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Published by Penguin Books Ltd, London, 2016
ISBN 10: 0241238625ISBN 13: 9780241238622
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A fiftieth anniversary edition of the classic crime novel that inspired the Oscar-winning film starring Sidney PoitierA small southern town in the 1960s. A musician found dead on the highway. It's no surprise when white detectives arrest a black man for the murder. What is a surprise is that the black man - Virgil Tibbs - is himself a skilled homicide detective from California, whom inexperienced Chief Gillespie reluctantly recruits to help with the case. Faced with mounting local hostility and a police force that seems determined to see him fail, it isn't long before Tibbs - trained in karate and aikido - will have to fight not just for justice, but also for his own safety. A musician found dead on the highway. It's no surprise when white detectives arrest a black man for the murder. What is a surprise is that the black man - Virgil Tibbs - is himself a skilled homicide detective from California, whom inexperienced Chief Gillespie reluctantly recruits to help with the case. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Bantam, 1967
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Printing. Good condition. Bantam F3355.
Published by Penguin Putnam Inc, New York, 2015
ISBN 10: 0143107747ISBN 13: 9780143107743
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A small southern town in the 1960s. A dead musician. It's no surprise when white detectives arrest a black man for the murder. What is a surprise is that the black man, Virgil Tibbs, is himself a skilled homicide detective. What's more, he's needed on the case. While the police force adjusts to Tibbs, he delves into the murder, uncovering secrets that incriminate the very people he works with. And this isn't the only challenge he faces; his presence makes the locals uncomfortable. Soon he will have to fight not just for justice, but also for his own safety. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Pan, 1967
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1967. No Edition Remarks. 173 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited, Canada, 1969
Seller: Librairie Le Nord, Hearst, ON, Canada
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 127 mm X 183 mm. Wear and tear on the cover. Ex-library book.
Published by Pan Books, London, 1967
Seller: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, New Zealand
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. A very good copy with a small ownership name in front. Film scene cover.
Published by Impress Mystery, Pleasantiville, NY, 2005
Seller: Storbeck's, Georgetown, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 213 pages. The Best Mysteries of All Time.
Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO20254517: 1967. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Quelques rousseurs. 173 pages - en anglais. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.
Published by Pan, London, 1967
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. First printing of the Pan Film Tie-in edition of a book previously published by Michael Joseph in 1966 and in the US by Harper & Row in 1965 and then in paperback by Bantam in 1967. Very slight browning to the lettering on the spine which is a little rolled and has light reading creasing. The front cover has a tiny surface nick to the top left corner and a little surface staining over the final word in the title. Quite heavy browning to the page edges. Browning to the pages with a trace of a price in pencil to the first page but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.
Published by Bantam Books, NY, 1967
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Mass market paperback. Bantam edition published July 1967; first paperback edition. Inscribed/dated to ffep verso by Ball. Heel slightly bumped, crease to spine; mild shelfwear to wraps. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Signed by Author.
Published by Bantam Books, [1967]., New York, 1967
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First edition. First paperback edition and first movie edition of this award-winning first novel. Signed by the author. Very good in pictorial wrappers. In addition to the best first novel Edgar award the story also received the Gold Dagger award as best non-British mystery of the year. Included is a 13" x 18" studio pressbook from the Oscar-winning film's original release. The pressbook consists of 12 pages of glossy reproduction quality images and text of posters, ad mats, newspaper photos and stories, promotional campaigns, etc. for use by theater managers to market the film to their communities. Although the pressbook devotes almost half a page to this Bantam edition, none of the film's posters, ads, etc. mention the book or its author, crediting only Sterling Silliphant's screenplay. The movie received five of the seven Oscars for which it was nominated, best picture, screenplay, editing, sound, and supporting actor [Rod Steiger], but not for best director or sound effects. The unfolded and unclipped United Artists pressbook and the Bantam movie edition of his first novel are choice items.
Published by United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1967
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage reference photograph from the 1967 film, showing actors Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. United Artists stamp on the verso. Based on John Ball's 1965 novel. An African American police detective from Philadelphia is recruited to help solve a murder in a small, bigoted Mississippi town. The film dealt skillfully with the topic of race relations in the South during the Civil Rights movement, and included a controversial scene in which a white actor, Larry Gates, slaps Poitier in the face, at which point Poitier slaps him right back. It was said you could determine the racial makeup of a theater by their verbal reaction to the scene: cheers for a predominantly Black audience, or whispers for a predominantly white one. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture, and nominated for two others. Though set in the fictional town of Sparta, Mississippi, Poitier refused to travel below the Mason-Dixon Line, so the film was shot largely in Illinois. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Penzler 101.
