THE PAPERBOY by Dexter, Pete - 1994

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library/The Signed First Edition Society, 1994. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library/The Signed First Edition Society, 1994. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. The author's fifth novel. One of Pete Dexter's finest achievements. Limited Edition, as stated. The true First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited print run as a Leatherbound Edition which sold out upon publication. There is no ISBN. The Limited Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Franklin Mint: Brown leather boards with gilt flying-papers-inspired abstract design on the cover and gilt titles on the spine, as issued. Text by Pete Dexter. "Special Message" Essay Introduction by the author appeared in this Limited Edition only. Eric Dinyer was commissioned to create the color frontispiece. Gilt titles on cover and spine. Gilt paper edges. Letter from The Publisher laid-in. Marbled endpapers. Bound-in satin ribbon marker. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Pete Dexter's "The Paperboy". Widely acknowledged as his masterpiece. "Proves his ability to shift to completely different venues with ease. Set in the fetid swamps of northern Florida, the novel concerns the legal case of Hillary Van Wetter, who has been condemned to death for the murder of the county sheriff. Nineteen-year-old Jack James, son of the local newspaper publisher and delivery boy for the daily editions, narrates the story. Dexter has created vibrant characters who fit snugly in their hot, languid setting" (Gilbert Taylor) . The basis of the fine (but underrated) film adaptation, with an all-star cast headed by Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, John Cusack, and Nicole Kidman. An absolute "must-have" title for Pete Dexter collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in blue ink-pen on the Front Limitation Page by Pete Dexter. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few copies of the Limited Edition still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. Winner of the National Book Award in 1988 for "Paris Trout". One of the finest American writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER PETE DEXTER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).