THE LOLLY-MADONNA WAR - M.G.M. FILE COPY, SIGNED
by Grafton, Sue
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Peter Owen, 1969. First Edition. Well-preserved, distinguished copy of the author's second and scarcest book. Set in rural Tennessee, the novel is centered around two families living in a bleak and sparsely-populated town, who quarrel over a plot of land that separates their farms. "The feud erupts into violence when a girl is kidnapped. Minor provocation leads to acts of planned savagery, rape and mass murder" (from front flap). The book was published in the UK by Peter Owen when Grafton was only 29 years old, and remains the only one of Grafton's books with no American equivalent. Basis for the 1973 film produced by M.G.M. titled Lolly-Madonna XXX, starring Jeff Bridges, Rod Steiger, and Robert Ryan. First Impression. Octavo (19cm); orange paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [4],5-189,[3]pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Vault copy formerly retained by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Library in Culver City, California, bearing their rubber-stamped markings on front pastedown and endpaper. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced 35s / 1.75 net), with some light rubbing to joints and extremities.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3156
- Title
- THE LOLLY-MADONNA WAR - M.G.M. FILE COPY, SIGNED
- Author
- Grafton, Sue
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Peter Owen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...