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Roth, Philip : The Anatomy Lesson

Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1983

ISBN 9780374104917

Stated First Printing. Signed by author on tipped in published note card on half title page. Unclipped DJ in archival cover., Fine

1st Edition

Roth, Philip : The Anatomy Lesson

Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York City, NY, 1983

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 295 pages. The author's third "Nathan Zuckerman" novel. One of the greatest American novels of the 20th century. Limited Slipcased Edition of 300 numbered and signed copies. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the regular trade edition. There is no ISBN. The Limited Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by FSG: Regular-sized volume format. Black cloth boards with gilt titles embossed on spine, as issued. Text by Philip Roth. Marbled endpapers. Matching red cloth slipcase. Printed on archival stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in its Limited Edition format, Philip Roth's "The Anatomy Lesson". The sequel to "Zuckerman Unbound". Two other works, "The Ghost Writer", the first novel, and "The Prague Orgy: An Epilogue", the concluding novella, complete the "Zuckerman" quartet-cycle. However, only "Zuckerman Unbound" and "The Anatomy Lesson" were issued as Limited Editions by FSG. In a lifetime of prodigious writing, there have been no more than ten Philip Roth Limited Editions in all, making each one of them eminently collectible. Surely, Roth deserved more, and were it not for his fraught relationship with FSG, he would have gotten more. Instead, he had to settle for Franklin Mint editions, which are strictly speaking, NOT Limited Editions because the limitation is never stated. Middle-aged, wracked by a debilitating pain in his neck that keeps him from writing, Zuckerman, in an epiphany of ambition, returns to the University of Chicago to pursue a degree in medicine (hence the title). "For the last half-century, the novels of Philip Roth have re-energized American fiction and re-defined its possibilities. Roth's comic genius, his imaginative daring, his courage in exploring uncomfortable truths, and his assaults on political, cultural, and sexual orthodoxies have made him one of the essential writers of our time" (Ross Miller). Philip Roth died on May 22, 2018 of congestive heart failure, literally of heartbreak, at the age of 85. An absolute "must-have" title for Philip Roth collectors. This copy is one of the Limited Slipcased Edition, indicated/numbered as such on the Front Limitation Page. It is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen by Philip Roth. This title is a great book. This is one of few copies of the Limited Edition still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A rare signed copy thus. Six of Philip Roth's novels were selected as among the Top 20 works of American fiction of the last 25 years: "American Pastoral", "The Counterlife", "Operation Shylock", "Sabbath's Theater", "The Human Stain", and "The Plot Against America". One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER PHILIP ROTH TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

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Roth, Philip : THE ANATOMY LESSON

Jonathan Cape, London, 1983

ISBN 9780224081733

8vo. 291pp. As new. No inscriptions, fading, wear or clipping. A Nathan Zuckerman novel. ['P' stamped in red to the lower edge denoting proof].. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: hard back. Jacket: Fine

1st edition

ROTH, Philip : The Anatomy Lesson

Jonathan Cape, 1984

Fine/Fine. First UK Edition. near fine (name fep) in fine d/w

ROTH, Philip : The Anatomy Lesson

Jonathan Cape, London, 1984

Neat ink name fep, else a fine copy in a fine publisher's priceclipped d.w.

First U K Edition

Roth, Philip : The Anatomy Lesson

London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1984.

8vo., 304 pp. In wraps. First printing. Uncorrected proof copy. VG.

Roth, Philip : The Anatomy Lesson

New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1983.

8vo., 291 pp., Very Good, Paper Wraps with sun-fading, small tear, creasing, rubbing, & edge wear; shelf wear. First Printing. Uncorrected Proof Copy With a few inked corrections.

Roth, Philip : The Anatomy Lesson

New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1983.

8vo., 291 pp., Very Good, Maroon Cloth, Dust Jacket with sun-fading, rubbing, & edge wear; minor stains on edge of text block; shelf wear. First Printing.

Roth, Philip : The Anatomy Lesson

New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1983.

8vo., 291 pp., Very Good, Maroon Cloth, Dust Jacket with sun-fading, stains, rubbing, & edge wear; minor stains on edge of text block; shelf wear. Mylar Jacket. First Edition.

Roth, Philip : The Anatomy Lesson

New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1983.

8vo., 291 pp., Very Good, Maroon Cloth, Dust Jacket with sun-fading, stains, rubbing, & edge wear; shelf wear. First Edition.

Roth, Philip : The Anatomy Lesson

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983.

8vo. 291 pp. Very Good, Maroon Cloth, Dust Jacket with sun-fading, creasing, rubbing & edge wear of covers; stains on edges of text block; shelf wear. First Printing.

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