Conroy, Pat. The Boo. McClure Press, 1970.

Price: US$276.75 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Vintage Hardcover with original DJ, Stated First Printing McClure Press. Verona, Virginia. 174 pages. Very Good+, in a Good+ DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to light blue cloth boards with white titles - one corner bumped. Minor shelf/edge wear with moderate foxing to original unclipped DJ (common for this book) - now in mylar. Rear panel of DJ at bottom has a damp stain. The book was not affected and is undamaged. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean. Textblock edges have a few very small dark stains that penetrated to a few pages about 1/4 inch in but is nowhere near the text. The Boo was Pat Conroy?s first book. It was self-published by Pat in 1969, following his graduation from The Citadel. The book was at first banned by the school but the ban has long since been lifted. The original preface read: The book, in essence, is the love affair of Courvoisie (The Boo) for the cadets and his school. The stories within the book were not written maliciously or callously; they were written to show an inside view of the long gray line, an intimate view not often afforded to the general public. Proceeds for the book will go to a gift fund honoring Citadel graduates killed in Vietnam. A very handsome True First Edition in a flawed but intact DJ. LOC SSS-05

Seller: Eyebrowse Books, MWABA, Dearborn, MI, U.S.A.

Pat Conroy. The Boo. McClure Press, Verona, 1970.

Price: US$700.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Signed by author on Title page in blue pen, signature only. Third printing, 1976 stated. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 Book; binding tight, faint small rise just below top front board edge else boards fine, as new; subtle shadow to free end pages and paste downs with gift inscription to front paste down and soil speck to rear paste down else text free of marks, unread. Price clipped dust jacket has 1/4" closed tear to top front cover by spine and 1/4" closed tear to bottom rear cover, few small subtle soil spots to spine and covers. Color bright and sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.

Seller: Twinwillow Books, Los Alamitos, CA, U.S.A.

Conroy, Pat. The Boo (SIGNED). McClure Press, Verona, VA, 1970.

Price: US$730.51 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: VG+/VG+ in mylar. A 1st edition/3rd printing in very good+ condition, in a similar condition, price-clipped dust jacket. Signed by author on title page in black ink. Blue boards with white lettering are clean with no bumps. The ffep has had a 2” x 2 3/8” square cut out of it at the top right of the page. Some foxing to top edge and fore-edge. NO remainder mark, NOT ex-lib.

Seller: Cul de Sac Books, Clarkston, GA, U.S.A.

Conroy, Pat. The Boo (Signed True First Printing). McClure Press, Verona, Virginia, 1970.

Price: US$1050.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Book is a Stated "First Printing" and is tight and square with tanning to the front and back paste downs. There is also tanning to the ffep and fretting to the rfep. The page block is lovely with generalized tanning as well, obviously due to age. The mylar protected DJ is price-intact ($4.50) and has generalized edge wear with multiple small tears. There is smudging and generalized discoloration, "age toning" to the Dj including the front and back panels and the front and rear flaps. Book was Signed boldly by the author on the title-page at an event I attended in St. Paul, MN on 11/12/13. I will enclose the ticket from the event along with a brochure about the event. Mr. Conroy told me there were ONLY 1500 first printings printed. WOW!!

Seller: Herrick Books, Austin, MN, U.S.A.

(Literature) CONROY, Pat. The Boo (TRUE 1ST PRINTING). McClure Press, Verona, VA, 1970.

Price: US$1100.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 6 1/8 X 9 1/8 Inches. 174 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Author's first book in the orignal blue cloth binding. DJ retains the price of $4.50 on front flap. Signed by Conroy on laid-in bookplate. Hint of foxing to gutters and endpapers. PO name at top of FFEP. DJ exhibits a bit of foxing as is typical for this title. A very attractive copy overall.

Seller: Back in Time Rare Books, ABAA, FABA, Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.

Conroy, Pat. The Boo. McClure Press, Verona, VA, 1970.

Price: US$1101.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: True first edition from McClure Press. Mild wear in like DJ. Inscribed by the Boo "to Rick who needed two days leave when his family crash landed Nov '67 with best regards The Boo" ; 174 pages; Signed by Biographee

Seller: Mostly Useful Fictions IOBA, Commack, NY, U.S.A.

Conroy, Pat. The Boo. McClure Press, Verona, VA, 1970.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition, first printing. Publisher's blue cloth stamped in white. Fine, in a Very Good or better dust jacket with publisher's price of $4.50 intact, light rubbing, light edge wear with a short tear to the top of the front panel, and several faint water stains to the spine. A rather presentable copy of Conroy's first published work.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Conroy, Pat. The Boo. McClure Press, Verona, VA, 1970.

Price: US$1549.99 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Blue cloth, white titling. Stated first printing. Fine copy in near fine jacket in mylar, with price of $4.50 at flap. Jacket has some foxing and small abrasion on front panel, and very minor edgewear. Housed in a fine custom clamshell case. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall

Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.

Conroy, Pat. The Boo. McClure Press, Verona, Virginia, 1970.

Price: US$2500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very good plus first edition book in very good dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Blue cloth boards with white text. Head and tail of board spine are creased and rubbed. Spine is lightly faded. Front panel has bump in center of upper edge. Previous owner's name stamp on front-free end-paper and back paste-down. Dust jacket is soiled overall, most likely from shelf-wear and handling. Back jacket panel also has several smaller stains near the upper left corner and upper edge and front panel has a light ring mark to the right and below of the cigar in the photo. Fore-edge folds are sunned. Head of jacket spine is creased and rubbed with loss of 3/4" by 1/4" at the top edge and adjacent closed tears on the front and back spine corners of up to 3/8". Both closed tears have old tape repairs on the reverse side. Tail of jacket spine has loss of 1 1/4" by up to 3/8" caring over to the front and back panel lower edges, with adjacent creases and two closed tears of 1/4". Both closed tears have old tape repairs on the reverse side. Inspection of the reverse side shows a 2 1/4" by approx. 1 1/8" damp stain at the tail of jacket spine. Lower front fore-edge corner has a 1/2" closed vertical tear along the fold. The other three fore-edge corners are rubbed with loss of approx. 1/4" by 1/8". Front panel has 1/8" closed vertical tear near the center of upper edge with adjacent creases. Upper and lower edges have several small vertical closed tears and horizontal creases, including on the inside flaps. Not price clipped. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.

Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.

Conroy, Pat. The Boo. McClure Press, Verona, VA, 1970.

Price: US$4750.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Signed by Author Stated First Printing. SIGNED TWICE by the author on the title page with one in a slightly shaken hand. According to a laid in letter from the Old New York Book Shop (publisher of the 1988 edition of The Boo), this book was signed a second time by Conroy after he was diagnosed with writer's cramp, at Fripp Island, SC, on June 19, 1999. Conroy's first book, reflecting his experiences as a graduate of The Citadel military academy. This book is square and tight. The boards, spine, endpages and gilt/lettering are pristine. The pages are clean, having no markings or folds. The dustjacket is bright with mild rubbing, and light edge wear. There is a one inch tear at top joint. The original price is present but crossed out in blue ink. There is a faint circular stain, two inches in diameter, on the front wrapper. With illustrations and cartoon drawings. This copy was obtained from a nationally known aution house.

Seller: Next Chapter Books SC, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.