Fritz Faulkner. Windless Sky. Covici Friede, 1937.

Price: US$1350.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: ***An exceptionally rare signed first US edition, first printing! Have only seen one other signed copy come up for sale in the past 10 years - the UK first*** Windless Sky by Fritz Faulkner INSCRIBED on front fly leaf by the author: “To Michael Miner/Fritz Faulkner/1937”. Published in 1937 by Covici Friede in 1937. Author’s first novel that was widely critically reviewed and praised. First US edition following the first British printing in 1936 under the auspices of Virginia Woolf and her publishing company, Hogarth Press. In original light blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. First edition, first printing. 255 [pp] Condition: VERY GOOD Fritz Faulkner, 1909-1993, was a bookseller and author best known for his novel Windless Sky, published in 1936 under the auspices of Virginia Woolf. Author's first book. "A psychological novel, reviewed by The New York Times, which describes it as an exception to what they describe as the recent trend of realist backwoods novels set in the late 19th century" -- Modernist Archives. "The publishers consider this to be a remarkable first novel.” There is a touch of genius in the title of Mr. Fritz Faulkner's book —for it is a story of a family living in a small village tucked away from civilization in the folds of the hills. The father dominates every member of the family, and their existence is stagnant, bitter, hopeless, and helpless. The book is in VERY Good condition - square spine with firm hinges and joints. Rubbed spine tips, board edges and corners. Some fraying to crown and heel of spine. Sunning to top of boards and spine. Age-toned page edges. Interior is impressively clean and free of writing, wear, stamps or marks. Just the usual light dust jacket shadowing on the endpapers. Overall, a rare signed copy of a scarce US 1st edition in VERY GOOD collectible condition! I have bought and sold books and art on eBay for over a decade and have a 100% satisfaction rating. I am now selling on ABE Books. I’m a collector first and know what it's like to receive items not matching the seller’s descriptions or that were poorly packaged and damaged in transit. That is why I offer a 100% satisfaction, money back guarantee, and go to great lengths to accurately describe my rare, signed and collectible books and post pictures of the "actual book." I carefully package and ship your newly acquired treasure(s) and ship within 1 business day of receiving your order.

Seller: Ironwolf Books, Litchfield Park, AZ, U.S.A.

Woolf, Virginia. The Years. The Hogarth Press, London, 1937.

Price: US$2000.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. [4], 469 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. David Garnett's Copy. Signed "David Garnett/March 9, 1937." on flyleaf. This was 6 days prior to publication. A member of the Bloomsbury Group, intimately involved with a number of their personal and artistic lives, Garnett was the only child of Edward Garnett and Constance Garnett, the great translator from the Russian. His novel Lady Into Fox won the 1922 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, he founded the Nonesuch Press, and ran a bookshop near the British Museum with Francis Birrell in the 1920s. Woolmer 423 Original green cloth. Very good, some foxing. Without the dust jacket

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

VIRGINIA WOOLF. THE YEARS. hogarth press, Tavistock place London, 1937.

Price: US$13861.51 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A very fine copy rebound in dark green leather with gilt embelishments, signed on fep in purple ink, the spine with five raised bands with gilt ruling and decorations to the corners of the compartments red title label gilt title and banding to the same , gilt authors name in the fourth compartment and the date 1937 at the base, full leather boards with gilt ruling to the edges and small gilt detailing to the corners, inside the boards have fancy gilt ruling to the edge and marbled papers to fpd and ep. A very handsome copy and Rare. Twelve thousand 600 Euro

Seller: VANESSA PARKER RARE BOOKS, Westport, MAYO, Ireland

Woolf, Virginia. THE YEARS. The Hogarth Press, London, 1937.

Price: US$16500.00 + shipping

Description: 1st Edition. Signed by Author. Woolf, Virginia. THE YEARS. London: The Hogarth Press, 1937 Signed by Virginia Woolf. First Edition. Crown 8vo. 469 pp. Publisher's light jade-green cloth, gilt titles to the spine. A lovely near fine or better copy in a superb example of the illustrated original cream dustwrapper designed by Vanessa Bell and printed in black and brown. Quite stunning edition. Kirkpatrick and Clarke A22a. Wolmer 423. The author's penultimate novel, bringing together all of her classic themes. The success of The Years, (now recognized as a feminist novel rather than simply a family saga), motivated Time Magazine to devote a 1937 cover to Virginia Woolf. A signed copy of The Years is rare to find.

Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada