E-list # 181

NY, Scribner, (2001). The advance reading copy of this novella. Fine in wrappers. [#912419] $35

NY, Scribner, (2001). A novella. One of an unspecified number of copies signed by the author on a tipped-in leaf. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#912420] $35

NY, Knopf, 1982. Classic DeLillo, a novel that throws into sharp relief the individual, the family, and language, amid the vagaries of international events. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#912421] SOLD

NY, Holt Rinehart Winston, (1980). A review copy of this pseudonymous fictional memoir of the first woman to play in the National Hockey League. DeLillo's name is printed nowhere on the book, but the text features Murray Jay Siskind, a character who recurs in White Noise. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with just slight creasing near the upper spine. Review slip laid in. [#914898] SOLD

NY, Random House, (1991). The uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers. [#913554] $35

Franklin Center, Franklin Library, 1991. The Franklin Library edition, published with a new introduction by Dexter. Leatherbound, all edges gilt, with a silk ribbon marker laid in. Signed by the author. Fine. [#916095] $35

Franklin Center, Franklin Library, 1994. The Franklin Library edition, published with a new introduction by Dexter. Leatherbound, all edges gilt, with a silk ribbon marker laid in. Signed by the author. Fine. [#916097] SOLD

NY, Random House, (2000). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911501] $35

NY, Random House, (1984). The limited edition of this collection of six stories and a novella, his first book of short fiction. One of 350 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a very near fine slipcase with a few shallow scratches at one corner. [#911493] $60

NY, Random House, (1984). A collection of six stories and a novella, his first book of short fiction. Signed by the author. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with a slight tap to the crown. [#911494] $35

NY, Random House, (1980). His fifth novel. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911492] $30

NY, Random House, (1975). His fourth book, a historical novel of America at the beginning of the twentieth century, peopled with such characters as Henry Ford, Emma Goldman, J.P. Morgan, Theodore Dreiser and others. Winner of the first National Book Critics Circle Award to be given and the basis for a highly successful film. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911487] SOLD

Boston, Godine, (1977). The third book and second collection of short fiction by this writer who was considered a master of the form, and a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" in the 1980s. Signed by Dubus on the title page and additionally inscribed by him on the half title, in 1985: "For Carol/ with wishes for blessings, luck, and other mysteries - Love/ Andre." The author and the recipient had been friends at the Iowa Writers Workshop in the early Sixties, and both had studied with Richard Yates there. Foxing to top edge of text block; minor splaying to boards; near fine in a very near fine dust jacket with trace edge wear. [#029305] SOLD

NY, Knopf, 1996. The uncorrected proof copy, in plain printed wrappers, and far less common than the advance reading copy in pictorial wrappers which is sometimes identified as a proof. Fine. [#912447] $35

(n.p.), Stuart Wright, (1984). His first limited edition, a single story issued in an edition of 200 copies. Dubus was a contemporary master of the short story form and the most accomplished writer of novellas in the U.S.; he was compared on numerous occasions to Chekhov. Signed by the author. Clothbound, with paper spine label, issued without dust jacket. Covers splaying, as is common with this title; spine label faded; near fine. [#007359] SOLD

(n.p.), Stuart Wright, (1984). His first limited edition, a single story issued in an edition of 200 copies. Dubus was a contemporary master of the short story form and the most accomplished writer of novellas in the U.S.; he was compared on numerous occasions to Chekhov. Clothbound, with paper spine label, issued without dust jacket. Covers splaying slightly, as is common with this title; spine label faded; near fine. Although the edition was done as a signed edition, this copy is not signed -- the only copy we have seen thus. [#026975] $60

(Otisville), Birch Brook, (1989). The first separate appearance of this story from The Times Are Never So Bad. A small, attractive letterpress limited edition. One of 300 numbered copies, signed by the author. Approximately 6" x 4-1/2". Mild spine roll, else fine in wrappers. [#912453] $55

Boston, Godine, (1988). An uncorrected proof copy of this collection of stories by the late master of the form. This is presumably the first issue proof, in yellow wrappers, without reviewer blurbs, and erroneously featuring the 13 stories not indicated as being part of the "ten tales for reviewers" that are promised on the front cover and asterisked in the Table of Contents. Signed by Dubus. Fine in wrappers. [#033259] SOLD

