June 30th, June 30th (association copy)
NY: Delacorte Press, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. An association copy, inscribed on the title page: "This copy is for Russ Chatham, 'a man who knows that every second counts.' Richard Brautigan, August 19, 1978." This book was signed at a gathering of some of the Montana gang in San Francisco, as we've seen a copy of this same book signed on this same day in SF to Jim Harrison. Brautigan's last published poetry collection.
Painter Russell Chatham spent the majority of his career outside of Livingston, MT, and was a member of the literary "Montana Gang" that included (among a few others) Brautigan, Thomas McGuane, and his good friend Jim Harrison, who used Chatham's paintings on the covers of most of his books. Chatham was extraordinarily successful during the height of his career (his largest paintings sold for $1 million to celebrities), and his paintings remain iconic images of the Montana landscape and perhaps the Interior West at large. See this great and wandering tribute from Rick Bass in Angler's Journal. Chatham was also a talented writer, best known for his iconic work The Angler's Coast, and he was the publisher of Clark City Press, which published more than three dozen books including some of his own as well as books by Jim Harrison, Rick Bass, and others.
Blue paper boards, white cloth spine. A very near fine copy with just a minor bump to top corner of front board. In a very good or better jacket with a little creasing to spine ends and a short tear at that same front corner. A standout association copy connecting two of the Montana Gang. Near fine / Very good. Item #1514
ISBN: 9780385284950
Price: $2,750.00 save 5% $2,612.50