Ironweed
by Kennedy, William
The third novel in William Kennedy’s Albany Cycle series, Ironweed (1983) is set during the Great Depression. It follows Francis Phelan, a drifter from Albany, New York. After a devastating accident where he killed his child, he becomes a wandering alcoholic, but at the beginning of the novel has returned home. Detailing Francis’s life following his homecoming, Ironwood tells the tragic tale of a man haunted by his past. The striking novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1984 and was adapted into a film in 1987.
First Edition Identification
The first edition of Ironwood was published in 1983 by The Viking Press in New York, N.Y. The novel is hardcover, with a dust jacket designed by Neil Stuart, and containing a photo on the cover taken by Margaret Bourke-White. This edition is 227 pages long and has the original price of $14.75 printed on the top right corner of the inside cover of the dust jacket. There are two primary identifying features of this edition. First, there is no photo of the author printed on the inside back of the dust jacket, as there is in other printings. Second, on the copyright page, “first published in 1983 by The Viking Press” is printed below the copyright information, instead of above the logo of The Viking Press, which is where it’s located in subsequent printings. While some might mistake the misspelling of “perceived” on page 205, line 22, as an identifying point, it is not, as this misspelling continues through the third printing.
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Ironweed
by Kennedy, William
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- First printing
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- 1983
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- Hardcover
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- 0670401765
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Schenectady, New York, USA
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First printing. Hardcover with dust jacket. This copy signed/Inscribed by Kennedy on the half-title page. With error on page 205. Slight slant to the spine; edge wear, small prior owner ink stamp name/address on front-paste-down end paper. Jacket has several edge tears and edge wear. Item Price
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IRONWEED.
by Kennedy, William
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- 1983
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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New York: Viking Press, 1983. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 227 pages. Hardcover binding with minimal rubbing to the extremities, including a tiny scuff to the bottom edges, and a hint of sunning to the top edge. Unclipped dustjacket with minor sunning to the spine, a tiny chip to the bottom edge of the spine, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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IRONWEED
by KENNEDY, William
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New York: The Viking Press, (1983). First Edition. wraps. Fine and uncommon in this format, especially when signed and in this condition. Uncorrected proof in yellow printed wraps with brown ink lettering and title in ink on the spine. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. SIGNED on the title page by the author.
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Ironweed (SIGNED)
by William Kennedy
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- 1988
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- Paperback
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Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
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Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1988. Paperback. Near Fine. 227 pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Boldly signed by the author William Kennedy and warmly inscribed to Greg Gatenby- Canadian writer and founder of the International Festival of Authors. From Gatenby's personal collection and with his signature on the ffep. Eight pages of photos from the… Read more about this item Item Price
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IRONWEED
by Kennedy, William
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- 1983
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New York: The Viking Press, 1983. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. Signed first edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, following Francis Phelan as he experiences homelessness in the Great Depression - adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. IRONWEED, initially rejected by 13 publishers, earned the 1984 Pulitzer Prize and won… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ironweed
by KENNEDY, William
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- 1983
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- Softcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Viking Press, 1983. Softcover. Very Good. First paperback edition. Light crease on front wrapper near the spine, top page edges lightly foxed, spine cocked a bit, a very good copy. Signed by the author on the title. A nice copy of this Pulitzer Prize-winner, the final book of The Albany Cycle. Kennedy also wrote the screenplay… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ironweed
by Kennedy, William
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- First Edition
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- 1983
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- Hardcover
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Northridge, California, USA
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NY: The Viking Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth titled in silver gilt. First edition, first state with "perceivced" on page 205 line 22. Flat signed by Kennedy to the title page. Fine condition. The DJ in mylar has $14.95 price, apparently second state. The $14.95 is to top corner; bottom… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ironweed
by William Kennedy
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1983
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- Soft cover
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- 0670401765
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Garrison, New York, USA
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€744.36
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The Viking Press. DJ in archival cover. DJ in archival cover. . Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1983. Item Price
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Ironweed.
by Kennedy, William
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- 1983
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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New York: The Viking Press, 1983. First edition of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half gray cloth. Signed by William Kennedy on the title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. William Kennedy won the Pulitzer Prize for Ironweed in 1984, and he wrote the screenplay for the 1987 film adaptation… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ironweed.
by KENNEDY, William.
