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Published by Dalkey Archive Press, Normal, Illinois, 1993
ISBN 10: 1564780244ISBN 13: 9781564780249
Seller: Good Books In The Woods, Spring, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Illustrated by Francesco Clemente (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. INSCRIBED by author on half-title page, "For Rolland, with best wishes, Harry Mathews." "The sole subject of this unique book of short fiction is masturbation, a practice both universal and (pace Mark Twain and Philip Roth) virtually taboo." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, small bumps on spine ends; overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ is in fine condition. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.
Published by Grenfell Press, N. Y., 1988
Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books, LLC, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: As new. CLEMENTE, Francesco. (illustrator). 8vo, illustrated by Francesco Clemente, original black cloth, printed paper spine label. As new. First edition. One of 324 numbered copies, signed by Mathews and Clemente, out of a total edition of 350 copies.
Published by The Grenfell Press, (New York), 1988
Seller: Cleveland Book Company, ABAA, Rocky River, OH, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Octavo, unpaginated, illustrated. A very near fine copy in the publisher's black cloth with red paper spine label and red silk ribbon. Touch of white discoloration at the very bottom edges of the boards, only noticeable when holding the book upside down. Spine perhaps a tinge cocked. This is number 280 of 350 limited copies SIGNED by both author and illustrator on the limitation page. First edition in English of this collection of erotic vignettes, executed on still-unopened leaves of Gampi and Kozo paper.
Condition: Very good +. First English language edition of these short prose vignettes, all variations on a theme, illustrated by Clemente's lithographs. Originally published in Marie Chaix's French translation, Plaisirs Singuliers, in 1983; this luxurious hand-bound production is its first appearance in English. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with red and gilt spine label. No dust jacket as issued. Red ribbon bookmark attached. Minor edgewear and bumping; spine lightly sunned. SIGNED by author and illustrator at colophon. Edition of 350, this copy no. 17. Printed on Gampi and Kozo paper, handbound by Claudia Cohen. Very good plus or better.
Published by The Grenfell Press, 1988
Seller: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Clemente, Francesco (illustrator). First edition. One of 26 specially bound copies containing a signed original watercolor. From an edition of 350 copies, signed by author and artist, 152 pages, 67 duotone lithographs by Clemente accompanying Mathews's text. Printed on Kozo/Gampi. The lithographs were printed by Joe Petruzzelli and Maurice Sanchez, the type cast and set by Michael Bixler. Full leather binding by Claudia Cohen.