Description
Kent Haruf’s debut novel, The Tie That Binds, offered an early glimpse of the spare, plains-set storytelling that later made him widely collected. This copy is the true First Edition / First Printing from Holt, Rinehart and Winston (1984)-a desirable format for readers and collectors of modern American literary fiction.
Key details and highlights:
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First Edition / First Printing (copyright page states “First Edition” with the “1” present in the number line)
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Original Holt, Rinehart and Winston publication (New York)
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Kent Haruf’s first published novel, a foundational title for his later Colorado plains canon
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Dust jacket included, presenting well overall with typical shelf/edge wear and light rubbing/soiling from handling
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Condition note: there is a small pen/pencil line/mark on the title page
A strong candidate for anyone building a Kent Haruf collection or seeking an important first-book first printing. Please view all photos for complete condition details.














