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  • THE RAINBIRD PATTERN. by Canning, Victor
    Canning, Victor
    THE RAINBIRD PATTERN.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    London: William Heinemann, (1972). First edition - Considered one of Canning's best thrillers, this features a search by two separate couples, which eventually collide - that of a medium and her boyfriend and a pair of professional thieves and kidnappers. Winner of the 1972 Silver Dagger Award and finalist for the 1974 Edgar Award for Best Mystery. Basis for Alfred Hitchcock's final film, the 1976 movie "Family Plot" starring Bruce Dern and Karen Black. While this proof is somewhat worn, it is notable for bearing the stamped name and address of the Hollywood literary agency H.N Swanson (a friend of Hitchcock) and a sticker insider the front cover from the London agency, Curtis Brown, Ltd., making it quite likely…

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    London: William Heinemann, (1972). First edition - Considered one of Canning's best thrillers, this features a search by two separate couples, which eventually collide - that of a medium and her boyfriend and a pair of professional thieves and kidnappers. Winner of the 1972 Silver Dagger Award and finalist for the 1974 Edgar Award for Best Mystery. Basis for Alfred Hitchcock's final film, the 1976 movie "Family Plot" starring Bruce Dern and Karen Black. While this proof is somewhat worn, it is notable for bearing the stamped name and address of the Hollywood literary agency H.N Swanson (a friend of Hitchcock) and a sticker insider the front cover from the London agency, Curtis Brown, Ltd., making it quite likely that this copy was used to sell the book as a film. 244 pp.

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    Condition: Good overall in orange wrappers printed in red and black (front cover beginning to separate at bottom of spine, some spine slant, and general wear, but a very uncommon advance copy)

    Book ID: 88005
    Keywords: advance reading copy, arc, film, hitchcock, literary agency, Mystery - Suspense & Detective Fiction, Silver Dagger Award
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  • OLDEST LIVING CONFEDERATE WIDOW TELLS ALL. by Gurganus, Allan.
    Gurganus, Allan.
    OLDEST LIVING CONFEDERATE WIDOW TELLS ALL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989 dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel, of the South from the Civil War to the present, told in the voice of a woman who lived through it all. SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Sue Kaufman Prize. Basis for the 1994 American television miniseries starring Diane Lane, Donald Sutherland, Cicely Tyson (who won the Emmy award for her role) and Anne Bancroft. 718 pp. ISBN: 0-394545370.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 80846
    Keywords: civil war, film, First book or first novel, historical fiction, television
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  • WORLD OF LIGHT. A Portrait Of May Sarton with Additional Poems and Comments. by Sarton, May, signed; Simpson, Marita & Martha Wheelock
    Sarton, May, signed; Simpson, Marita & Martha Wheelock
    WORLD OF LIGHT. A Portrait Of May Sarton with Additional Poems and Comments.

    Edition: First printing in wrappers.

    New York: Ishtar Enterprises / Two Lip Art, (1982.). SIGNED first edition - Issued to commemorate May Sarton's seventieth birthday, this includes a transcript of the film, 'World Of Light' and a generous selection of poems. INSCRIBED by Sarton on the first page. Edited by Marita Simpson and Martha Wheelock. With photographs of May Sarton by Lotte Jacobi, Barbara Murphy and Jill Krementz. Limited to 1,000 Copies Square format. 84 pp.

    Condition: A very near fine copy in light green wrappers with self flaps (some sunning to the spine.)

    Book ID: 54713
    Keywords: film, poetry, Women Authors
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