. Obsession. Quill & Brush, (Rockville, Maryland), 1994.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in wrappers. Contributions from George Plimpton, Louis Begley, and Maureen Howard, among others. Introduction by Stephen Goodwin, President of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
(Anthology). Obsession (Signed by all Contributors). Quill & Brush, MD, 1994.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Description: A collection of fifteen original essays on Obsession presented as talks at the Fifth Annual PEN/Faulkner Gala in Washington, D.C. Essays by Louis Begley, David Bradley, Robert Olen Butler, Thomas Flanagan, Ernest Gaines, Barry Hannah, Maureen Howard, Jayne Anne Phillips, George Plimpton, Francine Prose, Vikram Seth, Mary Lee Settle, Ntozake Shange, Elizabeth Spencer, and Scott Spencer. Two hundred numbered copies in hardcover were issued; this copy is unnumbered, very nearly fine in gray cloth boards and slipcase, and includes the original silkscreen by Lou Stovall. SIGNED by all of the contributors at their respective essay
Seller: Tom Davidson, Bookseller, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Fifteen original essays on the title subject, "obsession," read at the annual PEN/Faulkner gala, October 2, 1993. One of 200 copies, SIGNED BY EACH OF THE CONTRIBUTORS: Louis Begley, David Bradley, Robert Olen Butler, Thomas Flanagan, Ernest Gaines, Barry Hannah, Maureen Howard, Jayne Anne Phillips, George Plimpton, Francine Prose, Vikram Seth, Mary Lee Settle, Ntozake Shange, Elizabeth Spencer and Scott Spencer. AND WITH ORIGINAL SIGNED SILKSCREEN PRINT by prominent Washington, D.C., artist Lou Stovall held in place on front pastedown at corners with silk ribbons. 8vo gray cloth boards with PEN/Faulkner insignia in blind on front and titling in black on front and spine. Fine, as issued, in publisher's cloth slipcase (also fine).
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in full gray calf, in folding cloth box. Fifteen original essays on the title subject read at the annual PEN/Faulkner gala. Letter G of 26 lettered copies Signed by each of the contributors: Louis Begley, David Bradley, Robert Olen Butler, Thomas Flanagan, Ernest Gaines, Barry Hannah, Maureen Howard, Jayne Anne Phillips, George Plimpton, Francine Prose, Vikram Seth, Mary Lee Settle, Ntozake Shange, Elizabeth Spencer, and Scott Spencer; and with an original Signed and numbered silkscreen print by Lou Stovall mounted with ribbons on the front pastedown.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.