DAVID SEDARIS DIARIES: A VISUAL COMPENDIUM

New York City, NY: Little Brown & Company, 2017. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Little Brown & Company, 2017. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 256 pages. Archive of the author's private diaries, presented as an Artist Book. One of the most brilliantly conceived and realized Artist Books of our time: A portrait of David Sedaris as Surrealist collage artist and collector. 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. Edited and assembled by Jeffrey Jenkins in close collaboration with David Sedaris. The production values are outstanding in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents "David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Compendium". In effect, the corollary volume/art book to his literary collections. "A remarkable illustrated volume of artwork and images selected from the diaries David Sedaris has been creating for four decades. In this richly illustrated book, readers will for the first time experience the diaries David Sedaris has kept for nearly 40 years in the elaborate, three-dimensional, collaged style of the originals. A celebration of the unexpected in the everyday, the beautiful, and the grotesque, this visual compendium offers unique insight into the author's view of the world and stands as a striking and collectible volume in itself. Compiled and edited by Sedaris' longtime friend Jeffrey Jenkins, and including interactive components, postcards, and never-before-seen photos and artwork, this is a necessary addition to any Sedaris collection, and will enthrall the author's fans for many years to come" (Publisher's blurb). That should be the case, of course, and will happen eventually, with the help of this beautifully produced and sumptuous volume. But it is also probably going to be a challenge to some Sedaris fans, who are primarily reader/listeners, of a very specific kind: Satire, humor, family lore. Literary types are not necessarily artist types, and vice versa. This volume, however, will richly reward those who keep an open mind. An absolute "must-have" title for David Sedaris collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed in black pen-marker on the title page by David Sedaris. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. He also added an uncannily realistic rendition of Snoopy, the iconic Peanuts thinking dog, above his signature. This title is a great Artist Book. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy (with Original Drawing) of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws (due to the publisher mishandling and poor packing of a weighty book) or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with a cornucopia of visual materials. One of the most brilliant American writers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER DAVID SEDARIS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0316431710.