Kenton Maxwell Mason Hoffenberg (25 results)

Paperback. GC-101 very good -fine, reading crease paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First, Thus. Scarce, off-brand (All Star Books, AS-43) paperback edition of the most famous pseudonymous "satire on smut,'' orig. published by Olympia in Paris, where it was originally banned, before being published by the US in 1958. Complete & unexpurgated, in 189 pages. N.d. Mass Market Paperback with a woman's face to front & back covers is in Good condition: very clean, but binding cracked at pages 74-75 & loosening elsewhere. Pages quite tanned, commensurate with age & paper quality, but completely unmarked save for former owner's name stamp to first blank page (ffep). Noticeable rightward lean. Mild foxed spots to fore edge. Protected in new mylar collector bag free. & bright & unmarked, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages lightly tanned around edges. The unclipped DJ is Vspine. Nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.…

Paperback. GC-101 near fine, unread paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First printing. Very Good condition. Rubs to the corners and spine tips. Light dust soiling to the covers. Tanning to the covers' versos. Age toning to the page margins.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Candy Striped wrappers, about Fine, (VVTVV2).

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. 189 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Film Tie-in edition. Paperback 1969. Flat spine. Flat covers. Clean & tight book. TANNED PAGES. No inscriptions. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref M25.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch-Erstausgabe, 8°, 189 S., Text: englisch, farbig illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), Einband minimal berieben und mit leichten Haarlinien, Schnitt und Seitenränder leicht nachgedunkelt, sonst schönes, sauberes Exemplar. Originaltitel: "Candy" - Olympia Press, Paris (1958) Abholung im Ladengeschäft in Frankfurt am Main (Nordend ggü. Musterschule) möglich. Das spart die Portokosten. Pickup at the store in Frankfurt am Main (Nordend, close to Musterschule) is possible. It saves the shipping costs.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Second Edition. Some very light edgewear thus near fine with small scuff bottom right corner of back cover, obscuring the price but leaving 'Not to be sold / in U.S.A. & U.K.' visible -- green & black printed wraps. Traveller's Companion series, no. 64. 'Printed in France. June 1962'. Second Paris edition preceding the American by two years, originally published in 1959 as 'Candy'. Apparently a later issue with epigram attribution restored to 'Voltaire' and dedication to 'Mister Hadj and Mister Zoon'. The original edition was banned thus this second Olympia ed. was republished with a new title in an effort (evidently successful) to avoid censorship a second time. 'Maxwell Kenton' is pseudonym of Terry Southern & Mason Hoffenberg. A clean, square, unmarked copy with an unwrinkled spine - very nice (also naughty)! Photos available on request.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Paris: The Olympia Press, copyrighted 1959, but actually printed (and so stated) in October, 1958, hence publication date is1958. See scans in that regard. First edition of the "Lollipop" re-issue of "Candy" in response to censor confiscation and burning under that original title. 12mo, green wrappers, 189 pp. See scans for copyright/printing points as noted above; price "Francs 1.200" has been above-stamped with the New Price NF 15" (see scan). Dedication here is "To Master Boon and Master Badj" (see scan), an alteration from the "Candy" dedication, which was "To Mister Hadj and Mister Zoon". Very Good; tape at spine bottom, minor soiling on back cover, very small scale peripheral wear, light dustiness to page edges. See scans. The story of a naive and gorgeous young blond girl - who quickly finds out in exactly what way we men are all, instantly and always, the same - borrows its plot structure from Voltaire's Candide and uses that strangely juxtaposed vehicle to shine a light on all the vagaries of modern western life which beg to be lampooned. Considered by many, then and now, to be a classic of "black (dark) humor". In 2006, Playboy Magazine included Candy on its list of the "25 Sexiest Novels Ever Written". A nice, and rare, copy of one early publishing step en route to the coming-out of this timeless bit of erotic fiction. Please see scans. L50n.…

Printed Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Paris: Olympia Press, 1958. First edition. 12mo, green perfect-bound wrappers, 189 pp. Near Fine; touch peripheral wear. Please see scans. Bearing the later price overstamp. Scarce first edition - if you're here, you know the story of the bannings, burnings, and later pirate and non-pirate editions. The story of a naive and gorgeous young blonde girl - who quickly finds out in exactly what way we men are all, instantly and always, the same - borrows its plot structure from Voltaire's Candide and uses that strangely juxtaposed vehicle to shine a light on all the vagaries of modern western life which beg to be lampooned. Considered by many, then and now, to be a classic of "black (dark) humor". In 2006, Playboy Magazine included Candy on its list of the "25 Sexiest Novels Ever Written". Handsome and rare specimen of a title that took a spontaneous route to becoming classic. Very scarce thus. Please review images. L52n.…

8°, paperback. Second edition. 189 pp Fine copy. Pre-owners name written inside covers. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Condition: Please see description. Paperback - standard sedate green paper covers for The Traveller's Companion. Spine very lightly sunned / worn (esp. lower spine end), old booksellers label on back, old price of 1200 FF crossed out. A (very) good copy.

