Catalog 126, W-Z
415. WATTS, Alan W. Psychotherapy East and West. (NY): Pantheon (1961). A comparison of the insights and assumptions of western psychotherapy with those of eastern religions and mystical philosophy, by the Western writer who introduced Zen Buddhism and other Eastern philosophies to Western audiences. Inscribed by the author: "For Dorothy [Norman] -/ with love from its author,/ Alan./ November 6, 1961." Sunning to spine cloth; else fine in a very near fine dust jacket. Books signed by Watts, who became a counterculture superstar, are uncommon.
416. (WELSH, Irvine). WILLIAMSON, Kevin. Drugs and the Party Line. (Edinburgh): Rebel, Inc. (1997). Foreword by Welsh. Paperback original. Slight scratches; still very near fine in wrappers. A surprisingly scarce book.
417. WELTY, Eudora. The Bride of Innisfallen. NY: Harcourt Brace (1955). A collection of stories. This is the first edition, second issue (with multiple copyright dates). Signed by Welty. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with rubbing to the rear panel and an edge tear at the upper rear spine fold. A nice copy of this collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
418. WELTY, Eudora. Why I Live at the P.O. (Victoria): Penguin (1995). A small format paperback, 4 1/4" x 5 1/2", published in Australia on the occasion of Penguin's 60th anniversary. Includes four stories by Welty. Tiny corner crease rear cover; else fine in wrappers.
419. WEST, Nathanael. The Day of the Locust. NY: Random House (1939). The author's classic novel of Hollywood, a scathing satire based on his own experiences as a screenwriter and for which he has received something approaching literary immortality. His last novel published in his lifetime: West was killed with his wife in a car accident in 1940, apparently after becoming distraught upon hearing of F. Scott Fitzgerald's death, and failing to notice a stop sign. The Day of the Locust remains the crowning achievement of his career, and a novel with influence far beyond the author's overall modest output during his short career; his first book had been published only eight years earlier. Slight spine lean; else fine in a very good dust jacket with several small, internally tape-mended edge tears. A very attractive copy of this book that shows wear readily, without any of the fading to the spine that is common to this title.
420. WHITEHEAD, Colson. The Intuitionist. NY: Anchor Books (1999). His well-received debut novel which quickly went into many printings. Signed by the author. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with a shallow scratch on the rear panel.
421. WILLEFORD, Charles. The Ubiquitous Roach Clip. (n.p.): Pride of Tacoma Press (2003). A short piece written by Willeford in 1973. One of 150 numbered copies signed by the designer, Michael Kellner. Fine, in fine envelope.
422. WILLIAMS, Terry Tempest. Spirituality is Solitary. (Eugene): (Knight Library Press) (2000). A broadside excerpt from Leap, published on the occasion of a visit by the author to the University of Oregon as a guest lecturer. One of 125 numbered copies signed by the author. 19" x 11 1/2"; folded in thirds, by design, and encased in a cardstock chemise. Fine. Scarce.
423. WILLIAMS, William Carlos. A Voyage to Pagany. NY: Macaulay, 1928. An autobiographical novel, his first, by one of the most acclaimed poets of his time, and author of the landmark Paterson sequence two decades later. Inscribed by the author to the writer Betty Miller, author of books on Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning: "memories of a happy trip -- somewhat distorted." A nice association copy of an important book. A little wear to cloth edges, front hinge a bit tender; still about near fine in a good, moderately edge-chipped, spine-tanned dust jacket very fragile at the folds. In a custom clamshell case. Uncommon in dust jacket, and rare signed.
424. (WINTERSON, Jeanette). "I used to live on a long stretchy street" in Walking on the Water. (London): Virago (1983). Winterson's first book appearance, a short story that prefigures Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit in theme. Corner creases to front and rear covers and one page (not in the Winterson section). Very good in wrappers. Remarkably scarce in any printing, especially the first.
425. (WINTERSON, Jeanette). SWIFT, Jonathan. Gulliver's Travels. (Oxford/NY): Oxford University Press (1999). A new edition of Swift's classic, with an 8-page introduction by Winterson. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
426. WOLFF, Tobias. Ugly Rumours. London: Allen & Unwin (1975). The author's first novel, set in Vietnam, about a Special Forces lieutenant and a sergeant serving as advisor to a Vietnamese Infantry Division. Not published in this country, and the author has pointedly refused to list it among his "previous publications" on his later books or allowed it to be reprinted. His memoir, In Pharaoh's Army, alludes somewhat disparagingly to the novel he was writing while he was serving in Vietnam, presumably Ugly Rumours. Wolff is one of the most highly regarded short story writers in America, winner of the PEN Faulkner Award, and his memoir This Boy's Life was made into a memorable movie. A novel by him on the pivotal event of his generation -- the Vietnam war -- is a notable contribution to contemporary literature, regardless of the author's opinion of its quality. This copy is signed by Wolff, and very scarce thus, presumably because of his feelings detailed above. Upper board edge bumped and small foredge stain; near fine in a very good dust jacket with a closed tear at the upper front flap fold and an open tear to the top edge.
427. (WOLFF, Tobias). Beethoven Symphony No. 9. (London/NY): (Decca/Penguin) (1999). A CD of Beethoven's Symphony as performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1972 and issued here with an introductory note by Tobias Wolff. Fine. An uncommon Wolff appearance in print.
428. WOOLF, Virginia. Beau Brummell. NY: Rimington & Hooper, 1930. A short essay on Beau Brummell, issued as an attractive limited edition of 550 copies, of which 500 were for sale. Signed by the author. A folio, quarterbound in red cloth and paper over boards, with paper label on cover duplicating the design of the label on the cardboard slipcase. Very modest foxing and fading to the spine cloth; a near fine copy in a very good slipcase with some scraping and a small repair at the top seam.
429. WOOLF, Virginia. Mrs. Dalloway's Party. London: Hogarth, 1973. The uncorrected proof copy of seven stories Woolf wrote between 1922 and 1927, contemporaneously with the Mrs. Dalloway (1925) years. Edited and introduced by Stella McNichol and including two previously unpublished stories. Owner inscription and a few (editorial?) corrections to text; handling apparent to covers; very good in wrappers. Scarce in proof form.