The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat Sacks, Oliver Literature,Science, Medicine & Natural History

First American edition, first printing, advance copy. 233 pp. 8vo. The publisher's copy. From the collection of Jim Silberman, Sacks' publisher and editor at Summit Books, who guided a few of Sacks' key titles to print, most influentially this volume, which became a bestseller and made Sacks a household name. Sacks originally doubted that this collection of short pieces would hold together as a book, but he was encourged by Silberman who "felt there was a sort of unity of tone and feeling" to these peices. Sacks called Silberman "an important influence in my life [who] can spot the heart of the piece quicker than anyone else. He always gets a bullseye." (Web of Stories: Oliver Sacks, 2012). Burgundy cloth, stamped in gilt on spine. Dust jacket with matte finish, sunned on spine and top edges, with a tear going up along the rear hinge, with promotional material laid-in First American edition, first printing, advance copy.