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"To my dearest Claire- Who was there at Zuckerman's birth and has helped me see him through his fury": First Edition of The Anatomy Lesson; Inscribed by Philip Roth to His Wife Claire Bloom
ROTH, PHILIP.
The Anatomy Lesson.
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1983.
First edition of the third novel from Roth to feature Nathan Zuckerman as the main character. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Roth to his wife Claire Bloom on the title page, “To my dearest Claire- Who was there at Zuckerman’s birth and has helped me see him through his fury. My love and my love and my love P. Oct. 1, ’83.” Roth first met Bloom in 1966, when they were both in earlier relationships. “To have such a mind as Philip Roth’s fixed on your every word and gesture is both daunting and extremely flattering”, she recalled of this first encounter. The couple finally began their relationship in 1975, and started living together at an early stage. An excellent example in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sigrid Spaeth. An exceptional association copy.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 84755
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First Edition of So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Patrick Modiano to Philip Roth
MODIANO, PATRICK [PHILIP ROTH].
So You Don’t Get Lost in the Neighborhood.
Boston/ New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015.
First edition in English of this haunting novel of suspense. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to fellow writer Philip Roth, “Pour Philip, avec toute mon amitie Patrick Modiano.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brian Moore. Translated from the French by Euan Cameron. From the library of Philip Roth. An exceptional association.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 117832
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First Editions of each volume in Philip Roth's American Trilogy; Each Signed by Him
ROTH, PHILIP.
The American Trilogy: American Pastoral; I Married A Communist and The Human Stain.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1997-2000.
First editions of each novel in Roth’s acclaimed American trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original half cloth. Each volume is signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Each are fine in a fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 88051
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Philip Roth's Our Gang; Inscribed by Him to His Lover and Future Wife Claire Bloom
ROTH, PHILIP.
Our Gang.
New York: Random House 1971.
Early printing of Roth’s fifth book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his lover and future wife Claire Bloom, “Jan 1972 To Claire- Fondly Philip Roth.” Roth first met Bloom in 1966, when they were both in earlier relationships. “To have such a mind as Philip Roth’s fixed on your every word and gesture is both daunting and extremely flattering”, she recalled of this first encounter. The couple finally began their relationship in 1975, and started living together at an early stage. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional association copy.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 84783
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First Edition of The Human Stain: From the library of Fellow Novelist John Barth; Signed by Philip Roth and John Barth
ROTH, PHILIP.
The Human Stain.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 2000.
First edition of Roth’s award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. From the library of fellow novelist John Barth, with his signature to the half-title page. Barth won the National Book Award in fiction for his novel Chimera. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michaela Sullivan. A nice association.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 71844
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"unique addition to the lasting literature about men and women": First Edition of My Life As A Man; Inscribed by Philip Roth to Fellow novelist Larry Kramer
ROTH, PHILIP.
My Life as a Man.
New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 1974.
First edition of Roth’s seventh novel. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To Larry Kramer- my best to you- from the corner of 54th + 5th-Good luck with your play Philip Roth May 7, 1974.” The recipient, Larry Kramer is an American playwright and novelist. He began his career rewriting scripts while working for Columbia Pictures, which led him to London where he worked with United Artists. There he wrote the screenplay for the 1969 film Women and Love, which earned an Academy Award nomination. He has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his play The Destiny of Me, and is a two-time recipient of the Obie Award. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a closed tear the front panel. A nice association.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 16008
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First Edition of The Professor of Desire; Inscribed by Philip Roth to Novelist Jack Leggett
ROTH, PHILIP.
The Professor of Desire.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1977.
First edition of Roth’s second book in a series portraying the life of the fictional professor David Kapesh. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Jack Leggett, “To Jack Philip Aug. 1977.” Leggett was a biographer and literary mentor and head of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where Philip Roth taught. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nannette Stevenson. A nice association.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 5481
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"Life is just a short period of time in which you are alive": First Edition of Philip Roth's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel American Pastoral; Signed By Him
ROTH, PHILIP.
American Pastoral.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1997.
First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 168
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"Life is just a short period of time in which you are alive": First Edition of Philip Roth's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel American Pastoral; Signed By Him
ROTH, PHILIP.
American Pastoral.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1997.
First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 116797
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Uncorrected Proof of the First Edition of The Professor of Desire; Signed by Philip Roth
ROTH, PHILIP.
The Professor of Desire.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1977.
Uncorrected proof of the first edition of Roth’s second book in a series portraying the life of the fictional professor David Kapesh. Quarto, original wrappers. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. With a photograph of Roth signed by him. In fine condition. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box. An uncommon proof.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 88049
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First Edition of "this gripping masterly work" First Edition of I Married A Communist; Signed by Philip Roth; From the Library of John Barth
ROTH, PHILIP.
I Married A Communist.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1998.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. From the library of fellow novelist John Barth, with his signature to the half-title page. Barth won the National Book Award in fiction for his novel Chimera. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 102977
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First Edition of Philip Roth's The Prague Orgy; Signed by Him
ROTH, PHILIP.
Prague Orgy.
London: Jonathan Cape 1985.
