A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole: First Edition (42 results)
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Published by Grove Press, New York, 1980
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Paper Dragon USA, Tampa, FL, U.S.A.Paper Dragon USA
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Clean, no marks, 1980 edition from a private collection. As shown, cover is clean and bright with no discernible wear. Book appears to be unread and could nearly pass as new. Spine is not creased. No marked, creased, or torn pages. An excellent copy. Book will be carefully packaged for s…afe delivery. Paper Dragon USA is a 5-Star seller of popular books and does not actively solicit buyer ratings. CWC LRBC.
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Published by Baidarka Boy/Brooklyn Bridge University Press, New York, 2015
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Clean, no marks, First Edition/12th Printing, 2015, from a private collection. As shown, cover is clean and bright with very slight handling wear, and book appears to be unread. Spine is not creased. No marked, creased or torn pages. An excellent copy. Book will be carefully package…d for safe delivery. Paper Dragon USA is a 5-Star seller of popular books and does not actively solicit buyer ratings. Chardonnay CWC.
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- First Edition
Seller: Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Black Cat printing with the fabulous cover art by Sanjulian. A good copy with some light wear but no spine creasing. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shippe…d in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #C8. Sanjulian (illustrator).
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- First Edition
Seller: Pistil Books Online, IOBA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Pistil Books Online, IOBA
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Light wear to cover and age-toned pages. Stated first printing Grove Press Black Cat Edition. 415 pages. Keywords: Fiction novel, Grove Press, Black Cat Edition, First Printing, Ignatius J Reilly, Self-Proclaimed Genius, Come…dy, New Orleans, Humor.
Published by Grove Press, New York, 1981
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Near Fine. First paperback edition. Foreword by Walker Percy. Page edges a little darkened, else very near fine. Posthumously published novel that won the Pulitzer Prize. *Burgess 99.*.
More imagesPublished by Louisiana State University Press, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. About very good condition in a jacket chipped along the top edge . Jacket has the original $12.95 on the flap. A decent copy of the seventh printing overall.
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Published by louisiana state university press, baton rouge and london, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: leaves, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.leaves
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fourth printing, 1980. foreword by walker percy. baton rouge and london: louisiana state university press. isbn: 0-8071-0657-7. 338 pages. 6.25 x 9.5 inches. hardcover. bound in light green cloth-covered boards. book condition: near fine. jacket condition: notable chipping. unclipped ($12.95). very good.
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Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition, Third Printing. Octavo, vii, [4], 338pp. Olive cloth, title printed in black on spine. Stated "Third printing" on the copyright page. In the publisher's early state dust jacket, $12.95 retail price on front flap, faint wear at head of the spine, small…chip at heel of the spine, a very good example. This jacket differs from the first state dust jacket, lacking the "stars in the night sky" around the title, which were intentionally removed from the second issue jacket. This copy includes the Walker Percy blurb on the rear panel. (Joanna Hill Archive, LSU). Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981, which was awarded posthumously to author John Kennedy Toole. Only 2500 copies of first printing were issued. First edition, third printing of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. (illustrator).
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Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1980 at title page and copyright page. Stated eighth printing. Oatmeal colored full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, fine. Matte mustard lime endpapers. Pages fine; no writing. Bind fine, square. Dust wrapper, slight wear; unclipped 14.95, protecte…d in new clear sleeve. Wrapper features gold medallion at front panel: "Winner of The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction". Sadly, the author, John Kennedy Toole, took his own life at 32, after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. Toole's mother, finally was able to have her son's work posthumously published; and, as fate would have it, the satirical novel won the Pulitzer Prize. "A masterwork of comedy. pungent slapstick, sature and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue" (New York Time). Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece''. Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that the novel was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Lindlof, Ed (Wrapper Illustration) (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Louisiana State University Press - LSU Press, Baton Rouge, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.Medium Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Louisiana State University Press - LSU Press, Baton Rouge. 1980. 338 pages. First edition, third printing, stated. Original DJ with $12.95 price intact on DJ flap and no Pulitzer sticker on front; or any mention of the Pulitzer anywhere on DJ. Walker… Percy blurb on rear; however this is the second state DJ with the Chicago Sun Times blurb in the black area, at the top of DJ rear. Despite this, the DJ remains desirable thanks to no Pulitzer mention, hence an early printing. Binding and hinges are strong. Panels, endpapers and pages are all bright and clean; no writing within. Book's only flaw is a minor one; three consecutive pages' cornertips were dogeared, and since flattened-out. In regards to the DJ, Shallow shelf-rub induced chips at crown, and corner folds. Small closed edge tear along rear top edge. A touch of soiling to DJ front, and rear flap. Considering the first printing of this Pulitzer winner was a minuscule 2,500 copies, these early printings remain sought after. Sadly, the author committed suicide, and had no idea his manuscript would ever be published, let alone go on to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. VG+/VG.
