“PASSION. DUELS. MIRACLES. GIANTS. TRUE LOVE”: FIRST EDITION OF THE PRINCESS BRIDE, INSCRIBED BY WILLIAM GOLDMAN
GOLDMAN, William. The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure. The 'good parts' version. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1973). Octavo, original gray cloth, original dust jacket.
First edition of Goldman’s most popular book, his loving lampoon of swashbuckling fantasy, inscribed in red ink: "28 June 82, For Douglas Martin, Best wishes, William Goldman."
Goldman satirizes the familiar fairy tale formula—"Fighting… Revenge… Beasts of All Natures and Descriptions"—in this book-within-a-book, a unique blend of slapstick comedy and wistful sentiment. Goldman also wrote the screen adaptation for the popular 1987 movie of the same title, directed by Rob Reiner. Barron, Fantasy and Horror 7-139.
A fine inscribed copy.