Have I Ever Lied to You? Hardcover - 1968

New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1968. Hardcover First Edition (1968), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, according to G.P. Putnam's Sons' customary practice. FLAT SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR at the front free endpaper. First Edition (1968), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, according to G.P. Putnam's Sons' customary practice. Very Near Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book shows a couple of barely discernible tiny droplet spots to the red-tinted top edge and a couple of similarly obscure spots of soil to the deckle fore-edge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Flat Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows light wear to extremities; very mild rubbing to the panels; the price is unclipped. Clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.85 x 1.3 inches). 256 pages. Language: English. Weight: 17.2 ounces. Beige cloth over boards with blue and red titles and illustration on front board, Color illustrated dustjacket with Buchwald as Uncle Sam on the front panel and a photograph of the author with family on the rear panel. Hardback with DJ. Art Buchwald works in a small airless room on the top of the Washington Monument. Subsisting on nothing but orange juice and black coffee, Mr. Buchwald writes his column in longhand on the backs of old White House press releases. They are then attached to the legs of speedy pigeons and delivered to the 421 newspapers that carry his column to every part of the uncivilized world. From his view on the top of the monument, Buchwald is able to see everything that is going on in the nation's capital. His sharp eyes pierce the curtains of the Executive Mansion, the Pentagon, the FBI, and, of course the CIA. Shy, introspective and terribly aloof, Mr. Buchwald rarely leaves his room except to buy Time magazine to see if they've put him on the cover. Despite his long years in Washington, Mr. Buchwald is still a mystery to fellow newspaperment. Some say that Art Buchwald is a pseudonym and the column is written by the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- each service taking the duty for one month. Another theory is that Art Buchwald is really Howard Hughes, which, if true, would make him the richest columnist in the world today. A third theory is that Buchwald is really Dlawhcub Tra spelled backward. In any case Mr. Buchwald is read by millions and millions of people who put their trust in him and count on him to tell them the truth about what is going on in this wicked world today. More and more, readers now say, "I won't believe it until I see it in Art Buchwald's column." And this is even more surprising, since Mr. Buchwald deals only in fantasy. This book has to do with many of the problems America is faced with in 2020. It deals with such varied questions as "How do you make money in the stock market after World War III?" and "Does the right of dissent give you the privilege of yelling, "Shirley Temple," in a crowded movie theater?" It's just what everybody needs to fill his credibility gap. And it's Art Buchwald's best book to date. Have I ever lied to you? SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.