Published by Louisiana State University Press, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, CanadaTBCL The Book Collector's Library
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: FEATURECLAMSHELL. Dust Jacket Condition: First Edition Clamshell Case. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. No Binding. Pulitzer Winning Book- Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Beautiful Custom Leather Clamshell first edition Bookcas…e. [Not with Book] Hand-Crafted by our conservation team, each box is gilt-stamped at the spine in black leather features an embossed / 'sculpted' cover designed after the memorable illustration. Each box is finished with blue cloth sides and black velour finished interior The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the first edition. Protect your investment. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for more than 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. All our cases can be adjusted to a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather.
More imagesPublished by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.Timothy Norlen Bookseller
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Near Fine to Fine. Near Fine to Fine. Third Printing. Extremely nice copy of this Pulitzer Prize winning novel and author's only book. Nearly white boards are fresh and bright with sharp tips. Black lettering on spine. White endpapers. 1980 on title page with Third printing stated on copyright page. Textbllock…supple and fresh. Price intact jacket in its first state with no mention of Pulitzer Prize has tiny nick at head of spine and top of front fold. 1/2" closed tear on rear panel. No other issues. Remarkably well preserved. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
More imagesPublished by Louisiana State University, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ink, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Ink
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A second printing in about very good condition with tanning to pages . The jacket has wear and chips with small areas of loss. First state jacket with a single Walker Percy quote on the back panel. An early second printing in a first state jacket wit…h moderate wear.
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Published by LSU, Louisiana State University, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A first edition, first printing with no additional printing and Walker Percy blurb on back. This is the second state DJ without the micro stars on the DJ cover (that were incorrectly removed by a printer). A near fine copy with some dust staining to the b…lock edges but no marks or inscriptions in the book. One of 2500 copies published. In a very good DJ with $12.95 price point and the usual sun fading to the spine, a little fading to the cover titles (from light blue to gray)and light edge wear , protected by a removable mylar cover. A cloth slipcase provided. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #mc.
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Published by Baton Rouge, LA and London: Louisiana State University Press [LSU Press], 1980., 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
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First edition, first printing (not stated but per matching dates upon title and copyright pages with latter having no additional printing statements) SIGNED BY WALKER PERCY. xii, 338 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Correct first state dust jacket - dj lightly scuffed at spine and flap fold heads; front flap retains publi…sher's $12.95 printed price at top right; white specks at panels' top margins and along spine (publisher's intentional "star effect"); rear panel features Walker Percy's two paragraph blurb; dj now presented in a new Brodart protector. Beige cloth; black stamping to spine; slight bumping to boards' top fore-edge corners. Faint cigarette odor to book which will fade with time. Blue ink signature "Walker Percy" written atop and underneath his printed name upon the title page; two slight creases to pages 231-232 as a minor production flaw; interior pages are otherwise bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. Still a near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Wonderful Pulitzer Prize winning novel first published in 1980 by sheer force of indomitable maternal persistence and Walker Percy's influence eleven years after the author's 1969 suicide. Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {Lit-Shelf#17|CMS-00285} ISBN 0807106577.
