A Time to Kill, (Scarce Inscribed First Wynwood Press Edition)

Grisham, John

ISBN 10: 0922066035 / ISBN 13: 9780922066032

Published by Wynwood Press, 1989, New York, 1989

About this Item

415 pages. 8vo. The very scarce Wynwood Press first edition, first printing signed and inscribed by the author to an individual on the half title page. Dust jacket is protected in a mylar sleeve, not price clipped, ($18.95). Dust jacket is in bright, fine condition with just a very minor touch of wear at two corners and a small (1/2" by 1 1/2") crease on the rear flap. The book is in perfect condition, square, tight, crisp and clean, no names or marks other than the inscription. The author's debut novel which was made into a film.

Seller Inventory # 003100

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Time to Kill, (Scarce Inscribed First Wynwood Press Edition)
• Publisher: Wynwood Press, 1989, New York
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0922066035
• ISBN 13: 9780922066032
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature
  • Signed Books

About this title

Synopsis

Jake Brigance, a small-town lawyer finds his life unexpectedly changed when he agrees to represent a father accused of murdering his young daughter's rapists

Reviews

In this lively novel, Grisham explores the uneasy relationship of blacks and whites in the rural South. His treatment is balanced and humane, if not particularly profound, slighting neither blacks nor whites. Life becomes complicated in the backwoods town of Clanton, Mississippi, when a black worker is brought to trial for the murder of the two whites who raped and tortured his young daughter. Everyone gets involved, from Klan to NAACP. Grisham's pleasure in relating the byzantine complexities of Clanton politics is contagious, and he tells a good story. There are touches of humor in the dialogue; the characters are salty and down-to-earth. An enjoyable book, which displays a respect for Mississippi ways and for the contrary people who live there. Recommended.
- David Keymer, SUNY Coll. of Technology, Utica
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