Flash and Filigree
New York: Coward-McCann, [1965]. 204p,, second issue, hardcover bound in orange boards with green cloth spine, unclipped dust jacket with later $5.00 price, black mark at bottom edge on both covers and endpapers, offsetting on front and rear endpapers, remainder mark at top edge. The book is from the first edition in 1958 but the dust jacket is from the later 1965 release which includes references to "Dr. Strangelove" and "Candy"
Author's first book. Terry Southern hit the spotlight with "Red Alert," which Stanley Kubrick adapted into the classic film "Dr. Strangelove." Here we meet Frederick Eichner, the world's leading dermatologist, who is approached by a patient who "leads the doctor into a series of hilarious and weird adventures, which, with the assistance of a drunken private detective, a mad judge, an automobile crash at 120 mph, and a hashish party, finally drive him to mayhem." (from the front flap).
Cat.No: 332622
Price: $20.00