More imagesPublished by Louisiana State University Press, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Deep Neutral Books, York, ENGLA, United KingdomDeep Neutral Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. TOOLE, John Kennedy. A Confederacy of Dunces, together with RODRIGUE, George, "Robert Coles Searches for Grace Among the Dunces", framed poster with inscription from the author's mother. Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State Press. 1980. 8vo. First edit…ion, first printing. Publisher's grey cloth lettered in black to the spine, in the striking dust jacket designed by Ed Lindlof giving us a first taste of Toole's marvellous invention, Ignatius J. Reilly. The poster designed by advertising the Memorial Lecture of John Kennedy Toole on Friday Sept. 18, 1981 at the University of Southwestern Louisiana campus, measuring 80cm x 47cm in the frame, behind glass, the poster with inscription, "Sincere appreciation from John Kennedy Toole's mother, Thelma Ducoing Toole" in ink. The book fine, the boards pristine, the binding tight and square, the contents fine throughout with a little offsetting to half-title only. Pencil inscription to green front endpaper which nicely places the book purchased in Louisiana at the time of publication. The dust jacket the first state and issue with Walker Percy's blurb to rear panel and the faint spots to all panels as called for. Unclipped ($12.95) and complete with a small handful of tiny nicks and closed tears. Highly presentable. The poster presenting fine, the frame with two small nicks and one slight split to lower panel. An excellent example of this comedic classic by 'America's greatest literary failure', whose road to publication is just as legendary. Toole was a precocious only child brought up in New Orleans by older parents. He wrote his first novelThe Neon Bibleaged 16, but it wasn't published until 1989. His only major work is this, A Confederacy of Dunces, written in 1963 during his teaching role while stationed in Puerto Rico. It tells of the misanthrope, Ignatius J. Reilly, whose erudite, remarkably eccentric manner is entirely lost on his New Orleans neighbours and, especially, his overbearing mother, Irene. Ignatius is in the process of writing a lengthy indictment against our century while struggling with volcanic flatulence by way of his faulty valve, and blames his undoings on Fortuna, that capricious sprite. It's no stretch to suppose Ignatius was an exaggerated alter-ego of himself, though it is perhaps more complex. Though now remembered as one of the funniest novels ever published, its conception and road to publication is deadly serious. Toole's own efforts in getting his novel published failed, which was certainly a factor of his suicide in 1969. Thankfully, his overbearing mother found the abandoned manuscript, a smudged carbon copythe original now supposed lostwhich gave her a new motivation in life. Thelma was a very complex character, narcissistic privately, highly social, and emotionally unwell. She envisioned her son a genius, the manuscript he left a sacred text. In the next five years, battling with her own old age ailments, she sent the manuscript to seven publishing houses, none replied with a personal note. Much like everything in her life, though, she was determined to the point of delusion. When Walker Percy took up a role at Loyola University of New Orleans, Thelma had read that Percy had received hundreds of manuscripts from his students and others in Louisiana. Her strategy was simple: pester him until he gives in. The breakthrough came months later, when she accosted him at the university. Percy had dodged her for months, and his colleague Marcus Smith remembers stalling Thelma for Percy before his parting shot: "Walker, there's an old lady waiting up there who's going to give you a lot of trouble. I've had my turn, and now it's yours". A few weeks later, Percy read the novel and in time the book was published in an edition of 2500 copies. [Nevils & Hardy]. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.Ernestoic Books
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Add to basketFirst Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing with no later printings stated on the copyright page. First printing dust jacket with the Walker Percy blurb present on the rear panel. This book measures approximately 9.25" x 6", with 338 numbered pages. This book is in very good minus condition. Minor wear and stain…ing to the boards and edges of the textblock. Old newspaper clippings and adhesive at front of the book. Tape damage to front pastedown. Paper clip impresson on the top of the front endpaper. Offsetting from the newspaper clipping on the half title page. Interior pages are otherwise clean and well preserved. Dust jacket is in very good minus condition. Large tear at the front panel near the spine, with tape repairs on the verso. "A Confederacy of Dunces" remained unpublished for 11 years after the author's death. Toole's mother convinced Walker Percy to read the manuscript, who in turn convinced LSU to publish the book. The book went on to become a cult classic and earned Toole a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981. The novel's central character is an educated but slothful 30-year-old man living with his mother in the Uptown neighborhood of early 1960s New Orleans, who in his quest for employment, has various adventures with colorful French Quarter characters. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O11-19).
