Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Robert Penn Warren. Blackberry Winter. The Cummington Press, Cummington, 1946.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: #142 of 330 copies. Internally clean, bright, and unmarked. Boards are clean with light rubbing at ends of spine.
Seller: Open Boat Booksellers, Amherst, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition and first printing. 49 pages. Number 226 from an edition of 280 copies hand printed on Arches paper from France with Poliphilus type. A short story from the author of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "All the King's Men." Features illustrations by Wrightman Williams. A very good partially unopened copy in paper covered boards with cloth spine and printed paper label on the spine but with some minor tape stains to the edges of front and rear endpapers. Lacking the scarce tissue dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Warren on the front free endpaper. Uncommon signed.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Book is very near fine in the original plain white wrapper (very good -- thin chips and splits but doing its job nicely in mylar sleeve). One of 280 numbered copies on Arches paper (out of a total edition of 330 copies). Arguably Warren's best short story in a really lovely edition.
Seller: Blue Sky Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: Small 8vo, original cloth-backed patterned paper over boards, printed paper spine label. Some light dust-soil, otherwise a fine copy, lacking the original plain, unprinted wrapper. Some light dust-soil, otherwise a fine copy, lacking the original plain, unprinted wrapper First edition. One of 280 numbered copies on Arches paper (out of a total edition of 330 copies). Grimshaw A8. Presentation copy, inscribed by Warren in the year of publication to his friend Wallace Fowlie, writer, teacher, and translator of Rimbaud, on the front free endpaper: "To Wallace Fowlie / with warmest regards / Cinina & Red Warren / Christmas 1946".
Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books, LLC, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Warren, Robert Penn. Blackberry Winter. The Cummington Press, Cummington, MA, 1946.
Price: US$1825.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 49 pages. Includes illustrations. First edition, first printing. One (39) of 330 limited, numbered copies put out by this private press. Signed by Warren on the first sheet. Illustrated by Wrightman Williams. A scarce short story. Fine book in a near fine plan paper dust jacket. The jacket has very slight darkening to the spine and two small chips, one (1") to the bottom edge of the front cover by the spine and another small (1/2") one to the top edge of the back cover. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition and first printing. 49 pages. Number XVIII from an edition of 50 copies hand printed on Kelmscott Crown & Sceptre paper from England. A short story from the author of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "All the King's Men."Features illustrations by Wright Williams. A clean near fine copy in paper covered boards with leather spine with some very minor wear to the spine. No dust jacket. Signed by both Warren and Williams on the colophon page. A lovely copy of this beautiful book.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Robert Penn Warren. Blackberry Winter. The Cummington Press, 1946.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: One of 50 copies signed by Robert Penn Warren and the illustrator. Printed on Kelmscott Crown & Scepter paper (softer and more flexible than the Arches used for the regular copies). The leather on the Cummington Press editions was generally very acidic and aged poorly. This copy has been rebacked to style and includes a matching black cloth slipcase. Original paper boards in nice conditon -- some toning to the top board (very small touch of corner wear), bottom board near fine. Arguably Warren's finest short story, the signed edition is scarce.
Seller: Blue Sky Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.