Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Williams, Tennessee. One Arm and Other Stories. New Directions, New York, 1948.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Cloth backed boards, a very good copy in lightly worn slipcase. Inscribed by Williams to William Targ, later one of his publishers. Ownership signature of Benjamin Crowell, dated 1949. Crandell A8.1.a2. First edition, usual second state with cancel title page.
Seller: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. One Arm and Other Stories. New Directions, [New York], 1948.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing, second state with copyright page a cancel. Small split in front hinge, else fine in worn, good only slipcase. Although not called for, Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee.. One Arm and Other Stories.. New Directions, New York, 1948.
Price: US$975.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited Issue, Second State with title leaf on a stub. A Fine copy in blond cloth stamped in gold, patterned paper covered boards, top edge gilt, in soft brown paper covered slipcase (also Fine), with side label ("One of Fifty Special Copies on Virgil Paper, Signed by the Author $15"). SIGNED by Williams on the free front endpaper on a tipped-on cut-out, unnumbered but with the limitation statement. 210pp. Beautiful copy! Q16615 Fine in Fine Publisher's Slicase
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee.. ONE ARM, and Other Stories.. New Directions (), 1948.
Price: US$1144.25 + shipping
Description: 9.75 x 6, cloth backed patterned boards, 210 pp, inner front hinge cracked, slight yellowing to covers else ok, in splitting worn box with minor tape repair. FIRST ED, LIMITED TO 1500 COPIES, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY WILLIAMS.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Tall Octavo. SIGNED BY TENNESSE WILLIAM ON COLOPHON PAGE without personalization. Number 45 of 50 copies printed on Virgil paper, 210(1)pp., bound in 1/4 white vellum paper over patterned paper covered boards, spine lettered and decorated in gilt. A fine crisp copy in fine paper covered slipcase.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. ONE ARM AND OTHER STORIES. NY New Directions 1948, 1948.
Price: US$1350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st Edition, limited to 1,500 copies, quarter cloth over patterned boards in paper slipcase with label, Fine in Fine Slipcase, SIGNED, very scarce signed.
Seller: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. ONE ARM AND OTHER STORIES. New Directions (1948), (New York), 1948.
Price: US$1687.50 + shipping
Description: Parchment-backed decorated boards. Crandell A8.I.b. Copy #12 of only 50 numbered copies SIGNED by the author on the limitation page. This copy belonged to Frederic Dannay, half of the writing team that was mystery writer Ellery Queen, and though it has no ownership markings it comes with a signed statement of provenance from Dannay's son. Very mild darkening to the spine. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. One Arm and Other Stories. New Directions, New York, 1948.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 210 pages. First limited edition, Number 11 of 50 copies printed on Virgil paper and signed by Williams on a special limitation page at the beginning of the book. Second state of this 1st printing with the title page on a stub because the publisher recalled the edition because it was issued with an incorrect copyright notice. Fine book with a touch of toneing to the spine in a near fine publisher's slipcase with slight wear to the top set of corners. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. One Arm and Other Stories. New Directions, New York, 1948.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, limited issue, with the first state of the title page integral to the book and with New Directions on the copyright page. Cloth and papercovered boards. A touch rubbed on the spine, easily near fine in very good cardboard slipcase with rubbing and small tears. Although not called for, this copy is Signed by the author. Reportedly only about 50 copies of the first issue were printed. This issue is exceptionally scarce, and especially so signed.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. One Arm. New Directions Books, 1948.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A handsomely rebound signed limited edition in full burgundy morocco leather stamped in gilt, marbled endpapers, number 6 of fifty copies printed on Virgil paper and signed by Tennessee Williams on the colophon page. This was Paul Bowles copy, signed by him and with the word Tangier written by him on the front preliminary page. Slight aging to contents, else fine in a fine custom-made linen clamshell case.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. ONE ARM AND OTHER STORIES. New Directions (1948), [New York], 1948.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: Cloth-backed decorated boards. Crandell A8.I.a. Second State of the First Printing with the title page on a stub. Less than 50 copies of the first state exist. Interestingly INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper: "Yes, suh, two arms is/better, boy!/Tennessee/and a foot or two/don't hurt, neither!" About Fine in a close to Very Good slipcase with some loss of paper at the very bottom edge and some splitting, but still intact
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.