Flash and Filigree

NY: Various. (1958-1967). The first four books by Southern -- creator of Dr. Strangelove and screenwriter of Easy Rider -- each inscribed by him to his friend, the bandleader, composer, and musician Artie Shaw. Flash and Filigree (NY: Coward McCann, 1958; the scarce first issue) is inscribed "To Artie and Casey with love and all best wishes/ Terry S." Laid… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Andre Deutsch. 1958. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Inscribed presentation copy. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Stephen Russ illustrated dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the spine tips. The contents are entirely complete and without loose or torn pages.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Andre Deutsch, 1958. First Edition. First Impression, preceding the American edition published by Coward McCann. Octavo (19cm); black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-204pp. Scattered foxing to endpapers and text edges, mild offsetting from jacket flaps onto endpapers, small stain to right edge of textblock, with lower right corner of front board gently… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Andre Deutsch, 1958. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First English edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author: "To Francoise with best wishes for much happiness. Terry S." The recipient is Francois Lasquin, a translator who has translated Stephen King and Raymond Carver, among others, into French.

London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1997. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Berkley Medallion, 1960. Softcover. Near Fine. First paperback edition. Fine in near fine wrappers with one rubbed spot towards foot of spine.

New York: Coward- McCann, Inc, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. A farce involving a dermatologist, an alcoholic detective, a mad judge, a high-speed car crash, and a hash (hashish) party. First US edition (the UK edition came first), first printing (with no indication of later printings). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket,… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Coward-McCann, 1958. First American Edition. 8vo. 21cm x 14.5cm. Publisher's bright green cloth spine over orange paper covered boards. Dustjacket. Light wear to spine ends otherwise a near fine copy in unclipped second state dustjacket with a $5 price. Clean and bright. 204pp. Internally clean. A lovely copy of Southern's searing satire of the tawdry hypocrisy and… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Andre Deutsch, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. A farce involving a dermatologist, an alcoholic detective, a mad judge, a high-speed car crash, and a hash (hashish) party. Correct first edition (UK), published before the American edition, of the author's first book. First edition (first printing, with no indication of later printings). A very good… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1965. 2nd printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 204 pages. Hardcover. Orange cover board, green quarter cloth. Dust jacket unclipped, in clear brodart, has a touch of tanning from age. Pages clean with a touch of yellow from age. Binding tight. Spine straight. Record # 33425

London: Andre Deutsch 1958. 8vo. 204 pp. Publisher's black boards in pictorial dust wrapper. Jacket slightly darkened & chipped. Neat ink ownership name to front endpaper. Leaves a little age-darkened. Jacket design by Stephen Russ. The author's first novel. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1958.

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc. (1958), 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [6], 7-204, [2] pp. Beige cloth with pink lettering on the spine. Price of $3.50 on front flap of jacket. A presentable copy of Southern's first book. A Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket with a tiny abrasion to the front flap,… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dj. (c.1958). 2nd issue. Hardcover. NOISBN . [minor shelfwear, slight wear to cloth at spine ends, faint spotting on top edge of text block; the jacket is clean and attractive, with no notable flaws]. The author's first novel, reissued in a new dust jacket circa 1965 (referencing DR.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Coward-McCann, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book is bound in beige boards, with tight binding and sharp corners. Some light staining along bottom edge. Dust jacket is unclipped, with original $3.50 price on top front flap. (The price has been penciled over lightly to read $2.00.) Light overall… Saber más sobre este artículo

VG / VG 1958 Coward-McCann, first edition / second state ($5.00 cover price). Hardcover. Southern's first novel. His rear cover photo could have been an audition for the lead role in 'The Graduate' -- except it didn't exist yet.

New York: Coward-McCann, 1958. First American edition. White cloth, very good in worn dust jacket. Inscribed "To Maxine with love and best wishes. Terry S." Someone has lined out the first paragraph of the inside jacket flap copy, probably the same pen that wrote the inscription.

New York: Coward-McCann, 1958. First edition but second issue. Hardcover. A satirical novel from the author of "Candy" and the screenplays for "Dr. Strangelove," "Casino Royale" and numerous others. A very near fine copy in paper covered boards with green cloth spine in a very near fine dust jacket with the $5.00 price on the front flap. A very… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1958. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition, second issue (1965) dustwrapper. Fine in a near fine, faintly soiled dustwrapper.

Coward McCann, 1958. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good or better in a very good jacket with some light toning to edges and small tears to the bottom flap folds.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1958. First edition hardcover with clipped dust jacket, in good condition for its age. Jacket is marked and foxed throughout, and edges are creased and nicked. Spine is cocked, and page block, pastedowns and endpapers are tanned and foxed, some of which has leached on to a few of the pages. Pages and text are otherwise clear… Saber más sobre este artículo