The Demon

Chicago: Playboy Press, (1976) First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 312 pp. Original full maroon-covered boards, stamped in gold, in original unclipped ($8.95) dust-jacket. Light edge wear, particular to spine ends and corners with a scar to top front panel edge. Handling and shelf wear mild. Light fading to spine. Protected in archival mylar. Book is moderately tight, with a trace lean and firm. Light handling wear present. Corners curled. Mild toning to page edges. Light curling to spine ends. A few trivial nicks to panel edges.

Dust Jacket: Good

Hardcover: Very Good

“The Demon is the third novel by Hubert Selby, Jr., first published in 1976. The story of Harry White, a man haunted by lust and an insane need for sin and retribution. It was Andy Kaufman’s favorite book and he said of it, “That’s my mind in a nutshell.“ Two of his novels, Last Exit to Brooklyn (1964) and Requiem for a Dream (1978) explore worlds in the New York area and were adapted as films, both of which he appeared in.”