New York: Coward-McCann, Inc.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dj. (c.1958). 2nd issue. Hardcover. NOISBN . [minor shelfwear, slight wear to cloth at spine ends, faint spotting on top edge of text block; the jacket is clean and attractive, with no notable flaws]. The author's first novel, reissued in a new dust jacket circa 1965 (referencing DR. STRANGELOVE, "The Magic Christian," and other later works). A satire on American life, centering around "Dr. Frederick Eichner, the world's leading dermatologist and pride of the smart Hauptman Clinic in Beverly Hills, California, and the entrancingly irritating Mr. Felix Treevly, who comes to him as a patient and stays as an obsession." Quarter-bound in lime green cloth and rust/orange paper-covered boards, generally accepted as the second-state binding .

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Bookseller: ReadInk (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 16828
Title: Flash and Filigree
Author: Southern, Terry
Illustrator: (dj design) Edward Sorel
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ in Near Fine dj
Edition: 2nd issue
Publisher: Coward-McCann, Inc.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: (c.1958)
Keywords: NOISBN, Fiction: Vintage, Beverly Hills, Doctors, Comic Novel

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