Wild at Heart. The Story of Sailor and Lula
New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1990. 1st Edition. Octavo, publisher's teal cloth over grey boards, spine stamped in silver, original illustrated dust jacket.
Inscribed first edition of Barry Gifford’s road novel, a stylish shaggy dog story about Sailor and Lula, a young southern couple on the lam, and the characters they encounter and crimes they become embroiled in. The basis for David Lynch’s 1990 film staring Nicholas Cage, Laura Dern, and Willem Dafoe. Inscribed by Gifford to the half-title: "To Jack / With best wishes for a wild life – / Barry Gifford / 9 May 90 / Paris." First printing with complete number row to copyright page. Fine in unclipped jacket. Item #11318
$200.00