(Sacramento), (English Club of Sacramento State College), (1968). Carver's first collection of poems and his first regularly published book: he had two offprints of individual poems printed previously. An unknown number of copies were printed, generally thought to be between 100 and 200, with the lower number more likely than the higher. Most copies had disappeared long before Carver began to gain a literary reputation in the late 1970s. Signed by the author. Small faint cup ring on the front cover, otherwise fine in wrappers. One of the scarcest first books of the latter half of the 20th century: despite Carver's universally recognized importance, only one copy of Near Klamath has ever appeared at auction, and that was 15 years ago. From the collection of Bruce Kahn. [#911021] SOLD