Tom Wolfe - The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine Flake Streamline Baby - First Edition 1966 - SIGNED and inscribed by Wolfe

A first edition, first printing of the author�s first novel, published by Cape in 1966. A very good book without inscriptions, SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the title page, �All the GOLD-PLATED/best wishes/in the World/Tom Wolfe!�. A superb, elaborate inscription. In a very good lightly spine faded dust wrapper with wear to the corners. Scarce signed A groundbreaking collection of essays that launched the �New Journalism� movement. Blending vivid description, slang, and satire, Wolfe explores 1960s American pop culture�custom car culture, fashion, music, and celebrity obsession. The title essay focuses on flamboyant car customisers like George Barris, celebrating their creativity while critiquing consumerism and media hype. Wolfe�s energetic, ironic prose captures the era�s colourful, chaotic spirit and the rise of style as substance.