Published by Michael Joseph, London, 1966
Seller: Magus Books of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The exceedingly scarce British first edition of this novel, basis for the famous film starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. Near-fine with name written on flyleaf, otherwise clean and tight. In a very good plus dust jacket (price intact) with slight rubbing at the corners. A very atractive copy.
Published by Harper and Row, New York, 1965
Seller: Macklin Mystery Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Unclipped dustjacket ($3.50). Very light ware around edges. Rear cover has slight staining (as in the pictures).
Published by London Michael Joseph 1965, 1965
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
A first edition, first printing published by Michael Joseph in 1965. A near fine book (a touch of spotting to the top edge) without inscriptions. In a near fine unclipped wrapper with a minute amount of rubbing and wear to the spine tips and edges. Rare in this lovely condition.
Published by Harper & Row, New York, 1965
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First American Edition. Nice copy in its first printing. Unmarked, tight and square. Small dampstain on front endpaper hard to find in Harpers dark endpapers with their imprint design. Two lightly bumped tips. Price intact jacket has a short closed tear at head of spine but colors bright with no sunning. Basis for the excellent film that won several important Academy Awards. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1965
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA
First Edition
First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); light gray paper and black cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [viii],184pp. Hint of sunning and some trivial wear to upper board edges, else Near Fine, and clean throughout. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.50), with some pinpoint wear to base of spine, four closed tears, and a tiny spot of laminate lift at upper left corner of front panel; Near Fine. First novel featuring Ball's African American homicide detective Virgil Tibbs, who finds himself immersed in racial conflict after a murder takes place in a small Southern town. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1966, and basis for Norman Jewison's Oscar-winning film adaptation, starring Rod Steiger and Sidney Poitier. Hubin, p.21; Pronzini & Muller, p.38.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated first edition. A near fine or better book (touch of toning to the edges of the boards) in a near fine, price-clipped jacket. Jacket has a small closed tear to the bottom of the front jacket fold and a negligible nick to the top of the spine. Unfaded and clean jacket.
John Ball. In the Heat of the Night. First edition. Harper and Row: New York. 1965. Original purple dust jacket design by Luiz Woods. 184 pages. Measures 8.25" x 6" inches. The story follows Virgil Tibbs, a Black police detective solving a murder case in notoriously racist small town South Carolina. The book and its 1967 film adaptation engaged directly with the civil rights movement, making it a pop culture landmark and Tibbs a much beloved character. Played by Sidney Poitier in the film, Tibbs was a well-educated, well-dressed professional Black man doing his work without apology or deference to white supremacy. The impact of this representation was profound, "Young black people in northern cities responded to the film in a much more visceral way than the whites did. This was the first time a black actor was wearing the fancy suit and being looked up to." (Jewison) The story extended its generational reach with a television series that ran from 1988-95. An iconic example of the interplay between pop culture and social change. Extremely minor shelfwear to spine. Very good condition.
Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1965
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. 184pp. Cloth backed boards. A mystery introducing African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. 1966 Edgar Award winner for best first novel. Basis for the 1967 Oscar winning Norman Jewison movie featuring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, and for the 1988 TV series featuring Bill Gillespie and Howard Rollins. A touch of foxing to top edge of boards. A bright near fine copy in near fine dustjacket, which also shows very mild foxing to the inside. ; Octavo.
Published by United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1967
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Three vintage borderless black-and-white photographs taken on the set of the 1967 film: (1) director Norman Jewison sitting alone, (2) Jewison directing Rod Stieger, and (3) Jewison directing a key early scene featuring actors Arthur Malet, Sidney Poitier, and Rod Steiger. With manuscript ink annotations regarding layout on the verso. From the collection of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on John Ball's 1965 novel. An African American police detective from Philadelphia is recruited to help solve a murder in a small, bigoted Mississippi town. The film dealt skillfully with the topic of race relations in the South during the Civil Rights movement, and included a controversial scene in which a white actor, Larry Gates, slaps Poitier in the face, at which point Poitier slaps him right back. It was said you could determine the racial makeup of a theater by their verbal reaction to the scene: cheers for a predominantly Black audience, or whispers for a predominantly white one. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture, and nominated for two others. Though set in the fictional town of Sparta, Mississippi, Poitier refused to travel below the Mason-Dixon Line, so the film was shot largely in Illinois. One photograph 7.5 x 10 inches, one photograph 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Penzler 101.
