Catalog 130, T-V
284. TAYLOR, Peter. The Widows of Thornton. NY: Harcourt Brace (1954). The third book and second story collection by a writer considered a contemporary master of the form and one of the key figures in Southern literature in the 20th century. Taylor was born in Tennessee, where much of his fiction is set, and he is one of the writers who was strongly influenced by the Fugitive movement in Southern writing and counted several of the leading writers of that movement as his mentors. Taylor's biographer credited him with establishing the dysfunctional family as a major subject in American literature. This copy is inscribed by the author, and dated 1968. Trace wear to cloth at spine extremities; else fine in a very good, rubbed dust jacket.
285. TERKEL, Studs. Talking to Myself. NY: Pantheon (1977). A memoir by the author of Working and Division Street: America, among others. Enthusiastically inscribed by the author to Pauline Kael. Edge-dampening to cloth; foxing to foredge; very good in a very good dust jacket with several short tears to the top edge.
286. THEROUX, Alexander. Three Wogs. Boston: Gambit, 1972. His uncommon first novel. Inscribed by the author in 1975: "- for ____,/ this book and, soon,/ others/ Yours,/ Alexander." Fine in a near fine, dusty and spine-dulled dust jacket; the issue with the sepia photograph on the rear flap. A scarce book, especially signed.
287. THEROUX, Alexander. Darconville's Cat. Garden City/London: Doubleday/ Hamish Hamilton (1981). A hybrid edition created from the American edition, with a Hamish Hamilton sticker added to the title page and a price in sterling affixed to the rear panel. Nicely inscribed by the author to another well-known writer. Slight bowing to boards; near fine in a modestly rubbed, near fine dust jacket.
288. THOM, Robert. Sins of Cinema. (NY): (Lawrence Books), 1978. A memoir in the form of reminiscences over a period of months in 1977. Thom was the screenwriter for a number of notable movies in the 1960s and 70s, including the film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's The Subterraneans, the counterculture classic Wild in the Streets, Death Race 2000, and others. This is copy #10 of 150 numbered copies signed by the author. This copy is additionally inscribed by Thom to Pauline Kael in the year of publication: "Dear Pauline -- / Have cribbed from you shamelessly!/ -- but, being a bold thief and brazen,/ trust you with the evidence -- / Very best,/ Robert." Boards mottled; very good, without dust jacket.
289. THOMPSON, Hunter S. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. NY: Random House (1971). Thompson's hilarious, drug-soaked memoir of a trip to Vegas -- the book that defined "gonzo journalism." Inscribed by the author on May 30, 1991 at Owl Farm: "To Harry/ Lay off the/ whiskey & lay low./ Good luck./ HST/ Hunter." Top board edges sunned; else fine in a near fine dust jacket with a closed tear at the upper front spine fold and a shallow chip and some creasing to the rear panel. Books signed by Thompson are uncommon, especially this key work, and most that do turn up are simply signed with his initials; this one has his initials and first name.
290. THURBER, James. The Unicorn in the Garden. San Diego: Malcolm A. Love Library, 1972. Thurber's classic tale, first published in the New Yorker in 1939 and then collected in Fables for Our Time, before being turned into a 7-minute animated film in 1953. This is the story's first separate appearance, issued posthumously in an edition of 310 numbered copies as a keepsake for the Friends of the Malcolm A. Love Library. Stapled wrappers; near fine; with a seven color handmade print (not by Thurber) tipped in as frontispiece.
291. TRIEM, Eve. New as a Wave. (Seattle): Dragon Gate (1984). The issue in wrappers of this collection of poems spanning the years 1937-1983. Inscribed by the author to another poet in the year of publication. With the recipient's ownership signature. Fine, with the "1984 Winner Western States Book Award" label on the front cover.
292. TRUDEAU, Garry. Planet Doonesbury. Kansas City: Andrew McMeels (1997). A collection of Trudeau's Doonesbury comics which bears a "blurb" from Donald Trump, one of the frequent targets of the author's satire: "Trudeau is a jerk. A total loser. A pathetic moron. A third-rate talent." Inscribed by Trudeau to Annie Dillard, "from my planet to yrs." A notable association copy between two Pulitzer Prize winners: Trudeau was the first comic strip artist ever to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning; Dillard won the Pulitzer for Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Quarto. Faint corner bump; else fine in self-wrappers.
