Pulitizer Prize-winner Inscribed to His Editor
Fin-de-Siecle Vienna: Politics and Culture
Publication: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First Edition.
Notes: An important association copy of this Pulitzer Prize-winning contribution to European intellectual history, inscribed by Schorske to his editor, Robert Gottlieb.
Carl Schorske (1915–2015) was a leading American scholar of German society. He was in the first group of MacArthur Fellows (the so-called "Genius" grants) and he won the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction for this survey of Viennese culture at the turn of the 20th century.
Gottlieb is best-known for editing Joseph Heller's Catch-22 when he was at Simon and Schuster; he spent most of his career at Knopf, perhaps the most prestigious literary publisher in the US, with a five-year stint as the editor of The New Yorker (which shared ownership with Knopf). In the acknowledgements for this book, Schorske writes, "And finally, for turning the last mile into an unexpected delight, my thanks to the many in the house of Knopf who have produced the book so understandingly—especially Robert Gottlieb."
Edition + Condition: First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket whose somewhat ridiculously delicate gold paper shows fingerprints. This copy is inscribed, "For Bob, with unspeakable quantities of gratitude and admiration and just plain affection. Carl." Books signed by Schorske are uncommon, but not nearly as scarce as Pulitzer Prize-winning books inscribed to their editors.
Provenance: The private library of Robert Gottlieb (1931—2023), sold in part in 2024; supporting paperwork will be provided with the book.
Item No: #364148
Price: $1,000