Boston, Godine, (1988). An uncorrected proof copy of this collection of stories by the late master of the form. Featuring "ten tales for reviewers" out of the 23 stories that appeared in the published book. Signed by Dubus. Foxing to the front edges; near fine in cream wrappers, with blurbs by reviewers, including John Updike, on the rear cover. This is likely the second issue proof, as there was another issue that erroneously featured the 13 stories omitted from this version. [#033258] SOLD

London, Godine, (1990). The uncorrected proof copy of the first British edition, and the first proof to contain the full complement of all 23 stories: the U.S. proof was intended to be issued with only ten of the stories; was mistakenly issued with the "left out" 13; and then re-issued with the intended 10. Signed by Dubus. Foxing near the spine; near fine in wrappers. [#033260] $250

NY, Dial, 1967. His first book, and his only novel, a story of the peacetime military and the challenges to manhood and honor that its rigid code of morals creates. Dubus was once quoted as saying that after he wrote this novel someone introduced him to Chekhov's short stories, and he threw away the manuscript of what was to be his next novel and began writing short fiction -- to become one of our most acclaimed and accomplished practitioners. Signed by the author. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with very mild shelf wear. [#911167] SOLD

NY, Dial, 1967. His first book, and his only novel -- a military tale not unlike William Styron's book The Long March -- a story of the peacetime military and the challenges to manhood and honor that its rigid code of morals creates. Dubus was once quoted as saying that after he wrote this novel someone introduced him to Chekhov's short stories, and he threw away the manuscript of what was to be his next novel and began writing short fiction -- of which he became one of our most acclaimed and accomplished practitioners. This copy is stamped "Sale" on the front flyleaf, but is otherwise fine in a fine, price-clipped dust jacket with a speck of rubbing on the rear panel. A very sharp copy of a book that seldom turns up in this condition. [#013582] SOLD

Boston, Godine, (1983). Second printing of this novella and eight short stories. Signed by Dubus on the title page and additionally inscribed by him on the half title, in 1985: "For Carol/ and truly the times are not so bad for you have endured/ Love/ Andre." Foxing to edges of text block; near fine in a near fine dust jacket with one short edge tear, light rubbing to folds, and foxing to verso. [#029306] SOLD

(London), Picador/Pan, (1987). The first British edition of his only novella to be published on its own, outside of a collection. Billed as "a novel" for marketing purposes. Only published in wrappers in the U.K. Page edges darkening; else fine. [#912462] $35

NY, Crown, (1984). A collection of his novellas, all of which had been previously published in other collections together with short stories. Only issued in wrappers in this country. Near fine. [#912463] $35

NY, Harper & Row, (1968). A second printing of his first book, "a fictional memoir" and one of the defining books of the Sixties, which helped blur the line between fiction and nonfiction much the way the New Journalism of that era did. A finalist for the National Book Award, winner of both the William Faulkner Foundation Award for best first novel and the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, for a work that, while not a commercial success, was nonetheless "a considerable literary achievement." Made into a movie in 1972, which was a finalist for the Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival. While Exley's book was not a bestseller at the time, over the years it has remained in print, been brought out in a number of different editions, and is widely viewed as a classic of the 1960s. Signed by the author. Very slight spine slant; near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a couple short tears at the crown. [#023413] SOLD

NY, Random House, (1975). His second book. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911526] $35

(London), Hodder & Stoughton, (2002). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#912493] $35

(London), Hodder & Stoughton, (2004). First trade edition. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with promotional postcard #1 (The Tower of Brunel) laid in. [#914942] $30

(London), Hodder & Stoughton, (2004). The collector's edition. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with promotional postcard #1 (The Tower of Brunel) laid in. [#914944] $35

(London), Hodder & Stoughton, (2005). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#912494] $35

(London), Hodder & Stoughton, (2006). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#912497] $35

(London), Hodder & Stoughton, (2003). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with promotional postcard laid in. [#912499] $35

