Death and Taxes Dorothy Parker [Very Good] [Hardcover]

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DOROTHY PARKER DEATH AND TAXES VIKING 1931 FIRST EDITION SMALL HARD COVER. Please find a small book of poems by Dorothy Parker titled: “Death and Taxes”. There is an extensive write-up about her on Wikipedia. Please find a small portion of it here (with my thanks): “Dorothy Parker (née Rothschild; August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet, writer, critic, wit, and satirist based in New York; she was known for her caustic wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles. From a conflicted and unhappy childhood, Parker rose to acclaim, both for her literary works published in magazines, such as The New Yorker, and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. Following the breakup of the circle, Parker traveled to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting. Her successes there, including two Academy Award nominations, were curtailed when her involvement in left-wing politics resulted in her being placed on the Hollywood blacklist. Dismissive of her own talents, she deplored her reputation as a ""wisecracker"". Nevertheless, both her literary output and reputation for sharp wit have endured.” This small hard cover book (5 x 7 ¾ inches 62 pages) was published by The Viking Press of New York dated 1931 and presumably a First Edition with the same date on title and copyright pages. The book is bound in pink cloth with blind-stamped titles on the cover and now heavily tarnished gilt titles along the narrow spine. Please see the photos of the Table of Contents for your further information. There is a small bookseller’s label at the base of the rear endpaper (Books- Helen Davies McGlade of Boston). Condition: This book is in very good condition. There has been some minor darkening to the margins of the hard covers front & rear. As mentioned, the once gilt titles on the spine are now heavily tarnished but still legible. Inside there is some darkening to the endpapers probably from the acids of the binding glues. The interior pages are generally clean and bright without toning or foxing. Both hinges are intact, and the binding is tight and sound. This book is not ex-library or a remainder.