The Minds of Billy Milligan.

Keyes, Daniel

Published by Random House, New York, 1981

About this Item

First edition of "this fascinating work" (Los Angeles Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Daniel Keyes on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate. Jacket painting and interior painting by Billy Milligan. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Uncommon signed. Out of control of his actions, Billy Milligan was a man tormented by twenty-four distinct personalities battling for supremacy over his bodyâ "a battle that culminated when he awoke in jail, arrested for the kidnap and rape of three women. In a landmark trial, Billy was acquitted of his crimes by reason of insanity caused by multiple personalityâ "the first such court decision in historyâ "bringing to public light the most remarkable and harrowing case of multiple personality ever recorded. â An absorbing, often heart-rending exploration of the human mind" (Cosmopolitan).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Minds of Billy Milligan.
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1981
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition