OFF KECK ROAD by Simpson, Mona - 2000

New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 167 pages. The author's fourth novel. One of Mona Simpson's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Mona Simpson's "Off Keck Road". So closely and tightly written that it has been mistakenly labeled as a novella by some commentators. It is a novel, near-perfect, and proof, as the saying goes, that brevity is the soul of wisdom. "Should not be read in public places, against the certainty of tears. Continually moving in a wry, Chekhovian way" (The Atlantic Monthly). An absolute "must-have" title for Mona Simpson collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed, placed, and inscribed in red fountain pen on the title page by the author: "To Don, With best wishes, Mona Simpson Oak Park". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient, who is named, obtained the signature in person. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, placed, and inscribed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. It is the single most beautiful signed copy by Mona Simpson we have ever seen. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. One of the finest American writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MONA SIMPSON TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0375410104.