HOW GERMAN IS IT CL - Hardcover

How German is it / Wie Deutsch Ist Es [SIGNED, with ALS]

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 252 pages; [SIGNED, with ALS] 1980 New Directions. HC/DJ. 1st edition, 1st printing. Signed by Abish on the title page. Laid in at front is a pictorial postcard of Yaddo with an autograph message signed by Abish to Vincent Balitas, dated July 16, 1980: "Dear Vince, deeply regret that I won't have any work to submit to the J. O. Journal on this occasion. I was working (rewriting) on the novel HOW GERMAN IS IT until the very last momentit should be out in Oct. Now spending July & Aug at Yaddo Working on my next novel" A tightly bound and fresh copy of Abish's most highly regarded work, winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award. Publisher's promotional sheet for the novel laid in at rear. Vincent Balitas was a poet, critic, and editor of the John O'Hara Journal, noted for his engagement with experimental fiction. The laid-in postcard, written from Yaddo, underscores Abish's last-minute revisions to How German Is It on the eve of publication, making this a particularly resonant association copy. NF/NF. Artikel-Nr. 58060

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