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NY: Random House, 1979. Previous owner's neat name to second free endpaper. The first trade edition of this famous novel by Styron. Basis for the movie of the same name. 515 pp. Tight, clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Stated First Edition, first printing with full Random House number line in fine/ like new condition. The pages are clean and crisp, in like new condition, with no bent corners. Boards are as new, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket has a tiny bit of shelf wear, but no nicks or tears, and is now protected by a mylar cover. The dust jacket is clipped. Attractive book with no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.

Random House, 1979. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Basis for the 1982 film of the same name starring Meryl Streep & Kevin Kline (in his first feature film appearance) as lovers in present-day Brooklyn, haunted by shadows of the past. A FIRST EDITION, Fifth printing hardcover from 1979, in publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fine: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning to edges but unmarked. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, virtually flawless save for some minute chips along top edges; else, clean & bright & protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1979 Random House FIRST edition. FIRST printing in F/F condition. The HB shows no bumps and no wear on the crimson boards or on the spine, including its lettering. The books is clean and tight with no foxing spots. The unclipped DJ has very minor wear and one crimson spot on the top of the DJ front. Overall a beautiful copy of a 42 year old classic. The 1982 Alan J. Pakula film won a Oscar and Golden Globe for Meryl Streep. It also was for Kevin Kline's Film Debut (eventually he won a Supporting Actor Oscar winner in 1988). **Brenbooks specializes in first edition books made into films.

New York: Random House, 1979. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 515 pages. Review copy with laid in slip. The National Book Award winning novel from the author of "Lie Down in Darkness." The basis for the Alan Pakula directed movie with Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. Streep won an Oscar for her performance. A clean and tight near fine copy in cloth boards and in a near fine dust jacket with some slight sunning to and along the spine.

Random House Inc, 1979. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket First edition . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket First edition.

New York: Random House, 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good- dust jacket. A few tears to jacket edges. Owner name and date to front end page. Text is clean and unmarked. First Trade Edition is stated. ; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches; 515 pages.

Random House, April 1979. First Edition. Cloth . Good/Very Good. Octavo. In chipped, edgeworn dustjacket. Flap is clipped. In brown cloth covered boards with gold -- fading -- lettering on spine with gold facsimile signature stamped on front of board. This one has real signature and inscription on half title page that reads: 'To Lou and Bubb with best wishes, affectionate regards, Bill Styron, Greenwood, March 1980.' Squash orange end pages. Previous owner's name in ink front pastedown. Top of spine is pulled and starting. Yet binding remains intact and whole. Stated 'First Trade Edition' with this number line: '9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2'. For Random House titles of this Vintage this indicates a First edition/first printing. Not the 2nd printing it means for most imprints, including RH titles before this period and after this period. [515 page]

Stated First Edition, first printing with full Random House number line in fine/ like new condition. The pages are clean and crisp, in like new condition, with no bent corners. Boards are as new, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket has a tiny bit of shelf wear, but no nicks or tears, and is now protected by a mylar cover. The dust jacket is clipped. Attractive book with no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.

1979 Random House FIRST edition. FIRST printing in F/F condition. The HB shows no bumps and no wear on the crimson boards or on the spine, including its lettering. The books is clean and tight with no foxing spots. The unclipped DJ has very minor wear and one crimson spot on the top of the DJ front. Overall a beautiful copy of a 42 year old classic. The 1982 Alan J. Pakula film won a Oscar and Golden Globe for Meryl Streep. It also was for Kevin Kline's Film Debut (eventually he won a Supporting Actor Oscar winner in 1988). **Brenbooks specializes in first edition books made into films.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated, with correct number line sequence, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Minor text block edge foxing. "VERY GOOD" dust jacket is not price-clipped with edge scrapes, tears and one inch enclosed tear on rear top; creasing on ffep.. This collectible, " NEAR FINE" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Nice collectible copy.

First Edition stated, with correct number line sequence, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Minor text block edge foxing. "VERY GOOD" dust jacket is not price-clipped with edge scrapes, tears and one inch enclosed tear on rear top; creasing on ffep. This collectible, " NEAR FINE" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Nice collectible copy.

Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket First edition.

Random House. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Original gilt-titled cloth, blue topstain. First trade edition stated, full number line. #150 of 500 copies signed by Styron to the colophon. Lacks slipcase. Spine slightly sunned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 515 pages; Signed by Author .

The hardcover stated Random First Edition from 1979. Other than a name on the flyleaf, both the cover and the book are in positively excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, markings, etc., and the pages and binding are tight as a drum. If you wish to negotiate the already low price, buyers are ALWAYS welcome to make me an offer I can't refuse.

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1979. Fine.. Franklin Library limited first edition of this tragic romance, adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Meryl Streep. Meryl Streep earned her first Academy Award for her role as the titular Sophie in the 1982 film adaptation of the novel. Contains a new introduction by Styron penned specifically for this edition, as well as original illustrations by Alan Reingold. Uncommon this complete. 9.25'' x 6''. Original brown guilt leather. All edges gilt. Silk moire endpapers. 624 pages. Illustrations by Alan Reingold. In original box, with Franklin Library "Notes from the Editors" booklet. Box with touches of wear. Else bright, tight, clean, and sharp.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First English edition. Bottom corners a little bumped, else fine in fine dustwrapper. Winner of the National Book Award. Meryl Streep won an Oscar for her portrayal of the title character in the 1982 film directed by Alan J. Pakula, and that also featured Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol. *Burgess 99.*.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First English edition. Bottom corners a little bumped, else fine in fine dustwrapper. Winner of the National Book Award. Meryl Streep won an Oscar for her portrayal of the title character in the 1982 film directed by Alan J. Pakula, and that also featured Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol. *Burgess 99.*.

