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NY, Simon & Schuster, (1994). His first book, a nonfiction account of being a physician caring for an unexpectedly large AIDS outbreak in eastern Tennessee. Inscribed by Verghese in 2002 to the medical historian Howard Markel, who taught at the University of Michigan. Laid in is a typed note signed (2010) and a typed letter signed (2002) from Verghese to Markel--the former offering congratulations; the latter a thank you for hospitality during a visit to Ann Arbor. Additionally laid in is a 3-page copy of the remarks Markel made introducing Verghese for a speaking engagement. The letters and remarks are folded, else fine; the book is fine but for lower corner bumps, in a very near fine dust jacket with slight shelf wear. Verghese is the author of the highly praised novels Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water. [#036603] $750

NY, Knopf, 2009. The advance reading copy of the first novel by the Ethiopian-born physician and author of My Own Country: A Doctor's Story. Cutting for Stone was one of the most highly praised books of the year; the paperback edition stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for over two years. The author received a National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama in 2015. Hint of a crown bump; slight glue residue lower rear cover; still very near fine in wrappers. Uncommon in the advance issue. [#035898] $150