More imagesPublished by Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United KingdomShapero Rare Books
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Add to basketFirst edition, first impression; 8vo; internally fine; publisher's pale green-grey cloth, black lettering to spine, with the unclipped pictorial first issue dust-jacket with Percy blurb and no review, light rubbing to extremities, else fine. An outstanding copy of this scarce title in the first issue dustjacket, winner of the Pu…litzer Prize for Fiction and published 11 years after the author's suicide.
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Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Cahill Rare Books, Mission Viejo, CA, U.S.A.Cahill Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First Edition, First State, one of 2500 copies. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. First State dustjacket with stars on the front, spine and back panel. The title on the front panel has a very light blue coloring, unlike the darker blue used on later dustjacket…s. The book and dustjacket are like new. A truly beautiful copy with no defects. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.
More imagesPublished by Louisiana State University, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ink, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Ink
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition in very good condition with the slightest wear to the corners. A very nice copy in the first state jacket.
More imagesPublished by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.Ernestoic Books
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Add to basketFirst Edition, Second Printing. First edition, second printing. First issue dust jacket with the Walker Percy blurb on the rear panel. Signed by author Walker Percy, who wrote the foreword for the book, on a professionally tipped in page from a signed limited edition, therefore the authenticity is guaranteed. This book measures…approximately 9.25" x 6", with 338 numbered pages. This book is in very good plus condition. Minor wear to the edges of the boards. Minor stain at the top of edge of the textblock. Interior pages are clean. Dust jacket is in very good condition. Minor wear to the extremities. Large closed tear on the front panel. "A Confederacy of Dunces" remained unpublished for 11 years after the author's death. Toole's mother convinced Walker Percy to read the manuscript, who in turn convinced LSU to publish the book. The book went on to become a cult classic and earned Toole a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981. The novel's central character is an educated but slothful 30-year-old man living with his mother in the Uptown neighborhood of early 1960s New Orleans, who in his quest for employment, has various adventures with colorful French Quarter characters. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O8-74).
More imagesPublished by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.Magnum Opus Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. A spectacular copy SIGNED by Walker Percy on the title page. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO chips or tears. The publisher's printed price of $12.95 is present on the front flap with the Walker Percy blurb pr…inted on the back panel. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION. We buy Toole First Editions. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Grove Press, New York, 1981
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very Good. First paperback edition. Foreword by Walker Percy. Page edges a little darkened, faint creases on the spine, sound and very good or better. Inscribed by Walker Percy to Matthew Monahan. Posthumously published novel that won the Pulitzer Prize. *Burgess 99.*.
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Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by professor and author Walker Percy on tipped-in leaf prior half-title page: "Walker Percy." Percy, a professor and author himself, was instrumental in having this discovered gem miraculously published. 1980 at title page and copyright. Sta…ted second printing. Light beige w/hint of green, full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages near fine with attractive toning; no writing. Light olive endpapers. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original first edition dust wrapper without Sun-Times review blurb at back panel, moderate edge wear, rub, crease; unclipped 12.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Scarce very good second printing in same first edition wrapper. The author of this hilarious satire, John Kennedy Toole, took his own life at 32 after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. Toole's mother, finally was able to have her son's work posthumously published; and, as fate would have it, the satirical novel won the Pulitzer Prize. "A masterwork of comedy. pungeant slapstick, sature and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue" (New York Time). Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece''. Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that the novel was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Lindlof, Ed (Wrapper Illustration) (illustrator). Signed by Contributor.
More imagesPublished by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. True first edition; 1980 at title page and copyright pages without additional printings stated. One of only 2,500 first printings. Tan full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, light shelf wear, moderate discoloration at back board. Pages generally nea…r fine, clean; moderate discoloration to apprx. 1" of lower exterior text block corner. Classic vintage inscription at front endpaper: "Mardi Gras 1982, Dear Claudia and Bob, This is very appropriate to the season. A crazy read! Rich." Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub, chip, crease; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. First edition wrapper without Chicago Sun-Times blurb at back panel. Rare near very good first edition in same matching wrapper. "A masterwork of comedy. pungent slapstick, satire and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue!" - NYT. Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece." It was through Thelma Toole's great efforts that her late son's satirical novel was finally posthumously published with assistance from professor and author Walker Percy. This unique satire soon garnered acclaim and then the Pulitzer, twelve years after her son took his life in despair from rejection of this very novel. He did this at 31 years of age in 1969 after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. Walker Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that it was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Lindlof, Ed (Wrapper Illustration) (illustrator).
