Locked Doors (The Gift)

SIGNED and Inscribed by Kirk Douglas to son Michael Douglas, Typed manuscript, Locked Doors, unbound. "Second Draft with rough changes 9-11-91" on title page. Handwritten inscription by Kirk Douglas on his personal letterhead: "Michael--This is my new novel. Maybe, up in Aspen, you'll find time to read it ---and get a good rest in Aspen. --- Love --- Dad" An extraordinary Association Copy of unpublished Kirk Douglas to his son, Michael Douglas. This is the stated second draft of Douglas's novel "Locked Doors", which was extensively edited before publication as "The Gift," Douglas's second novel, the following year (1992). Kirk Douglas was "the last living screen legend of those who vaulted to stardom at the war's end, that special breed of movie idol instantly recognizable anywhere, whose luminous on-screen characters are forever memorable" (Jack Valenti, then president of the Motion Picture Association of America). As an actor, Douglas had a most enduring career, lasting from his impressive film debut in the classic Film Noir The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) along co-stars Barbara Stanwyck and Van Heflin to Lust for Life (1956), Sparticus (1960) to Empire State Building Murders (2008), Douglas's final film. An unparalleled Kirk Douglas/Michael Douglas acquisition. 11" by 13" Signed and lovingly inscribed by Kirk to Michael Douglas. Near Fine. Book #Cv2101. $1650. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.