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236. SALZMAN, Mark. Iron & Silk. NY: Random House (1986). The uncorrected proof copy of his highly acclaimed first book, a personal account of a trip to China to study with a martial arts master, one of the more perceptive accounts by a Westerner both of contemporary China and of the traditions that underlie it. Made into an improbably well-received movie, for which Salzman wrote the screenplay and played himself. Light, partial cup ring to front cover, and a corner crease to the rear cover; near fine in wrappers.
237. SANTIAGO, Danny. Famous All Over Town. NY: Simon & Schuster (1983). A first novel, which won praise, as well as the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Award from the Academy of Arts and Letters, when it was believed that its author was a young Chicano writer, but which caused controversy when it was discovered that its author was actually the 73 year-old Daniel James, a white writer who had been blacklisted in the 1950s. This copy has a Compliments of the Author card laid in, on which is typed "To supplement your Chicano studies." The card is signed "Danny Santiago." Because the author was pseudonymous and even his publisher and editor only dealt with him indirectly during the writing of the book, signed copies are truly rare. Spotting to top edge and foredge; near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
238. SAUNDERS, George. The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil. NY: Riverhead Books (2005). The advance reading copy of his first novella, published as a paperback original. Saunders, the author of CivilWarLand in Bad Decline and Pastoralia, among others, won a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" in 2006. Fine in wrappers. Uncommon advance copy.
239. SETTLE, Mary Lee. The Love Eaters. London: Heinemann (1954). The uncorrected proof copy of the true first edition of her first novel. Settle is the author of the highly-acclaimed Beulah quintet, which is considered one of the finest sets of American historical novels ever written, and she also won the National Book Award for her novel Blood Ties. A very fragile proof, retaining wartime production standards: the front cover is printed on the verso of a Richard Aldington cover. Cocked, with small chip to upper rear corner; spine-tanned and covers beginning to separate there. Reviewer name (noted author and critic Oswell Blakeston) and address front cover. All told, a very good copy struggling to remain so. Rare. The first edition itself is scarce; we've never seen another proof copy.
240. SHIRER, William L. Stranger Come Home. Boston: Little Brown (1954). A novel about a foreign correspondent turned radio commentator who ends up being caught in the middle of history instead of remaining a spectator as he had intended. Shirer was the Berlin correspondent for CBS during the years leading up to World War II, which he described in his bestselling memoir Berlin Diary. This book seems intended to use fiction to convey some of the experiences and conflicts he encountered which he could not write about in his nonfiction. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication to Nelia Gardner White, the noted novelist. Near fine in a very good, rubbed dust jacket.
241. SHTEYNGART, Gary. Absurdistan. NY: Random House (2006). An advance copy of his second book, selected as one of the top five books of fiction in The New York Times Book Review. 8 1/2" x 11" bound photocopied sheets with color cover. Inscribed by the author. Tapebound, with edge tears at the spine base; else fine. Uncommon; the only one we've seen.
242. SIMON, Rachel. Little Nightmares, Little Dreams. Boston: Houghton Mifflin/Lawrence, 1990. Seymour Lawrence's copy -- i.e., the publisher's personal copy -- handbound in full leather with raised bands, gilt stamping, t.e.g. and marbled endpapers. Lawrence typically had one copy of "his" authors' books bound in leather for the author, and one for himself. Rare. Fine.
243. SMITH, Patti. Going Under. (n.p.): SOOJ, 2006. A broadside poem by the noted punk rocker and avant garde artist, illustrated by Path Soong, a Korean artist known for blurring the line between calligraphy and visual art. One of 110 numbered copies signed by Smith and Soong. 13" x 8 1/2". Fine. At the list price:
244. SONTAG, Susan. Death Kit. NY: FSG (1967). The uncorrected proof copy of her second novel. Copiously annotated, sometimes quite critically, other times effusively by novelist Frederick Tuten, who reviewed the book. Spiralbound; very good in wrappers. Scarce in an advance issue, and an interesting "association copy," as it were.
