Catalog 116, Awards, T-Z
385. TAYLOR, Peter. The Old Forest and Other Stories. Garden City: Doubleday/Dial, 1985. Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award. Very near fine in like dust jacket, with an invitation to a screening of the film made from the title story laid in.
386. THOMAS, D.M. The White Hotel. London/Beverly Hills: John Johnson/William Morris Agency (n.d.). The first draft typescript of a screenplay based on his World Fantasy Award-winning novel. 93 photo-reproduced sheets in a black vinyl binder with the title and author embossed on the front cover. Thomas' richly fantastic novel was an ambitious attempt to chronicle much of the pivotal history of the Twentieth Century, from Freud to Hitler, through the inner life of the mind of one of Freud's patients who ends up at a Nazi concentration camp. An unusual book, which would have made an interesting movie; as far as we know, this is unproduced. Fine.
387. THOMAS, Ross. Briarpatch. NY: Simon & Schuster (1984). The uncorrected proof copy of this Edgar Award-winning novel. Signed by the author. Near fine in yellow wrappers.
388. THORNTON, Lawrence. Imagining Argentina. NY: Doubleday, 1987. His first book, a magical realist novel about the "dirty war" in Argentina, in which thousands of people "disappeared" -- and turned that word into a transitive verb. Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
389. TYLER, Anne. Breathing Lessons. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1988. The true first edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Bound in leather, stamped in gold and silver, with gilt page edges and a silk ribbon marker bound in. Signed by the author. With a special introduction by Tyler for this edition in which she draws parallels between disaster movies and family life. Fine.
390. -. Same title. NY: Knopf, 1988. The uncorrected proof copy of the trade edition. This is the second issue proof, with the first leaf corrected so that Tyler's previous publications are listed on the verso rather than the recto. Spine lightly sunned; else fine in wrappers.
391. -. Another copy of the second issue proof. Bumped at mid-spine and shallow creases to front cover; about near fine in wrappers.
392. -. Another copy. Crease to front cover; near fine in wrappers.
393. UPDIKE, John. The Poorhouse Fair. NY: Knopf, 1959. Updike's second book, first novel, winner of the Richard and Hilda Rosenthal Foundation Award of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, for a novel which, despite not being a commercial success, was nonetheless "a considerable literary achievement." Also nominated for the National Book Award. Large owner inscription on the front flyleaf (dated Valentine's Day, 1959), otherwise a very near fine copy with just a hint of sunning to the lower board edge, in a near fine dust jacket with two tiny edge tears. A much-better-than-usual copy of a scarce first novel.
394. -. Another copy. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a vertical wrinkle on the front panel, a small internal stain on the verso of the front panel, a tiny pinhole at the upper spine, and tape shadows on the flaps. Overall, an attractive copy, most of the flaws probably attributable to a dust jacket protector having been affixed at one time in the past, and having shrunk slightly over time.
395. UPDIKE, John. The Centaur. NY: Knopf, 1963. His sixth book and fifth work of fiction, a novel that was his first National Book Award winner. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with light edge wear and a line of rubbing to the rear spine fold. Together with the LP recording of Updike reading an excerpt from The Centaur (NY: CMS Records, n.d.). Updike also reads five poems from Telephone Poles and Other Poems and the story "The Lifeguard" from Pigeon Feathers. Fine. For both:
396. UPDIKE, John. Rabbit is Rich. NY: Knopf, 1981. The uncorrected proof copy of the third of his "Rabbit Angstrom" books, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Fine in wrappers.
397. VAN DOREN, Mark. Collected Poems, 1922-1938. NY: Henry Holt (1939). The limited edition of this collection of poems, which won the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. One of 200 numbered copies signed by the author. Spine-tanned cloth; else fine, without dust jacket.
398. WALCOTT, Derek. The Sea at Dauphin. (n.p.): University College of the West Indies, 1958. The second printing of this very early play, which preceded his first book published outside the Caribbean by four years. Inscribed by the author in 1979. Near fine in stapled wrappers.