First Edition stated, with correct number line sequence, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Minor text block edge foxing. "VERY GOOD" dust jacket is not price-clipped with edge scrapes, tears and one inch enclosed tear on rear top; creasing on ffep. This collectible, " NEAR FINE" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Nice collectible copy.

New York: Random House, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Styron on the front endpaper. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($12.95), a crease in the front flap, a bit faded at the spine. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Styron's highly acclaimed, National Book Award-winning work, later adapted into the 1982 film starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline.

New York: Random House. 1979. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 0394461096 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. 1/2 inch open tear at bottom of rear gutter. Remainder mark on top edge of text block. ; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.9 inches; 515 pages .

Stated first trade edition with the number line ending in a 2 (indicates first printing for Random House); a Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the front free end paper. Basis for the outstanding movie starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. This copy is in near fine condition showing only some light rubbing to the spine and board edges and some faint age-spotting to the exterior text block, else fine. Housed in a clean and bright very good dust jacket that shows some moderate sunning to the spine, some mild rubbing and chipping to the spine ends and edges, and a light crease to the front flap. A handsome copy of this novel whose title has entered the vernacular for making a decision between impossible choices, Not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box.

New York: Random House, 1979. First trade edition. Hardcover. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. This novel concerns the relationships among three people sharing a boarding house in Brooklyn: Stingo, a young aspiring writer from the South, Jewish scientist Nathan Landau, and his lover Sophie, a Polish-Catholic survivor of the German Nazi concentration camps, whom Stingo befriends. Basis for the big screen film directed by Alan J. Pakula, that stars Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. Meryl Streep won an Oscar for Best Actor for her role in this powerful rendering of Styron's novel.

The hardcover stated Random First Edition from 1979. Other than a name on the flyleaf, both the cover and the book are in positively excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, markings, etc., and the pages and binding are tight as a drum. If you wish to negotiate the already low price, buyers are ALWAYS welcome to make me an offer I can't refuse.

Random House Inc, 1979. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket Signed by Styron Stated First Trade Edition. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

First edition, special edition for friends of the publisher and author. Spine lightly sunned, near fine in a good only glassine dust jacket with the front panel detached (but present) and a toned spine. Laid in from the publisher is a handwritten menu on printed cardstock from the River Cafe in Brooklyn celebrating William Styron's birthday and Sophie's Choice on June 11, 1979. The celebration was attended by many figures on the New York literary scene including Kurt Vonnegut, Elizabeth Hardwick, Francine du Plessix Gray, John Marquand, and many others. The first trade edition had a large printing, thus this special edition is particularly desirable. Meryl Streep won an Oscar for her portrayal of the title character in the 1982 film directed by Alan J. Pakula, which also featured Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol. A *Burgess 99* title and winner of the National Book Award.

New York: Random House, 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition, special edition for friends of the publisher and author. Spine lightly sunned, near fine in a good only glassine dust jacket with the front panel detached (but present) and a toned spine. Laid in from the publisher is a handwritten menu on printed cardstock from the River Cafe in Brooklyn celebrating William Styron's birthday and Sophie's Choice on June 11, 1979. The celebration was attended by many figures on the New York literary scene including Kurt Vonnegut, Elizabeth Hardwick, Francine du Plessix Gray, John Marquand, and many others. The first trade edition had a large printing, thus this special edition is particularly desirable. Meryl Streep won an Oscar for her portrayal of the title character in the 1982 film directed by Alan J. Pakula, which also featured Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol. A *Burgess 99* title and winner of the National Book Award.

New York: Random House, 1979. In a clear protective Brodart Cover. The novel of Sophie , the Polish catholic girl who bore the stamp of a cpncetration camp, who struggles with love in the presentr and her the events of her past. Basis for the excellent movie of the same name starring Meryl Streep. Light to front board, Light creasing to edge of flaps and to bottom end of dj spine. One small short-closed tear at top edge.. SIGNED Bookplate Laid-in. First Edition-First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

New York: Random House, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Tall 8vo., 515pp. Sharp "Special" First Trade Edition that "...has been prepared for presentation to the friends of the author and publisher", as noted on a specially bound-in sheet before the flyleaf. Laid in is a note typed note on Random House letterhead, signed by Michael T. Pratt, Division B.P., Marketing and Sales, describing the volume. The note is dated April, 27, 1979, well before the announced publication date of June 11. Evidently, the final Trade Edition Dust-jacket was not ready so a plain glassine wrapper was provided with the book. Bound in blue cloth with titles in gilt and blue on spine and facsimile signature of the author in gilt on the front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with no toning or spotting. Some softness to spine ends. Spine and edges mildly toned. Glassine wrapper has a couple of tiny hole and some creasing. Spine toning. Signed by the author on a laid in bookplate. Made into the 1982 award winning film starring Meryl Streep. A sharp collectable copy of this uncommon production.