Signed first printing of Delillo's magnum opus, remarkable in scope and depth.
Fine in a fine jacket.
Price: $300.00
"He is just a running boy, a half-seen figure from the streets, but the way running reveals some clue to being, the way a runner bares himself to consciousness, this is how the dark-skinned kid seems to open to the world, how the bloodrush of a dozen strides brings him into eloquence."
A superb work that cemented Delillo's reputation, and whose preface alone (a virtuoso account of Bobby Thompson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World") makes the book worthwhile. In 2006, THE NEW YORK TIMES ranked UNDERWORLD second only to Toni Morrison's BELOVED as the best US novel of the past 25 years. Nominated for the National Book Award. A handsome copy.
First edition. (New York): Scribner, (1997). 9'' x 6''. Original quarter black paper boards over green boards. In original unclipped ($27.50) pictorial jacket designed by Carol Carson and featuring a photograph by André Kertész. 828, [4] pages. Signed by Delillo on the front free endpaper. Bright, clean, and sharp overall.
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