The Executioner's Song
by Mailer, Norman
This novel is noteworthy for its portrayal of Gary Gilmore, a violent product of America's prisons who became known for two reasons: first for robbing and murdering two men in 1976, and second, after being tried and convicted, he insisting on dying for his crime. In order to do so, he had to fight a system that seemed ironically intent to keep him alive. The Executioner’s Song is a Pulitzer Prize-winning true crime novel.
First Edition Identification
This book was first published by Little, Brown & Company in 1979. This book is in hardcover format with 1,056 pages. Published in London by Hutchinson and Co in 1979, this edition has original blue cloth, titles to the spine in silver and copper, with yellow endpapers.
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Published by Modern Library in New York, 1993. This edition has a striking dust jacket with 1,002 pages.
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The Executioner's Song
by Mailer, Norman
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- Used - Near Fine
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- VG+
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- Stated First Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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Boston: Little Brown, 1979 Book: slight sunning to the very edges, light soiling to the page ends, no remainder marks or other marks, very very tight square book, seems unread. DJ: in mylar, price intact, minor edgewear, small chips to front corners.. Stated First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/VG+, Laid inside the Brodart next to the DJ is the 1st day… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Executioner's Song
by Norman Mailer
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- First Vintage International Edition, May, 1998
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- 1998
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- Off-white card stock paperback. Hinges tight. Corners crisp.
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Vintage International, New York, May, 1998. Condition: Near Fine. Paperback. No dust jacket. 1056 pp. Text block white, clean. No prior owner attribution. The Executioner's Song is a Pulitzer Prize-winning true crime novel by Norman Mailer that depicts the events related to the execution of Gary Gilmore for murder by the state… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Executioner's Song
by Mailer, Norman
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- First Edition
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- 1979
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Salem, Oregon, USA
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Little, Brown and Company, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x2. With small card signed by Norman Mailer laid-in. Blue cloth very good with light age-soil and shelf-wear. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good in Mylar with light edgewear. Light staining to top of textblock. Light incense scent in pages. Text unmarked. Item Price
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The Executioner's Song
by Mailer, Norman
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- Used - Good
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- Second Printing
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780316544177
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1979. Second Printing. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x2. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. edge wear to boards, some discoloration, corners bumped. In the summer of 1976 Gary Gilmore robbed two men. Then he shot them in cold blood. For those murders Gilmore was sent to languish on Death Row -… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG
by Mailer, Norman
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- 1st Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780316544177
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Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Little, Brown and Company. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author; 9.4 X 6.5 X 2.0 inches; 1056 pp; First Edition, stated. Author Signed in a dedication to previous owner. Book has excellent covers, pages unmarked. Dust jacket is unclipped ($16.95) with no chips or tears, no fading. A nice, clean,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Executioner's Song
by Mailer, Norman
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The Executioner's Song
by Mailer, Norman
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- Used:Good
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- 1980-01-01
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- Mass Market Paperback
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- 9780446805582
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Warner Books, 1980-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Used:Good. Item Price
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The Executioner's Song
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- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780316544177
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Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, 1979. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Mailer's controversial book about convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, who requested--and receive--death by firing squad at Utah State Prison on Jan. 17, 1977. This book covers Gilmore's life & crimes, focusing on the 9 months between his release on parole &… Read more about this item Item Price
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Executioner's Song (Arena Books)
by Norman Mailer
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- Used - Good
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- New Ed
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- 1991-08-15
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- Paperback
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- 9780099688600
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random, 1991-08-15. New Ed. Paperback. Good. Item Price
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The Executioner's Song
by Mailer, Norman
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1979-10-30
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- Hardcover
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- 9780316544177
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San Jose, California, USA
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Little, Brown and Company, 1979-10-30. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed. SIGNED, without inscription, by Norman Mailer on the half title page. The volume is lightly bumped on the spine ends, has a small ownership sticker on the front endpaper, and the binding is a tad wobbly. The price clipped dust jacket, protected in a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Executioner's Song
by Norman Mailer
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- 1979-10-30
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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Little, Brown and Company, 1979-10-30. Hardcover. Good. Item Price
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The Executioner's Song (Modern Library)
by Mailer, Norman
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- New
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- 1993-06-29
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- Hardcover
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- 9780679424710
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San Diego, California, USA
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Modern Library, 1993-06-29. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Item Price
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The Executioner's Song
by Mailer, Norman
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- Early Reprint
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780316544177
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts, USA
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Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1979. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). Early Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boston, MA, Little Brown, 1979. SIGNED/INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR AND SIGNED (Magriel) BY FORMER OWNER, AUTHOR/BACKGAMMON CHAMPION PAUL MAGRIEL. Early reprint. 8vo. Dark blue cloth with silver and gilt lettering embossed on spine, pastel orange endpapers, 1056 pp. Dust… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Executioner's Song
by MAILER, Norman
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- Used - Fine
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- 1998
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- Softcover
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- 9780375700811
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New York: Vintage International, 1998. Softcover. Fine. First Vintage International edition. Thick trade paperback. 1,056pp. Fine. Pulitzer prize winning novel. Item Price
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The Executioner's Song
by Mailer, Norman
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- Used - BOOK NEAR FINE
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- JACKET VERY GOOD+
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- 1st Edition
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- 1979
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- Hard Cover
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LEXINGTON, South Carolina, USA
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 1979. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK NEAR FINE/JACKET VERY GOOD+. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1st printing. NOT PRICE… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Executioner's Song
by NORMAN MAILER
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- first edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780316544177
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Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
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first edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket; no prior owner marks; minimal age tone to text pages, soil present to text block edge; sound binding; cloth cover has rub wear and bump to corners, rub wear to front panel, thin fade along edges, little rub to otherwise bright titling; dj has prior damp stain on dj verso at spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Executioner's Song
by Mailer, Norman
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition-First Printing
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780316544177
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Miller Place, New York, USA
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New York: Little Brown, 1979. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. Norman Mailer's massive novel that wom the Pulitzer prize and formed the basis of the movie stairing Tommy Lee Jones,. A glimpse into the tormented world of Gary Gilmore, a convicted murderer who was put to death by a firing squad in Utah in 1977. Light edgewear… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG
by Mailer, Norman
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1979
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780316544177
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WOODSTOCK, New York, USA
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A$309.88
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Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. This book is clean, crisp and unmarked. The DJ is whole but with a closed tear on bottom edge of back panel. The book is presented in a archival protective cover. Winner of the 1980 Pulitzer Prize
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The Executioner's Song
by Norman Mailer
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1998-04-28
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780375700811
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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Executioner's Song
by Mailer, Norman
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- Used - Very Good
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- later printing
- Published
- 1980
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- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780446363532
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Monroe, Michigan, USA
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New York, NY, USA: Warner Books , 1980 binding is tight, spine is creased and very slightly cocked, bottom corner tip is creased, edges and corner tips are rubbed, chipped and a little bumped, light crease on the front and back covers along the spine, light crease on the back cover, text is clean and unmarked, pages and inside covers… Read more about this item Item Price
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