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…
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.
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)
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.
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