Sun Dogs. Inscribed by Robert Olen Butler. First Edition, First Printing. Horizon Press. New York, 1982.

Robert Olen Butler is a celebrated American author of dozens of novels and short story collections. He is noted for his wide range of literary styles and subject matter. Over the course of his career, readers and critics have been continually surprised by his ever-changing artistic choices. For his contributions, he has been awarded the National Magazine Award for Fiction, the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Sun Dogs is considered one of his best works. It was just his second novel–a literary narrative featuring a private detective who is called to Alaska and elsewhere, finding himself involved with numerous idiosyncratic characters. It was critically acclaimed upon publication and helped to solidify Butler’s future as one of the best authors of his generation.

This first edition, first printing is inscribed by Butler on the front free endpaper. It is in near-fine condition. In the original quarter cloth, near-fine with only minor fading and bumping to edges. Text block fine. In the original dust jacket, near-fine with only minor rubbing and creases to top edge.

A near-fine inscribed first edition by Robert Olen Butler.