Portions of this book first appeared in magazine form. Spine ends & corners of book covers have a bit of extremely light bumping and rubbing. Tan cloth covered boards have black lettering to spine of book. Text pages clean & bright. Endpapers are a solid chocolate brown color. Spine ends & corners of dust jacket have a bit of very light bumping & rubbing. Top front edge of dust jacket has a very tiny edge tear near spine and another very small tear with nicking to front to flap hinge. Top spine end of dust jacket has some beginning nicking and edge wear along with a very small tear to top rear spine joint. Bottom spine end of dust jacket has one very beginning edge tear with some light pulling to reveal white paper underneath. Front dust jacket has a crease / scratch right down the middle of the front. Overall, a nice bright copy. "In this devastatingly funny book, Tom Wolfe shows again why he is regarded as the most brilliant observer of the American social scene writing today. The book consists of two long essays, closely related in theme and substance, both dealing with political stances and social styles in our status-minded world."

Essays Literary commentary Tom Wolfe The 1960's Social Issues Americana America The 1970's essays