Wallace Stegner - Recapitulation - Franklin Library - Signed First Edition - 1979

Wallace Stegner – Recapitulation (Franklin Library, 1979) - Signed First Edition

Edition note:
This limited first edition was published exclusively for members of The First Edition Society. It includes a special preface written by Wallace Stegner for this edition and features illustrations by Walter Rane.

Introduction:
Recapitulation follows Bruce Mason, a man returning to Salt Lake City after many years away, drawn back by memory, regret, and the unresolved echoes of youth. Stegner’s novel is a meditation on the past—how it shapes identity, how it resurfaces uninvited, and how it refuses to settle quietly. Moving between the present and the remembered landscapes of boyhood, Stegner weaves a portrait of a man confronting the places and people who formed him. The novel is intimate, sharply observed, and deeply human, continuing Stegner’s legacy as one of America’s finest chroniclers of memory and moral reflection.

Content:
This Franklin Library first edition includes the author’s own message to members of The First Edition Society, offering insight into the novel’s origins and themes. Full-color illustrations by Walter Rane accompany the narrative, adding visual depth to Stegner’s evocative storytelling. The production includes the complete text as first published in 1979.

Features:
Publisher: The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
Year: 1979
Author: Wallace Stegner
Illustrator: Walter Rane
Edition: Limited First Edition, exclusive to The First Edition Society
Binding: Full red leather with gilt ornamental borders and spine design
Endpapers: Moiré silk
Page edges: Gilt
Ribbon marker: Dark red satin
Paper: Archival-quality, acid-neutral paper

Condition:
Excellent condition. Pages immaculate, gilt edges bright, binding tight, and no handwriting or marks. A beautifully preserved collector’s copy.

Shipping:
Carefully packed and shipped with tracking.