A Reader's Guide to William Gaddis's The Recognitions by Moore, Steven - 1982

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition of this invaluable guide to Gaddis's brilliant and referentially dense first novel. Consists of notes, synopses, and annotations (keyed to the Meridian and Avon editions of The Recognitions), along with a bibliography and three nonfiction pieces by Gaddis. Though Moore has made a revised edition of the work available online, this cloth edition quite uncommon. Octavo (6.25 x 9.25 in.); xi + 337pp., with index; blue cloth boards stamped in red and white, lacking a jacket as issued. A bump to the textblock has resulted in a minor crease echoing through the bottom corner of the leaves. Else a fine copy, sharp and unmarked.