293. TYLER, Anne. Self-Portrait. Charleston: Parchment Gallery Graphics, 1997. A photolithograph of a line drawing rendered by the author in the 1970s. Of a total edition of 115 copies, this is one of 100 numbered copies signed by Tyler. 8 3/16" x 10 11/16". With full-page colophon, laid into cardstock folder. Fine.
294. UPDIKE, John. Bath After Sailing. (Stevenson): (Country Squire) (1968). A single poem, and his first book to be issued as a limited edition. Updike had one limited edition done earlier, a broadside, but this was the first to be issued in book form; he has had dozens since. One of 125 numbered copies signed by the author. Trace edge sunning; else fine in saddle-stitched cardstock covers. One of the most difficult Updike titles to find.
295. UPDIKE, John. Three Texts from Early Ipswich. Ipswich: 17th Century Day Committee, 1968. Written by Updike for performance on "Seventeenth Century Day," August 3, 1968. Of a total edition of 1300 copies, this is one of 50 numbered copies signed by the author. A very early limited edition for Updike, and a very small limitation. Fine in stapled wrappers.
296. UPDIKE, John. Rabbit Redux. NY: Knopf, 1971. The second book in the author's highly praised Rabbit Angstrom series. Nominated for the National Book Award. Inscribed by the author. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with three internally tape-mended edge tears.
297. UPDIKE, John. Forty Stories. (Middlesex): Penguin (1987). First thus, forty stories, ten from each of his first four short story collections and with a brief foreword by Updike. Apparently, there was no comparable U.S. edition. Minor erasure page 128; near fine in wrappers.
298. UPDIKE, John. The Early Stories. NY: Knopf, 2003. A massive collection of 103 stories, nearly all that he published between 1954 and 1975. Fine in a fine dust jacket and signed by the author.
299. (UPDIKE, John). The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour. NY: WNET/Thirteen, 1986. The transcript of the MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour for September 15, 1986, which includes "Updike's Version," a three page interview about God, sex, Hawthorne, and Updike's then recently-released novel, Roger's Version. Twenty pages overall; very near fine in stapled wrappers. Uncommon.
300. (UPDIKE, John). "Scenes from the Fifties" in A Collection of Stories. (London): Penguin (1995). The first appearance of this Updike story: one of a set of 12 softcover booklets in slipcase, issued on the occasion of Penguin's 60th anniversary. The other eleven authors are Jim Crace, Robertson Davies, Vladimir Nabokov, Will Self, William Boyd, Jonathan Coe, Donna Tartt, Muriel Spark, William Trevor, Shena Mackay and Barbara Vine. A fine set, in slightly rubbed slipcase.
301. VONNEGUT, Kurt. Slapstick. (n.p.): Delacorte Press/Lawrence (1976). A review copy of the first trade edition of this autobiographical novel, which was sent to Pauline Kael. Several of Kael's pencilled notes, on the half-title and in the text. ("He's a modern equivalent of the sentimental-whimsical writers of 40 years ago, such as Robert Nathan...") Cloth mottled; near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
302. VONNEGUT, Kurt. In These Times. (n.p.): In These Times, 2003. A compilation of Vonnegut's six contributions to In These Times, from February 17 to June 9, 3003, including his four "Dear Mr. Vonnegut" columns. Fourteen photocopied pages (including covers), assembled by Kurt Vonnegut, signed by him on the first page prior to photocopying and signed in full with self-caricature on the rear cover after assembly. According to the author, one of only 12 copies he made. Spiralbound with acetate cover; fine.
303. VONNEGUT, Kurt. Enchanted I.O.U.'s. Lexington: Petro III Graphics, 2002. Eight silkscreen prints by Vonnegut, 15" x 22", renderings of images that he had done some 20 years earlier. The title is a play on words -- "Enchanted I.O.U.'s" being a transliteration of "Magic Markers," the original medium Vonnegut used for these drawings. With an introduction by Ralph Steadman and a foreword and epilogue by Vonnegut. One of 20 numbered copies signed by Vonnegut and Steadman. In addition, each image is signed by Vonnegut, as are the foreword and epilogue. A massive and attractive production, and each individual image is suitable for framing. Fine in cardstock portfolio and clamshell case.