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London: Collins, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine. First UK Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. Jacket has two edge tears and crease to upper front fold. Signed by Carver on the title page and additionally inscribed by him, on the front flyleaf, to his British editor and publisher, Peter Straus. Good association copy.

London: Collins, 1982. First British Edition. hardcover. Small stains to bottom bulked edge of text. About Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper. Carver's second major collection of short fiction and his first book to go into further printings. Included is the story "Why Don't You Dance?," basis for the 2010 Will Ferrell film EVERYTHING MUST GO. This copy SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. Much less common than the American edition which was published the previous year.

New York: Vintage Books, (March 1982) and (March 1984). First Vintage Books Edition. Paperback. Fine, both housed in a specially made stiff, archival paper case. First Paperback printings of both books, each copy INSCRIBED "For Bert(?)" and SIGNED by the author "Ray Carver/Sacramento" on the half-title pages, the first title also dated "2-24-87."

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First Edition. hardcover. Near Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper. First Printing of Carver's second major collection of short fiction and his first book to go into further printings. Included is the story "Why Don't You Dance?," basis for the 2010 Will Ferrell film EVERYTHING MUST GO. This copy with an interesting provenance with the SIGNATURE of poet William Heyen dated 1981 on the front pastedown underneath the dustwrapper flap.