The Rising Gorge, by S. J. Perelman. Cover art by noted artist Ben Shahn. 1961.
Love me some Shahn. I found this book at a flea market shindig in Aurora, OR, of all places. I saw the unmistakable Shahn type on the spine and grabbed it immediately.
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Thought it seemed fitting to post this today since I'm going in for either a root canal or tooth extraction later on. As crazy as it sounds, I'm hoping for extraction -- it's a wisdom tooth so I'm figuring that I don't really need the thing and I'd much rather get it over and done with and not have to come back for more dental work. But what do I know?
[sarcasm]Happy Monday![/sarcasm]
If the wisdom tooth is unerupted, I'd think they'll just remove it. If it ain't out now, it never will.
ReplyDeleteEither way, good luck and hope the post-op drooling is not too severe ;)
Shahn-erific! Saw the cover in your flickr post among your organized books. Love it. (^_^)
ReplyDeleteThat view of books makes me feel better, I know exactly how hard it is to keep from picking up yet another tasy find.
Cheers! -Arna