The Rising Gorge

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. S. J. Perelman (1904 Ð 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. DJ is brodart protected. DJ has… Read more about this item

Heinemann, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1962. 287 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A collection of his humorous stories. A near fine copy in an about good dust jacket with a large chip from the top of the rear panel and another smaller chip from the front panel. Dust jacket illustrated by Ben Shahn.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Third printing. Jacket by Ben Shahn. Slight fading on the board edges and some bumping else about near fine in a very good price-clipped dustwrapper with toning, tears, and some spotting.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. Jacket by Ben Shahn. Slight fading on the board edges, faint stain on bottom page edge, about near fine in a good only dustwrapper with edges worn and torn with internal tape repair.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Review copy, with the slip laid in. A collection of 34 humories pieces culled from such pieces as The New Yorker, Holiday, and Redbook. Includes his brilliant piece on Mothmusik, his commanding series on African travel, and his exquisite Californian and Floridian sketches. Octavo. Original orange paper-covered boards… Read more about this item

Globe Pequot Press, The, 2000. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Heinemann, 1962 unclipped jacket faded to backstrip, with chipping and short tears to spine ends and corners, faint foxing to book closed edges, top edge dusty and foxed, 287pp humour. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

Simon and Schuster, 1961. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1961. First Edition. 287 pages. Red paper covered boards with white cloth spine and lettering. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Top textblock edge dyed red. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight… Read more about this item

Simon & Schuster, 1961. First Edition. hardcover. fine/fine. Shahn, Ben. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. (designed by Ben Shahn). New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. First Edition.<br/><br/> Presentation copy, 1961, signed "Sid", and again, in full. " To Mona, peaches and cream, all girl, all mine, Devotedly"<br/><br/>

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. Good in good dustwrapper. Edges of cover lightly brown. Edges of spine bumped. Very minor spine lean. Small stain on top foredges of pages. Dustwrapper yellowed. Chipping to edges of dustwrapper spine. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A lovely copy in 1/4 white cloth over orange paper covered boards, orange and black titles to the spine in a fresh, bright pictorial Ben Shahn designed dustwrapper. 8vo. 287 pp. Author of the screenplays for the Marx Brothers films,… Read more about this item

NY:: Simon and Schuster,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. Stated first printing. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Ben Shahn. .

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine DJ. Dj Price Clipped, No Wear Or Chips Or Tears, Irregular Thin White Line On Rear Panel Of Dj Which May Be A Printing Defect.

Simon & Schuster, 1961. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: . Name inside. Light wear, discoloring; a good solid binding; a piece of the jacket is glued inside the back cover. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Humor; Inventory No: 187617. .

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. Gray cloth backed red boards. Spine slightly bumped. Minor rubbing to extremities and a small bit of fading to upper edge of covers. A near fine copy in chipped, rubbed, and lightly soiled pictorial dust jacket..

Heinemann, 1962. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 287 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial paper covered boards. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Dust jacket has been laminated to boards. Binding remains firm.Pages are prominently tanned with foxing throughout. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. octavo, red and white cloth boards in dust jacket, book and jacket are in very good condition, jacket shows edgewear and toning, book shows wear to boards and toning to the text block, 287pp.

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… Read more about this item

3rd printing. Simon & Schuster, 1961. HARDCOVER. Dust jacket, now in a clear plastic archival cover, is foxed, soiled, and worn, with a two-inch closed tear on the back and several smaller ones. Page ends are also foxed. Text is unmarked. Strong binding. NOT ex-library.