A Time To Kill: Novel of Retribution.
GRISHAM, John.
A Time To Kill: Novel of Retribution.
First Edition of John Grisham’s First Book A Time To Kill; Inscribed by Him Prior to Publication
New York: Wynwood Press, 1989.
$6,500.00
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Item Number: 151362
First edition of Grisham’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author before publication on the half-title page, “To Jim Brantley – I hope you enjoy the book. Look forward to seeing you around the Capitol. Best Wishes, John Grisham 8-18-88.” At the time of publication, Grisham was a member of the Mississippi State House of Representatives in the Capitol along with Jim Brantley, a judge and former attorney. The inscription is dated August of 1988, before the official publication date of 1989. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with small losses to the extremities. Jacket design by Susanne DeMarco. A unique example.
A Time To Kill was rejected by numerous publishers before Wynwood Press eventually published it in a small first printing of only 5,000 copies. When the novel did not initially sell well, Grisham collected the unsold books and destroyed them. Very few of the first 5,000 remain. "Grisham's pleasure in relating the Byzantine complexities of Clanton politics is contagious and he tells a good story...An enjoyable book" (Library Journal).
