Subverse, Rhymes for Our Times de Marya Mannes, Robert Osborn (Illustrator) - 1959

Braziller 1959 New York No Dj. later Hb 144pp. Corners heavily rubbed & chipped; extremities faded. Owner bookplate fep. Interior VG.. Hardcover. G+/No D j.

New York: George Braziller, Inc. , 1959. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Quarter black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, endpapers age-toned in the gutter. Jacket has been price-clipped, it is ate toned at the top two inches, and there is a half inch closed tear at the bottom of the front panel. No previous owner's names not exlibrary. Overall a VERY GOOD book in a GOOD PLUS dust jacket. Robert Chesley Osborn (1904-1994) was an American satiric cartoonist, illustrator and author. According to Osborn's New York Times obituary, over his 50 year career, Osborn's "sardonic and often savage drawings in books and magazines have arrested readers with their images of bloated power, violence and death. At the same time, he could be wittily ironic about society's pretensions, spoofing subjects like psychiatry, suburbanites and social climbing.". First Edition. Quarter Cloth. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.

New York:: George Braziller,, 1959.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a good dustjacket. (chipping and edgewear to the dj.). First printing. Satirical poems about politics, television, the AMA, racial tensions and more, still appropriately named "rhymes for our times" even 50 years later.Illustrated with drawings by Robert Osborn. 144 pp. Slightly oversized format.