New York: Arbor House, (1983) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel by this award-winning author, the story of Jerome "who unlocks the true erotic soul of Pinocchio . .. As Jerome travels from Manhattan to Paris to Rome to Texas, as well as back and forth in time, he meets a host of brillantly created characters" Briefly INSCRIBED on the half title page to the late noted Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens with a small drawing of Pinocchio on the title page. 384 pp. ISBN: 0-877954380.