GIRL WITH THE CURIOUS HAIR: Stories

New York, London: W.W. Norton Company, 1989. First printing. Near fine in a near fine jacket.. Signed first edition of Wallace's second book and first collection of short stories. At the time of GIRL WITH THE CURIOUS HAIR's publication, THE NEW YORK TIMES praised Wallace as "a dynamic writer of extraordinary talent, one unafraid to tackle subjects large and small. Ever willing to experiment, he lays his artistic self on the line with his incendiary use of language, at times seeming to rip both the mundane and the unusual from their moorings, then setting them down anew, freshly described." A beautiful copy of this early Wallace title. 8.25'' x 6.25''. Publisher's original quarter black cloth over pale blue boards. In orginal unclipped ($17.95) pictorial jacket designed by Debra Morton Hoyt. x, 374 pages. Signed by Wallace on the title page. Trace wear. Faint toning here and there. Else bright, sound, and clean.