Rakoff David Author (2 results)
LOVE DISHONOR MARRY DIE CHERISH PERISH: A NOVEL - Rare Pristine Review/Promotional Copy of The First Hardcover Edition/First Printing: With Publisher's Review Letter - ONLY REVIEW COPY ONLINE
Rakoff, David (Author); Kidd, Chip (Book Design) & Seth (Artist/Illustrator)
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: None, As Issued. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 113 pages. Published in 2013. The author's debut novel, published the same year he died. Together with "Fraud", David Rakoff's masterpiece. Review Copy. Review Material laid-in: (poignant) Letter from Doubleday Publisher. The First H…ardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, of which there are several. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover/flexi-board original only. The production is a labor of love by Doubleday, featuring an ingenious die-cut design by Chip Kidd and brilliant caricature-drawings by the artist known simply as Seth. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents David Rakoff's "Love Dishonor Marry Die Cherish Perish". His masterly novel-in-verse, a triumphant departure from his satirical essays, and his "closing-time" statement. Attempted as such by only one other contemporary poet/novelist, Vikram Seth ("The Golden Gate"). "A poignant, beautiful, witty, and wise novel in verse whose scope spans the twentieth century. Written with humor, sympathy, and tenderness, this intricately woven novel proves him to be the master of an altogether different art form. Leaps cities and decades as Rakoff sings the song of an America whose freedoms can be intoxicating, or brutal. The characters' lives are linked to each other by acts of generosity or cruelty" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for David Rakoff collectors. This is a Review Copy. The Review Material is laid-in. This title is a great book. This is the only Review Copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws or are in multiple subsequent printings. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. One of the most brilliant writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER DAVID RAKOFF TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 038553521X. no.
THE UNCOLLECTED DAVID RAKOFF - Rare Fine Copy of The First Edition/First Printing - ONLY COPY OF THE TRUE FIRST ONLINE
Rakoff, David (Author); Rudnick, Paul (Contributor); Young, Timothy G. (Editor) & Bishop, Elizabeth
Published by New York City, NY: Anchor Books/Penguin Random House LLC, 2015
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: None, As Issued. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 340 pages. Published in 2015. Retrospective collection of essays, fiction, and interviews. One of the most valuable books on the literary art and achievement of David Rakoff. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused wi…th all other subsequent editions, of which there are many. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only in order to reach the widest possible audience. The First Edition is now rare. Features a reproduction of David Rakoff's original self-portait on the cover as a fish out of water and a lovely Memorial Essay by Paul Rudnick, one of the finest American humorist-essayists of our time. Edited by Timothy G. Young. Closing Poem by Elizabeth Bishop. Presents "The Uncollected David Rakoff". Nearly ALL, just about, of his delectable - and for his admirers, treasurable - pieces and interviews, previously unpublished in book form, gathered here at last. Also reproduces the complete text of his novel-in-verse and final work, "Love Dishonor Marry Die Cherish Perish". Ends, fittingly, with Elizabeth Bishop's "Letter To NY". "One of the most original, delightfully acerbic voices of his generation, David Rakoff's singular personality spills from every page of this witty and entertaining volume. Includes travel features, early fiction, pop-culture criticism, and transcripts of his most memorable appearances on NPR's 'Fresh Air' and 'This American Life'. By turns hilarious, incisive, and deeply moving, this collection highlights the many facets of Rakoff's huge talent and shows the arc of his remarkable career" (Publisher's blurb). Our very own Oscar Wilde? Yes, our very own Oscar Wilde. An absolute "must-have" title for David Rakoff collectors. This title is a great collection. As far as we know, this is the only copy of the First Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: ALL other copies available online are subsequent printings even if their dealers don't say so. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. One of the most brilliant writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER DAVID RAKOFF TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0307946479. no.
