signed first edition Hardcover
1985-1986 · Los Angeles, CA
by Auster, Paul
Los Angeles, CA: Sun & Moon Press, 1985-1986. First New American Fiction Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 3 Volumes. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jackets. Aged white spine with black lettering. Dust jackets are all wrapped in mylar coverings, have mild age-toning, have mild shelving wear, mild wear along the fore corners, and mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Boards have mild wear along the edges, mild wear along the fore corners, and mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblocks have mild age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the edges, and staining on the head edge of Volume 3. All Volumes are signed flat by Paul Auster on title pages.
CONTENTS: Vol. 1, CITY OF GLASS, published in 1985, New American Fiction #4, price uncut "$13.95", 203 pages -- Vol. 2, GHOSTS, published in 1986, New American Fiction #5, price uncut "$12.95", 96 pages -- Vol. 3, THE LOCKED ROOM, published in 1986, New American Fiction #6, price uncut "$13.95", 179 pages. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. Paul Auster was born February 3, 1947 in Newark, New Jersey. Born to two Austrian Jewish parents. After graduating from Columbia University, Auster would work for a time in Paris as a translator, translating for various French poets. Auster would move back to the US in 1974, and would gain acclaim both for his work editing the 1982 "Random House Book of Twentieth-Century French Poetry" and his memoir "The Invention of Solitude". His next releases, "City of Glass", "Ghosts", and "The Locked Room" would be released sequentially as "The New York Trilogy".
Hailed for it's inventive subversion of the detective genre to explore philosophical and existential ideas, the novels comprising "The New York Trilogy" have seen great commercial and critical success. They have spawned several adaptations including graphic novels, text with illustrations, and two plays. 1386152. Special Collections. (Inventory #: 1386152)
CONTENTS: Vol. 1, CITY OF GLASS, published in 1985, New American Fiction #4, price uncut "$13.95", 203 pages -- Vol. 2, GHOSTS, published in 1986, New American Fiction #5, price uncut "$12.95", 96 pages -- Vol. 3, THE LOCKED ROOM, published in 1986, New American Fiction #6, price uncut "$13.95", 179 pages. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. Paul Auster was born February 3, 1947 in Newark, New Jersey. Born to two Austrian Jewish parents. After graduating from Columbia University, Auster would work for a time in Paris as a translator, translating for various French poets. Auster would move back to the US in 1974, and would gain acclaim both for his work editing the 1982 "Random House Book of Twentieth-Century French Poetry" and his memoir "The Invention of Solitude". His next releases, "City of Glass", "Ghosts", and "The Locked Room" would be released sequentially as "The New York Trilogy".
Hailed for it's inventive subversion of the detective genre to explore philosophical and existential ideas, the novels comprising "The New York Trilogy" have seen great commercial and critical success. They have spawned several adaptations including graphic novels, text with illustrations, and two plays. 1386152. Special Collections. (Inventory #: 1386152)
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