True Grit (inscribed)
by Portis, Charles
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Decatur, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968 4th ptg. INSCRIBED on title p. by author. 215pp. burgundy cloth sm 8vo: near Fine in a Fine dj in poly cover [hint of age darkening or foxing to edges; else a nice crisp copy] Arkansas writer Portis's (1933-2020) second novel in a very nice inscribed copy. Serialized in The Saturday Evening Post and made into two movie versions that were almost as good as the novel.
Synopsis
True Grit tells the tale of fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross from Dardanelle, Arkansas, and how she sets out to avenge his death at the hands of a no-good outlaw. She manages to illicit the help of hard-drinking Marshal Rooster Cogburn in her quest.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Auldfarran Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21127
- Title
- True Grit (inscribed)
- Author
- Portis, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1968 4th ptg
- Publisher
- New York: Simon & Schuster
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- AMERICAN FICTION WESTERN BOOK INTO FILM SIGNED COLLECTIBLE COPY
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Fiction;
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Auldfarran Books, IOBA
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
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- Crisp
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