Second edition of Lollipop by Maxwell Kenton, the joint pseudonym of Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg, who co-authored this highly sexual satirical take on Voltaire's Candide. Originally published as Candy in 1958, the novel was banned in France a year after its release. As such, new wrappers were printed with the substitute title, Lollipop, and applied to the remaining sheets of the first edition so that the Brigade Mondaine (the French vice squad) wouldn't be able to find the book alphabetically on the 'livre interdit' list. The publishers even went so far as to attribute the Voltaire quotation that opens the book to Rimbaud, successfully thwarting the authorities, particularly for the British export market. This second issue of Lollipop has the substitute title retained, but with the epigram restored and attributed to Voltaire. Second edition; small 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's green wrappers, priced at 18 N.F. on rear cover, minor rubbing to extremities, else near-fine.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Originally published as 'Candy', a collaboration by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg, under the pseudonym Maxwell Kenton, the title was changed to "Lollipop" by publisher Maurice Girodias following the seizure and burning of almost the entire initial 1958 print run of 5000 copies. By changing the title and reprinting the first few pages, including the dedication "to Master Boon and Master Badj" ( originally Master Hadj and Master Zoon) and re-attributing an introductory quotation to Rimbaud rather then Voltaire, Girodias hoped to fool the censors and customs officials on the look out for contraband at the ports. No.64 in The Traveller's Companion Series, published by the Olympia Press in Paris, 1958. The true first Edition , first Printing October 1958 ,as stated,of this title. Price in old Francs crossed out and price in New Francs written by hand as NF18. Plain Green wraps, pp.189.8vo. Very Good, with some tanning to spine and small areas where the green colour has rubbed. No previous owners' names or inscriptions, pages fresh and bright, binding tight and square.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Paperback as issued, revised later edition with the Voltaire quote, Very Good with a few spots and a tad dull, previous inscription & ANTOTHER INSCRIPTION by Southern." To Steve (Dalachinsky) Best Wishes Ter Southern.(VVTV3/2. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo. First issue, with original 1200 Francs to rear wrap, without over-stamped price. Rare in its first state, as this sexually explicit novel-pseudonymously written by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg-was quickly condemned by French authorities. Publisher Maurice Girodias countered by designing new wrappers for unbound sheets, under the title Lollipop, and writing a new preliminary signature, to disguise the work from vice squad officers. Minor rubbing to green wrappers; near fine. A sharp copy housed in green cloth clamshell case with leather lettering piece to spine.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The work was published pseudonymously by Maurice Girodas, owner of the scandalous "Olympia Press", in October of 1958. Almost immediately noticed by the BRP. who seized copies of it in Paris bookshops. Candy was officially banned in France in May of 1959 (under the statute called the "1939 Decree", an amendment to the law of 1881, which gave the French government more power to ban offensive publications in foreign languages). Candy was the basis for the 1968 cult Marquand film of the same name and featured on Playboy Magazine's list of 25 Sexiest Novels Ever Written. First issue in green printed wraps with original price "1200 Francs" on rear cover, without later price overstamp. book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Paperback as issued, ink price blacked out else about Fine with very slight rubbing to bottom edge of rear wrapper.(vclst2/2.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Paperback as issued, 1st Revised edition and with the Voltaire quote, tiny spot on cover else a Remarkably Fine Unread Copy, INSCRIBED."To Laurie with Best Wishes Ter Southern" (VVTV3/2. Inscribed by Author(s).

dj. First Thus. First Putnam Printing. Octavo (21 cm.); 3/4 purple spine over black boards; red topstain; dustjacket; 224pp. Mild fading to cloth at board edges; top-stain subtly faded; Very Good+. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $5.00) crisp and unfaded with trivial rubbing at spine ends and a two small (.…

Condition: Very Good. first edition thus; 189, [1] pp., original green paper wrappers, edges worn, else near very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Paris: The Olympia Press, copyrighted 1959, printed October 1958. 1st Edition. The Traveller's Companion Series no 64. 189 pp. Publisher's green wrappers. "Francs 1.200" has been above-stamped with the New Price NF 15 on rear wrapper. Printed dedication "To Master Boon and Master Badj". Quotation by Rimbaud on first page. Some wear to edges and corners.…

