John Barth — SIGNED Limited Edition, Sealed — G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1982
John Barth, a central figure of American postmodern fiction and author of The Sot-Weed Factor and Lost in the Funhouse, turns to the Chesapeake Bay for Sabbatical: A Romance — a novel of a nine-month sailing voyage, a marriage taking stock of itself, and a plot inspired by the real-life death of ex-CIA officer John Paisley.
This is the limited edition of 750 copies, specially bound in black cloth with gilt spine lettering and housed in a matching slipcase, distinct from the trade first edition's tan boards and dust jacket. This copy remains sealed in the publisher's original shrink wrap and has never been opened. As with all copies issued in this binding, the edition was signed and numbered by the author on the limitation page; because the seal has not been broken, the individual copy number and signature cannot be directly confirmed, though the binding itself is unique to this signed limited issue.
Sealed in publisher's original shrink wrap; unopened. Black cloth boards with matching slipcase. Minor storage wear to the shrink wrap, including a small puncture/tear, and light surface scuffing. Limitation page not visible due to sealed state — see description above for bibliographic notes on this edition.
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