York, 1989.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good copy, Digital photos available. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: ballinilara investments, brisbane, QLD, Australia
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow, New York, 1989.
Price: US$90.09 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: a major work by irving. a lovely copy.
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. Morrow, New York, 1989.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cassette in light green box reproducing hb dj, surface rubbing. John Irving reads from his new novel.
Seller: Ragabooks, Palo Alto, CA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. Morrow, 1989.
Price: US$124.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Jacket in new mylar cover. PO name inside front cover. 19.95 price in jacket. 543 pages.
Seller: Carol's Cache, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
John Irving. A Prayer for Owen Meany (1st Printing). William Morrow & Co, U.S.A., 1989.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine copy in a near-fine unclipped dustjacket. First printing with a 1-10 numberline. A tight and clean unmarked copy. The dustjacket is unclipped and has just the tiniest bit of a rub on the back panel--or would also be fine. The dustjacket is enclosed in a new clear acrylic dustjacket covering--and will be tightly wrapped and shipped in a box.
Seller: Classic First Editions-- IOBA, La Quinta, CA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer For Owen Meany. New York: Morrow, 1989, New York, 1989.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Wraps. Near Fine Slight Soiling. First Edition. Uncorrected Proof. ISBN:0688077080. An uncommon proof and one of Irvings most popular novels.
Seller: Black Dog Books, Emerson, NJ, U.S.A.
John Irving. A Prayer for Owen Meany (Signed 1st Printing). William Morrow & Co, U.S.A., 1989.
Price: US$310.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine like new copy in a near-fine unclipped dustjacket. This copy has been signed by John Irving directly on the half-title page-signature only without inscriptions. A tight and clean (unmarked interior) copy of the first printing in like new condition. The dustjacket is complete and unclipped and has just the tiniest bit of rubbing to the back panel. A very collectible signed copy--signed copies of this title are very scarce. Protected now in a new clear acrylic covering and will always be carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.
Seller: Classic First Editions-- IOBA, La Quinta, CA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. William Morrow, New York, 1989.
Price: US$489.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1ST PRINTING. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. NOT a remainder. BEAUTIFUL, COLLECTIBLE COPY IN GIFT GIVING CONDITION.
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer For Owen Meaney. William Morrow, New York, New York, 1989.
Price: US$594.55 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Book & Jacket, Signed with event provenance, First Edition First Print in protective cover, no flaws of any kind
Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$615.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Book is tight, square and clean with a complete number line including "1". It is also a Stated "First Trade Edition". There is slight bumping to inferior corner of the back board. Quite insignificant. The head and tail of the spine are very crisp, especially considering the age of the book. It was Signed for me and inscribed to me by Mr. Irving, on the title-page, when he was in Minneapolis for a Talking Volumes event in 2015. It states "To Jim". The signature was obtained by the author escort who was with Mr. Irving for the event. The mylar protected Dj is lovely with very slight wrinkling to the head and tail of the spine. You need to look carefully to see it. The DJ is price-intact ($19.95)
Seller: Herrick Books, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer For Owen Meany.. William Morrow and Company, New York, 1989.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the author's seventh novel and what many consider his finest. Octavo, original half gray cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Carole John Irving." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. A Prayer for Owen Meany won high praise on publication for âIrvingâs powerful storytelling, his gift for creating memorable characters, his humor and his elemental emotional powerâ (Chronology of American Literature). "Irving's powerful storytelling, his gift for creating memorable characters, his humor and his elemental emotional power stimulated critics to compare him to Charles Dickens" (Chronology of American Literature). "A rare creation in the somehow exhausted world of late 20th-century fiction-it is an amazingly brave piece of work" (Stephen King).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer For Owen Meany.. William Morrow and Company, New York, 1989.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the author's seventh novel and what many consider his finest. Octavo, original half gray cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, "For James with my appreciation. John Irving." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. A Prayer for Owen Meany won high praise on publication for âIrvingâs powerful storytelling, his gift for creating memorable characters, his humor and his elemental emotional powerâ (Chronology of American Literature). "Irving's powerful storytelling, his gift for creating memorable characters, his humor and his elemental emotional power stimulated critics to compare him to Charles Dickens" (Chronology of American Literature). "A rare creation in the somehow exhausted world of late 20th-century fiction-it is an amazingly brave piece of work" (Stephen King).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Irving, John. Prayer for Owen Meany (Signed Limited Edition). William Morrow & Co, New York, 1989.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Tall 8vo., 497pp. Beautiful Unread First Limited Edition, #15 of only 250 copies published. Bound in brown cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Clear acetate dust-jacket. Housed in publisher's cloth slipcase. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Sill in publishers shrink-wrap, still with price and ISBN sticker, and slit open at the top just to remove for photo of limitation page. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Made into the 1998 film "Simon Birch" starring Ashley Judd. A simply gorgeous, As New, collectable copy and quite scarce in the marketplace.
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Irving, John. A Prayer For Owen Meany.. William Morrow and Company, New York, 1989.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the author's seventh novel and what many consider his finest. Octavo, original half gray cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, "Merry Christmas John Irving." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. A Prayer for Owen Meany won high praise on publication for âIrvingâs powerful storytelling, his gift for creating memorable characters, his humor and his elemental emotional powerâ (Chronology of American Literature). "Irving's powerful storytelling, his gift for creating memorable characters, his humor and his elemental emotional power stimulated critics to compare him to Charles Dickens" (Chronology of American Literature). "A rare creation in the somehow exhausted world of late 20th-century fiction-it is an amazingly brave piece of work" (Stephen King).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.