Martin Dressler: Tale of an American Dreamer

Millhauser, Steven

Published by Easton Press, Norwich, Connecticut, 1997

About this Item

First Edition Thus. Signed Limited Edition, part of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize Winners Collection ( for Fiction), No. 193/ 2500, with Author's signature to the Limitation page. Hard cover 8vo. (measuring 6 x 9 ½ inches) in full forest green leather, with gilt cover design, title in raised compartments to spine, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, satin ribbon bookmark, 294pp. A signed and dated Certificate of Authenticity of Easton Press Signed Editions is also laid in, with another Steven Millhauser original signature. The novel tells a rags- to- riches story of its eponymous character, from humble cigar-store helper, to hotel owner, in early twentieth-century New York. Author Steven Millhauser (b. 1943) is more recently known for the adaptation of his work into film, including the 2006 movie, "The Illusionist, " starring Edward Norton, Jessica Biel and Paul Giamatti, based on his short story entitled "Eisenheim the Illusionist," for which he co-wrote the screenplay. ?Easton Press Collector?s Edition,?Signed Limited Edition, part of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize Winners Collection.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Martin Dressler: Tale of an American Dreamer
• Publisher: Easton Press, Norwich, Connecticut
• Publication Date: 1997
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature - 20th Century