The Stars in their Courses

by Harry Brown 

First edition.  New York:  Alfred A. Knopf, 1960 

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition, with a GOOD DJ under Mylar.

• Navy cloth covers have decoration in gilt. 
• Boards show some smudges, staining at spine foot, edgewear.  Corners are sharp.  See photos. 
• Spine has gilt text and is bright with softened ends.
• Binding is strong.  
• End papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear.
• Interior is gently age-toned.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have publisher's ink at head, untrimmed fore edges, some staining at foot.  See photos. 
• Illustrated DJ looks nice behind Mylar and is backed with archival paper.
• DJ has some edgewear, chipped corners, closed tears and small chips along head edge, staining along foot edge, some staining to back, chipping and closed tears at spine ends.  See photos. 
• PS2024.1030

362 pages. 5 5/8 x 801/4 inches

A very good copy of this 1960 novel, first edition with dust jacket, a Borzoi Book from Knopf.  Text block is very nice, the paper supple, some damp staining to spine base the only fault.  Publisher's illustrated dust jacket with author photo and bio on back cover.

Harry Brown (1917-1986) was an American novelist, poet, and screenwriter.  During World War II he wrote a humor column for Yank magazine.  His screenwriting work includes A Place in the Sun and Ocean's Eleven.  The Stars in Their Courses, about a murderous feud in southern Colorado in the 1870s, inspired the 1966 film El Dorado, with John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, and James Caan.

First Edition, per the copyright page.

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