Ironweed
Easton Press, 1999. Collector's Edition. Full Leather. New / No Jacket as Issued. Item #1735
A beautiful leather Collector's Edition of Kennedy's best known work, signed by the author. Winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 1983 National Book Critics Circle Award, "Ironweed" is a novel about Francis Phelan, a bum, alcoholic and murderer who confronts the victims of his violence and neglect. In fine tan leather with gold gilt cover designs and page edges, moire silk endpapers and bound-in silk bookmark, the book is in fine unread condition in the original shrinkwrap. By the author of "Legs," "Billy Phelan's Greatest Game," "Riding the Yellow Trolley Car," and "The Flaming Corsage." Also a writer of screenplays, Kennedy wrote the screenplay for "The Cotton Club" and the film version of "Ironweed" starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in 1987. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity and Publisher's Note from Easton Press. A lovely copy of an important book.
Price: $175.00 other currencies