Catalog 143, T-Z
273. THEROUX, Paul. Fong and the Indians. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1968. His second book, a novel set in a mythical east African country, which had a first printing of 3500 copies, even less than his first book, Waldo. Inscribed by the author to his agent, Blanche Gregory on a label tipped to title page. With Gregory's stamp on the front flyleaf. Foxing to top edge, mild mottling to spine cloth; near fine in a near fine, very slightly spine-tanned dust jacket. A nice association copy of one of his scarcest titles.
274. THEROUX, Paul. Girls at Play. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1969. His third book, a novel set in east Africa. 4000 copy first printing. Foxing to page edges; cocked; near fine in a near fine, foxed dust jacket.
275. THEROUX, Paul. Jungle Lovers. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1971. His fourth book, a novel set in the central African republic of Malawi. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
276. THEROUX, Paul. Sinning with Annie. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972. His first collection of stories. One of only 3500 copies printed. This copy belonged to Theroux's agent, Blanche Gregory, with her ownership stamp front flyleaf; foxing to foredge; mottling to cloth. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket with only light edge wear but with the lower half of the front flap excised.
277. -. Same title, the first British edition, published several years later. London: Hamish Hamilton (1975). Foxing to top edge; near fine in a very near fine, price-clipped dust jacket.
278. THEROUX, Paul. V.S. Naipaul: An Introduction to His Work. (London): Deutsch (1972). An early book of criticism of Trinidadian author V.S. Naipaul, with whom Theroux had struck up a friendship in the 1960s, and who later went on to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Signed by Theroux. One of his two scarcest books, the other being the seldom-seen Murder in Mount Holly. This is the correct first edition, the British, although the book was also published in the U.S. and that edition is extremely scarce as well. Boards slightly bowed; else fine in a fine dust jacket.
279. THEROUX, Paul and BOGDANOVICH, Peter. Saint Jack. (n.p.): (n.p.), 1977. The screenplay, written by Theroux and director Bogdanovich, based on Theroux's novel set in Malaya during the Vietnam war. This is the "first revised draft," dated September 12. One long editorial note on title page that begins: "needs the dramatic incident...." Blue pages; bradbound in printed cardstock covers; near fine, in custom slipcase. An intermediate draft: Howard Sackler had a credit on the finished film, but is not credited on this draft. Uncommon.
280. THOMPSON, Hunter S. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72. (San Francisco): Straight Arrow (1973). Thompson's third book and the second of his "Fear & Loathing" accounts. In this, Thompson covers the Nixon/McGovern race for the Presidency, bringing to the campaign a sense of humor and horror that is simultaneously both off-the-wall and entirely appropriate to its subject. Signed (initialed) by Thompson and by Ralph Steadman, who did a number of illustrations for the book. A bit of shelf wear to the corners; else fine in a good, price-clipped first issue dust jacket that is pretty beat up (abraded, stained) on the verso but outwardly presents as only heavily creased along the edges and folds with some partial fading to the red of the spine. In a custom clamshell case. Laid in is an ad from Rolling Stone for the book, which is itself an interesting period piece. Very uncommon signed, and especially in the first issue dust jacket. It would appear that Thompson, who was notoriously erratic about signing books and most other things, did not have many opportunities over the years to sign copies of this title.
281. TYLER, Anne. Digging to America. NY: Knopf, 2006. The uncorrected proof copy of her latest novel. Sunning to edges of front cover; near fine in plain blue printed wrappers.
282. UPDIKE, John. A Child's Calendar. NY: Knopf (1965). A book of poems, one for each month. This is the third of Updike's books for children done in the Sixties, this being the trade binding (there was also a library binding done). Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with a very slight production wrinkle to the front panel. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. A very nice copy.
283. UPDIKE, John. The Magic Flute. NY: Knopf (1962). One of Updike's scarcest books, a book ostensibly for children, adapted by Updike from the Mozart opera and illustrated by Warren Chappell. This is the library edition, issued in pictorial boards, without dust jacket. Small price sticker partially removed from pastedown; minor wear to the board edges; still very good, and very uncommon in either the trade or the library edition.
284. UPDIKE, John. Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu. Northridge: Lord John, 1977. The first separate appearance of this baseball essay, originally published in 1960, Ted Williams' last year. One of 300 numbered copies, signed by Updike and with a new preface by him for this edition. Fine without dust jacket, as issued.
285. UPDIKE, John. Sunday in Boston. (n.p.): Rook Broadsides, 1975. A broadside poem. One of 300 numbered copies signed by the author. 11" x 14". Matted. Mottled, not affecting text. Near fine.
286. UPDIKE, John. Raining at Magens Bay. (n.p.): John Updike Newsletter, 1976. An illustrated broadside poem. One of 200 numbered copies. Although not called for, this copy is signed by Updike. 8 1/2" x 11 1/4." Matted and framed. Fine.
