Intro Signed William Styron (1 results)

NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1976. Hard cover with dust jacket. Stated First Edition (with complete number line). Introduction by and flat signed by William Styron, on the title page (see images). Bound in black boards with silver titles, have clean and straight covers with light edgewear and bumped spine ends and corners. Pages are clean, with no other names or markings, not Ex-Library. Unclipped DJ ($9.95), with light shelf wear and rubbing, protected in a fresh Brodart archival mylar jacket. Book and DJ Condition: Very Good Plus. Narrative true-crime account of the controversial 1973 Connecticut murder investigation and coerced confession of Peter Reilly, later exposed as a miscarriage of justice through the reporting of Joan Barthel. The case drew national attention and support from figures including Arthur Miller, Mike Nichols, and Styron. Adapted into the Emmy-nominated television film A Death in Canaan (1978). Books are shipped quickly and securely packed in a new box.