True Grit, Charles Portis - First Edition, 1st Printing - 1968

Rare first edition, first printing of True Grit by Charles Portis with original dust jacket in near fine condition.

215pp, blue/gray cloth boards with titles on spine in gold and orange. Stated 'First Printing' on copyright page with correct original $4.95 prince intact.

Original dust jacket, not price clipped in incredible condition with no tears, creases, or chipping. Plates are clean and binding is strong and square. Only marking in book is an owner's inscription on front endpaper. Interior is otherwise clean, with no other markings or inscriptions. Pages are bright, with no creasing. Overall beautiful condition.

True Grit was adapted for the screenplay of the 1969 film True Grit starring John Wayne, Kim Darby and Glen Campbell. Six years later, in 1975, Wayne reprised his Academy Award-winning role as the tough hard drinking one-eyed lawman in the sequel film Rooster Cogburn. In 2010, Joel and Ethan Coen wrote and directed another film adaptation of True Grit. In November 2010, The Overlook Press published a movie tie-in edition of the second film version of True Grit.