Didion’s earth-shattering essay collection, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, was an immediate success on its publication. It showcases Didion’s lifelong obsessions, from essays on the culture of her native state of California, to reflections on writing and her personal values in ‘On Keeping a Notebook’ and “On Self-Respect”. A quintessential book and cornerstone of American essay writing, a transcendent reading experience for its many devotees.

First edition, first printing. Quarter orange cloth and cream boards. Slightly bumped on corners, and marginal mild soiling. Bright and graphic dust jacket has very little edgewear and some soiling. Overall a very good copy.

New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 1968.