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O'BRIEN, JOHN. 1960-1994. Leaving Las Vegas. Wichita, KS: Watermark Press, 1990.
O'BRIEN, JOHN. 1960-1994. Leaving Las Vegas. Wichita, KS: Watermark Press, 1990. 8vo. Publisher's black cloth printed in silver, dust jacket. Very light wear, some traces of price sticker adhesive on back panel. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author on the half-title. A striking and memorable work by a troubled author, Leaving Las Vegas was O'Brien's first novel, and the only one to be published during his lifetime. Two weeks after learning that the book was to be adapted into a film, O'Brien took his own life. SOLD TO BENEFIT THE BLACK MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE. UNLV's Black Mountain Institute is an international literary arts center that champions writers and storytellers through programs, fellowships, student scholarships, and community engagement. BMI is also home to the first-ever City of Asylum program in the U.S, which provides safe haven to writers who have been persecuted for their literary work—so that they may live and write freely without censorship, risk of imprisonment, or threats against their lives. Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
O'BRIEN, JOHN. 1960-1994. Leaving Las Vegas. Wichita, KS: Watermark Press, 1990. 8vo. Publisher's black cloth printed in silver, dust jacket. Very light wear, some traces of price sticker adhesive on back panel. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author on the half-title. A striking and memorable work by a troubled author, Leaving Las Vegas was O'Brien's first novel, and the only one to be published during his lifetime. Two weeks after learning that the book was to be adapted into a film, O'Brien took his own life. SOLD TO BENEFIT THE BLACK MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE. UNLV's Black Mountain Institute is an international literary arts center that champions writers and storytellers through programs, fellowships, student scholarships, and community engagement. BMI is also home to the first-ever City of Asylum program in the U.S, which provides safe haven to writers who have been persecuted for their literary work—so that they may live and write freely without censorship, risk of imprisonment, or threats against their lives. Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing