THE BALLAD OF CAT BALLOU by Chanslor, Roy - 1956

Signet. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1956. First Edition; Third Printing. Softcover. "She shot straight and she loved hard. Even the gallows couldn't keep her from her man..." Cover photo of a woman holding a gun at here hip and looking at the viewer on a yellow background. Light rubbing and toning overall and brief bumps to the corners. Scarce in this condition. Housed in a protective plastic sleeve. P2664. Movie tie-in. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 239 pages .

Signet, 1963T. paperback. Good. . Cover is very worn and upper front right corner is torn. Pages slightly yellowed and top of the page edges have a marking from the past owner.

Signet, 1963. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Ed. First paperback ed. Good condition, moderate over all wear, two creases to front cover, light spine crease, faded price written on front cover, back cover discolored..

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, [1956]. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); cloth hardcover in dust jacket; [8],334pp. Inconspicuous darkening to rear cover cloth and a bit of toning to endpapers and text block edges, still Near FIne in the original pictorial dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $3.50 on front flap), rubbing and tiny triangular chip at crown of spine; Very Good+. "A lusty, picaresque novel of old Wyoming" - upper cover jacket panel. Adapted into the 1965 film Cat Ballou starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. DJ in archival cover chips at spine ends and corners. Stated first edition. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1956.

LITTLE, BROWN. BOSTON 1956. Fine. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Nf. dj. (Couple of moderate sized tears at corners. Spot of mild shelfwear to dj.) Attractive copy. Filmed with Lee Marvin & Jane Fonda. .

New York: Signet, 1963. First Edition - Paperback. Signed by the author Roy Chanslor to his publisher: “To Kurt Enoch with my best regards, Roy Chanslor”. The basis of the classic film for which Lee Marvin won an Academy Award, also starring Jane Fonda. Very good bright copy with some minor tearing to the top of the spine. 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 #D2269

1956. CHANSLOR, Roy. THE BALLAD OF CAT BALLOU. Boston: Little, Brown, 1956. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Chanslor on front endpaper: "To Deborah & Walter Clyde, My very old and valued friends. All the best, Roy. 4/7/56." Basis for the movie "Cat Ballou," starring Lee Marvin and Jane Fonda. The 1965 movie received three Academy Award nominations, including best song, and Lee Marvin won an Academy Award for Best Actor. An uncommon book, especially signed. Fine; minor wear d/j. $850.00.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1956. First Edition. Ownership inscription inside the front cover; minor front endpaper stains; very good in dust jacket. Basis for the 1965 western comedy Cat Ballou, for which Lee Marvin’s performance won an Academy Award.