first edition Hardcover
1954 · New York
by SWIGGETT, Howard
New York: Ballantine Books, 1954. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Near fine in a very good plus dustwrapper with some very small chips. Basis for the 1956 Henry Koster film featuring Robert Taylor as the hand-picked but too ethical successor to ruthless business magnate Burl Ives. Also with Elisabeth Müller, Charles Coburn, Cedric Hardwicke, and Mary Astor. (Inventory #: 41274)