ID 1029032
Lot 381 | The Talented Mr Ripley
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
Highsmith’s own copy: first edition in the original dust-jacket, inscribed: ‘This copy is mine. Pat Highsmith November 1955'. A classic thriller, it was adapted in 1960 for film as Plein Soleil. The movie starred Alain Delon and marked the debut of his illustrious acting career. A more recent 1999 film version saw an equally star-studded cast with Matt Damon, Jude Law, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Octavo. (Very light occasional finger-soiling.) Original black cloth, lettered in green on spine (wear to spine, nicks to edges, particularly corners, a few marks); original pictorial dust-jacket supplied from another copy (spine sunned, somewhat rubbed with some tears and chips). Provenance: author’s ownership inscription to front free endpaper.
| Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
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| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
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| Auction house category: | Printed books |
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