Chicago: Mark Twain Association of America, 1942. First edition. Five "travel" letters by Twain published in the Journal 1853 - 1855, beginning when he was just 18 years old. One of 300 numbered copies, this one being out of series (i.e., unnumbered). 8vo light blue stapled paperwraps printed in dark..... Item #72217 More
Elmira, NY: Mark Twain Society, (1978). Third printing. INSCRIBED on front endpaper, "For Cindy and Nils --/ Best wishes,/ Robert Jerome/ Herbert A. Wisbey, Jr." Explores Twain's connection to the city where he wrote many of his novels. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 8vo silver-stamped red cloth boards. Fine without dust..... Item #72216 More
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, (1992). First edition. Collection of essays and reviews. INSCRIBED BY GARRETT on title page, "For Walter/ with admiration &/ all best/ wishes/ G" and signed in full above his crossed-out, printed name. Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on..... Item #72215 More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1980). First edition thus: a paperback reissue of the 1977 edition. Includes introductions by Louis D. Rubin Jr. and Biographical Essays by Virginia Rock from the 1977 edition; the 1962 "Torchbook Edition," and the original 1930 edition. Inscribed and/or signed for Walter and Jane..... Item #72214 More
New York: Random House, (1974). First edition. INSCRIBED BY WARREN in characteristic red ink on title page, "To/ Walter & Jane/ affectionate greetings/ Red/ [underline]/ Fairfield, December 1, 1974/ [underline]." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature and -- along with Warren..... Item #72213 More
New York: Random House, (1980). First edition. INSCRIBED BY WARREN on front endpaper, "To/ Walter & Jane,/ in all friendship,/ Red/ Fairfield, Conn./ October 2, 1980," and with Warren's HAND-CORRECTION to date on dedication page. Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature..... Item #72212 More
New York: Scribner's Sons, (1970). First edition. INSCRIBED BY TATE on front endpaper, "For Jane and Walter/ with love from/ Allen/ December 28, 1971." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature -- and the author of ALLEN TATE: A RECOLLECTION (1988), his..... Item #72211 More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1981. First edition. Foreword by Eudora Welty. INSCRIBED BY SPENCER on title page, “For Walter and Jane Sullivan/ With special affection/ Elizabeth/ 31 October 1987." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature and -- along with Spencer -- one..... Item #72210 More
New York: Scribner's Sons, (1973). First U.S. edition. INSCRIBED BY SILLITOE on front endpaper, "All the good stuff/ came out of ‘Mimic.'/ Written in one of Robert/ Graves’ houses in Majorca/ 1971!/ Best wishes to Walter,/ and in sincere appreciation/ of his valuable work,/ from Alan/ 28th March 1985/ Nashville.”..... Item #72208 More
New York: Harper & Row, (1988). First U.S. edition. Short novel about a young working-class man and wealthy middle-aged widow. ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED BY SILLITOE on title page, “For Walter, who is one/ of the happy few,/ a tale from the depths,/ Alan Sillitoe/ Nashville,/ Queen of Cities, 17/4/90.” Walter..... Item #72207 More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. First U.S. edition. Collects over 40 English-language stories from "the wealth and variety of an art that spans some 200 years" (from the dust jacket). INSCRIBED BY PRITCHETT on front endpaper, "For Jane & Walter Sullivan/ affectionately from/ Dorothy & Victor Pritchett”; additionally signed..... Item #72206 More
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, (1985). First edition. The title story was the basis for the TV movie of the same name. INSCRIBED BY NORRIS on front endpaper, "For Jane and Walter/ Cordially/ Helen Norris." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, and authority on Southern..... Item #72205 More
Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, (1985). First edition. Winner of the 1986 Christian Book Award's Gold Medallion for Fiction. INSCRIBED BY NORRIS on front endpaper, "For Jane and Walter/ with best wishes/ Helen Norris." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, and authority on Southern literature..... Item #72204 More
(New York): New Directions, (1990). First edition. Simultaneous paperwraps issue. INSCRIBED BY NIMS on half-title page, “Snowy greetings but/ warm wishes to/ Jane & Walter/ -- John/ Jan. 14, ’91.” Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature and one of the founding..... Item #72203 More
New York: Atheneum, 1988. First edition. Scare hardcover issue. INSCRIBED BY MERWIN on half-title page, “Warm and good wishes to/ Jane and Walter Sullivan/ Sewanee/ 1/22/90/ William.” Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature and one of the founding members of The..... Item #72202 More
Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 1990. First edition. Her 4th book, a young girl's coming-of-age story -- "On one side is the pull of reason and safety. On the other, the lure of mystery and adventure" (from the cover). Uncorrected proof in yellow and black paperwraps. INSCRIBED on title page, “For..... Item #72201 More
New York: St. Martin's Press, (2004). First edition. A Southern comedy that "springs from a love of human speech and compassion for the minor geniuses in the dusty corners of life" (from the dust jacket). ASSOCIATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY MAJORS on front endpaper, "January 19, 2005/ For Walter Sullivan,/ My..... Item #72200 More
Sewanee: The University of the South, 1982. First edition. INSCRIBED BY LYTLE on half-title page, "To Walter,/ out of the long/ [time?], in affection/ and Continued [inderlined]/ admiration - /Andrew Lytle/ Sewanee, Winter/ 1982"; and INSCRIBED BY WRIGHT on title page; "For Walter and Jane,/ with admiration and/ friendship -/..... Item #72199 More
New York: Viking Press, (1967). First edition. Basis for the 1970 film, "I Walk the Line," starring Gregory Peck and with soundtrack by Johnny Cash. INSCRIBED BY JONES on half-title page, "For Jane & Walter,/ With affectionate regards,/ Madison." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor..... Item #72198 More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1989. First edition. "... the gripping story of a young man inexorably drawn into the drug underworld." -- from the dust jacket flap. INSCRIBED BY JONES on title page, "For Jane & Walter/ with best regards,/ Madison Jones/ 10/13/89." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an..... Item #72197 More
New York: Crown Publishers, (1971). First edition. His inexplicably scarce novel centering on race relations in the South. SIGNED BY JONES on title page, with ownership signature of Jane & Walter Sullivan on front endpaper, and publisher’s “Compliments of .... sent at the author’s request” slip laid in. Walter Sullivan..... Item #72196 More
(New York): Viking, (1987). First edition. Basis for the 2009 movie starring Albert Finney, Jill Clayburgh, Kathryn Erbe, Kyle MacLachlan, and Ethan Hawke. ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED BY HUMPHREYS on title page, "For Walter & Jane/ with great pleasure/ at seeing you again --/ and in hopes of another/ meeting soon!/..... Item #72195 More
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, (1999). First edition. A paperback original. ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED BY HOFFMAN on title page, "To/ the Sullivans/ &/ for/ our fellowship --/ William Hoffman/ 5/5/99." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature and one of the founding..... Item #72194 More
New York: Knopf, 1983. First edition. INSCRIBED BY HANNAH on title page, "To Walter Sullivan,/ All respects --/ Barry Hannah." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature and one of the founding members of The Fellowship of Southern Writers to which Hannah..... Item #72193 More
Boston: Little, Brown, (1986). First edition. Review copy with publisher's review slip and promo letter laid in. INSCRIBED BY GILCHRIST on half-title page, "For Walter/ Sullivan - / with all good/ wishes -/ Ellen Gilchrist." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, and authority on Southern..... Item #72192 More