The Uncollected Stories of John Cheever. 1930-1981: Advance Excerpt (Not the Complete Book) by Cheever, John. (Text) Donaldson, Scott. (Introduction) Dennis, Franlin H. (Ed.) - 1988

Chicago: Academy, 1988. Softcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Advance Excerpt. Fine in wrappers. Prints three previously uncollected short stories. The book was suppressed by Cheever's estate before publication.

Chicago: Academy Chicago Publlishers, 1988. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff blue glazed wrappers. iv, 23pp. Fine. Promotional brochure for this hotly contested and eventually suppressed compilation, featuring two short stories ("Bayonne" and "Town House"). Laid in by the publisher is a 3 pages' worth of articles concerning the hullaballoo. Rather scarce.

Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers [through 1998], 1988. First Edition. Fine/Fine. A trio of publications (Advance Reading Copy, Advance Excerpt, and First Printing), all unread and virtually pristine, documenting four years of litigation in state and federal courts that ended in a stop-publish order barring a volume of uncollected short stories by John Cheever. Demy 8vo (228 x 151; 228 x 151; 227 x 140mm): xx,534; iv,5-23,[1]; xii,363,[1]pp. The uncorrected proof was suppressed prior to publication due to a legal dispute with Cheever's estate. Original sky-blue blue wrappers printed in black. The excerpt was permitted publication in lieu of the first trade edition. Stiff blue card printed in orange on upper cover. Miller's account, Uncollecting Cheever, appeared in 1998. This collection of 68 stories (legally barred from publication or even circulated to reviewers in the form of this scarce advance ready copy) begins with Cheever`s first published story, ''Expelled,'' from a 1930 issue of the New… Read More