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196. -. Another copy, unsigned. Spine slant; near fine in a near fine dust jacket with wear to the spine extremities.
197. IRVING, John. The Water-Method Man. NY: Random House (1972). His second book. From the library of Alex MacPhail, who took the author photo for the jacket of Irving's Setting Free the Bears. With MacPhail's 1972 owner signature and added sentiment. Bowing to boards; near fine in a near fine dust jacket with wear at the spine extremities.
198. JAPRISOT, Sebastien. Goodbye, Friend. NY: Simon & Schuster (1969), The uncorrected proof copy of the first American edition of this early novel by the author of the award-winning A Very Long Engagement. Corner clipped from rear cover; very good in tall, padbound wrappers. Fragile and scarce.
199. JHABVALA, Ruth Prawer. Out of India. NY: Morrow (1986). The uncorrected proof copy. Fifteen short stories chosen by Jhabvala from her previous four collections. Jhabvala won the Booker Prize for her novel Heat and Dust. Imprint of a pen spiral on front cover; near fine in wrappers.
200. JHABVALA, Ruth Prawer. Shards of Memory. NY: Doubleday (1995). The advance reading copy of this novel of four generations in the life of an Indian family. Fine in wrappers.
201. JIN, Ha. The Bridegroom. NY: Pantheon (2000). A collection of stories by the author of the National Book Award-winning Waiting. Signed by the author in the month of publication. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Laid in is an autograph postcard signed by the author.
202. JOHNSON, Josephine. Winter Orchard and Other Stories. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1935. A collection of stories by this author whose first novel, Now in November, won the Pulitzer Prize. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication. Near fine in a good, spine-tanned dust jacket chipped at the spine extremities and also, precariously, along the flap folds.
203. JUST, Ward. The American Ambassador. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. The uncorrected proof copy of this well-received novel. Fine in wrappers.
204. JUST, Ward. Jack Gance. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. The advance reading copy. Fine in wrappers, stamped "Network-Not for Resale" on the top page edges and with Houghton Mifflin's "Network of Personal Booksellers" label on the front cover.
205. JUST, Ward. Twenty-One. Selected Stories. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. The uncorrected proof copy of this selection of stories spanning the first 20 years of the writer's career. Spine-faded; near fine in wrappers.
206. -. Same title. An advance reading excerpt, printing one story from the collection: "Honor, Power, Riches, Fame, and the Love of Women." Fine in stapled wrappers. The cover is misprinted with "Collected Stories."
207. KEROUAC, Jack. Doctor Sax. NY: Grove (1959). The uncorrected proof copy of one of Kerouac's scarcest trade publications. Plain white wrappers with handwritten title and publication information, and author's name on brown label. Stamped in red "Uncorrected Page Proof" on cover and first three leaves. Casual inspection reveals typographic differences between this proof and the published book on the half-title, title page, and second half-title as well as its being gathered into a different number of (smaller) signatures. An extremely uncommon item: we know of only one other proof copy of this title having appeared on the market over the years, and no copy appeared in the Walter Reuben collection catalogued by Bradford Morrow. A bit of sunning to the spine and spotting to the covers and foredge; otherwise near fine in an attractive custom quarter leather clamshell box.
208. KEROUAC, Jack. CORRESPONDENCE with Steve Allen. April 1958 - February 1959. Two typed notes from Kerouac to Allen. The first, dated April 14, 1958, from Orlando, is typed upside down on 8 1/2" x 11" white lined paper and requests that Allen "arrange another evening like the one you planned" as Kerouac had been unable to keep their proposed date due to having to pick up his "mother & cats to take them back to the new house I bought in Long Island." The note is unsigned, but is folded in sixths for mailing and the original hand-addressed mailing envelope is stapled on verso. The second note, signed in full, is on a half sheet of paper, approximately 8 1/2" x 4 1/2", and is dated February 19, 1959, from his home in Northport, N.Y. -- the Long Island house referred to in the previous letter. Kerouac apologizes for declining a gift from Allen, a subscription to The Independent which had offended his mother with an article on the Pope. He further inquires about his and Allen's record coming out, informs Allen of his first full-length book of poems [Mexico City Blues], published by Grove, and enthuses about Harpo Marx and the Three Stooges. Also included is a retained copy of Allen's dictated reply, in part: "I sent your subscription on to Groucho Marx so all is well." Allen says that he understands about The Independent and that his own mother would not allow a copy of it in the house either. On the record Kerouac mentions, Kerouac read poetry and Allen played the piano. Allen was a mainstream television and radio personality at the time and he provided Kerouac and the Beat movement with a certain legitimacy they might not otherwise have had while also showing that mainstream squares might not be as square as they appeared to be. These notes,
with their references to a memorable artistic collaboration and their allusions to the junction between literary celebrity and the world of television and Hollywood suggest the matrix of cultural connections being created at the time -- connections that are now so thoroughly enmeshed in our contemporary society as to seem innate. Together with two 8" x 10" black and white photographs of Kerouac and Allen together at Allen's piano, with a copy of On the Road on top, and one of the photos being a shot of them appearing on television. Other than folds and staple holes, all items near fine or better. For the lot:
209. KESEY, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. NY: Viking (1962). Kesey's landmark first book, a pivotal novel of the literature of the Sixties, which helped to shape a generation's attitudes on issues of authority, power, madness and, finally, individuality. The early printings of the U.S. edition contain text that was later excised and changed after a lawsuit was brought against Kesey and his publisher by a woman who was a nurse at the institution which Kesey used as a model for the novel; she charged him with portraying a character that was based on her (and had the same first name) in a disparaging manner. The character was rewritten after the third hardcover printing, and later editions, including the mass market paperback and the "definitive" text in the Viking Critical Library Series, have an alternate character in her place. Inscribed by the author, upside-down on the rear pastedown. Mild uniform fading to top stain, else fine in a dust jacket with some rubbing and wear to the spine and corners but very little of the usual fading; about near fine. A very attractive copy of a book that is increasingly hard to find in collectible condition.
