American Literature · Personally Inscribed · First Edition & First Printing
A Personal Dedication from Richard Condon — Arigato, First Edition & First Printing, 1972
Richard Condon · Arigato · The Dial Press, New York, 1972 · First American printing
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Description
A particularly personal copy of Richard Condon’s 1972 novel Arigato, the book bearing an unusually extensive presentation inscription in the author’s own hand across the illustrated title page. The inscription is addressed to P. & C. Hyland and refers to their friend Dr. Philomena Quinn; it is signed “Richard Condon” and dated 2 Dec. 1972, within the year of publication. The inscription gives this example a documented personal association beyond an ordinary signed first edition.
- Dimensions
- Measurements gladly provided on request
- Author
- Richard Condon
- Title
- Arigato
- Publication
- New York: The Dial Press, 1972
- Edition
- First American edition, first printing
- Inscription
- Signed presentation inscription dated 2 December 1972
- Dust jacket
- Not present
- Condition
- Please consult the photographs for condition. Additional photographs are available on request.
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Historical context & sources
Richard Condon and the Literature of Satire
Richard Condon (1915–1996) was an American novelist celebrated for the political thriller The Manchurian Candidate (1959) and for his characteristic satirical treatment of social ambition, power and American life. Published by The Dial Press, Arigato belongs to the decade in which Condon was established as an adventurous and provocative novelist.
The Dated Presentation
The author’s ink dedication occupies much of the title page and refers to P. & C. Hyland and Dr. Philomena Quinn (readings of the recipient names are subject to confirmation against the original). It concludes with a warm salutation, Condon’s signature and the date 2 December 1972. No identification of the recipients beyond what is written in the book is asserted.
