Philly

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1969. T4 - A first edition (FIRST PRINTING stated) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges, corners, scattered light scratches, rubbing and scuffing, light tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some wrinkling on the spine edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 8.25"x5.5", 158 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. HOW does an innocent summer vacation become a nightmare? How does a sensitive fourteen-year-old boy, left in the custody of a seductive governess and an enigmatic chauffeur, become initiated into sex, blackmail and murder? How does an affluent Chicago suburb become a place where the dead climb out of their graves at night and frighten the living out of their wits? When Dan Greenburg, author of such bestsellers as How to Be a Jewish Mother and How to Make Yourself Miserable, turns from humor to horror, the result is a book both hilarious and chilling. Once you begin this story of Philly Spitalnik, Miss Mallow and Lester the Fruit, we don't think you'll want to put it down . . . or sleep with the lights off.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.