Inspiration for two great movies
PORTIS, Charles. True Grit. New York: Simon & Schuster. 1968.
8vo. Original blue cloth bound with silver lettering and orange patterning to spine; illustrated dustwrapper with yellow margins and yellow endpapers within; a fine copy.
First edition. Beginning as a popular serial, this is the very first book appearance of the classic American historical novel that inspired two award-winning movies starring such Hollywood heavyweights as John Wayne and Jeff Bridges. Stylistically the novel is notable for the captivating voice of a young female protagonist determined to avenge her father's murder.
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