Of a Small and Modest Malignancy, Wicked and Bristling With Dots - Hardcover
"A small treasure of a book...It deserves a wide audience of Mailer and Vidal fans" - Dick Cavett.
He prepared therefore for the meditative journey that proves most excruciating in Limbo, a rounding through the past, a trip back! It is a venture full of perils. To meditate on TV might prove equal to writing a recollection of an enemy one has never met and cannot quite believe in. Indeed, how to conceive of an enemy who is without personal animosity? It was like writing a memoir of an oxymoron. Limbo set its tasks.
More a short book than an essay, Of a Small and Modest Malignancy, Wicked and Bristling with Dots is Norman Mailer's scathing and often brilliant take-down of television culture, penned for Esquire in the wake of Mailer's infamous altercation with Gore Vidal on The Dick Cavett Show.
Of a Small and Modest Malignancy, Wicked and Bristling with Dots was originally published in Esquire, November 1977. Cover design by Adil Dara.
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Born in Long Branch, NJ, in 1923, and raised in Brooklyn, Norman Mailer was one of the most influential writers of the second half of the 20th century and a leading public intellectual for nearly sixty years. He is the author of more than thirty books. The Castle in the Forest, his last novel, was his eleventh New York Times bestseller. His first novel, The Naked and the Dead, has never gone out of print. His 1968 nonfiction narrative, The Armies of the Night, won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He won a second Pulitzer for The Executioner’s Song and is the only person to have won Pulitzers in both fiction and nonfiction. Five of his books were nominated for National Book Awards, and he won a lifetime achievement award from the National Book Foundation in 2005. Mr. Mailer died in 2007 in New York City.
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- PublisherLord John Press
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 093571605X
- ISBN 13 9780935716054
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages102
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Book Description Decorative Cloth. Condition: Book condition Fine. Limited Numbered First Edition. A handsome Limited Numbered First Edition signed by the author on the limitation page in the back and numbered #15 of 300 limited First Editions. Published by Lord John Press; this book is from library of the late Lord John publisher, Herb Yellin. Herb Yellin's number was almost always #15 for the books he published, unless the book listed his name instead of a number, which many of the books did. In fine condition bound in quarter cloth and decorative paper boards. Enclosed in a matching brown cloth slipcase that has the lightest touches of wear. A nice copy A compact delight of a book about Mailer's experiences and thoughts on TV and the "dirty literary game" the medium inspired between himself and Gore Vidal. In response to a rowdy audience during one TV interview, Mailer once addressed his attitude as: "I answer crudely because I'm crude and a lout and a clod, that's why." A note about the value of Lord John Editions and the number "15": Herb Yellin, widely recognized as one of the most influential publishers in contemporary times, dedicated himself to crafting collector's edition publications. The imprint of his press, Lord John Press, specializes in compiling smaller works from renowned authors-poems, short stories, essays-meticulously presenting them in the highest caliber collector's editions. From page quality to typesetting and cover board designs, Yellin's commitment to excellence was unwavering. His prolific publishing extended to a significant volume of John Updike's works, leading the author to jest that in the event of losing his library, Herb Yellin could serve as a one-stop replacement. Many collectors valued Yellin's library for the consistent quality it offered. An avid reader and collector himself, Yellin not only published for fellow enthusiasts but also left behind a legacy of books that not only captivate the eye but also provide a tactile pleasure with their superior paper and material quality. Herb Yellin's personal collection included the coveted #15 of the signed, numbered editions published by Lord John Press. This particular edition, made available through the Herb Yellin estate, holds a special significance due to its provenance. Collectors and gift givers alike cherish signed editions from Lord John Press, as they present not only exceptional book quality in limited editions but also bear the signature of the author, offering a unique glimpse into their work rarely found in such finely bound presentations. Seller Inventory # 4442
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Octavo (23 cm), pp. 102. Limited signed edition (#215/300). Decorative paper boards with black quarter cloth, in brown cloth slipcase. Slipcase has a little rubbing on the bottom edge. An essay Mailer wrote after his infamous 1971 appearance on the Dick Cavett Show, in which he spars with Cavett and writers Gore Vidal and Janet Flanner. Seller Inventory # 17600
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Norman Mailer's essay on television. SIGNED LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION. Signed in full by author Norman Mailer in black ink on colophon page at rear, as called for. Number 131 of 300 copies. From colophon page: "This first edition of Of a Small and Modest Malignancy, Wicked and Bristling with Dots is limited to 300 numbered copies on Mohawk Superfine and a deluxe edition of 100 copies on Curtis Rag bound in leather, all of which have been signed by the author. The type is Hermann Zapf's Aldus. Binding by Bela Blau. Designed by Grant Dahlstrom and printed at The Castle Press for the Lord John Press. This is number 131" (& signed by Norman Mailor below). Title page printed in black & brown. Bound in original marbled boards, backed by black cloth spine with bright gilt lettering, olive endpapers, housed in publisher's brown cloth slipcase. No dustjacket issued. The book is FINE (without fault), the slipcase is NEAR FINE (with very slight shelfwear). A very nice clean tight solid hardcover copy. 102pp. Scarce signed limited edition. RARE. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 001315
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