Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes, Terry Southern — 1st UK Edition

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Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes, Terry Southern — 1st UK Edition

Name: Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes, Terry Southern — 1st UK Edition
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Publication: London, Jonathan Cape, 1971.

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 246.

Condition Report: Near Fine; Very Good+ dust jacket. The binding remains firm, tight, and squarely pitched, presenting crisp boards with sharp corners. The text block is exceptionally clean throughout, entirely free from foxing, handling marks, or internal blemishes, while the publisher's original black topstain retains a deep, unfaded tone. The dust jacket is vibrant and highly attractive; given the notoriously fragile nature of its glossy black background, it has survived remarkably well, exhibiting only trivial rubbing to the extremities and very faint, superficial shelf-wear to the panels. A highly collectible example.

Catalogue Note: First UK Edition of Terry Southern's celebrated collection, originally published in the United States in 1967.

The book serves as a quintessential artefact of the 1960s counterculture, bridging the gap between the emerging New Journalism movement and the author's trademark satirical fiction. The unclipped dust jacket notably features a striking, full-bleed photographic portrait of Southern on the rear panel, perfectly capturing the author's distinctive, countercultural persona. Because the glossy black jacket is highly susceptible to scratching, chipping, and fading, surviving copies in such well-preserved condition are relatively scarce on the open market.

A cornerstone of mid-century countercultural literature, Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes brings together twenty-four of Terry Southern's most incisive short stories, essays, and journalistic pieces. From the darkly comic, semi-autobiographical titular story to pioneering and hilarious works of participatory journalism like "Twirling at Ole Miss," Southern's razor-sharp wit and iconoclastic voice are on full display. The collection brilliantly dissects the hypocrisies and absurdities of the American establishment, cementing Southern’s legacy as one of the era's most vital, subversive, and profoundly funny literary talents.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Terry Southern

Book Publisher: Jonathan Cape

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Anthologies & Short Stories

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 246

Book Publication Year: 1971

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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