Cockfighter by Willeford, Charles - 1972

New York : Crown Publishers, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. The sport is cockfighting, and Frank Mansfield is the Cockfighter--a silent and fiercely contrary man whose obsession with winning will cost him almost everything. A gritty, obsessive portrait of the infamous sport of cockfighting that inevitably draws comparisons with a larger male agenda. ------------- Basis for the 1972 Monte Hellman movie Born to Kill that starred Warren Oates as a worn-out former cockfighting champion, Willeford wrote the screenplay and had a role in the movie. ------------- Original yellow cloth binding, with red titles. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, Moderate shelf handling wear. The Dust Jacket is with price and is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve has no flaws to note. First Edition, First Printing. .