245. SOUTHERN, Terry. Correspondence. 1987-1994. Four items, all written to Nelson Lyon. The first is a typed note, unsigned on Southern's "Peeg" stationery (the "Peeg" being his fictitious yacht), dated March 3, 1987, with holograph corrections; the second, also on "Peeg" stationery, is an undated holograph note, unsigned, as follows: "Nels, get cracking, before we blow this due to your weirdness!! Return o'post Nels!! Return o'post!! Mayday! Mayday?" The third is an autograph note signed written on shirt cardboard, referring, according to Lyon, to the idea of updating Faulkner's As I Lay Dying: "Nels -- / Isn't this just possibly the directorial/production break for which we were waiting?!? Please check it out before I send it to Jackie Waters! See his Serial Mom. Yours in haste and admiration. Ter." And, lastly, an autograph note signed written on the back of a tax table correction form, discussing Lyon's alma mater, Columbia University, where Southern had his final job: "...Science, Socio Studies, and Poli Sci studies distilled to their quiet essence for even the most untutored mind..." The first letter is folded once and a bit edge-sunned; else all items are fine. For all:
246. SOUTHERN, Terry. Wedding Card Signed. 1990. An autograph wedding greeting to Nelson Lyon, crafted on a Lou Beach collaged image. Signed "Uncle Ter." 8 1/2" x 11"; glue stains on verso; else fine.
247. SOUTHERN, Terry. Scene for Eyes Wide Shut. Undated, c. 1999. Southern writes to Stanley Kubrick with a suggested scene for Kubrick's film. Three photocopied pages, but with the title "(Rhapsody/Eyes Wide Shut)" written in Southern's hand across the top. "Rhapsody" was the working title in the U.K. Southern's contribution to the film was not credited but this letter with its lengthy script of a scene for the movie is an indication of the ongoing relationship that Southern and Kubrick had, and also a glimpse of Kubrick's last movie as a work-in-progress. Also included is a photocopy of a 1973 letter from Southern to Kubrick, congratulating Kubrick on casting Ryan O'Neal in the film Barry Lyndon. Southern and Kubrick famously collaborated on the 1964 classic, Dr. Strangelove. Fine.
248. STAFFORD, Jean. A Mother in History. NY: FSG (1966). A review copy of this nonfiction account of Stafford's meeting with the mother of Lee Harvey Oswald. Inscribed by the author: "This book belongs to ___ ___/ Jean Stafford, who suffered longer than the Warren Commission." Fine in a dust jacket with a small sticker removal shadow on the front panel, else fine. Stafford won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her Collected Stories.
249. STARRETT, Vincent. Bookman's Holiday. The Private Satisfactions of an Incurable Collector. NY: Random House (1942). A collection of short essays and vignettes on book collecting by the noted bibliophile. Bookplate front pastedown; lower cloth dampstained; a very good copy in a very good, spine-sunned dust jacket with dampstaining to the lower rear panel.
250. STEADMAN, Ralph. Scar Strangled Banger. Topsfield: Salem House (1988). The first American edition of this book about America by Steadman, a followup to his 1974 volume, America, which is considered by some to be his masterwork. This quarto volume has text by Steadman -- a number of short essays -- and hundreds of his illustrations, both in black-and-white and in color, satirizing every aspect of American life. Scathing humor, but which allows the artist's fundamental affection to show through as well. Signed by Steadman. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
251. STONE, Robert. A Hall of Mirrors. (n.p.): Paramount, 1969. Stone's screenplay of his novel A Hall of Mirrors, re-titled WUSA in release (and re-titled as such by hand on this screenplay). "Final Draft" dated January 20, 1969, but with inserted revision pages from several points in February, March and April. Signed by Stone. Also with the signature of actor Lou Peralta. Bradbound; covers show some handling and one edge tear; overall still about near fine.
252. STONE, Robert and RASCOE, Judith. Dog Soldiers. Culver City: Dog Soldiers Company, 1977. The screenplay credited to Rascoe, based on Stone's novel of the same name, although the film was eventually released as Who'll Stop the Rain? "Final Draft" dated March 14, 1977, with revision pages dated April 6. Rascoe alone was credited on this final draft; an earlier draft had been credited to Robert Stone alone; the final movie credits went to both Stone and Rascoe, and they were nominated for a Writers Guild Award for best adapted screenplay. This copy is signed by Stone. Bradbound, with an identifying number taped over the spine; fine.
253. STONE, Robert. Bear and His Daughter. Boston/NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. His first collection of stories, spanning the years 1969 to 1997. Bound galley sheets; 8 1/2" x 11"; tapebound in cardstock covers. Presumably produced for in-house use only; we have not seen another copy offered elsewhere on the market. Fine.
254. STONE, Robert. Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties. (NY): Ecco/HarperCollins (2007). His first book of nonfiction, a memoir focusing primarily on the late 1950s and the 1960s, when Stone was closely involved with Ken Kesey and his Marry Pranksters. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
255. -. Same title. The advance reading copy (marked "Uncorrected Proof"). The first issue, with the leaf of pp. 221-222 integral and with a shorter, and different ending from that of the published book. Slight spine roll, slighter corner bump; still very near fine in wrappers.
