Hassler, Jon

[The complete works of Jon Hassler, firsts and signed]

[Minnesota]: [misc. publishers], 1977-2010.

The complete works of the celebrated Minnesota author, Jon Hassler (1933-2008). Each book is the first edition and the majority are signed in clamshell cases. Includes 14 novels, 10 non-fiction, compilation, and fine press publications, and 3 magazines.

Hassler was born in Minneapolis and grew up in the small towns of Staples and Plainview. He received degrees from St. John’s University and the University of North Dakota. Hassler wrote about the places he was raised in small town Minnesota. This Hassler canon reflects years of collecting and careful preservation; all dust jackets are protected in mylar and many in clamshell cases.

NOVELS:

Staggerford (1977) / first edition, dust jacket is price clipped though otherwise clean, signed and dated later by Hassler on the title page, clamshell case

Four Miles to Pinecone (1977) / first edition, dust jacket slight wear at creases, slight toning to cover boards, contemporary inscription “All good wishes to my friend Harold Peterson / Jon Hassler / May Day 1977” on front free endpaper, clamshell case

Simon’s Night (1979) / first edition, dust jacket slightly wrinkled on the inside flap, very slight toning to the top of the cover boards, signed and dated later by Hassler on the title page, clamshell case 

Jemmy (1980) / first edition, tidy dust jacket, slight smudging on first three pages, contemporary inscription “Greetings to Chris. / -Jon Hassler” on half title page, clamshell case

Love Hunter, The (1981) / first edition, dust jacket with small drip stain on front cover, signed and dated later by Hassler on half title page, clamshell case

Green Journey, A (1985) / first edition, clean dust jacket, very slight toning to the top of the cover boards, signed and dated later by Hassler on the title page, clamshell case

Grand Opening (1987) / first edition, clean dust jacket, signed and dated later by Hassler on the title page, clamshell case

North of Hope (1990) / first edition, clean dust jacket, signed and dated later by Hassler on the title page, clamshell case

Dear James (1993) / first edition, clean dust jacket, signed dated later by Hassler on half title page, clamshell case

Rookery Blues (1995) / first edition, clean dust jacket, signed dated later by Hassler on half title page, clamshell case

Dean’s List, The (1998) / first edition, clean dust jacket, “thumb” mark on first three pages, signed and dated later by Hassler on the title page, clamshell case

Staggerford Flood, The (2002) / first edition, clean dust jacket, signed and dated (2002) by Hassler on the title page, clamshell case

Staggerford Murders, The (2004) / first edition, paperback, slight wear to the white cover wrappers, overall tidy, signed by Hassler on the title page

New Woman, The (2005) / first edition, clean dust jacket, signed by Hassler on the title page, clamshell case

OTHER JON HASSLER PUBLICATIONS: 

Staggerford’s Indian (1988) / first “regular” edition of 224 copies, this being number 199, clean wrappers, inscribed “Dec 3, 1988 / To Dennis with warm regards. / -Jon Hassler” on the half title page, with an additional inscription “Merry Christmas Dennis! / 1988 Susan Nees [illustrator]” on the front plate, overall clean and enclosed in original envelope from the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, The First Annual Winter Book 1988

Twenty Six Minnesota Writers (1995) / paperback, slight wear to cover wrappers though maintaining neat appearance, signed by Hassler on pp. 201

Underground Christmas: Press Copy (May 30, 1998) / 28 leaves, “Manuscript: New from Jon Hassler” press copy for “Underground Christmas” later published in 1999, paperback bound with two staples, signed by Hassler on peach cover page, slight wear though overall clean

Underground Christmas (1999) / first edition, clean dust jacket, sticker label on the back cover board, signed by Hassler on the title page

My Staggerford Journal (1999) / first edition, clean dust jacket, slight bends to top and bottom of spine though stable and secure, signed and dated later by Hassler on the title page

Keepsakes and Other Stories (2000) / first edition, clean dust jacket, wood engravings by Gaylord Schanilec, signed by both Hassler and Schanilec the on the title page

Rufus at the Door and Other Stories (2000) / first edition, clean dust jacket, wood engravings by Gaylord Schanilec, signed by Hassler on the front free endpaper

Good People… from an Author’s Life (2001) / first edition, paperback, slight smudging to back cover, signed by Hassler on the title page

Stories Teachers Tell (2004) / first edition, paperback, slight wear to the cover wrappers though tidy in appearance, signed by Gretchen Kresl Hassler and Jon Hassler on the title page (2005)

Conversations with Jon Hassler (Plut, Joseph) (2010) (2 copies) / paperback, slight wear to the cover wrappers though neat in appearance, distribution sticker on the back of both copies

PLUS MAGAZINES FEATURING JON HASSLER:

Lake Country Journal (Mar/Apr 1997) / slight wear at the edges, Hassler on cover

Lake Country Journal (Sept/Oct 1997) / signed by Joe Plut on the front cover, tidy with minimal wear

Firsts (2003) / slight wear, signed by Hassler on pp. 46

Item #2731

Price: $950.00