The Road to Miltown: Or Under the Spreading Atrophy is a humorous and satirical novel written by Sidney Joseph Perelman. The book follows the misadventures of a young man named Alexander Hero, who sets out on a journey to the fictional town of Miltown in search of a cure for his father's mysterious illness. Along the way, Alexander encounters a cast of eccentric characters, including a mad scientist, a group of militant vegetarians, and a band of traveling actors. The book is filled with witty wordplay, absurd situations, ...
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The Road to Miltown: Or Under the Spreading Atrophy is a humorous and satirical novel written by Sidney Joseph Perelman. The book follows the misadventures of a young man named Alexander Hero, who sets out on a journey to the fictional town of Miltown in search of a cure for his father's mysterious illness. Along the way, Alexander encounters a cast of eccentric characters, including a mad scientist, a group of militant vegetarians, and a band of traveling actors. The book is filled with witty wordplay, absurd situations, and biting social commentary. Through Alexander's experiences, Perelman explores themes of conformity, consumerism, and the dehumanizing effects of modern society. The novel is set in the early 20th century and reflects the cultural and political climate of the time. Overall, The Road to Miltown is a clever and entertaining work of satire that offers a unique perspective on the human condition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Very Good. Hardcover Very Good Standard used condition May have some wear, highlighting, notes, creasing, previous owner's name, etc May or may not include supplements such as infotrac or other web access codes (the dust cover may be missing) Fast & reliable delivery Exceptional customer service.
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Very Good-in Very Good dust jacket. 8vo 8"-9" tall; 273 pages; 1957 Simon & Schuster HC/DJ 1st edition. Soundly bound and clean in original pictorial dust jacket with publisher's $3.50 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Binding lightly pulled a pair of tiny closed fray tears to the paper binding material. Shallow chip from jacket at crown and light shelf rubbing edges; modest toning to jacket spine. VG-/VG.
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Good. 1957 Simon and Shuster Press 2nd printing hardcover, with jacket, unmarked text, jacket has edge tears, front cover hinge a bit cracked. Fast Shipping-Safe and Secure Bubble Mailer!
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Very Good + in Very Good Condition jacket. Sidney Joseph Perelman (1904-1979) was an American humorist and screenwriter. He is best known for his humorous short pieces written over many years for The New Yorker. He also wrote for several other magazines, including Judge, as well as books, scripts, and screenplays. He received an Academy Award for screenwriting in 1956. This copy is very good + with a white cloth spine on red cloth boards and colored titles on the spine and a black author's facsimile signature on the front cover. Some sunning at the edges and bumping at the spine ends, but no other marks or damage. The unclipped DJ is also very good with just minor edge wear and slight soiling. SR.
