Johnson, Diane. FAIR GAME

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, [1965]. First edition of the author's first book. 8vo. This copy is retrospectively inscribed by the author: "Reading this after forty years isn't as painful as I expected. I even understand why I must have so carefully avoided the female P.O.V. The young writer (me) must have felt herself to share the plight of her character Dabney, seen by men in a variety of roles -- none of them artist. About the male characters, I find that now I have more sympathy than then -- especially for Charles, whom I didn't like much back then. The androgynous Parker was of course me -- DJ. Another striking thing -- the great change -- sexual mores since then. Sept. 10, 2005. Diane Johnson." Fine in a fine dust jacket (one small closed tear on front panel).