Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Fante, John. Wait until Spring, Bandini. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Rosa, CA, U.S.A., 1983.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st Limited Edition. #88 of 200 copies SIGNED by John Fante. Clear acetate cover lightly rubbed. Unread. Note: No International orders for this item. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. 266 pp. Limited first Black Sparrow Press edition. Oatmeal cloth spine over patterned and printed boards. #77 of only 200 hand-numbered and SIGNED copies of this new edition with new preface by the author. Clean and bright copy in clear acetate wrapper, as issued. The author's first book and first in his great series of books featuring Arturo Bandini. Originally published by Stackpole in 1938.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine in the original acetate jacket. Number 86 of 200 signed limited edition copies hand bound in boards by Earl Gray. Light soiling to boards.
Seller: James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA, Palm Desert, CA, U.S.A.
Fante, John. Wait Until Spring, Bandini. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1983.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed Limited Edition. Copy number 1 of 200 signed copies. Copies with low limitation numbers were usually retained by the author. Title page in color. Author's first book, first published by Stackpole in 1938. Fante's signature is very neat, despite his blindness from diabetes. Fante died in 1983. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.
Seller: Cahill Rare Books, Mission Viejo, CA, U.S.A.