(London), Hodder & Stoughton, (2003). The limited advance reading copy. One of 50 numbered copies Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers, with promotional postcard laid in. Also included is the four page flyer announcing the book, the trade paperback, and the offer of one of 50 limited edition advance copies. Also includes a glossary for getting up to speed in the series. [#912500] $80

NY, Scribner, 1920. Fitzgerald's second book, and first collection of stories, published in an edition of 5000 copies. Fitzgerald's first book, This Side of Paradise, published earlier in the same year, had gone through eight printings by the time this was published, totaling over 38,000 copies in print. This title went through three more printings before the end of the year, bringing the total number of copies in print to over 13,000. Rear hinge starting, spotting to spine and loss of gilt there; a very good copy, lacking the dust jacket. [#033453] SOLD

NY, Scribner's, 1923. A play by Fitzgerald, written at the height of his popularity and the last book he published before his masterwork, The Great Gatsby. As a play it was assumed to have a much smaller market than his novels and its first printing, 7650 copies, reflects that: by comparison, The Beautiful and Damned had a first printing of 20,600 copies. Attractive owner bookplate front pastedown; a fine copy, with the spine gilt still bright and the binding tight, lacking the rare dust jacket. [#027607] SOLD

NY, Scribner, 1922. Later printing of his first book, an autobiographical novel of youthful ideals and disillusion that helped define the jazz age and perfectly captured the tenor of postwar America, becoming both a critical success and a huge bestseller, going through fourteen printings in the first two years. This is the 14th printing, one of 970 copies: the first printing, in 1920, was only 3000 copies. Modest wear and handling apparent to boards; slight spine lean; a very good copy, lacking the rare dust jacket. [#033622] SOLD

NY, Knopf, 2002. The advance reading copy of the first American edition. Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers. [#912524] SOLD

NY, Knopf, 2002. The first American edition of this collection of stories, which was published in England the previous year. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#914979] $35

NY, Knopf, 2002. The uncorrected proof of the first American edition of this collection of stories. Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers. [#912523] $50

Derry/Ridgewood, Babcock & Koontz, (1987). Ford's first limited edition and the first and only separate appearance of this story, which was originally published in Esquire and later collected in Rock Springs. Of a total edition of 240 copies, this is copy "IV" of 40 hardcover, Roman-numeraled copies signed by the author. Fine. [#914963] $350

NY, Vintage, (1996). The first Vintage Contemporaries printing of his 1995 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers, with reading group guide laid in. [#914970] $35

London, Harvill Press, (1995). The first British edition of the second book in Ford's three-book Bascombe sequence. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Signed by the author. Light lower corner taps, else fine in a very near fine dust jacket. [#028424] $125

London, Harvill, (1995). An advance copy of the first British edition of Ford's Pulitzer Prize- and PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novel, with printed text on the front cover that indicates that the "text is not the final version," and, in fact, this text does seem to be an earlier state than that of not only the British trade edition but the U.S. edition as well. The text does seem to match that of the British advance reading copy. Approximately 8-3/8" x 11-3/4" tapebound sheets in printed cardstock covers. Signed by Ford. Photoreproduced name on the front cover; dusty rear cover; else fine. An uncommon view of an earlier state of the text of the second book in his Frank Bascombe series, which now runs to four volumes. The photocopied name on the front cover, together with the style of binding, give an indication that the proof was likely one of a very small number, hand-produced by the publisher in-house rather than printed and bound by a full-fledged printer, which would have been done in larger quantities. [#911204] SOLD

(n.p.), (Grenfell Press), (1999). A fine press limited edition: one of 35 copies of the first book publication of this story, which first appeared in the New Yorker and was later published in Ford's collection A Multitude of Sins, with several small changes to this text. An elaborate and elegant production by one of the premier fine presses in the country, with seven etchings by artist Jane Kent. This is Copy No. 21 of 35 copies, and is signed by both Ford and Kent. Unbound folios, 10-1/4" x 15-1/2", with tissue guards protecting each of the etchings, and all laid into the publisher's clamshell case, which was made by Claudia Cohen. A fine copy, offered at the publisher's price. [#911206] $5,000

