Author: MALAMUD, Bernard Title: The Fixer
Description: Franklin Center, PA, The Franklin Library, 1978. Hardcover. Illustrations by Francis Jetter. Small 4to. Full green calf with raised bands and extensive gilt lettering and decorations, thin card stock slipcase with gold foil label. 305pp. All edges gilt. Full-page illustrations, green moire silk endpapers, sewn-in green satin page marker. Fine/near fine. Pristine, tight limited edition (unspecified) of this fictionalized telling of the Beilis trial in which a Jew was unjustly imprisoned in Tsarist Russia, first published in 1966 and awarded both the National book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. This unique copy bears two fine signature additions from the 1968 British film version: Tipped to front flyleaf are two matching heavy stock 5" X 3" cards -- At top is director JOHN FRANKENHEIMER (1930-2002), who signs large and bold in blue ballpoint and dates it 8 February 1973 at upper right; below him is IAN HOLM (1931-2020; portrays I.N. Grubeshov), who signs boldly in blue ballpoint and dates it 12 November 1973 at upper right. Laid in are the ideal bookmarks: Frankenheimer and Holm's original transmittal envelopes. .
Keywords: American Literature
Price: US$ 150.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 50274
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