Gaddis, William. A FROLIC OF HIS OWN. New York: Poseidon, 1994. First edition. Inscribed by Gaddis to "Joe & Valerie [Heller]/and thanks again/best wishes/Gaddis" and dated prior to publication in NYC, December 1993. This novel his fourth of only five won the National Book Award (for the second time, and was short listed for the NBCC). Born in 1922 Gaddis' career paralleled Heller's in many ways. Heller was born and died a year after Gaddis; both had major first works (The Recognitions and Catch -22) which after initial critical controversy became generally recognized as among the greatest of the century; and both followed up with masterworks, though neither had a large output. Association copies between two major literary figures are rare in the marketplace. Front panel scratch, very light spotting to verso, and light wrinkling at corners of dust jacket; a near fine copy in like dust jacket. Provenance: Valerie Heller. Hardcover. (10115) $1,200.00
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Duncan, Robert; Mary Fabilli, Jack Spicer. BERKELEY MISCELLANY NO. 1 [ A Description of Venice]. Berkeley: Berkeley Miscellany Editions. , 1948. First edition. [Mary Fabilli, Jack Spicer, Robert Duncan; edited by Duncan]. Initialed on cover by Duncan, signed on pg. 1 by Duncan. Two holograph notes about the poem (first publication of "A Description of Venice") by Duncan on the inside cover - approx. 45 words. Acidic paper lightly browned, toned at edges; very good in sewn wrappers. Scarce, a rarity signed, especially with interesting bibliographic information about the poem. Paperback. (10274) $295.00
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Shakespeare, Willilam; George Lyman Kittredge [editor]

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare ~ [Limited Edition]

Price: $400.00
Publisher: Boston: Ginn and Company, 1936
Book Condition: Collectible; LIKE NEW
Binding: Hardcover

Limited edition: "Of this First Edition of The Complete Works of Shakespeare, Two Hundred and Fifty Copies are printed on All-Rag paper. This Copy is No. 121" SIGNED BY THE EDITOR G.L. Kittredge. The present edition includes all the plays and poems that are ascribed to him, in whole or in part, on satisfactory evidence...The text has been determined by a fresh collation of the original editions..." [from the Preface] 8vo, full cream-colored leather with gilt lettering and decoration on front cover and spine, all edges gilt, 1561 pages, frontispiece of Shakespeare "after the Droeshout Copperplate Portrait of the First Folio." Book is in FINE condition in a VERY GOOD slipcase: book is like new; slipcase (numbered 121) has a few scuff marks and light edgewear, a small red spot on front panel. An absolutely gorgeous copy of this title.

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