Published by Harper & Row, New York, 1965
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. 184 pp. Original half cloth and gray paper-covered boards, lettered in silver. Fine in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with slightly sunned spine panel. An uncommonly neat, unrubbed example of the dust jacket. The author's first book. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery Novel of 1965. Set during the height of the Civil Rights movement and the backlash against it. It inspired a popular movie in 1967 with Sidney Poitier's memorable line, "They call me Mister Tibbs," as well as a TV show.
Published by New York: Harper & Row, 1965, 1965
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
First Edition
First edition, first printing. Octavo. Original black quarter cloth, grey boards, titles to spine and publisher's device to front board in silver, patterned endpapers. With dust jacket. Very faint toning to board edges. An excellent copy in the dust jacket with a short closed tear to head of rear joint and toned rear panel.
Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, [1965]., New York, 1965
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. Edgar Award Winner for Best First Mystery Novel of 1965, and the basis for the great movie of the same name, that starred Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs, and Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, and others. A hot August night in the 1960's lies heavy over the Carolinas. The corpse, legs sprawled, stomach down on the concrete pavement, arms above the head, brings the patrol car to a halt. The local police pick up a black stranger named Virgil Tibbs, only to discover that their most likely suspect is a homicide detective from California. No witnesses, no motives, no clues. An exceptional copy.
Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, [1965]., New York, 1965
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in dust jacket with one small tear at the head of spine professionally restored. Edgar Award Winner for Best First Mystery Novel of 1965, and the basis for the Academy Award-winning, great movie of the same name, that starred Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs, and Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, and others. A hot August night in the 1960's lies heavy over the Carolinas. The corpse, legs sprawled, stomach down on the concrete pavement, arms above the head, brings the patrol car to a halt. The local police pick up a black stranger named Virgil Tibbs, only to discover that their most likely suspect is a homicide detective from California. No witnesses, no motives, no clues. An exceptional copy.
Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Luiz Woods (illustrator). 1st Edition. First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by John Ball directly on the title page, including a unique, pithy inscription from Ball, incorporating the most famous quote from the 1967 film that won five Academy Awards: "'They call me Mr. Tibbs.' / They call me / John Ball." Book and dust jacket in fine condition, with minimal signs of wear. A beautiful copy of an historically significant work. Scarce thus. The first appearance of African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs, receiving the Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America and made into an Oscar winning film of the same name, starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, and Warren Oates. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1965
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First edition of the author's classic mystery drama which was adapted into the Academy Award-winning film of the same name starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger and Lee Grant. Octavo, original half cloth, patterned endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To John Anthony Miller and Hatie with warmest regards and friendship John Ball 29 Sept 1987." Additionally signed by actress Lee Grant on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Luis Woods. Rare and desirable. The Heat of The Night follows the story of Virgil Tibbs, a black homicide detective from California who becomes involved in a murder investigation while passing through the small, racially tense town of Wells, South Carolina. The novel was adapted into a the film of the same name in 1967 directed by Norman Jewison and starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger and Lee Grant, which won five Academy Awards and, in 2002, was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
Published by The Mirisch Corporation, Los Angeles, 1966
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Revised First Draft script for the 1967 film. Laid in is a Call Sheet from the production, dated Tuesday, November 29, 1966. Based on John Ball's 1965 novel. An African American police detective from Philadelphia is recruited to help solve a murder in a small, bigoted Mississippi town. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor for Rod Steiger, nominated for two others. After the success of the film version, the characters were developed further for a police procedural television series in 1988, developed by James Lee Barrett, and starring Carroll O'Connor and Howard Rollins, which aired on NBC, then CBS, from 1988 to 1995. Set in the fictional town of Sparta, Mississippi, and shot largely on location in Illinois. Poitier insisted the movie be filmed in the North because of a 1964 incident in Mississippi, in which he and Harry Belafonte had been run off the road and almost killed by Klansmen while in the state to support the SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee). Goldenrod titled wrappers, noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 84, dated July 1, 1966. Title page present, dated July 1, 1966, noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter Stirliing Silliphant. 134 leaves, with last page of text numbered 140. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue, pink, and white revision pages throughout, dated variously between 7/27/66 and 8/10/66. Pages with damp stain on top right of last several pages, else Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads. Call Sheet, 8.5 x 14 inches, folded horizontally. Near Fine National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 959. Penzler, 101 Greatest Films of Mystery and Suspense.