Hurry Sundown
signed first edition
1966 · New York
by GILDEN, K.B
New York: Signet Books, 1966. First Edition - Paperback . Signed and inscribed by the authors Katya and Bert Gilden to their publisher: “For Kurt Enoch - who will make it possible for millions of Americans to read this book. Katya Gilden, Bert Gilden. Fairfield, Conn. May 1, 1966”. Paperbound. With the top right corner of the first few pages neatly cut. Very good lightly handled copy with a bit of edge wear. Husband and wife, Katya and Bert Gilden, wrote under the pen -name K.B. Gilden. The basis of the 1967 film directed by Otto Preminger, starring Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, and Faye Dunaway who received a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer - Female. From the library of Dr. Kurt Enoch (1895-1982) who was a noted German publisher, forced to flee the Nazis, landing in New York in 1940. In 1948, Dr. Enoch co-founded and became President of New American Library - Signet Books which became one of the successful and acclaimed post-war publishing houses. Enoch went on to become one of the most highly regarded figures in American book publishing. Signet #W2860 (Inventory #: 21623E)