399. WALCOTT, Derek. Selected Poems. NY: Farrar Straus (1964). The second regularly published book by the West Indian writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992. Fine in a lightly spine-sunned dust jacket rubbed along the front flap fold; near fine.
400. -. Same title. Printer's sample pages. One sheet, folded in fourths, printing the text of pp. 43-45 and adding one page of specs. Together with the dust jacket, folded flat, and a copy of the author photo used on the jacket. Fine. Early and scarce publishing ephemera from the career of the West Indian Nobel Prize winner.
401. WALCOTT, Derek. The Joker of Seville & O Babylon! NY: FSG (1978). Two plays in verse. Fine in a dust jacket with one short edge tear, else fine. Signed by the author in 1979.
402. -. Same title. The uncorrected proof copy. Signed by the author in 1979. Near fine in tall wrappers.
403. WALCOTT, Derek. The Fortunate Traveller. NY: FSG (1981). The first American edition of this collection of poems by the Nobel Prize-winning West Indian author. Inscribed by the author to Andre Dubus "with thanks" in April of 1983. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
404. -. Same title. Long galley sheets. 24" x 7 1/2". Printed on rectos only. Mild edge-sunning; else fine. Scarce.
405. WALCOTT, Derek. The Arkansas Testament. NY: FSG (1987). Poetry. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
406. (WALCOTT, Derek). BRODSKY, Joseph. "Letter from the Ming Dynasty." Undated. Ribbon-copy typescript of Walcott's translation of Brodsky's poem, with holograph changes and copy editor's marks (in different hands). Folded for mailing; near fine. A remarkable document: a Nobel Prize-winning author's translation of another Nobel Prize winner's poem.
407. WALKER, Alice. The Color Purple. NY: HBJ (1982). A later printing of her Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novel, a surprise bestseller that was made into a film by Steven Spielberg. Inscribed by the author to Ai, another African-American female poet who has also won the National Book Award. A nice association copy of Walker's breakthrough book, which established her as a major literary voice of our times and helped herald a renaissance of writing by African-American women. Remainder stripe; very near fine in a price-clipped dust jacket worn at the spine crown.
408. WALLACE, David Rains. The Klamath Knot. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books (1983). The author's third book, subtitled "Explorations of Myth and Evolution" and compared by a blurb writer to Walden and A Sand County Almanac. Winner of the 1984 John Burroughs Medal for the best work of natural history written the previous year. One light corner bump; else fine in a near fine dust jacket with minor wear at spine extremities.
409. -. Same title. The uncorrected proof copy. Small sticker shadow front cover; else fine in wrappers.
410. WATSON, Larry. Montana 1948. (Minneapolis): Milkweed Editions (1993). A review copy of his highly praised novel, winner of the Milkweed National Fiction Prize and the Mountains and Plains Bookseller Association Regional Book Award. Inscribed by the author. The front flyleaf bears the impression of a crease; otherwise a fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
411. -. Another copy. Signed by the author. This one has the creasing on the pastedown; else fine in a fine dust jacket.
412. WHARTON, William. Birdy. London: Cape (1979). The British edition of the author's pseudonymous first book, which won the National Book Award for best first novel (during one of the few years there was such an award). Tiny spot to top stain; else fine in a fine dust jacket.
413. -. Same title, the proof of the British edition. Fine in a near fine proof dust jacket.
414. WIDEMAN, John Edgar. Sent for You Yesterday. (NY): Avon (1983). A paperback original, the third volume in the Homewood Trilogy, and winner of the PEN Faulkner Award, an unprecedented occurrence for a paperback. Signed by the author. Pages browning slightly with age, otherwise fine.
