Usually, these Three Books posts come from my own library (with scans of the covers and not photos). Today’s post features books from my uncle’s library (my family stayed with my aunt and uncle for the Thanksgiving week and had a marvelous time—thanks for asking). Anyway, my uncle had a tremendous early influence on the books I read—he turned me on to Kurt Vonnegut and Hunter S. Thompson, for example.
Anyway, above:
The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway. 1986 hardback by Collier. Ruth Kolbert is credited with design; the cover painting is Woman with a Basket by Juan Gris. I reviewed the novel here.
Slapstick by Kurt Vonnegut. 1976 first edition hardback by Delacorte. Design credited to Joel Schick.
Little Birds by Anaïs Nin. 1979 hardback by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Jacket design by Milton Glaser; photo credited to Richard Merkin. I surreptitiously read Little Birds—this particular copy of Little Birds—over and over again one summer that I stayed at my aunt and uncle’s. I reread the first three tales in the volume again. Good times.
Biblioklept 
There’s a small mistake — I believe Slapstick came out in 1976, at least Wikipedia says it did and that’s about when I bought it. Slapstick was one of the first “grownup” books I bought when I was a teenager.
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Yes–I typed it backwards–thanks for the spot! I don’t really recall it–I read most of them in a blur and only returned to a few over the years.
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Ernest Hemingway is a fabulous author. I’ve never read “The Garden of Eden,” but I’ll be sure to check it out now that you’ve mentioned it.
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