The Best of Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker. Introduction by Mervyn Horder, with illustrations by Helen Smithson. London: The Folio Society, 1997. Third printing of the Folio Society edition first published in 1995. Illustrated hardcover, 233 pages, housed in the publisher's white slipcase.
This selection follows the text of the collection first published by Methuen in 1952, with the addition of “Big Blonde.” The volume features distinctive silver pictorial boards decorated with black New York imagery.
Condition: Very Good. The pictorial boards appear clean with light shelf wear. The slipcase is intact with light rubbing and minor edge wear. The photographed title and copyright pages appear clean. Only a limited portion of the interior is shown; the condition of unpictured pages and completeness have not been fully verified.
