Women and Men

New York: Ultramarine Press, (1987). Limited, Signed #65 of 99. First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 1,192 pp. Original quarter navy leather over aegean blue marbled and ornamental, paper-covered boards, stamped in gold. Almost as-new. Book is tight, square and firm. Faint handling & shelf wear. Some light fade, discoloration to spine. Rubbing to corners and panel edges. Interior clean and unmarked. A lovely example, a collector’s copy. Very scarce. Binder Denis Gouey reports that less than a dozen orders for this title were filled and so while the numbered limitation is 99, the true number of units is much, much lower.

Hardcover: Near Fine

“Women and Men is Joseph McElroy's sixth novel. Published in 1987 (with a 1986 copyright), it is 1192 pages long. Somewhat notably, because of its size, the uncorrected proof was issued in two volumes. The size and complexity of the novel have led it to be compared with Ulysses, The Recognitions, and Gravity's Rainbow. The novel is 16th on the Wikipedia list of longest novels, and seventh among novels written in English, and the longest ever written in North America. There were two first editions—neither dates itself before the other. In April 1987, the first trade edition was published by Knopf. Ultramarine Press published a limited, numbered, signed edition, consisting of the Knopf edition (including its copyright and title page) rebound in leather. One month later, Knopf issued a second printing, with an expanded copyright/acknowledgements page.”