signed first edition
2017 · New York
by Hinton, S.E
New York: The Viking Press, 2017. First edition of the 50th anniversary edition of the author's first novel. Octavo, original black boards. Signed by S.E. Hinton. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Published when she was only 18, Susan Eloise Hintons first book was praised as "an impressive performance a book alive with the fresh dialogue of her contemporaries" (New York Times). It was the basis of the acclaimed Francis Ford Coppola film, starring Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe and Diane Lane. (Inventory #: 47099)