David Foster Wallace-INFINITE JEST-1996-1ST ED-ADVANCE COPY-SIGNED-NEAR FINE

Description: INFINITE JEST: A NOVEL - ADVANCE COPY, SIGNED Author: Wallace, David Foster Title: INFINITE JEST: A NOVEL - ADVANCE COPY, SIGNED Publication: Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1996 Edition: First Edition Description: Advance copy Wallace's second novel and magnum opus, a lengthy and complex work which takes place in a North American dystopia, centering on a junior tennis academy and a substance-abuse recovery center. The advance copy was preceded by proof copies constituting a significant state of the text - a reduced version of Wallace's typed, double-spaced manuscript, bound in two volumes, and bearing his holograph corrections and additions in photocopy throughout. For both the signed advance copies as well as the trade edition, Wallace's editor, Michael Pietsch, ultimately shortened his original text by 366 pages; the novel was released to great fanfare in January, 1996, drawing significant reviews by Don DeLillo, William Vollmann, Rick Moody, Jonathan Franzen, and Jeffrey Eugenides, among others. First Printing, Advance Issue. Thick octavo (23.5cm); publisher's pictorial card wrappers; [x],[2],3-1079,[1]pp. Signed by the author on the preliminary leaf. Some trivial spotting to lower edge of textblock, and to upper right edge of same; very Near Fine, with the publisher's response card loosely laid in. Seller ID: 7267 Subject: Literature Captain Ahab's Rare Books pursues fine books in all fields, with a special emphasis in 19th and 20th century literature, manuscripts, association copies, mystery & science fiction. We are proud members of the Virginia Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Terms All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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