415. WIDEMAN, John Edgar. Brothers & Keepers. NY: HRW (1984). Nonfiction account of the author's relationship with his brother, and his brother's run-ins with the law. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award; nominated for a PEN Faulkner Award. Inscribed by the author: "For ____, / We're all brothers/ and keepers." Large owner name front flyleaf; else fine in a near fine dust jacket with one tiny corner chip.
416. -. Same title. The uncorrected proof copy. Offsetting to front cover; very good in wrappers. In our experience, an uncommon proof.
417. WIDEMAN, John Edgar. Philadelphia Fire. NY: Holt (1990). A novel based on the Philadelphia Police Department's bombing of the radical African-American group MOVE's headquarters in a bloody standoff that leveled a city block. Winner of the PEN Faulkner Award, the second of Wideman's books to receive that award. Fine in a fine dust jacket, and signed by the author.
418. -. Another copy. Fine in a fine dust jacket and inscribed by the author.
419. WIESEL, Elie. All Rivers Run to the Sea. NY: Knopf, 1995. The advance reading copy of the first American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's memoirs. One of an unspecified number of copies signed by the author. Fine in wrappers and publisher's cardstock slipcase.
420. WILLIAMS, Terry Tempest. Pieces of White Shell. NY: Scribner (1984). Her first solo book, subtitled "A Journey to Navajoland," with illustrations by Navajo artist Clifford Brycelea. Winner of the 1984 Southwestern Book Award. Inscribed by the author in 1989: "For ____/ We are told a story/ and then we tell our/ own./ Bless you & these/ sacred lands." Three pages bear a small puncture wound, not affecting text; near fine in a very good dust jacket with two long, but closed edge tears. A very nice inscription in an uncommon book.
421. -. Another copy. Signed by the author. Fine in a near fine, modestly rubbed dust jacket. An attractive copy of a book that has become quite difficult to find in recent years and which, because of the soft paper jacket, usually shows up worn.
422. -. Another copy, unsigned. Fine in a very near fine, price-clipped dust jacket with sparse traces of rubbing to the unlaminated dust jacket.
423. WINTERSON, Jeanette. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. NY: Atlantic Monthly Press (1987). The first American edition of the author's highly praised first novel, winner of the Whitbread Prize. Only issued in wrappers. This is the first issue, which states "First Edition" and "First printing," does not have a number line, and has a price of $6.95. Two creases to front cover; near fine.
424. -. Same title, the uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
425. WRIGHT, Stephen. Meditations in Green. NY: Scribner (1983). A review copy of the author's first book, a highly praised novel -- "the chronicle of the corruption and decay of Spec 4 James Griffin under the pressures of an unreal war." Winner of the Maxwell Perkins Award. Near fine in a spine-faded, else fine dust jacket.
426. -. Same title, the uncorrected proof copy. Very light staining to bottom page edges otherwise fine in wrappers.
427. -. Another copy of the proof. Near fine in wrappers.
428. YEATS, W.B. The Player Queen. London: Macmillan, 1922. The first separate appearance of this short play. Light, even dust soiling; else fine in wrappers.
429. YEATS, William Butler. The Trembling of the Veil. London: T. Werner Laurie, 1922. The limited edition of this volume of autobiography, published the year before Yeats was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. This is one of 1000 numbered copies signed by the author. A bit of toning to page edges and a slight corner bump; very near fine in a very good, spine-darkened dust jacket chipped and threatening to continue to chip at the crown. An attractive copy of a handsome edition that was printed privately for subscribers.
430. YEATS, W.B. Plays in Prose and Verse. NY: Macmillan, 1924. The limited edition of this collection, one of 250 numbered copies signed by the author. Corners tender; near fine, without dust jacket. A gift inscription on title page reads "Calvert Coggeshall/ to E.E.," Coggeshall being an artist of some repute, and the recipient, "E.E.," being unknown to us.
431. YEATS, W.B. Explorations. London: Macmillan, 1962. The uncorrected proof copy of this collection of Yeats's prose, much of it previously uncollected. Very good in wrappers worn at the base of the spine.