NY, Atlantic Monthly, (1987). An advance reading excerpt from his fourth book, first collection of stories. Warmly inscribed by the author: "For ___. With great gratitude to you. And with the happy memories of seeing you again. Richard. Portland. June 30, 1995[?]." Fine in stapled wrappers. [#912543] $50

NY, Atlantic Monthly, (1987). An advance reading excerpt from his fourth book, first collection of stories. Prints the story "Children," which was changed significantly by the author prior to the publication of the book, making this the only appearance of this version of the story. Signed by the author. One light corner bump, else fine in stapled wrappers. [#015864] SOLD

NY, Atlantic Monthly, (1987). A review copy of his fourth book, first collection of stories. Signed by the author. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket lightly tapped at the crown. Publisher's press release and author photo laid in. [#912540] $40

NY, Knopf, 2006. A review copy of Ford's sequel to Independence Day. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket and with a thick packet of promotional material. [#912547] $40

(London), Flamingo, (1995). First thus, a British paperback edition of his 1986 novel, "Not for resale. Available only with the July/August issue of Esquire." Fine in wrappers. [#914962] SOLD

NY, Vintage, (1986). The uncorrected proof copy of his breakthrough book, the first in his Pulitzer Prize-winning Bascombe series. Signed by the author. Published as a paperback original: proofs in the Vintage Contemporaries series seem to have been done in much smaller quantities than those of their counterparts slated for hardcover publication, and seem to have received much more limited distribution: many review venues -- including newspapers and magazines -- have policies precluding the reviewing of paperback publications. Buckle to front spine fold, possibly from binding; very near fine in wrappers. Review slip laid in, asking the reader to disregard "large, unnumbered spaces" on more than a dozen pages, which "will not appear in the finished book." Scarce signed. [#914961] SOLD

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1981. A review copy of his second novel, a hard-boiled thriller involving American expatriates in Mexico. Signed by the author. Partly because of the weak construction at the rear hinge, which tends to crack, this title has become harder to locate, particularly in fine condition, than his first book. This copy has just a hint of the start of a crack at the lower rear joint and is otherwise fine in a very near fine dust jacket with one tiny, closed edge tear at the heel. With publisher's review slip laid in. [#024053] $500

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1981. His second novel, a hard-boiled thriller involving American expatriates in Mexico. Signed by the author. Partly because of the weak construction at the rear hinge, which tends to crack, this title has become harder to locate, particularly in fine condition, than his first book. This is a fine copy in a fine dust jacket that is folded a bit offcenter such that the spine lettering rounds the front joint. [#912556] $225

London, Harvill Press, (2001). The first separate appearance of this story, which first appeared in The New Yorker and is here published as an advance reading excerpt from the collection A Multitude of Sins, with small textual variations from the final, published version. No comparable U.S. issue. Signed by the author. Mild crease to the rear cover near the spine; else fine in stapled wrappers. [#914981] $50

NY, Vintage Books, (2004). A selection of Ford's previously published work. Only issued in wrappers. Signed by the author. Fine. [#912559] SOLD

NY, Vintage Books, (2004). The advance reading copy (marked "Uncorrected Proof") of this selection of Ford's previously published work. Fine in wrappers. [#914982] $35

London, Collins Harvill, 1990. The first British hardcover edition of his fifth book, a novel. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. It has been reported that there were only 600 copies of this title printed in the U.K., although we don't know how reliable that figure is. [#912563] SOLD

NY, Knopf, 1997. The uncorrected proof copy of the first trade edition of this collection of three novellas. Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers. [#914975] $50

(New Orleans), (B.E. Trice), (1997). The limited edition and the true first edition of this collection of three novellas. Of a total edition of 176 copies, this is number 60 of 150 numbered copies signed by the author. Clothbound; fine in a fine slipcase. [#912566] SOLD

NY, Knopf, 1997. A review copy of the first trade edition of this collection of three novellas. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with a review slip and a bookplate signed by Ford laid in. [#914974] $35

London, Harvill, (1997). The first British edition of this collection of three novellas. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#914976] SOLD

London, Jonathan Cape, (1985). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#912575] SOLD

