Description
Signed first edition, first printing of The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion.
Octavo, [8], 227pp, [5]. Cream hardcover, title in gilt on black spine. Stated “First Printing” on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $23.95 on the front flap, light shelf wear, a near fine example.
Signed by the author on the title page.
Joan Didion (1934-2021) was an acclaimed American writer and journalist known for political writings, notably her coverage of the Central Park Five case. She authored influential works such as “Slouching Towards Bethlehem,” “The White Album,” and “The Year of Magical Thinking,” which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction. This memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking, details a tumultuous year of Didion’s life dealing with her daughter’s severe case of pneumonia and the sudden passing of her husband, John Gregory Dunne.
