Modest Gifts (inscribed to Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne)
NY: Random House, 2003. First edition. Softcover. A standout association copy, inscribed on the half-title page to Joan Didion and her husband the writer John Gregory Dunne: "To Joan and John, best read with a little sipping whisky, cheers, cheers, Norman." Additionally with a bookplate affirming this provenance on the front free endpaper. A great association as Mailer and Didion are both considered key progenitors of "New Journalism" or creative nonfiction. Mailer and Didion are further linked by the often political emphasis of their writing. "An unexpected collection from Norman Mailer . . . [m]odest, funny, and true, each poem and drawing shows a new side of one of the greatest writers of our time." A paperback original, very good plus with a little bump to the front lower corner, a gentle crease to rear lower corner, and a small, superficial scratch or minor tear to top of spine. Very good. Item #1786
ISBN: 9780812972375
Price: $5,000.00 save 5% $4,750.00