Terry Southern / FLASH AND FILIGREE Signed 1st Edition 1958

Description: "I Don't Know About Terry Southern." (Malcolm Cowley)FLASH AND FILIGREEBy Terry Southern(1958)First edition of Southern's first novel, inscribed to legendary editor and critic Malcolm Cowley, who appreciated the younger writer as well as he was able.Fine in fine jacket."FLASH AND FILIGREE has an unfailing sense of the ridiculous, heightened by deadpan delivery." - TIME FLASH AND FILIGREE is a whirlwind satire on Los Angeles, on patients so irritating the best-behaved dermatologist must bludgeon them with ashtrays, on quiz shows and social disruptions and assorted other abstractions which defy (in typical Southern fashion) a summary started even with the best of intentions. David Ulin claimed it as the best of Southern's novels, calling it a "twisted parable about hypocrisy," which is certainly plausible. This copy is so little worn and so handsome to look upon one might suspect its first recipient of reading it no more than once, if that. Inscribed to Malcolm Cowley, who had something of an ambivalent relationship to Southern, once calling the PARIS REVIEW (which Southern helped found) an ''enterprise in the service of art.'' "[Southern] is an enormously gifted writer," Cowley would later state in an interview, "but most of his books I can't take." An interesting association.Read more: Cowley, "The Literary Situation, 1965;" Ulin, "The Genius of Terry Southern," The Paris Review. (London): Andre Deutsch, (1958). 7.25'' x 4.25''. Original black cloth with gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped (12s 6d) dust jacket designed by Stephen Russ. 204 pages. Inscribed by Southern on front free endpaper: "To Malcolm Cowley with all best wishes. T. Southern." Minor edgewear and very faint chipping to jacket edges. Offsetting to endpapers. Type Punch Matrix Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. Between them, they bring over 30 years of experience in the antiquarian book trade. TPM sells a mixture of beloved classics and innovative texts from throughout print history, for collectors and institutions alike. Handpress and modern books, archives and manuscripts, letterpress and ephemera: TPM aims to make collecting both more accessible and more diverse, and believes in the mindful acquisition, preservation, and celebration of the materials of our literary cultures. Proud member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Guarantee We guarantee the accuracy and authenticity of all our listings. "First edition" always means first printing unless otherwise indicated. Items may be returned for any reason within 30 days, through prior arrangement, and in original condition. Maryland residents must add 6% sales tax. Shipping We pride ourselves on our packaging. All books are carefully packed to help ensure safe arrival in condition sent. We use new boxes, with not a single bubble envelope to be found in our shipping room. We ship most packages via USPS media mail and include delivery confirmation at no additional charge. Delivery typically takes 5-10 days, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Orders are shipped within two business days. Priority USPS, UPS, and Fed-Ex services are available on request; please inquire for a specific quote. We combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. If you check out immediately and are overcharged for shipping during checkout, we will issue you a prompt refund, once actual shipping costs are known. International shipping is available, and we are happy to ship to our international customers. Please contact is BEFORE PURCHASING for an exact quote.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 2200 USD

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland

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