The Stecher Trilogy: White Mule, In The Money, The Build-Up
- Norfolk and New York: New Directions and Random House, 1937-1952
Norfolk and New York: New Directions and Random House, 1937-1952. First Editions. 1. White Mule. Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1937. First Edition, First Printing, one of 1,100 copies. Octavo (19.5cm); beige cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine and front cover; black topstain; dustjacket; [viii],[1]-293,[3]pp. Hint of sunning to spine, some offsetting to endpapers, else a clean, Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), gently spine-sunned, panels a little less so, with mild dust-soil, light external wear, and a single closed tear at upper rear panel; Very Good+. WALLACE A18a.
2. In The Money: White Mule - Part II. Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1940. First Edition, First Printing, one of 1,500 copies. Octavo (19.75cm); navy blue cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine; gray topstain; dustjacket; [8],9-382,[2]pp. Subtle offsetting to pastedowns, crown gently nudged, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), with light wear to extremities, a few tiny tears to the edges, and some very mild dust-soil; Very Good+. WALLACE A21a.
3. The Build-Up: A Novel. New York: Random House, 1952. First Edition, First Printing, one of 6,000 copies. Octavo (21.5cm); orange paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in royal blue on spine and front cover; blue topstain; dustjacket; [vi],[2],3-335,[3]pp. This is one of 684 copies bearing a "New Directions" sticker pasted over the Random House imprint at lower title page, after New Directions acquired the plates from the publisher in June, 1965. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $3.50), with some trivial wear and dust-soil to extremities. WALLACE A37a.
An attractive set of this trilogy of novels, charting the triumphant rise of an immigrant family of Norwegian and German descent in the early 1900s. The Stecher's, Joe and Gurlie, settle in New York at the turn of the century, determined to make a place for themselves in the new world. It follows Joe's success in business and "into the money," and the fortunes and tragedies of the Gurlie children. HANNA 3820-3821; COAN, p.215. 88096.
2. In The Money: White Mule - Part II. Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1940. First Edition, First Printing, one of 1,500 copies. Octavo (19.75cm); navy blue cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine; gray topstain; dustjacket; [8],9-382,[2]pp. Subtle offsetting to pastedowns, crown gently nudged, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), with light wear to extremities, a few tiny tears to the edges, and some very mild dust-soil; Very Good+. WALLACE A21a.
3. The Build-Up: A Novel. New York: Random House, 1952. First Edition, First Printing, one of 6,000 copies. Octavo (21.5cm); orange paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in royal blue on spine and front cover; blue topstain; dustjacket; [vi],[2],3-335,[3]pp. This is one of 684 copies bearing a "New Directions" sticker pasted over the Random House imprint at lower title page, after New Directions acquired the plates from the publisher in June, 1965. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $3.50), with some trivial wear and dust-soil to extremities. WALLACE A37a.
An attractive set of this trilogy of novels, charting the triumphant rise of an immigrant family of Norwegian and German descent in the early 1900s. The Stecher's, Joe and Gurlie, settle in New York at the turn of the century, determined to make a place for themselves in the new world. It follows Joe's success in business and "into the money," and the fortunes and tragedies of the Gurlie children. HANNA 3820-3821; COAN, p.215. 88096.
Details
Title
The Stecher Trilogy: White Mule, In The Money, The Build-Up
Author
WILLIAMS, William Carlos
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
New Directions and Random House: Norfolk and New York
Date
1937-1952
Edition
First Editions