London, Jonathan Cape, (1977). A large, ambitious novel that spans three decades and self-consciously sets out to explore "what it is to be English." Signed by the author in 2000, with the added exhortation "Go very well!" Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#912577] SOLD

Boston, Little Brown, (1982). The American limited edition of his sixth novel. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine slipcase. [#912579] SOLD

London, Jonathan Cape, (1974). The uncorrected proof copy of the British edition of this collection of novellas. Owner name; near fine in a very good proof dust jacket. [#011456] SOLD

NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2001). An advance audio excerpt from his then-forthcoming novel The Corrections, along with excerpts of ten other books in FSG's Fall 2001 line-up. Cassette tape, signed by Franzen on a small label affixed to the printed cardstock sleeve. Fine. The Corrections won the National Book Award and is consistently cited as one of the top books of the 21st century's "new canon." An unusual advance issue for a literary novel, and likely the only signed copy. [#029924] $125

NY, Grove Press, (2011). The advance reading copy of Harrison's take on the detective story. Inscribed by Harrison to Philip Caputo and his wife, Leslie: "To my friends, Phil & Leslie on their road trip to where? Jim." In the year this book was published, the Caputos took a 16,000 mile road trip with truck and trailer from Key West, Florida, to Deadhorse, Alaska, resulting in Caputo's book The Longest Road: Overland in Search of America. Near fine in pictorial wrappers (and marked as an "uncorrected proof" by the publisher). An uncommon issue, and with a fine association between these two men, who were colleagues, neighbors, and friends. [#033935] SOLD

NY, Bantam, (1990). The uncorrected proof copy of his second novel, a sequel to The Short-Timers, with several of the same characters, including the title character. Tiny white specks to rear (red) panel; else fine in wrappers. [#000342] SOLD

NY, Scribner, (1935). His second book of nonfiction, an account of a month-long hunting trip to Africa which he wrote "to see whether the shape of a country and the pattern of a month's action can, if truly presented, compete with a work of the imagination." Heavy sunning to the cloth as is typical with this title; small tear at the crown; a very good copy in a very good, price-clipped dust jacket with several edge tears and the usual fading to the green block on the spine. [#033458] SOLD

NY, Scribner, 1986. A posthumously published novel, on which Hemingway had reportedly been working, on and off, during the last fifteen years of his life. It remained unpublished for nearly a quarter century after the author's death. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some sunning to the rear panel. [#024074] SOLD

NY, Scribner, 1952. The last of Hemingway's books published in his lifetime, a novella that won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and earned him, two years later, the Nobel Prize for literature. A short novel that has been characterized as a fable, it deals with a Cuban fisherman's struggles to land a giant marlin that he has hooked, and reflects Hemingway's concern for life as a struggle of man against nature, including his own nature. Owner name and offsetting to front endpages; otherwise near fine in a near fine, mildly sunned dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends, tape shadows to verso, offsetting to the front flap and a few pencil marks to the rear flap. [#026259] SOLD

(New Orleans), B.E. Trice, (1997). The limited edition of this comic mystery set in south Florida. Created from the sheets of the publisher's trade edition with an added colophon and a different binding. Of a total edition of 176 copies, this is copy "I" of 26 lettered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine slipcase. [#028439] SOLD

NY, Random House, (1980). After the extraordinary critical and commercial success of The World According to Garp, Random House reissued Irving's first three novels (Setting Free the Bears, The Water-Method Man and The 158-Pound Marriage), all of which were out of print at that time, in one volume. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911595] SOLD

NY, Random House, (1994). The uncorrected proof copy, lacking the first page, which contained the publisher's text describing the book and, very briefly, the author, and was excised from most copies, reportedly at the author's request. From the library of author Peter Matthiessen, bearing his notes only on the final page: "Harada Roshi/ 'world is full of dread'/ huge clean wind." Foxed; very good in wrappers. [#032257] SOLD

(n.p.), (n.p.), [ca. 1997-98]. An advance issue consisting of velobound, double-sided typescript. 743 pages. A very uncommon format -- we've seen this typescript once before, but in a different type of binding. It appears to predate any publisher's production of this title; the earlier copy we had seen had been sent to a U.K. reader whose blurb appeared on the U.K. advance reading copy. Velo binding cracked at the front, missing the bottom third; otherwise near fine. [#032786] SOLD

