The dedication copy inscribed to his mother
CHANSLOR, Roy. The Ballad of Cat Ballou. Boston: Little Brown and Company. 1956.
8vo. Original light brown cloth boards with green letttering to spine and illustrated dust wrapper; pp. [10], 3-334, [2]; slight bruising on head and bottom and crease to spine; illustrated wrapper slightly worn with a closed tear to top of back wrapper and an open tear to bottom; light soiling, old tape repairs to inside of wrapper, otherwise very good; authorial inscription to front free endpaper.
First edition, a unique copy inscribed and dedicated by Chanslor to his mother: "This is for my dear Mother to whom the book is dedicated, from your loving son Roy. March 11 1956".
This iconic Western comedy would prove to be the basis for the 1965 movie Cat Ballou, starring Lee Marvin and Jane Fonda. The film received three Academy Award nominations, including best song and an Academy Award for Best Actor.
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