Shelley

2005 · 76537 — New York NY.: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in black paper covered boards with a gilt stamped burgundy spine in a nice dust jacket. There is bumping to the corners of the covers and DJ. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean. This book is signed/inscribed by the author Shelley Pearsall on the title-page. From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu 1945-2019 of Columbus Ohio - known to many of his bookseller author and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired including Gorey Sendak Heaney Byatt Morrison Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss. ; Signed by Author . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books