signed first edition 327 pp. 8vo
1995 · New York
by Sacks, Oliver
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First edition. 327 pp. 8vo. Half cloth and paper covered boards. Dust jacket sunned on spine, with some rubbing to flap hinges. First edition. 327 pp. 8vo. Inscribed to his editor Jim Silberman "who has meant and continues to mean so much to me" Inscribed to Jim Silberman "who has meant and continues to mean so much to me - and who first got me going on 'Prodigies'." Silberman was Sacks' publisher and editor at Summit Books, who guided a few of Sacks' key titles to print, most influentially this volume, which became a bestseller and made Sacks a household name. Sacks called Silberman "an important influence in my life [who] can spot the heart of the piece quicker than anyone else. He always gets a bullseye." (Web of Stories: Oliver Sacks, 2012).
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