American novelist, poet, and short story writer (1935-1984) best known for his novels Trout Fishing in America, In Watermelon Sugar, and The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966. Rare unsigned first edition book: Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan. First edition. San Francisco, California: Four Seasons Foundation, 1967. Pictorial softcover with Erik Weber's image of Brautigan and his 'muse,' Michaela Le Grand, 5.5 x 8, 112 pages. Book condition: G+/None, with the table of content page cleanly detached from binding due to weakened glue (typical of this issue), and minor creasing to spine.