287. UPDIKE, John. Styles of Bloom. (n.p.): Palaemon, 1982. A broadside poem. Of a total edition of 55 numbered and 26 lettered copies, this is an author's copy, designated "JU." Signed by Updike. Approximately 8 3/8" x 12", matted and framed. One small, faint spot, not affecting text; else fine.
288. UPDIKE, John. A Pear Like A Potato. Northridge: Santa Susana Press, 1986. An illustrated broadside poem. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author. 14" x 22". Rolled; would benefit from framing. Near fine.
289. UPDIKE, John. S. NY: Knopf, 1988. The limited edition of this epistolary novel based on an ashram similar to that operated by the popular guru Rajneesh during the 70's and 80's. One of 350 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine slipcase.
290. UPDIKE, John. Just Looking. NY: Knopf, 1989. A heavily illustrated collection of essays on art. Signed by the author. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with a small tear at the crown.
291. UPDIKE, John. Rabbit at Rest. NY: Knopf, 1990. The trade publisher's limited edition of the concluding volume in the Rabbit series. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. One of 350 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine slipcase.
292. -. Another copy. Fine in a near fine slipcase with light wear to corners.
293. VONNEGUT, Kurt, Jr. Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons. (NY): Delacorte (1974). The uncorrected proof copy of this collection of essays, speeches and opinions. Spine slightly faded; near fine in wrappers. An uncommon proof, dating from a time when proofs were not often preserved, and seldom migrated to the rare book market.
294. VONNEGUT, Kurt. Bluebeard. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1987. A limited edition of this novel, signed by the author and with a special introduction by him for this edition, in which he decries the broken bond between the artist and the universe that occurs when commerce intervenes. Leatherbound, all edges gilt, with a silk ribbon marker bound in. Fine.
295. (VONNEGUT, Kurt). MOSER, Barry. "Just as a good airline pilot should always be looking for places to land..." West Hatfield: Hampshire Typothetae, (n.d.). A broadside excerpt from God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, illustrated and signed by Barry Moser, who has added "For Dorothy" under the text. This broadside was never issued, for a number of reasons: permission to reprint Vonnegut's text had not been secured; and the derogatory content about lawyers was illustrated with an image of a well-known local lawyer, later made famous in Tracy Kidder's book about Northampton, Massachusetts, Hometown. As a result the only copies that circulated were private, this one having belonged to a friend of Moser's daughter. Approximately 9" x 22". Framed; fine. An otherwise unobtainable Vonnegut item.
296. WELTY, Eudora. The Optimist's Daughter. NY: Random House (1972). Ninth printing of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Signed by the author in 1985. Fine in a near fine, price-clipped ($ still visible) dust jacket with a tiny chip at the lower front spine fold. $150
297. -. Same title, the limited edition. One of approximately 225 numbered copies signed by the author. The colophon states the limitation as 300, but about 75 copies were destroyed. Fine in a very good slipcase splitting along one joint.
298. WELTY, Eudora. In Black and White. Northridge: Lord John, 1985. Photographs by Welty, with an introduction by Anne Tyler. One of 100 numbered copies, quarterbound in black leather and marbled paper boards, of a total edition of 500 copies. Signed by Eudora Welty and Anne Tyler. Quarto; fine in a fine black cloth slipcase.
299. WHITE, E.B. The Fox of Peapack. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1938. Poetry, including several book reviews in the poetic form. Offsetting to endpages and owner name to front pastedown; near fine in a very good, price-clipped and edge-chipped dust jacket. An early title by White.
300. WHITE, E.B. The Wild Flag. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. A series of essays on the need for a world government, taken from the Notes and Comment section of The New Yorker. Inscribed by the author: "For aunt Caroline/ with much love/ Andy." Cloth unevenly faded; about near fine in a very good, supplied dust jacket with bleeding on the verso but outwardly marred by only modest edge wear. Books signed by White are uncommon and most are, like this one, inscribed to close friends or relatives, using his college nickname.
301. WILLIAMS, Terry Tempest. Pieces of White Shell. NY: Scribner (1984). 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." Pages 131-134 bear a small puncture wound, not affecting text; thus near fine in a very near fine dust jacket with slight rubbing at the edges.
302. -. Another copy. Inscribed by the illustrator Clifford Brycelea: "Always walk in beauty." Fine in a very good dust jacket with two 2" closed edge tears.
303. WOLFF, Geoffrey. Bad Debts. NY: Simon & Schuster (1969). His first book, a novel. Inscribed by the author to noted author John Hopkins in the year of publication. Mild foxing to endpages and page edges; near fine in a dust jacket with a corner creased on the front flap, else fine.
304. CUMMINGS, E.E. Portrait of Marion Morehouse. Undated. A portrait of Morehouse, renowned New York model and Cummings' third wife. This is one of five Cummings paintings featured in The Jazz Age in France by Charles A. Riley III [NY: Abrams, 2004]. Oil on canvasboard. 10" x 14". Framed.