A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments.

First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. "These vivid, hilarious essays attracted much attention when they were originally published, but they also made Mr. Wallace vulnerable to accusations, as a friend of mine put it, of ''sneering at ordinary people.'' Rereading them lays such reservations to rest. The primary butt of Mr. Wallace's humor is himself, and if he seizes upon his experiences to reveal ugly aspects of the American character, he always does it through the lens of his own worst impulses." (The New York Times)