Peyton Place

by Metalious, Grace

The plot of Peyton Place is quite controversial among modern first editions, and the history of its publication is just as scandalous. Peyton Place was largely based off of the small town scandals that were known to plague several New England towns. Some of the places and characters so closely resembled their real life counterparts that author Grace Metalious was actually sued for libel. Some of the people in these towns were particularly distraught that their communities were depicted so negatively, the reception of Peyton Place nearly drove Metalious into hiding. The book was first published by Julian Messner, Inc in 1956, and it was an instant hit. Through word of mouth, it sold approximately 60,000 copies in the first two weeks of its publication, and it stayed on the New York Time best seller list for 59 weeks. It was so popular, it was adapted into a film and into a multi-year daytime soap opera. The first US edition dust jacket is fairly plain and the paper quality was low, so the jacket is likely to be browned or yellowed with age. Famously, Metalious was sued for libel by one of the people who was included in the book. Tomas Makris was featured in Peyton Place, and his name and physical characteristics matched the real-life individual. Notably, the character's name in UK edition was changed to Michael Kyros, and the character's name was changed in later US editions to Michael Rossi. In a shocking twist that infuriated many, Metalious had actually forged Makris' name on the release form. Such behavior is of course condemned by the literary community.

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by Grace Metalious

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1957
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New York: Julian Messner Inc, 1956. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Grace Metalious on the front free endpaper, inscribed to former owner two weeks after publication. [vi], 372 pp. Bound in publisher's slick black cloth with silver spine lettering. Rubbing to cloth along edges, else Near Fine with former owner's name on front free endpaper above… Read more about this item
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New York.: Dell Publishing Company, by arr. w/ Julian Messner Inc., 1957. First Dell printing, September 1957. Author copyright 1956.. Mass-market paperback. Very good. Right page block, top few inches darkened, as is top block. Clean clovers, creasing to spine.. Smith, Larry (Back Cover photo of author at desk by).. 1 First edition. 512 p. Mass-market paperback, illustrated… Read more about this item
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New York: Julian Messner, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Very near fine in very good dust jacket with a few creased tears, the longest along the bottom of the front flap fold. Blockbuster bestseller that revealed the shocking secret that middle class suburbanites had lives, too. Basis for the well-made film featuring Lana Turner and Hope… Read more about this item
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by Grace Metalious

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