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Raymond Carver. Cathedral (Uncorrected Proof) Signed. Alfred A. Knopf. New York City, 1983.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Signed by Raymond Carver. Uncorrected proof in blue wrappers. His third collection of short stories and the first to bring him critical acclaim. Just about fine. Some fading to the covers. Completely clean.
Seller: Rob Warren Books, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
Carver, Raymond. Cathedral. Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1983.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Presenation copy, signed and inscribed by Raymond Carver (dated Nov. 29, 1983) on nthe title page. ; Signed by Author
Seller: Acme Book Company, Fayetteville, NY, U.S.A.
Carver, Raymond [signed]. Cathedral [signed]. Alfred A. Knopf, 1983.
Price: US$425.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover with DJ. Gray cloth spine with silver lettering. Gray paper over boards, with title stamped in silver. Binding goodand tight and clean. DJ slightly toned from age but overall quite nice, with a sticker planted front and center that says Doubleday Book Shops Autographed Copy. Title page dated 1983. Copyright page says Second Printing, October 1983. Clean throughout except for a smudge at the gutter at the front where it looks as though a cigarette ash landed and burned a tiny hole in the gutter -- the whole thing can be concealed behind a dime -- repeated (inexplicably) at the rear gutter. Signed on the title page by Raymond Carver, above his printed name. 227 pages. Please email with questions or to request photos. If you see a photo beside this listing, please be aware that its an ABE Stock Photo (whatever that is) and not a photo of this book.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Raymond Carver. Cathedral: Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1983.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. 1st edition. SIGNED by Carver on the title page. Some fading to boards and cloth. Slight rubbing to name on spine. Minor toning to edges of boards. Minor 1cm dust blemish to bottom of text block. Deckled edges. Very slight toning to leaves. Toning and offsetting to verso of DJ, most prominently along spine. Very faint 1cm closed tear to top front panel of DJ. Very faint 1cm belmish to front middle panel of DJ. VG/VG.
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
CARVER, Raymond. Cathedral. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1983.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Uncorrected Proof. Printed blue wrappers. Spine a bit sunned, else near fine. Signed by Carver and dated in the year of publication. An excellent collection of stories, considered by many the author's best.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
CARVER, Raymond. CATHEDRAL. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1983.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Uncorrected Proof in plain blue printed wraps. Although his previous collection achieved some popularity, this title is really Carver's breakthrough and break-away (from the restraints of Gordon Lish's style) book. In it, Carver moved beyond the constraining label of minimalism to mine an emotional depth not present in his previous work and which would blossom fully in his next and last book. The title story and "A Small, Good Thing" rank among the best stories of the latter twentieth century. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Faint stain on the bottom of the front cover with a small, darker stain on the rear cover; slight crease upper front corner. Still Near Fine
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Carver, Raymond. Cathedral. Alfred A. Knopf. First American edition, New York, 1983.
Price: US$1000.51 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Twelve stories, the author's third commercially published collection,; inscribed to Doug Blazek, the San Francisco poet by the author. Fine in dustwrapper with publisher's promotional photograph of the author laid in.
Seller: Badger Books, Woollahra, NSW, Australia