Cockfighter

Fine minus, unread book that has slight bubbling to cloth near bottom of boards; in a Fine minus dust jacket that has slight touch of wear to corners. This was his second hardcover book, which was filmed as Born to Kill starring Warren Oates. Although it is not indicated directly on the book, this was one of a number of… Read more about this item

Chicago: Chicago Paperback House, 1962. First Edition. First Printing, a paperback original preceding the hardcover edition by ten years. Octavo (16cm); illustrated wrappers; 286pp. Near Fine and unread, with a few pinpoint rubs at the extremities, and some shallow erosion near the upper left corner of the front wrapper. Basis for the 1974 Monte Hellman film, with the screenplay… Read more about this item

New York: Crown Publishers, 1972. First hardcover edition, preceded by a paperback original published by Chicago Paperback House in 1962. Basis for the 1972 Monte Hellman film, for which Willeford wrote the screenplay and played a key supporting role, and starred Warren Oates in a little-known but brilliant performance as Mansfield. Fine in a Near… Read more about this item

New York: Vintage Crime, 1991. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., 220pp. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Proof of this Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a touch at the tip but quite minor. A very pretty collectable copy and quite uncommon.

Chicago: Paperbook House, 1962. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 12mo. Paperback original. 286pp. Bound in pictorial wrappers. Cover artwork designed by Cloutier. Minor toning to text otherwise nearly fine.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1972. First hardcover edition, preceded by a paperback original published by Chicago Paperback House in 1962. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper, with typical dry wit: "To Palmer [and] Marge Carlson - / Your determination in getting this book almost-almost-matches Frank Mansfield's. My warmest personal regards. Yours, / Charles Willeford / 17 Feb… Read more about this item

CROWN, 1973. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. SIGNED A VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET..

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., [1972]., 1972. First edition. First hardcover edition. Review copy with review slip laid-in. Basis for the 1972 Monte Hellman movie that starred Warren Oates as a worn-out former cockfighting champion, who when he loses, he loses everything. Willeford wrote the screenplay and had a role in the movie. Yellow cloth lightly soiled, else fine… Read more about this item

Crown Publishers, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. First Edition, First Printing. Dust jacket has minor rubbing to the edges and folds with a one-inch chip to the top edge of the jacket spine, price clipped from the front inner flap. Yellow cloth boards have only minor wear with some dust soiling to the edges. Has a good binding,… Read more about this item

New York: Crown Publishers, 1972. First Hardcover Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First hardcover edition, preceded by the 1962 paperback edition, with some textual differences. Bound in publisher's yellow cloth with spine lettered in metallic red. Softening to spine ends, else Fine, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, lightly rubbed at the extremities and with a small stray ink… Read more about this item

CROWN Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. A FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET..

Vintage Crime - Black Lizard. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Uncorrected proof in red wraps of the Black Lizard reissue of THE classic hard boiled cockfighting novel. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 048611.

Chicago, IL: Chicago Paperback House. NF. 1962. 1st Edition. Paperback. Chicago Paperback House #B-120, 1962. First printing, paperback origin al. Near Fine condition. The book has two tiny paint chips and a thin 1/2" long crease at the front cover's upper left corner. Age toning to the pages. .

Chicago: Chicago Paperback House, 1962., 1962. First edition. The correct first edition of this novel, preceding the revised hardcover edition. Bright, tight, fine, unread copy. Basis for the 1974 Monte Hellman film. BORN TO KILL, for which Willeford wrote the screenplay and played a minor role in the film. Warren Oates played the leading role as Frank Mansfield. This… Read more about this item

Chicago: Chicago Paperback House, 1962., 1962. First edition. The correct first edition of this novel, preceding the revised hardcover edition. Bright, tight, fine, unread copy. Basis for the 1974 Monte Hellman film. BORN TO KILL, for which Willeford wrote the screenplay and played a minor role in the film. Warren Oates played the leading role as Frank Mansfield. This… Read more about this item

CROWN PUBLISHERS, 1972. US First Edition, First Printing Paperback. Fine/Near Fine. A COUPLE OF SMALL CHIPS AND TEARS TO THE DUST JACKET . Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box

New York: Crown Publishers, 1972-01-01. Hardcover. First Edition/Good. First Hardcover Edition, preceded by paperback in 1962. Clean bright boards. Unmarked clean pages. Pen mark on front fly. DJ is shelf worn at edges and spine. Small tape repairs to underside of DJ.

Vintage, 1991-03-13. Paperback. Good.

Vintage, 1991-03-13. Paperback. Very Good. Nice looking book, has minor edge wear.Pages are slightly tan and not crisp white.

Vintage. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.