PAGELS, Elaine [Annie Dillard].
The Gnostic Gospels.
"Ignorance, not sin, is what involves a person in suffering": First Edition of The Gnostic Gospels; Inscribed by Elaine Pagels to Fellow Writer Annie Dillard
New York: Random House, 1979.
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First edition of the author's groundbreaking work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author to fellow writer Annie Dillard on the half-title page, "For Annie with best wishes from Elaine Pagels." The recipient, fellow author Annie Dillard has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir. Her 1974 work Pilgrim at Tinker Creek won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and her books have been translated into at least ten languages. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari. From the library of Annie Dillard. An exceptional association.
The Gnostic Gospels.
$1,800.00
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