1977 Professor of Desire Philip Roth Signed 1st Edition + Publisher s Letter

Philip Roth

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977

About this Item

The Professor of Desire. Philip Roth. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 1977. First Edition. SIGNED by author + publisher s letter of authentication to previous owner (Mr. Ted Wilenty). 263 p., 8.25 x 5.5 , 8vo. In fair condition. Dust jacket is lightly toned at both top and bottom edges, but is otherwise clean and intact. Red cloth boards lightly scuffed at edges corners. Head and tail of spine bumped. Gilt lettering overall bright and clean. Top edge sprayed black (moderately dulled). Fore-edge exhibits foxing. Author s signature found, in ink, on front end-page. Light foxing found on front end-page. Text-block lightly toned but otherwise clean. Binding tight and intact. Publisher s letter & envelope lightly toned. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Philip Milton Roth (1933 2018) was an American novelist and short-story writer. Roth's fiction often set in his birthplace of Newark, New Jersey is known for its intensely autobiographical character, for philosophically and formally blurring the distinction between reality and fiction, for its "sensual, ingenious style" and for its provocative explorations of American identity. He first gained attention with the 1959 short story collection Goodbye, Columbus, which won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. Ten years later, he published the bestseller Portnoy's Complaint. Nathan Zuckerman, Roth's literary alter ego, narrates several of his books. A fictionalized Philip Roth narrates some of his others, such as the alternate history The Plot Against America. The Professor of Desire describes the youth, the college years and the academic career of professor David Kepesh, and beside that, his sexual desires. The book was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. SIGNED FIRST EDITION! With publisher's letter of authentication. RAREA1977AGJB 08/24 - HK2054.

Seller Inventory # RAREA1977AGJB

Bibliographic Details

• Title: 1977 Professor of Desire Philip Roth Signed 1st Edition + Publisher s Letter
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Publication Date: 1977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Rare Book Room