A Good Day To Die $2,000.00
London: W.H. Allen (1975)
First English Edition. Top spine of dust jacket a little wrinkled and edge worn. Book and dust jacket are otherwise in very good condition.
Their plans were conceived in a drunken excitement and resulted in more horror than any of them could have imagined. There was the poet able to retreat into beatific reveries of superb fishing in cold, fast streams; the Vietnam vet consumed by uppers, downers and violence; and the girl who loved only one of them — at first. With their ideals ostensibly in order, they set out from Florida to save the Grand Canyon from a dam they believed was being built. Along with the tapedeck for the car, the liquor and the drugs, there was also a case of dynamite.
Julip $300.00
New York: Houghton Mifflin (1994)
Near fine in green wrappers with light wear. Printed signature on the front cover. Signed by hand on the title page.
Off To The Side $200.00
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press (2002)
One of 250 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in slipcase.
For nearly forty years, Harrison has been one of America’s most beloved writers. Now, for the first time, Harrison writes about his own life — a life that is the root of his wonderful fiction, and which he captures with a riveting directness and a delightful, peculiar music. He writes about his upbringing in Michigan; the austerities of life amid the Depression and the Second World War, and the seemingly greater austerities of his starchy Swedish forebears; and how a boy from the “heartland” somehow ended up a highly paid Hollywood screenwriter and world-renowned novelist. He returns always to his love of literature — from his first awakenings to the power of writing in his teens, and his youthful decision to model himself on Rimbaud; how books have remained his center, sustaining him during the darkest times of his life. Above all, he delivers a joyful, meditative, candid, and wise book that is a paean to the complex delights of life.
The Beast God Forgot To Invent $150.00
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press (2000)
Near fine in decorated wrappers.
The True Bones of My Life $29.95
East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press (2002)
Fine in dust jacket.
This study, the first full-length critical analysis of Harrison’s work, illuminates Harrison’s diversity and range placing him in the top tier of contemporary American authors.
Julip $150.00
New York: Houghton Mifflin (1994)
One of 200 numbered copies signed by the author.
Fine in slipcase.
In three tantalizing novellas, Jim Harrison takes us on a quintessentially American journey — from the fishing waters of the South to the hunting woods of the North ranches of the West — as he leads us the wondrous landscape of the human heart.
5 Blind Men $125.00
Freemont, MI: Sumac Press (1969)
Very good in decorated wrapper. Paperback issue.
Signed by Harrison only.
Contains poems by Jim Harrison, Dan Gerber, George Quasha, JD Reed, and Charles Simic.
Off to the Side $14.00
New York, NY: Grove (2003)
Jim Harrison the unforgettable journey of the writer who has established himself as one of our most important American voices.
The Beast God Forgot To Invent $150.00
New York, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press (2000)
One of 250 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in slipcase.
A new collection of novellas about wild men and civilization is offered by one of the major American writers of our time. These are stories of humans and beasts, of men driven crazy by longing, and of men who dream they are becoming bears. Infused with Harrison’s sly humor and quiet wisdom, this book is a resonant journey through the landscape of masculinity from a writer in his prime.
The Woman Lit by Fireflies $250.00
New York: Houghton Mifflin (1990)
Very good in yellow wrappers.
Republican Wives $150.00
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press (2005)
One of 1000 unnumbered cloth bound copies to celebrate the August 2005 publication of the novella collection The Summer He Didn’t Die. All copies were given away for promotion. This copy is signed by the author, though issued unsigned. Near fine in red cloth with gold stamping.
Julip $14.00
New York, NY: Grove (2008)
From the “unfailingly entertaining” (Los Angeles Times Book Review) author of Dalva and the screenplay for the movie Wolf come three vivid novellas, “written with vigor and a knowing, gravelly humor” (Fritz Lanham, Houston Chronicle).
Outlyer And Ghazals: Poetry $600.00
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster (1971)
Half inch remainder line near spine on page bottom. Very good in dust jacket with a crease on bottom front of dust jacket.
The Beast God Forgot to Invent $14.00
New York, NY: Grove (2001)
A bestselling collection of novellas about wild men and civilization is offered by one of the major American writers of our time. These are stories of humans and beasts, of men driven crazy by longing, and of men who dream they are becoming bears.
The Woman Lit By Fireflies $225.00
New York: Houghton Mifflin (1990)
One of 225 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in slipcase.
The author of Dalva and Legends of the Fall has created three stunning novellas that echo the best works of Raymond Carver and James Dickey. A superb collection that evokes life lived close to the land–and a brilliant portrayal of the complex relationships of the men and women there.
Livingston Suite $40.00
Boise, Idaho: Limberlost Press ( 2005)
One of 750 copies issued unsigned. A letterpress edition printed on Domestic Etching paper, sewn by hand into Magnani Pesica wrappers. Illustrated throughout by Greg Keeler. Fine.
After Ikkyu: And Other Poems $16.95
Boston, MA: Shambhala (1996)
Jim Harrison is the author of such novels as Legends of the Fall and Wolf, as well as eight books of poetry, including The Theory and Practice of Rivers. After Ikkyu is the first collection of Harrison’s poems that are directly inspired by his many years of Zen practice.
Just Before Dark $100.00
Livingston, MO: Clark City Press (1991)
Near fine in dust jacket.
Plain Song $1,000.00
New York: Norton (1965)
The book itself is in fine condition. The dust jacket shows age with spotting. There are tears and a small piece missing on the top back of the dust jacket. A very uncommon book.