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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- 1983
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- Hardcover
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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€210.67
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NY:: Viking,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. 0670401765 . Winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Made into the 1987 film. First edition, first issue - misspelling ("perceivced") on page 205, line 22. Review copy with slip, glossy black and white photograph of the author, and publisher's press release… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ironweed
by Kennedy, William
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- 1983
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- 0670401765
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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Trade paperback. The third of six novels in Kennedy's Albany Cycle. Set in 1938. Little wear, although the spine has a couple of creases and is slightly out of square. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Item Price
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IRONWEED
by WILLIAM KENNEDY
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- NONE AS ISSUED
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- 1984
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Hudson, Florida, USA
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MAYBE READ ONCE,HAS TS INK ON THE BOTTOM EDGE,OWNERS INSCRIPTION ON 1ST LEAF,STAMPED 'BOOK SALE' ALSO.SIGNATURE IS ON THE MAIN TITLE PAGE NO INSCRIPTION IN BLUE INK,REALLY NICE SIGNATURE. Item Price
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Ironweed.
by Kennedy, William
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- 1983
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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€421.34
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New York: The Viking Press, 1983. First edition of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half gray cloth. Signed by William Kennedy on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a newspaper article on Kennedy winning the Pulitzer Prize. Some offsetting to the half and title pages, otherwise fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ironweed
by Kennedy, William
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- Used - Very near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First edition
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- 1983
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- Hardcover
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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€257.48
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New York: The Viking Press (1983), 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [13], 2-227, [1] pp. Quarter grey cloth over black paper boards with silver lettering on the spine. Price of $14.75 on front flap of dust jacket. Ahearn APG 006b. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, included in the Modern Library 100. A Very near… Read more about this item Item Price
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IRONWEED
by William Kennedy
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- Used - Good
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- (Film/TV tie-in)
- Published
- 1988
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140113622
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Kirkby Fleetham, North Yorkshire, GBR
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€4.72
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Penguin. Good. 1988. (Film/TV tie-in). Paperback. 0140113622 . (good reading copy only) (edges "tanned" & large price sticker "pull" on spine - text & cover photographs unaffected) (Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep) (digest size pb. ) . Item Price
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Ironweed
by Kennedy, William
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- Used - Fine
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- No Jacket as Issued
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- Collector's Edition
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- 1999
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- Full Leather
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SANDY, Oregon, USA
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€168.53
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Easton Press, 1999. Collector's Edition. Full Leather. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. A beautiful leather Collector's Edition of Kennedy's best known work, signed by the author. Winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 1983 National Book Critics Circle Award, "Ironweed" is a novel about Francis Phelan, a bum, alcoholic and murderer who confronts the victims of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ironweed
by KENNEDY, William
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1983
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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€257.48
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NY: Viking, 1983. This is the true first of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel with the mis-spelled word "perceivced" on page 205 line 22. An unusually nice (probably unread) first edition of the author's best book to date. Part of the author's noted Albany Cycle. Also won the National Book Critics' Circle Award. Basis for the movie… Read more about this item Item Price
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IRONWEED
by KENNEDY, WILLIAM
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- Used - Fine
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- No Dust Jacket
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- Collector's Edition
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- 1999
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- Hardcover
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Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
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€74.90
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Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1999. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. All edges gilt. Covers and spine designed and lettered in gilt. Silk bookmark. A certificate of authenticity and an Easton Note about book and author laid-in. First published in 1983, the novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1984 and was adapted to film in 1987. 227pp.. Signed by… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ironweed - The prize-winning novel - now an unforgettable film starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep,
by Kennedy, William
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- Used
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- 1984
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- 0140113622
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Frankfurt am Main, DEU
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€5.00
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1984. Taschenbuch-Erstausgabe, London, Penguin books, 1984, 8°, 227 S. (Text: Englisch), illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), Seiten leicht angebräunt, Einband leicht beschabt, obere Buchkante mit winziger Anstoßung (Fi5) Should your order's weight exceed 1kg, we shall need to message you, to recalculate the shipping cost. (= Sollte Ihre Bestellung mehr als 1k wiegen, müssten die Portokosten angepasst werden, Sie… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ironweed
by Kennedy, William
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1983
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0670401765
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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The Viking Press, 1983. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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