Omensetter’s Luck - Uncorrected Proof · William H. Gass: The Soul Inside the Sentence

Omensetter’s Luck - Uncorrected Proof

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The New American Library, Inc., Crane Duplicating Service, Inc., and Gass, William H. 1966. Omensetter’s Luck - Uncorrected Proof. New American Library, William H. Gass: The Soul Inside the Sentence, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/gass/item/57622

Title: Omensetter’s Luck - Uncorrected Proof
Description: Omensetter’s Luck, published in 1966, was Gass’s first novel and first published book, putting him on the literary map immediately. The book presents an allegorical portrait of a simple visitor to a small Ohio town in the 1890s, derived from the point of view of three residents with very different perceptions of him.; It is unknown how many copies of this comb-bound proof were made and if other copies had the author's name handwritten on the cover. This copy was among a Gass collector's lot sold to us by a book dealer.
Date: Circa 1966
Type: Proof
Format: Book; jpeg files
Creator: The New American Library, Inc.; Crane Duplicating Service, Inc.; Gass, William H.
Extent: Selection: 2 pages; Proof: 211 pages
Language: English
Publisher: New American Library; Fiction Books: Omensetter's Luck
Source: Accession: MS2024-013; Acquired from: Clouds Hill Books
Identifier: PS3557.A922 O5 1966b 4o; gass-omensetters-1416901525-001; gass-omensetters-1416901525-002
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