Buy this book on-line Canin, Ethan : Emperor Of The Air: StoriesHoughton Mifflin, Boston, MA, 1988 ISBN 0395429765
First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 179 pages. The author's breakthrough debut collection of short stories. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Ethan Canin's "Emperor of The Air: Stories". His first book, lavishly heralded by such writers as Walker Percy and Robert Coles. Nine impeccably, lovingly, and beautifully crafted stories that immediately established Ethan Canin as one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary American literature. "Explores the beauty and mystery of everyday existence: That rare knowledge, denied or pursued, that illuminates the soul. These stories are full of life, rich with personal history, plot, and revelation" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Ethan Canin collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Ethan Canin. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. It is a vintage signature, signed by Canin in full as opposed to his contemporary signature, which consists of his faint initials. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. Winner of the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship. Selected by The New Yorker Magazine as one of the "Twenty Writers for the 21st Century". One of the finest American writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ETHAN CANIN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0395429765. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Canin, Ethan : Emperor Of The Air: Stories. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, collectables, atlases, antiquarian books and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |