Collector’s Signed Easton Press Leather-Bound First Edition: The Pleasure of My Company by Steve Martin

This listing presents a deluxe, collector's fine binding of contemporary fiction: a signed Easton Press Signed First Edition copy of The Pleasure of My Company, authored by the celebrated actor, comedian, and novelist Steve Martin. Published in 2003 by The Easton Press simultaneously with the trade release, this refined volume showcases Martin’s expanding literary artistry following the critical success of his debut novella, Shopgirl.

The novel centers on Daniel Pecan Cambridge, a brilliant yet deeply neurotic and solitary man living in Santa Monica, California. Hindered by complex obsessive-compulsive behaviors—such as requiring a specific wattage of light bulbs to feel secure and an inability to cross kerbs over a certain height—Daniel constructs an intricately sheltered existence. Through a series of unexpected encounters with a young student, a sympathetic social worker, and a local pharmacist, Daniel is gradually drawn out of his self-imposed exile, leading to a tender and quietly uplifting story of human vulnerability, humor, and emotional healing.

Published in Easton Press's premier "Signed First Editions" series, this presentation is bound in genuine full leather and strictly limited to 1,200 hand-numbered copies. Complete with its original publisher Certificate of Authenticity signed and dated by Martin, this pristine volume serves as an exceptional centerpiece for fine press collectors and admirers of modern literary comedy.

Edition & Binding Specifications

• EASTON PRESS SIGNED FIRST EDITION: Published in Norwalk, Connecticut in 2003 by The Easton Press in a press run strictly limited to 1,200 hand-numbered copies (this being copy No. 232).

• LUXURY FULL-LEATHER BINDING: Bound in rich cognac-brown genuine leather with elaborate 22-karat gold-stamped scrollwork frames and central cartouches on both covers. Spine features raised bands, gold toolings, and titled lettering compartments.

• DELUXE FINISHING: Features all-edges gilt page edges, silk moiré endpapers, a sewn-in satin ribbon page marker, and archival-quality acid-neutral paper. Includes the publisher's printed collector note pamphlet.

Autograph Specifications & Provenance

• HAND-SIGNED BY STEVE MARTIN: Authentically autographed in bright blue ink by Steve Martin on the publisher’s special limitation page.

• ACCOMPANYING PROVENANCE: Includes the original, publisher-issued Certificate of Authenticity signed by Steve Martin, witnessed on September 2, 2003, and signed by Easton Press Publisher Roy S. Pfeil.

• PRESERVED CONDITION: Offered in Fine, pristine condition—showing flawless gilt page edges, sharp leather corners, unblemished gold tooling, and a tight, unread binding.