The Bourne Identity
New York: Merek, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, asking, who is Jason Bourne? Fine in near fine dustjacket. A contemporary, signed presentation copy and a good association that meant a lot to Ludlum, inscribed, in ink, “4 • 16 • 80 For Miss. Dinah Shore–From a very dedicated fan. It’s been my honor. My best to you. Robert.” It was published in Feb. and hit number 1 on the NY Times’ bestseller list on Mar. 23, and stayed there for 16 weeks until Jul. 6, coinciding with Shore’s television interview of Ludlum. The last inscribed copy we saw at auction did $1,437.50 (HA, Dec. 10, 2021), but do not take that seriously. Yet. Fine / near fine. Item #811
“The second–best spy novel of all time after le Carré’s the Spy Who Came in From the Cold.” –Peter Cannon, Publisher’s Weekly And speaking of taking things seriously, the only thing such a review tells us is that an author has friends who owe him a favor, and some of them are cross–blurbers.
Price:
$600.00