signed first edition Hardcover
1973 · New York
by Tryon, Thomas, jacket by Paul Bacon
New York: Knopf, 1973. Hardcover. 401p., signed on front free endpaper by the author, very good first edition stated, hardcover bound in black cloth boards and gilt titles, green topstain, unclipped bright dust jacket with wraparound illustration. Tryon was an actor who was known for his performance in "The Cardinal" and on TV as Texas John Slaughter, Though married early on he was in relationships with men including gay male porn star Casey Donovan, dying from AIDS-related illness at 65. His debut was the hit "The Other" and this, his second book, became an mini-series starring Bette Davis.
(Inventory #: 331617)