The Sixties Catalogue

59 J u l y 2 0 2 0 Inscribed By Mario Puzo 57. PUZO, Mario. The Godfather. New York, 1969. Octavo, original half black cloth, dust jacket. $9000. Click for more info First edition of Puzo’s Cosa Nostra classic, boldly inscribed: “For S— & B— Best Regards, Mario Puzo,” in original dust jacket. Puzo co-wrote the screenplay for the 1972 film, which won three Oscars, including Best Screenplay Adaptation for Puzo and director Francis Ford Coppola. Book fine; light edge-wear, closed tear to bright unrestored dust jacket. “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.”