presentation copy

Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the literary critic David Lehman: 'To / David Lehman / with thanks for an / afternoon of great / (Colombia-bred?) (sic) / conversation. / Tom Wolfe'.

Laid-in are two pieces of ephemera, one an invite to the book's publication party, the other an introduction to the author printed by the publisher.

First edition, inscribed by the author to David Lehman; 8vo; author's inscription to title page, neat annotations in pencil by Lehman throughout, two pieces of publisher's ephemera laid in; publisher's quarter-cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, device stamped in blind to upper board, with the original printed dust jacket, unclipped and lightly creased at extremities; a fine copy; 676pp.