Description
First edition of Beyond Malice by Richard Clurman, inscribed to Aileen Mehle, the notorious Suzy Knickerbocker.
Octavo, 306pp. Red cloth, title printed on spine. First edition with no additional printings on copyright page. In publisher’s fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author: “For Aileen – Whose beguiling little feet are incomparable to the whole person I know and admire. Love, Dick.”
Comments: Aileen Mehle, better known by her pen name Suzy Knickerbocker, was a nationally syndicated society columnist and journalist. In Television, she was known for her appearances on “What’s My Line” during the 1960s. She passed away in 2016 in New York City.