Irving, John. Setting Free the Bears (signed 1st printing). Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$1175.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Random House. New York. 1968 335 pages. First Edition, first printing; stated. Signed by John Irving on a laid-in publisher's bookplate (different title) Original DJ with $5.95 price and 1/69. DJ is bright and attractive and about near fine with flaws limited to small piece of non-discolored tape on flaps; and tiny stain at base of DJ spine. As for book; red quarter bound cloth with pink-red paper boards. Gilt titles on backstrip are bright. Endpapers are clean. Binding and hinges are strong. Faded top stain shows minor soiling. Faint sunning along edges. Scant foxing to page edges. John Irving's first book; first printing; hand-signed on a loosely laid-in publisher's bookplate. A fine first Pocket Books reading copy will be included as well.

Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.

Irving, John. SETTING FREE THE BEARS. Random House (1968), New York, 1968.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Description: First edition of his first book. Decorative bookplate SIGNED BY IRVING laid in. Fine in near fine to fine dust jacket with touch of minor wear and few light creases to corner of front flap. Housed in custom, molded clamshell case lettered in gilt on spine and with partial image from dust jacket embossed on front.

Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.

Irving, John. SETTING FREE THE BEARS. Random House, 1968.

Price: US$1575.55 + shipping

Description: SETTING FREE THE BEARS, Random House, 1968, first edition, just about fine in like full color pictorial dust-wrapper. The authors first book. SIGNED by the author on a bookplate laid in.

Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.

Irving, John. Setting Free the Bears. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$1650.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition, stated first printing. Signed by John Irving on the title page and inscribed to a former owner. Very Good or better, with light sunning along top and bottom edges, bumped corner, light edge wear, and a faint pink remainder mark to the bottom edge of the page block; front hinge slightly pulled. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket, with some chipping and edge wear. The author's first book, signed.

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

Irving, John. Setting Free the Bears. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$1749.99 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Near fine copy of the author's first book. Red cloth backed boards, gilt to spine, red topstain. Inscribed by Irving to title page. Spine ends/corners slightly softened, touch of shelfwear to board edges. Unmarked, tight and square. The unclipped jacket in mylar has some creasing to flaps and edges and tiny closed tear to back panel. This lovely book is housed in a fine custom clamshell case. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author

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

Irving, John. Setting Free The Bears. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$1895.00 + 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. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. BEAUTIFUL, COLLECTIBLE COPY. Stated first printing. Irving's scarce, first novel. Great, collectible copy!

Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.

Irving, John. Setting Free the Bears. Random House, 1968, 1968.

Price: US$2950.00 + shipping

Description: First edition, first printing Full signature by John Irving. The popular author's first book with his full back cover photograph. Front cover illustrated by Robert Dale. Very close to fine in like illustrated dust jacket. Quite a beautiful edition. Unique in that unlike many copies, this edition is signed by John Irving on the opening flyleaf, taking up the full size of the flyleaf. NOT signed on a bookplate, but freely signed to the front flyleaf in the early years of the author's career. Gift quality.

Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.

Irving, John. Setting Free the Bears. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$3000.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by John Irving on a laid in signature. This FIRST ISSUE dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO fading to the spine. This ORIGINAL dustjacket has all the First Issue points present with minor wear to the edges. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A beautiful copy in collector's condition.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.

Irving, John. Setting Free the Bears.. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$3500.00 + shipping

Description: First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed [5 line inscription] by John Irving on the half- title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carl Weiss. Illustration by Robert Dale. Housed in a custom halfÂmorocco clamshell box. With the publication of Setting Free the Bears, the Saturday Review prophetically called Irving "astonishing A writer of uncommon imaginative power. Whatever he writes, it will be worth reading." "Setting Free the Bears is the most nourishing, satisfying comedy I have read in years. I admire the hell out of it" (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.).

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.

Irving, John. Setting Free the Bears.. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$3500.00 + shipping

Description: First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Tony, with my appreciation John Irving." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carl Weiss. Illustration by Robert Dale. Uncommon signed and inscribed. With the publication of Setting Free the Bears, the Saturday Review prophetically called Irving "astonishing A writer of uncommon imaginative power. Whatever he writes, it will be worth reading." "Setting Free the Bears is the most nourishing, satisfying comedy I have read in years. I admire the hell out of it" (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.).

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.