New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1963. First Edition, First Printing with full number line on copyright page. In pink and black boards with spine stamped in gilt. Title page with author's name and publisher off-center. Dust jacket has original "$5.95" price present and blurbs on front and rear... More
First U.S. Edition. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1974. Stated First U.S. Edition. Octavo; 249pp. Black cloth-covered boards with silver lettering to spine. Missing dust jacket. Covers very lightly shelfworn and nudged at spine ends, else sturdy and square. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Sacks's second book... More
Bombay: P.C. Manaktala and Sons Private Ltd, 1967. Second Impression. Octavo; xii + 400pp, including appendices, bibliography, and index. Orange dust jacket over gray cloth-covered boards with gold stamped spine. Dust jacket shows minor soiling and spine chipping, unclipped with price of 32 rupees intact. Binding tight and square, but... More
First American Edition. New York: Boni & Liveright, [1922]. First American Edition. Octavo; [viii], 134pp +1 ads. Dark olive cloth-covered boards with blindstamped publisher's colophon at bottom front and gilt lettering to spine. Missing dust jacket. Boards bumped at bottom front corner and nudged at spine ends, with a some... More
First Edition. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. First Edition.0 Octavo. 255 pages. Inscribed by author on title page to William Safire. Inscription reads, "For Bill - / My friend who was / very much responsible for the / publication of this first work. Thanks, / Sammy Rawls / 9... More