THE AGE OF TERROR

New York City, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1999. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1999. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 225 pages. The author's "Apocalypse" novel. One of David Plante's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. Presents David Plante's "The Age of Terror". His most ambitious, and fittingly, most openly Catholic, novel. Dedicated to fellow novelist, Mary Gordon. "Set in the seamy world of the Russian sex slave trade, this is the harrowing story of Joe, a disillusioned young American expatriate and lapsed Catholic, who searches for life's meaning in the Soviet Union on the eve of its disintegration. Plante plays brilliantly with our assumptions of both the United States and Russia, and ultimately proclaims a universal theme of sacredness and redemption" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for David Plante collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed, dated (shortly after publication), and inscribed in black ink-pen on the title page by the author: "With all bright wishes on [followed by arrow pointing to the title] The Age of Terror [followed by another arrow pointing to] from the, alas, grownup David Plante April 2001". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient, who is named, was one of the author's close personal friends. This title is a contemporary classic. This is the only such signed, post-publication dated, and inscribed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: David Plante is an anomalous character: An expatriate most of his adult writing life, he was both reclusive and sociable at the same time. He did NOT do public signings. Signed copies of his books come pre-signed from his publishers or signed and inscribed for friends, colleagues, and fellow artists and writers. A rare signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant writers of the 20th century and our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER DAVID PLANTE TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0312198248.