Edwin Mullhouse: The Life and Death of an American Writer 1943–1954 by Jeffrey Cartwright.
Millhauser, Steven. Alfred A. Knopf, 1972 (1st Ed., 1st Printing). Hardbound. Book design by Virginia Tan. Signed by Millhauser to the title page. A multilayered novel rooted in the 18th-century biography work of James Bosworth, even as it embraces a postmodern future with its series of books within books. This first edition's jacket, similarly, runs slightly ahead of time: its designers, Alice and Martin Provensen, were the perfect team for the job of conjuring Edwin Mullhouse's masterwork, Cartoons: they both trained at animation studios and Martin created Kellogg's' Tony the Tiger.
Tight, square spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Gilt to spine and front board remains bright. Jacket has some areas of moderate edge-wear and light toning/soiling. 305 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible.