AUGGIE WREN'S CHRISTMAS STORY; [trade edition, signed on bookplate].
New York: Henry Holt, (2004). First edition thus: first trade edition, first this publisher, and first with illustrations by Isol, the prize-winning Argentinian children's book illustrator and pop singer. Previously issued only in limited editions. SIGNED BY AUSTER on publisher's bookplate affixed to half-title page. Basis for the 1995 movie "Smoke" (screenplay by Auster) featuring Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Stockard Channing, Ashley Judd, Forest Whitaker, et al. 12mo glossy pictorial boards with red cloth spine stamped in black; 36 pages plus author and artist bios. Issued without a dust jacket. Fine. Scarce signed.
Item #72469
Price: $125.00
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