Description
First edition, first printing of Candy: A Novel by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg.
Octavo, 224pp, [2]. Purple cloth, title printed in gold on spine. Top edge dyed pink. No mentions of later printings. Clean text, solid text block. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, near fine, with $5.00 on front flap, “0464” code at bottom of front flap and review by James Jones on back panel. Light wear to top edge of spine, otherwise bright.
Candy was written by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg in the 1950s and first published in 1958 by Olympia Press in Paris, known for distributing controversial literature. Due to its explicit content, the novel was initially banned in multiple countries, including the U.S., but gained underground popularity. A revised and legally published edition appeared in the U.S. in 1964, becoming a bestseller and cementing its status as a countercultural classic.