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Seller: THE PRINTED GARDEN, ABA, MPIBA, SANDY, UT, U.S.A.THE PRINTED GARDEN, ABA, MPIBA
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: VG+. First Printing Thus. SIGNED - Mass Market Paperback. White spine and rear cover, artwork front cover. White portions are now a light cream color, but artwork is still pretty vivid. Light rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and at the tips of the four outside corners. Light rubbing all… around the outside edges of the covers. Light readers crease along the front edge of the spine. Each cover has a couple faint wrinkles that can be seen when the book is held up against light. Very light ding in the outside edge of the front cover about two inches down from the tip of the upper corner - maybe 1/64". Signed, inscribed, and dated by the author's mother, who championed the manuscript and almost singlehandedly brought it to publication, in blue pen: "March 10, 1982 / Regards / from / John K. Toole's Mother, / Thelma D. Toole / to / Dear C--- H----." with a pen flourish on the lower edge. Binding is straight and tight. Pages have darkened to a tan color, but are clean and crisp. 415 pages. Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Rare. Signed by Author's Mother.
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Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1980
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- First Edition
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Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. True first edition; 1980 at title page and copyright pages without additional printings stated. One of only 2,500 of the first printing. Tan full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages generally near fine, no writing; few at…front with little discoloration at edge. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Dust wrapper, light shelf wear, rub; unclipped 12.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Features the classic humored wrapper illustration by Ed Lindlof. First edition wrapper, without Chicago Sun-Times blurb, and Walker Percy summmary review at rear panel. Rare near fine first edition in same wrapper. Includes original hand written signed letter and play-list by Thelma Ducoing Toole dated February 7, 1982. Mrs. Toole was the mother of John Kennedy Toole, author of "A Confederacy of Dunces." Beautifully composed message contains songs for the seasons and 'nostalgic' songs. One of which written by Thelma Toole entitled "New Orleans" and another "Everywhere You Go" for her son, John Kennedy Toole. Original envelope w/New Orleans post office stamp features Thelma's address label and the American flag 20 cent stamp of the time. Letter has been folded twice and once more vertically. It was through Thelma Toole's great efforts that her late son's satirical novel was finally posthumously published with assistance from professor and author Walker Percy. The unique satire soon garnered much acclaim and then the Pulitzer, twelve years after her son took his life in despair from rejection of this very novel. He did this at 31 years of age in 1969 after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. "A masterwork of comedy. pungent slapstick, satire and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue!" - NYT. Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece''. Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that the novel was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Lindlof, Ed (Wrapper Illustration) (illustrator). Signed by Author's Mother.
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Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.Magnum Opus Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. A magnificent copy. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is vibrant in color with a hint of wear to the top spine. The Walker Percy blurb is printed on the back panel that was later changed to Chicago Sun Times. The book is great shape with…slight wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A stunning copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation.
More imagesPublished by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1980
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Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.Magnum Opus Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with no indication of later printings on the copyright page. A fabulous dustjacket that is rich in color with light wear to the edges. This original dustjacket has the $12.95 price present on the front flap and the Walker Per…cy quote on back panel. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is great shape. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A beautiful copy.
More imagesPublished by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1980
- First Edition
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.Ernestoic Books
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Add to basketFirst Edition, Sixth Printing. First edition, sixth printing - as stated on the copyright page. This book measures approximately 9.25" x 6", with 338 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition. Minor wear to the extremities. Gift inscription in pen on the half title page. The dust jacket is in very good minus condition.… Moderate wear, chipping and tearing to the edges. Price-clipped. "A Confederacy of Dunces" remained unpublished for 11 years after the author's death. Toole's mother convinced Walker Percy to read the manuscript, who in turn convinced LSU to publish the book. The book went on to become a cult classic and earned Toole a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981. The novel's central character is an educated but slothful 30-year-old man living with his mother in the Uptown neighborhood of early 1960s New Orleans, who in his quest for employment, has various adventures with colorful French Quarter characters. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory number (P11-107).