NY, Random House, (1998). The uncorrected proof copy of the American trade edition. Printer's mark ("5/") to spine; else fine in wrappers. [#911619] $40

Toronto, Knopf Canada, (2001). The uncorrected proof copy of the first Canadian edition. Inscribed by Irving on the title page. Fine in wrappers, with the dust jacket art bound in. An uncommon proof copy, and especially scarce signed; we've never seen another one. [#029483] SOLD

(n.p.), (n.p.), 2000. An early, tapebound typescript of this novel that was published in July, 2001. No publisher indicated, suggesting this was an early agent's copy, or some other kind of copy prepared prior to the publisher issuing any version of it. Double-spaced, double-sided, 507 pages. "Revised: December 11, 2000" printed on the blue front cover/title page. Textual differences exist between this and the published text, beginning with a different table of contents and including changes in the Acknowledgments section of the book. We are aware of another state of this draft that was comb-bound, which was issued by Knopf/Canada. Fine. [#032787] $375

(n.p.), (n.p.), 2000. An early, tapebound typescript of this novel that was published in July, 2001. No publisher indicated, suggesting this was an early agent's copy, or some other kind of copy prepared prior to the publisher issuing any version of it. Double-spaced, double-sided, 507 pages. "Revised: December 11, 2000" printed on the white front cover/title page. Textual differences exist between this and the published text, beginning with a different table of contents and including changes in the Acknowledgments section of the book. We are aware of another state of this draft that was comb-bound, which was issued by Knopf/Canada. Very near fine. [#030737] $450

NY, Random House AudioBooks, 2001. The audiobook. The unabridged novel, on seven cassette tapes, read by Jason Culp. Fine in a fine carton, which has been signed by Irving. [#023858] $250

(London), Bloomsbury, (1996). The uncorrected proof copy of the first British edition of this title, which was incorporated into the U.S. edition of Trying to Save Piggy Sneed and had no separate U.S. printing. Inscribed by Irving. Fine in a near fine, proof dust jacket, worn where it overlays the proof, with the price of £13.99 (later lowered to £9.99). An uncommon proof (the British trade edition would have had a proportionally smaller printing than a U.S. one would have had, and the proof equally so), especially with the proof jacket, and even more so signed by Irving. This is the first signed copy of it we have handled. [#029482] $1,000

(London), Bloomsbury, (1996). The first British edition of this title, which was incorporated into the U.S. edition of Trying to Save Piggy Sneed and has had no separate U.S. printing in hardcover; it was released as a paperback in the U.S. in 2002. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911612] $35

NY, Random House, (1972). His second book, which, like his first, sold about 6000 copies. A touch of sunning to the spine crown; still a fine copy in a fine, price-clipped dust jacket with a hint of shelf wear at the crown. [#911590] $275
On Sale: $179

NY, Dutton, (1978). The second issue of the uncorrected proof copy, in tall green wrappers. Erasures and label removal shadow on the front cover; small label affixed to spine; near fine. Not as scarce as the mustard-colored proof, but many times scarcer than the white advance reading copy. [#032782] $1,000

NY, Dutton, (1978). The advance reading copy of his fourth novel and breakthrough book, which went into numerous printings, became a multi-million copy bestseller and a National Book Award winner in its paperback release. The first printing of Garp was reported at 35,000 copies; none of Irving's previous books had sold even 5,000 copies, with one of them having had sales under 2000. Irving switched publishers for this book, and his new publisher decided to promote the novel heavily. After issuing two sets of proofs in small numbers for early readers and reviewers, Dutton printed this advance reading copy for wide distribution to the book trade. It worked in bringing attention to Irving's novel, which became a bestseller; since then, Irving's books have had six-figure first printings and his reputation as a major American novelist is secure. The publisher's risk, in producing such a large first printing, and their marketing efforts -- including creating this advance copy -- played no small part in this transformation. This copy is signed by the author. Spine cocked and creased, with staining to covers; about very good in wrappers. [#023819] $850

