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Being There , Signed By Jerzy Kosinski

KOSINSKI, Jerzy. Being There. New York, 1970. Octavo, original half mustard cloth, dust jacket. $1200. View on Website First edition of Kosinski’s wry satire, boldlysigned: “JerzyKosinski,May1971.” “One of those rare books which echoes in the mind long after you have finished it” ( New York Post ), Kosinski’s satiric parable of a childlike gardener’s rise to political power remains the single novel by the controversial, award- winning novelist to be adapted to film. Kosinski co-authored the screenplay for director Hal Ashby’s Oscar-winning 1979 film adaptation; the movie starred Peter Sellers in one of his most critically acclaimed performances. Book fine, dust jacket with faintest soiling and slight rubbing and toning to extremities. A near-fine signed copy.

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