Books

The Godfather. New York: G. P. Putnam?s Sons, [1969]. 8vo. 446, [2, blank] pp. Publisher?s black cloth backstrip over cream cloth boards, front board and spine stamped in gilt, publisher?s unclipped (?$6.95?) dust jacket (cloth boards soiled, spine lightly rolled with some minor loss of gilt, skewed; jacket with several tape repairs to verso, jacket generally toned, edgeworn, with a few marginal chips and tears). Very good. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY PUZO ON THE HALF-TITLE: ?For Sam Best Regards Mario Puzo?. With the bookplate of the National Federation of Republican Women, In honor of Mamie D. Eisenhower on the fp. This best-selling novel is, of course, the basis of The Godfather film trilogy (1972, 1974, 1990) directed by Francis Ford Coppola. From the renowned personal collection of Dr. George D. Lacy.

A world-famous tale of power, revenge, and loyalty set in the Mafia underworld, 'The Godfather' follows the powerful Corleone crime family.