First edition of this novella by the Pulitzer-Prize winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Lilly Lee.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 12005
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“I don’t know anybody. I turn sentences around, and that’s it": First Edition of Philip Roth's The Ghost Writer; Signed by Him
ROTH, PHILIP.
The Ghost Writer.
New York: Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux 1979.
First edition of the author’s first book in his acclaimed Zuckerman series. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sigrid Spaeth.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 12037
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“Nothing lasts and yet nothing passes either, and nothing passes just because nothing lasts": First Edition of The Human Stain; Signed By Philip Roth
ROTH, PHILIP.
The Human Stain.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 2000.
First edition of Roth’s award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michaela Sullivan.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 78907
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First Edition of Philip Roth's When She Was Good; Signed by Him
ROTH, PHILIP.
When She Was Good.
New York: Random House 1967.
First edition of Roth’s second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Roy Kuhlman.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 3154
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First Edition of Philip Roth's When She Was Good; Inscribed by Him in the Year of Publication
ROTH, PHILIP.
When She Was Good.
New York: Random House 1967.
First edition of Roth’s second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Sept. 7, 1967 NYC To Jack Keeney- For the testimonial baquet- Philip Roth.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Roy Kuhlman.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 115622
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“Gone were the days when Zuckerman had only to worry about Zuckerman making money: henceforth he would have to worry about his money making money": Uncorrected Proof of the First Edition of Zuckerman Unbound; Signed by Philip Roth
ROTH, PHILIP.
Zuckerman Unbound.
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux: New York 1981.
Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. In fine condition. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 88047
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John Barth's Copy of Roth's The Humbling; Signed by Both
ROTH, PHILIP.
The Humbling.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009.
First edition of Roth’s 30th book, concerning “an aging stage actor whose empty life is altered by a ‘counterplot of unusual erotic desire’.” Octavo, original boards. From the library of fellow novelist John Barth, with his signature to the half-title page. Barth won the National Book Award in fiction for his novel Chimera. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 102991
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“In my childhood I led the life of a sage, when I grew up I started climbing trees”: First Edition of Philip Roth's The Ghost Writer; Signed by Him
ROTH, PHILIP.
The Ghost Writer.
New York: Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux 1979.
First edition of the author’s first book in his acclaimed Zuckerman series. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear. Jacket design by Sigrid Spaeth.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 73565
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First Edition of Operation Shylock; Inscribed by Philip Roth
ROTH, PHILIP.
Operation Shylock: A Confession.
New York: Simon & Schuster 1993.
First edition of Roth’s 19th book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Philip Roth in the year of publication opposite the title page, “For Crisci – from his best library friend – Philip R April 1993.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paula Scher.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 61793
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“Nothing lasts and yet nothing passes either, and nothing passes just because nothing lasts": First British Edition of The Human Stain; Signed By Philip Roth
ROTH, PHILIP.
The Human Stain.
London: Jonathan Cape 2000.
First British edition of Roth’s award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michaela Sullivan.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 102873
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"How easy life is when it's easy, and how hard when it's hard": First Edition of The Professor of Desire; Signed by Philip Roth
ROTH, PHILIP.
The Professor of Desire.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1977.
First edition of Roth’s second book in a series portraying the life of the fictional professor David Kapesh. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Nannette Stevenson. A very sharp example.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 12033
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First Edition of Operation Shylock; Signed by Philip Roth
ROTH, PHILIP.
Operation Shylock: A Confession.
New York: Simon & Schuster 1993.
First edition of Roth’s 19th book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paula Scher.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 158
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"You have a conscience, and a conscience is a valuable attribute": First Edition of Nemesis; Signed by Philip Roth and Milton Glaser
ROTH, PHILIP.
Nemesis.
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company 2010.
First edition of Roth’s 31st book. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page, without the bookstore stamp. Additionally signed by the jacket illustrator Milton Glaser. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 73477
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First Edition of Philip Roth's When She Was Good; Signed by Him
ROTH, PHILIP.
When She Was Good.
New York: Random House 1967.
First edition of Roth’s second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page in a contemporary signature. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Roy Kuhlman.
Price: $325.00 Item Number: 112689
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“For all that I announce at intervals that I want to go mad, it is apparently impossible: beyond me, beneath me. It took This for me to learn that I am a citadel of sanity”: First Edition of Philip Roth's Comic Novel The Breast; Signed by Him
ROTH, PHILIP.
The Breast.
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1972.
First edition of Roth’s first book in a series portraying the life of the fictional professor David Kapesh. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 5724
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First Edition of Philip Roth's The Facts: A Novelist's Autobiography; Signed by Him
ROTH, PHILIP.
The Facts: A Novelist’s Autobiography.
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1988.
First edition of Roth’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 165
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Uncorrected Proof the The Breast; Signed by Philip Roth
ROTH, PHILIP.
The Breast.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1972.
Uncorrected proof of the author’s comic novella which features David Kapesh’s transformation into a 155 pound breast. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. In very good condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 1625
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Signed by Philip Roth
ROTH, PHILIP.
The American Trilogy: American Pastoral; I Married A Communist and The Human Stain.
New York: The Library of America 2011.
First edition of The Library of America compendium of Roth’s American trilogy. Octavo, original green cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Ross Miller.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 2100
