Description
The first edition of Heart Songs and Other Stories by Edna Ann Proulx.
Octavo, 151pp, [1]. Beige hardcover, maroon cloth spine with title stamped in gilt. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. Lacking the “Not For Resale” stamp on text block. This copy appears unread. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $16.95 on the front flap, faint sunning to the spine, a near fine example.
E. Annie Proulx (born August 22, 1935) is an American writer known for her novels and short stories set in rural North America. Her novel The Shipping News (1993) won both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award. Proulx also received an O. Henry Award for her short fiction, including “Brokeback Mountain,” later adapted into a 2005 film. Her other works include Postcards, Accordion Crimes, That Old Ace in the Hole, Barkskins, and the Wyoming Stories collections.
