The Rising Gorge
$1,000 · Offered by Biblio
First edition · Signed
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. First Edition. Signed presentation copy from S.J. Perelman to his daughter Abby and her husband, Reverend Winfry Smith, an Episcopalian minister and tutor. Inscribed by the author: “For Abby and Winfree, this paper nosegay. With love, Sid. 15 October 1961.” With a jacket cover drawing by Ben Shahn. Very good plus bright copy with a bit of edge wear in a very good slightly used dust jacket with some minor dust soiling and small chips and tears. A collection of short pieces, including ‘Eine Kleine Mothmusik,’ ‘Rent Me and I’ll Come to You,’ and ‘Dr. Perelman, I Presume, or Small-Bore in Africa.’ Sidney Joseph Perelman, popularly known as S. J. Perelman (1904 – 1979), was one of the most widely read literary icons of the Golden Age of American Humor. His New Yorker pieces, fiction, and collected essays are legendary for their biting wit and mastery of caricature and language. Off and on throughout his career he worked in film, notably as a contributing screenwriter on such Hollywood comedy classics as Monkey Business and Horse Feathers with the Marx Brothers, Mike Todd’s Around the World in 80 Days (for which he won an Oscar), co-creator of the hit Broadway musical comedy One Touch of Venus starring Mary Martin, as well as many publishing (including twenty-one books), radio, television, and travel writing ventures. He was the brother-in-law of the writer Nathanael West with whom he shared a close relationship up until West’s death in a car accid
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Year: 1961
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: unknown
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