(London), Bloomsbury, (1993). The first British edition (and true first edition, though possibly simultaneous with the Canadian edition) of his first collection of short pieces, preceding the expanded American edition that was published in 1996. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911607] $50

NY, Random House, (2005). The uncorrected proof copy. Shallow spine dent; else fine in wrappers. [#911627] SOLD

NY, Atlantic Monthly Press, (1994). Inscribed by Jackson to fellow writer Steve [Krauzer] and his wife. Lower corners tapped; else fine in a fine dust jacket. Postcard promoting book signing laid in. [#027806] $30

Woodstock, Foul Play Press/Countryman, (1990). The third Mulheisen novel. Inscribed by the author: "For Dorrit Karasek and Steve Krauzer. Two of my good ol' pals. I've got a joke & I'll tell you one day. But thanks for buying this & hope it keeps you awake. Affectionately, Jon Jackson." Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#027922] SOLD

NY, Atlantic Monthly Press, (1993). A Mulheisen mystery. Warmly inscribed by Jackson to fellow writer Steve [Krauzer] and his wife. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#027808] SOLD

NY, Atlantic Monthly Press, (1998). A novel in this Montana author's popular and critically well-received crime series featuring "Fang" Mullheisen, a Detroit policeman. Warmly inscribed by Jackson to fellow writer Steve [Krauzer]. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#027805] SOLD

NY, Random House, (1978). His second book, featuring Detective Sergeant "Fang" Mulheisen. Inscribed by Jackson to Steve Krauzer: "For my beloved, esteemed and always fascinating pal, Love, Jon." Krauzer is unnamed in the inscription, but the book is from Krauzer's estate. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#027921] $150

Boston/NY, Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Inscribed by the author to Robert Stone, "superb writer, thinker, and friend," in the month of publication. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#033737] SOLD

(NY), Viking, (1986). A review copy of this collection of short pieces, both fiction and nonfiction. Signed by Kesey. Trace top edge foxing and slight edge bump; else fine in a fine dust jacket, with review slip laid in. [#033472] SOLD

(n.p.), Viking, (1987). The uncorrected proof copy of this collection of short pieces, both fiction and nonfiction. "Press Copy" markings to cover and summary page; one corner crease; near fine in wrappers. [#016287] SOLD

(Oslo), Oversettelse av Olav Angell, (1983). A Norwegian edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. [#023512] $40

(n.p.), Viking, (2002). The advance reading copy of the 40th anniversary edition of Kesey's landmark novel of the 1960s, here with a new introduction, and illustrations, by the author. Publication was slated for January, 2002; Kesey died in November, 2001, a fact not reflected in the cover text. Given the advance time associated with such prepublication productions, and their primary purpose -- to get copies of the book to reviewers with long lead times, in order that reviews can be ready by publication day -- the introduction in this advance copy is probably the last original piece of Kesey's writing to be published in his lifetime. Mild splaying to covers, else fine in wrappers. [#032881] SOLD

(Prague), Odeon, (1979). A Czech edition. A little edge-toning; near fine in a very good, rubbed dust jacket with light edge creasing. [#023513] $40

(NY), Viking, (1991). The uncorrected proof copy of this children's book, which was illustrated by Neil Waldman. Together with unbound signatures in trial dust jacket and actual dust jacket. Also together with an 8-1/2 x 11 pictorial poster announcing a Ken Kesey "Sea Lion story telling performance" presented by the Naropa Institute at the Boulder Theater. The advance copies are fine; the poster is very good. [#031415] SOLD

Los Angeles/Columbia, Underwood-Miller, 1988. The deluxe edition of this compendium of interviews with Stephen King, 1979-1987. Edited by Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller. One of 52 copies of the deluxe edition (of 1152 copies total); this is copy "CC." Half-bound in leather. With the bookplate of contributor Stanley Wiater on the front flyleaf. Wiater has two contributions -- an interview with King on the set of Maximun Overdrive, the first and only film King directed, and a joint interview with King and Peter Straub at the 1979 World Fantasy Convention, in Providence, Rhode Island. Fine. [#033205] SOLD