256. -. Same title. Also the advance reading copy (marked "Uncorrected Proof"). Second issue, with pp. 221-222 excised and a photocopied sheet laid in, which prints the text as it appeared in the final book. Near fine in wrappers.
257. -. Same title, an advance reading excerpt. One of 250 numbered copies signed by Stone in May 2006, seven months prior to the eventual publication of the finished book. 25 pages, slightly splayed; else fine in stapled wrappers.
258. (STONE, Robert and KESEY, Ken). Program for a Reading. (NY): Unterberg Poetry Center/92nd Street Y, 1992. One sheet, folded to make four pages. Inserted into the center is a broadside, printing on one side an except from Stone's Outerbridge Reach, and on the other side, "Dream of Jeannie with Light Grey Matter," an excerpt from Kesey's Sailor Song. Fine.
259. STOPPARD, Tom. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. London: Faber and Faber (1967). The correct first edition of his most famous play, winner of four Tony Awards and the Drama Critics Circle Award for best play of the year. Stoppard's play takes two minor characters from Hamlet and thrusts them into existentially baffling situations reminiscent of Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Slight foxing to flyleaf and top edge; fine in a very near fine dust jacket with a short edge tear at the upper rear spine fold. In a three quarter leather custom clamshell case. Like many of the Faber plays from this era, this was issued simultaneously in both hardcover and softcover editions. The hardcover is extremely scarce.
260. -. Same title. NY: David Merrick, c. 1967. The script of Stoppard's Tony Award-winning play, which ran for a year on Broadway. This copy has multiple handwritten annotations to the part of "PLAYER" -- by all appearances a working copy of the script dating from the time of the original New York production. Bradbound in worn studio wrappers. Very good. Rare.
261. STOPPARD, Tom. Enter a Free Man. London: Faber and Faber (1968). The simultaneous issue in wrappers. Signed by the author. Light spine crease; near fine in self-wrappers. Stoppard's signature is uncommon, especially on his early titles. A nice copy.
262. STOPPARD, Tom. After Magritte. London: Faber and Faber (1971). An early, surreal play. Inscribed by the author: "To ___/ with best wishes from the author./ Tom Stoppard." Only issued in wrappers. Owner name to half title; near fine.
263. STOPPARD, Tom. Travesties. London: Faber and Faber (1975). The hardcover issue of this play that won the Tony Award for best play as well as the New York Drama Critics Award. Mild splaying to boards; near fine in a fine dust jacket. Like all of Stoppard's early plays published by Faber, the hardcover issue is quite scarce.
264. -. Same title. The uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
265. STOPPARD, Tom. New-Found-Land and Dogg's Troupe Hamlet. (London): (Lyntone Recordings/Inter-Action Trust) (1977). The original cast recording of New-Found-Land, together with The Fifteen Minute Hamlet. LP recording; fine, in double LP sleeve with text of plays provided. Signed by Stoppard on the front cover.
266. STOPPARD, Tom. The Real Thing. NY: (n.p.), 1983. The playscript for his Tony Award-winning play. Designated as #23, giving the name of producer Emanuel Azenberg on the front sheet. Riveted in black plastic covers with gold stamping. Near fine, in custom clamshell case.
267. STOPPARD, Tom. Empire of the Sun. Burbank: Warner Brothers, 1986. Stoppard's first draft screenplay of J.G. Ballard's novel. Photocopied sheets bradbound in studio wrappers. A pencilled note on the provenance of this copy indicates it was the studio's copy. Stoppard's screenplay was nominated for a BAFTA Award. Near fine.
268. STOPPARD, Tom. Poodle Springs. Universal City: Mirage Enterprises, 1991. Stoppard's screenplay, from the novel by Raymond Chandler and Robert Parker. Poodle Springs was an unfinished novel by Chandler which the Chandler Estate asked Robert Parker to finish. It was published in 1989 and shortly after that Stoppard was asked to adapt it to a screenplay. The film finally came out as a made-for-television movie in 1998. 8 1/4" x 11 3/4". Claspbound in plain cardstock covers; near fine. Doubtless one of the scarcest of Stoppard's works.
269. SWIFT, Graham. Last Orders. (London): Picador (1996). A novel by the author of Waterland, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Guardian Fiction Prize. This title won the Booker Prize. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket.