Inscribed first edition of the semi-autobiographical final novel by the Pulitzer- and National Book Award-winning American writer. NY: Random House, 1987. First edition. Signed and briefly inscribed by Stegner on the half-title. Octavo (6.5 x 9.5 in.); 277pp.; orange papered boards, brown quarter cloth; gold spine lettering, metallic red design on front board; in dust jacket. Small gift inscription penned on front pastedown, very mild bumping/swelling to front board corners. Else very near fine in a like jacket, unclipped ("$18.95"), with mild crumpling at extremities and with a few spots of minor laminate bubbling. N.B. Though the market is verily flooded with copies of the signed Franklin Press edition of this title, examples of the trade edition signed by Stegner are relatively uncommon.
