MR. TALL: A NOVELLA AND STORIES

New York City, NY: Little Brown & Company, 2014. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Little Brown & Company, 2014. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 245 pages. Retrospective collection of short fiction. One of Tony Earley'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. "Autographed Copy" round white sticker pasted in front. Presents Tony Earley's "Mr. Tall: A Novella And Stories". Significanlty expands the author's already considerable range as principally a writer of compact fiction. Even his full-fledged novels, notably the "Jim" Series, are a lot shorter ("succinct") when compared to his peers' massive, unruly efforts. Which is genuine praise, not criticism, overwriting and overwrought prose being well-known American literary vices. "Jack And The Mad Dog", the concluding novella, is one of the outstanding American novellas of our time, worthy to rank alongside other celebrated masterpieces of the form yet remains underrated since its first appearance in published form in The New Yorker Magazine. Tony Earley's mastery of the English language, written to suit his singular purpose, is sublime, not just impressive. An absolute "must-have" title for Tony Earley collectors. This Autographed Copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Tony Earley. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a great collection. This is one of very few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. 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. Tony Earley was selected by The New Yorker Magazine as one of "Twenty Writers for the 21st Century". One of the finest American writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER TONY EARLEY TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0316246123.