signed first edition Hardcover
1996 · Austin
by Graves, John
Austin: University of Texas, 1996. First edition thus. Hardcover. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by John Graves on the half-title page. This anthology contains selections from 'Goodbye to a River and his two other major books, "Hard Scrabble (1974) and "From a Limestone Ledge" (1980). It also includes short stories and essays, some of which have never been published before and others that Mr. Graves has reworked especially for this book. All the pieces in this anthology were chosen by Mr. Graves himself to be, in his words, "representative of my writing, for better or worse." 338 pages. (Inventory #: 14352)