New York: Pantheon, (1991) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First hardcover edition of his 4th novel, a gritty story of a man's attempt to recreate his love among the prostitutes of San Francisco's Tenderloin. While Vollmann, one of the most fascinating and interesting of modern writers, had long been a cult favorite, in 2005 he received the prestigious National Book Award for fiction. SIGNED on the title page. 138 pp. ISBN: 0-679-403426.