May 2020 Catalogue

G r e a t G i f t s 66 Signed By David Foster Wallace 62. WALLACE, David Foster. Infinite Jest. Boston, 1996. Thick octavo, original blue paper boards, dust jacket. $3200. Click for More Info First edition of Wallace’s epic postmodern satire—“jubilantly anecdotal, winkingly sardonic” (NewYorkTimes)—signed in the year of publicationbyDavidFosterWallace, in scarce first-issue dust jacket. The “buzzing, claustrophobic energy” of Wallace’s “mammoth 1079-page satire of America” immediately placed him in the company of Pynchon and DeLillo ( Wall Street Journal ). Wallace died tragically in 2008 at age 46. First- issue dust jacket , with uncorrected “Vollman” on rear panel. Book about-fine, dust jacket fine. A handsome signed copy. “You can be shaped, or you can be broken. There is not much in between. Try to learn. Be coachable. Try to learn from everybody, especially those who fail.”