Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first hardcover edition, early printing of Candy by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 1964 G. P. Putnam’s. Eighth Impression stated.
The book is in Very Good condition with clean, bright boards, partially faded title ink on the sunned spine, lightly foxed page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with no marks, inscriptions, or any other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with heavy surface wear and moderate edge wear, and and the price on the front flap. Looks good in a Brodart archival wrap.
Banned upon initial publication, the now-classic Candy is a romp of a story about the impossibly sweet Candy Christian, a wide-eyed, luscious, all-American girl. She chronicles her adventures with mystics, sexual analysts & everyone she meets when she sets out to experience the world. Maxwell Kenton’s (pseud. for Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg) bawdy masterpiece, 1st published by the Olympia Press in 1958 & the subject of innumerable lawsuits, piracies & bad film adaptations since, is a modern take on Voltaire’s Candide. Candy Christian, a beautiful girl who just happened to be born on Valentine’s Day, writes a paper on Contemporary Human Love for her instructor, Prof. Mephesto, saying that “to give of oneself–fully–is not merely a duty prescribed by an outmoded superstition, it is a beautiful & thrilling privilege.”
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
