The Twelfth Anniversary Playboy Reader by Hefner, Hugh M. (editor) - 1965

Chicago: Playboy Press, 1965. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Thick small quarto. 874pp. Faint spotting on the topedge, board edges lightly toned, near fine in a toned, very good dust jacket with a few chips and small tears. An omnibus with contributions by notable authors such as Ernest Hemingway, Ian Fleming, Aldous Huxley, Jean Shepherd, Art Buchwald, William Saroyan, Ray Bradbury, Jack Kerouac, John Steinbeck, James Thurber, and many more.

London: Souvenir Press, 1965. Hardcover. Nr Fine/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book bound in beige cloth with classic "bunny" decoration on the front, clean bright and square. Internally unmarked, no inscriptions, pages smooth and clean, very lightly age-toned. Clear dust-jacket with lettering in black, the top part of the front is absent. May incur additional postage charges outside Europe.

Chicago: Playboy Press, 1965. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Thick quarto. 874pp. Light foxing on page edges, near fine in a very good printed acetate dust jacket with two-inch tear on topedge near spine. An omnibus with contributions by notable authors such as Ernest Hemingway, Ian Fleming, Aldous Huxley, Jean Shepherd, Art Buchwald, William Saroyan, Ray Bradbury, Jack Kerouac, John Steinbeck, James Thurber, and many more.

Chicago: Playboy Press, 1965. Jack Kerouac's personal advance copy of The Twelfth Anniversary Playboy Reader. Quarto, original cloth. Laid in is the original transmittal letter on Hefner's Playboy Press letterhead dated September 8, 1965, which reads in part: "Dear Mr. Kerouac: Here, with my personal compliments, is your advance copy of The Twelfth Anniversary Playboy Reader, which is being published by Playboy Press. It is a hallmark in the history of Playboy, a distinguished compilation of the very best prose we have published in our magazine during its first twelve years. Your work has contributed mightily to our success, and I am very pleased to have included it in this volume... Cordially, Hugh M. Hefner." Signed by Hefner in facsimile. Kerouac was one of a staggering number of authors whose work was published in Playboy Magazine early in their writing careers, when they were still virtually unknown. Published to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the magazine's first appearance on December 1,… Read More