[Signed] [First Edition] Martin Dressler: Tale of an American Dreamer Millhauser

First Edition Thus. Signed Limited Edition, part of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize Winners Collection ( for Fiction), No. 193/ 2500, with Author's signature to the Limitation page. Hard cover 8vo. (measuring 6 x 9 ½ inches) in full forest green leather, with gilt cover design, title in raised compartments to spine, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, satin ribbon bookmark, 294pp. A signed and dated Certificate of Authenticity of Easton Press Signed Editions is also laid in, with another Steven Millhauser original signature. The novel tells a rags- to- riches story of its eponymous character, from humble cigar-store helper, to hotel owner, in early twentieth-century New York. Author Steven Millhauser (b. 1943) is more recently known for the adaptation of his work into film, including the 2006 movie, "The Illusionist, " starring Edward Norton, Jessica Biel and Paul Giamatti, based on his short story entitled "Eisenheim the Illusionist," for which he co-wrote the screenplay. ?Easton Press Collector?s Edition,?Signed Limited Edition, part of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize Winners Collection.

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