Paris, The Olympia Press, (1958). Original printed green wrappers. Green border on title-page. Spine a bit worn, with minor loss of upper layer of paper to hinges and capitals. Light wear to extremities. Lower corner of front wrapper slightly bent. Internally nice and clean. The scarce first edition, first issue (Traveler's Companion Series, number 64, printed October 1958, with the Francs 1.200 to back wrapper, not overstamped. - N.B. the 1.200 has been crossed out by hand, with a pen, but it is NOT stamped over) of Southern and Hoffenberg's greatly scandalous novel, which was confiscated by the Brigade Mondaine (i.e. "La Brigade de répression du proxénétisme" (BRP)) and officially banned in France. "Candy" not only caused an inevitable furor for its vulgar take on contemporary culture, but brought about landmark changes in how the First Amendment applied to erotic literature. The work, which constitutes the unison of three greatly provocative and time-changing minds (Southern, Hoffenberg, and Girodias), quickly gained classic status and is now one of the most famous "Beat"-novels. It was famously made into an all-star film (starring Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, James Coburn, Charles Aznavour, John Huston, Ringo Starr, Walter Matthau, John Astin, and Ewa Aulin) by Christian Marquand in 1968, and in 2006 Playboy Magazine listed it among the "25 Sexiest Novels Ever Written", describing the story as a "young heroine's picaresque travels, a kind of sexual pinball machine that lights up academia, gardeners, the medical profession, mystics and bohemians."The work was published pseudonymously by Maurice Girodias, owner of the scandalous "Olympia Press", in October of 1958. Almost immediately noticed by the BRP, who seized copies of it in the Paris bookshops, "Candy" was officially banned in France in May of 1959 (under a statute called the "1939 Decree", an amendment to the law of 1881, which gave the French government more power to ban offensive publications in foreign languages).In December of 1958, Maurice Girodias changed the title of "Candy" and reissued it as "Lollipop" in order to fool sensors and sell the remaining copies of the work. This supposedly work quite well and many copies of the book survived thus, leaving the first edition with the original title quite a scarcity, both in the first (not-overstamped) issue and the second issue. Later on, "Candy" was published in North America, by Putnam, under the authors' own names, those being Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg. In an interview, Terry Southern explains the origin of the pseudonym as thus: "Yeah. And the name of the author was Maxwell Kenton. A name I first used with David Burnett, of all people. He was the son of Martha Foley and Whit Burnett of The Best American Short Stories fame. We were collaborating on some short detective stuff, and even sold a couple to Argosy Magazine, and we used the pseudonym 'Maxwell Kenton'. So when Mason at one point had an attack of conscience and said, "Man, I've decided I don't want my mother to know about this book," we took the name Maxwell Kenton so his mother would be spared anguish at her Mah-Jong parties." (Smoke Signals).Terry Southern, though mostly famous for his bestseller "Candy", which greatly influenced popular culture of the 1960'ies, was known for a lot of things, including writing much of the film dialogue of the landmark films "Dr. Strangelove" and "Easy Rider". In his "The Candy Men. The Rollicking Life and Times of the Notorious Novel "Candy", Nile Southern tells the story of the book, the men behind it, and the furor that it caused: "When I was in grade school in 1967, one of my six-year-old classmates, Daisy Friedman (now a writer), turned to me and said, "Your father is a dirty old man!" I asked how she knew that, and she said, "He wrote a book called "Candy" - and it's a dirty, dirty book!" Again, I asked how she knew all this, and she said, "Because my parents told me - they have it on their bookshelf." Not knowing what a "dirty old man" was, I came away with the impression that whatever my father was, he was a great Upsetter. I would later learn that young, literate New Yorkers had no issue about having a copy of "Candy" in their libraries, but this was certainly not the case across the country - censorship and prudishness were in fact still alive and well, not only in the United States but abroad.I first got the idea for "The Candy Men" after reading a letter in Terry's files from a British barrister advising how (even in 1968) the only way "Candy" could appear in England would be to undergo a "pornectomy" - eliminating about eighty instances of what was considered "indecency," which the barrister had handily indexed in a kind of blueprint for the operation. The assessment featured page after page of cryptic references to offending words and passages to be excised or modified: Page 60 line 7 "COME" amend to "come to you" without capitals" Line 15 "jack-off" amend to "liberate"" Page 93 line 2 "exactly like an erection." Delete.(.)There were three men responsible for bringing the erotic fantasy Candy to fruition - and they could not have been more different. The first, Maurice Girodias, was Europe's most infamous publisher and indefatigable survivalist. Girodias put out otherwise unpublishable works of (mostly) erotic literature in English when the English-speaking world needed them most: Lolita, Naked Lunch, Henry Miller's The Tropics, the Marquis de Sade. As Girodias wrote of himself, "The connecting link is clear enough: anything that shocks because it comes before its time, anything that is liable to be banned by the censors because they cannot accept its honesty." Girodias was also a seasoned gambler. "A day out of court is a day wasted," he used to quip.Mason Hoffenberg, the second of the three, was one of the smartest, hippest, most undisciplined poets on the scene - whether it be Joe's Dinette, the Riviera bar in the Village, or the Old Navy on the Left Ba.…