Description
The first edition of Zoomar, a novel by Ernie Kovacs, inscribed by the author to the founder of TV Guide, Merrill Panitt.
Octavo, [10], 348pp, [4]. Black cloth, title stamped in gilt, red and blue on spine. Stated “First Edition” on copyright page. Bookplate on the front free endpaper. In the publisher’s near fine dust jacket, $3.95 retail price on front flap, touch of wear at the head of the spine, bright illustration.
Inscribed on the second free endpaper: “To Merrill / A friend through the whole ugly mess. Ernie.”
From the personal library of Merrill Panitt (1918-1994), the founder and editorial director of TV Guide. During World War II, Panitt served on the staff of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, where he came to the attention of Walter Annenberg, the publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Panitt joined The Inquirer in 1945 and worked with Annenberg to found TV Guide in 1953. He later became the director of Triangle Publications, the publisher of TV Guide, Seventeen Magazine, and many more.
