Shatterday
signed first edition
1980 · Boston
by ELLISON, HARLAN
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author, Harlan Ellison, to fellow writer, Wayne Warga. Inscribed: “For Wayne Warga, in joy & with relief for the diminished memory of an Adlerian night long ago. All best, Harlan Ellison. 20 July 81, Los Angeles.” Fine fresh copy in a near fine dust jacket with a 1” tear to the bottom edge of the front panel and a couple of other tiny tears. From the library of journalist and novelist Wayne Warga. The youngest editor at Life Magazine at age 25, Warga reported on John F. Kennedy’s race for the Presidency, and went on to cover the Civil Rights movement for the magazine. For many years, Warga was one of the leading writers at the Los Angeles Times where he did in depth articles and features on writers and people in the arts. Later, Warga became a mystery novelist, creating three well-received bibliomysteries: Hardcover, Fatal Impressions, and Singapore Transfer, featuring Los Angeles rare book dealer, Jeffrey Dean. (Inventory #: 13966E)