The Story of Edgar Sawtelle David Wroblewski SIGNED 1/1 Start Price USD 299.00 Current Price USD 299.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, October 04, 2008 End Time Saturday, October 11, 2008 Location Chicago, IL See more about 'The Story of Edgar Sawtelle David Wroblewski SIGNED 1/1' Description This is an excellent mint condition, original 1ST EDITION / 1ST PRINTING autographed copy of the "the Book of the Summer". (It IS NOT the new Oprah edition). It is a bestseller at all Independent and chain bookstores, as well as returning to the #1 spot on the NY TIMES bestseller list. In addition to all that, Stephen King claims it as one of his all time best recent reads. There was a recent 1/2 page USA Today front page article about this book and King's connection to it (see immediate below). As a 1st edition autographed book - this is a highly collectible title - which is extremely difficult  - IF NOT NOW IMPOSSIBLE to obtain (original 1st printing was a paltry 28,000 copies!). A signed, 1st edition / 1st print run of this book will ony increase substantially in value! Please note - this is the THE ORIGINAL published edition (1st / 1st) - NOT the new Oprah edition, which I understand the publisher gave a 'new' edition status to - allowing them to publish it as a 1st edition and 1st print - which it really isn't at all. (I think the Oprah edition has a new, different ISBN) Oprah, Barnes & Noble, reviewers, and readers all agree — The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is one of the best books of the year! Barnes & Noble recently picked the book as a Fall 2008 Discover Great New Writers title, and today it was named the newest Oprah's Book Club Selection. The book was published by ECCO, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, New York. This is a stated First Edition. The full number line reads: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. The ISBN is: 978-0-06-137422-7. The book and dust jacket are in near fine / excellent condition, the spine is tight. The dust jacket is not price clipped ($25.95) and the book is not a Book Club Edition, nor remaindered. Praise from Stephen King "I flat-out loved The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, and spent twelve happy evenings immersed in the world David Wroblewski has created. As I neared the end, I kept finding excuses to put the book aside for a little, not because I didn't like it, but because I liked it too much; I didn't want it to end. Dog-lovers in particular will find themselves riveted by this story, because the canine world has never been explored with such imagination and emotional resonance. Yet in the end, this isn't a novel about dogs or heartland America--although it is a deeply American work of literature. It's a novel about the human heart, and the mysteries that live there, understood but impossible to articulate. Yet in the person of Edgar Sawtelle, a mute boy who takes three of his dogs on a brave and dangerous odyssey, Wroblewski does articulate them, and splendidly. I closed the book with that regret readers feel only after experiencing the best stories: It's over, you think, and I won't read another one this good for a long, long time. In truth, there's never been a book quite like The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. I thought of Hamlet when I was reading it, and Watership Down, and The Night of the Hunter, and The Life of Pi--but halfway through, I put all comparisons aside and let it just be itself. I'm pretty sure this book is going to be a bestseller, but unlike some, it deserves to be. It's also going to be the subject of a great many reading groups, and when the members take up Edgar, I think they will be apt to stick to the book and forget the neighborhood gossip. Wonderful, mysterious, long and satisfying: readers who pick up this novel are going to enter a richer world. I envy them the trip. I don't re-read many books, because life is too short. I will be re-reading this one." From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. A literary thriller with commercial legs, this stunning debut is bound to be a bestseller. In the backwoods of Wisconsin, the Sawtelle family—Gar, Trudy and their young son, Edgar—carry on the family business of breeding and training dogs. Edgar, born mute, has developed a special relationship and a unique means of communicating with Almondine, one of the Sawtelle dogs, a fictional breed distinguished by personality, temperament and the dogs' ability to intuit commands and to make decisions. Raising them is an arduous life, but a satisfying one for the family until Gar's brother, Claude, a mystifying mixture of charm and menace, arrives. When Gar unexpectedly dies, mute Edgar cannot summon help via the telephone. His guilt and grief give way to the realization that his father was murdered; here, the resemblance to Hamlet resonates. After another gut-wrenching tragedy, Edgar goes on the run, accompanied by three loyal dogs. His quest for safety and succor provides a classic coming-of-age story with an ironic twist. Sustained by a momentum that has the crushing inevitability of fate, the propulsive narrative will have readers sucked in all the way through the breathtaking final scenes. (June) 1) Please ask any questions before bidding 2) I do not do returns 3) I cannot ship this outside the continental USA 4) I will take extreme care to package and ship this book, which is in excellent condition. It will be extremely well packaged.  5) PAYPAL PAYMENT ONLY / Feedback will be left when feedback is received. 6) I will ship the book within 48 hours after receiving Paypal payment THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE A Novel by David Wroblewski From the inside dustjacket: "Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin.  For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar's lifelong friend and ally.  But with the unexpected return of Claude, Edgar's paternal uncle, turmoil consumes the Sawtelles' once peaceful home.  When Edgar's father dies suddenly, Claude insinuates himself into the life of the farm - and into Edgar's mother's affections. Grief-stricken and bewildered, Edgar tries to prove Claude played a role in his father's death, but his plan backfires - spectacularly.  Forced to flee into the vast wilderness lying beyond the farm, Edgar comes of age in the wild, fighting for his survival and that of the three yearling dogs who follow him.  But his need to face his father's murderer and his devotion to the Sawtelle dogs turn Edgar ever homeward. David Wroblewski is a master storyteller, and his breathtaking scenes - the elemental north woods, the sweep of seasons, an iconic American barn, a fateful vision rendered in the falling rain - create a riveting family saga, a brilliant exploration of the limits of language, and a compulsively readable modern classic."   Place a Bid!