McSweeney’s Issue 14 – Various Artists
NF Paperback

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, first printing of McSweeney’s Issue 14 by Denis Johnson, T.C. Boyle, Susan Straight and others. First Edition unstated, 2004 McSweeney’s Books. First Printing with no subsequent printing.

The exterior of this paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, illustrated covers with no creases, clean page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a straight spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, lightly rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

Issue 14 features a return of the hard-hitting journalism that has made McSweeney’s our nation’s preeminent source of Whys and Wherefores: Joshuah Bearman leads a daring investigation into the enigmatic Great Gerbil (Rhombomys Opimus) of central Asia, uncovering signs of an impending disaster that could totally mess up life as we know it.  The issue also includes strange and wonderful stories from T.C. Boyle, Susan Straight, Jim Shepard, Wells Tower, Jessica Anthony, Chris Bachelder, and a new play by Denis Johnson.