NY, Scribner, [2001]. The first separate edition of this short piece. Inscribed by DeLillo to fellow National Book Award-winning author Peter Matthiessen: "To Peter Matthiessen/ Comrade-in-arms and master craftsman/ Don DeLillo." This novella originally served as the prologue to DeLillo's 1997 novel Underworld. Published here separately to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Giants' victory over the Dodgers in the 1951 pennant race. Fine in a fine dust jacket but for a corner crease to the front flap. A nice association between two of the most highly regarded writers of their time. [#031367] SOLD