In Watermelon Sugar
San Francisco: Four Seasons Foundation, 1968.
First trade edition, first printing. Presentation copy signed on the title page by Richard Brautigan and inscribed to William Hjortsberg, Brautigan's friend and posthumous biographer. [vi], 138 pp. Bound in publisher's original illustrated wraps. Near Fine with light soiling and shelf wear, crease to spine. Together with a 4 pp. trout-themed postcard to Brautigan from Christian Odasso, Jim Harrison, Dink Bruce, and Guy de la Valdène, his collaborators on the Florida Keys fly-fishing documentary Tarpon; edges sealed with electrical tape The film, shot in 1973, was released thirty-five years later as a DVD after gaining some renown from pirated copies. The postcard is postmarked at Fort Lauderdale on July 19, 1976, and addressed to Brautigan at Livingston, Montana. "Having conch & trouts thinking of mountains streams & pussy. Here at Walkers Cay Bahamas. Hope to see you soon. Jim. Guy. Dink. (UYA Films)." "Christian" is added in a different hand at the side. A nice association copy of two of the Montana Gang of writers.
Price: $3,200