210. KINCAID, Jamaica. The Autobiography of My Mother. NY: FSG (1996). The third novel, fifth book, by this West Indian writer. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
211. KING, Laurie R. A Letter of Mary. NY: St. Martin's (1997). A novel of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, the third in the author's award-winning series. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
212. KINSELLA, W.P. Scars. (Canada): (Oberon) (1978). The uncommon hardcover issue of the second book by the award-winning author of Shoeless Joe, a collection of Indian stories set on the Hobbema Reserve in western Canada. Several of Kinsella's Indian stories were transformed into the well-received independent film, Dance Me Outside. Signed by the author. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few short edge tears. The print run for the hardcover issue of this title is unknown, but Oberon books from the same era have been known have had printings of only a few hundred copies, most of which would have gone to libraries.
213. KLEIN, Joe (a.k.a. "Anonymous"). Woody Guthrie. A Life. NY: Knopf, 1980. The uncorrected proof copy of the first book, a biography of the legendary folk singer/activist, by the author of Primary Colors. A well-received and well-written biography, which exhibits a flair for drama and characterization that anticipates the author's venture into fiction. Fine in wrappers.
214. KOSINSKI, Jerzy. Being There. NY: HBJ (1970). The third book by the author of The Painted Bird and the National Book Award-winning Steps. With an autograph note signed by the author to film critic Pauline Kael laid in. This title was adapted for the screen by Kosinski and filmed by Hal Ashby, with Peter Sellers and Shirley Maclaine. Sellers was nominated for an Academy Award for his role, and Melvyn Douglas won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Kosinski won a British Academy Award for Best Screenplay for the film. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A nice association copy.
215. KOSINSKI, Jerzy. Passion Play. NY: St. Martin's (1979). A special issue, one of 500 numbered copies signed by the author. The signature is on the front flyleaf; the limitation is printed on the verso, giving the appearance of a somewhat impromptu limited edition. Fine in a near fine glassine dustwrapper with some chipping.
216. -. Another copy. Poets House bookplate front pastedown; near fine in a near fine glassine dust wrapper with some chipping.
217. KOSINSKI, Jerzy. Pinball. NY: Bantam (1982). The uncorrected proof copy. It was at the time of the publication of this novel that revelations about Kosinski's use of translators to do much of the writing of his books and his plagiarism from obscure Polish sources for some of his writings began to undo his literary reputation, culminating in his suicide in 1991. Fine in wrappers.
218. KRAMER, Larry. Faggots. NY: Random House (1978). The uncorrected proof copy of this novel by the screenwriter for D.H. Lawrence's Women in Love. This copy was sent to film critic Pauline Kael for review. Pencilled notes throughout; near fine in tapebound cardstock covers.
219. KUROSAWA, Akira. Something Like an Autobiography. NY: Knopf, 1982. The uncorrected proof copy of the first American edition of the great Japanese filmmaker's memoir. Kurosawa directed such classics as The Seven Samurai and Ran, among others. Fine in wrappers.
220. LAHR, John. The Autograph Hound. NY: Knopf, 1973. A Hollywood novel by a writer most well-known as a drama critic. Inscribed by the author in the month prior to publication to film critic Pauline Kael. With a typed note signed by the author requesting a comment. The card is taped to the front pastedown; the book is fine in a near fine dust jacket. A nice association.
221. LAWRENCE, D.H. Twenty Poems. Hampstead: M.A. Cote, 1959. Twenty poems illustrated by M.A. Cote and published in an edition of 65 copies. Each of the 20 poems and its corresponding signed print comprise an individual folio in wrappers. The 20 individual folios are laid into boards and slipcase, with a colophon signed by the artist. The prints and poems are near fine; the protective boards and slipcase have some rubbing and surface peeling but are still very good. An attractive and uncommon edition: only two copies have appeared at auction in the past twenty years.
222. LEHANE, Dennis. Sacred. NY: Morrow (1997). The third book featuring detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro, by the author of A Drink Before the War, which won a Shamus Award. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
223. LIGHTMAN, Alan. Einstein's Dreams. NY: Pantheon (1993). A novel in which each chapter, each dream of Einstein's, offers a story set against a different pattern of time. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Lightman's most recent book, The Diagnosis, was a finalist for the National Book Award.
224. LIGHTMAN, Alan. "In this world, the passage of time brings increasing order..." Berkeley: Black Oak Books, 1993. A broadside excerpt from Einstein's Dreams, printed by Okeanos Press on the occasion of a reading. 11" x 8 1/4". Framed to 13 1/4" x 10 3/8". Signed by the author. Fine.