ZUCKERMAN BOUND: THE GHOST WRITER, ZUCKERMAN UNBOUND, THE ANATOMY LESSON, THE PRAGUE ORGY Hardcover - 2007

New York City, NY: The Library Of America, 2007. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: The Library Of America, 2007. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 645 pages. Volume Four of The Library of America's definitive Collected Works of Philip Roth. The First Slipcased Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a Slipcased Edition for distribution to libraries and LOA subscribers only. None of the copies was sold to the public. The Slipcased Edition has the same ISBN as the regular trade edition. The Slipcased Edition is now rare. Printed to the highest standards on acid-free paper, utilizing sewn binding, closely woven rayon cloth boards, satin bound-in ribbon marker, and a page layout that is both readable and elegant, each volume is guaranteed to last for several generations of readers and collectors (despite frequent and regular use, the estimated life span of Library of America Editions is 1000 years; un-used, they will last forever). Without DJ, as issued. Presents Volume Four of The Collected Works of Philip Roth: "The Ghost Writer", "Zuckerman Unbound", "The Anatomy Lesson", and "The Prague Orgy". The trilogy and epilogue that constitute Roth's wholly original investigation into the unforeseen consequences of art, mainly in libertarian America, and then, by contrast, in Soviet-suppressed Eastern Europe. The LOA volume marks the inclusion and very first publication of his adaptation of "The Prague Orgy" for American television, which features characters and scenes that are not found in the novella. Nathan Zuckerman appears (as a wry writer/observer rather than omniscient genius/conscience) in three more major novels: "Exit Ghost" was published in the same month as the present volume, echoes the first novel, "The Ghost Writer", and is Zuckerman's eighth, and final, appearance in the Rothian universe. "One knows when one is reading something that will permanently enter the culture" (Cynthia Ozick). "Our foremost novelist since Faulkner" (Harold Bloom). Philip Roth was only the third writer to be so honored by The Library of America while still alive. Published in chronological order, the entire oeuvre consists of ten volumes in all and will surely be regarded as one of the "high spots" in The Library of America Series. Roth famously announced in 2012 that he has permanently stopped writing. Philip Roth died on May 22, 2018 of congestive heart failure, literally of heartbreak, at the age of 85. An absolute "must-have" title for Philip Roth collectors. This title is a late-modern classic. This is one of few copies of the First Library of America Slipcased Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: The First Slipcased Edition was distributed to libraries and LOA subscribers only. None of the copies was sold to the public. Copies available online have serious flaws or are subsequent printings yet command hundreds of dollars. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. Six of Philip Roth's novels were selected as among the Top 20 works of American fiction of the last 25 years: "American Pastoral", "The Counterlife", "Operation Shylock", "Sabbath's Theater", "The Human Stain", and "The Plot Against America". One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER PHILIP ROTH TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1598530119.