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IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT.

Ball, John.

New York, Evanston and London: Harper & Row Publishers, [1965]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Introduces the character of Virgil Tibbs, and the basis for the feature film. This copy's text has been marked up to block out set ups for the script of the film. Edgar Award winner for best first novel. [Reference: Hubin, p. 44]. Tanning to text paper, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with some mild stress creases at upper left corner, small damp stain to lower rear corner. (28506). Item #28506

Price: $750.00