The Sicilian [Unrevised Typescript Draft].

PUZO, Mario (1920-1999).

New York, NY: Linden Press / Simon & Schuster, 1984. [Mafia Novel] TYPESCRIPT DRAFT. More than 400 standard sheets of US paper (29 x 23cm), loose in a plain brown card box. The lid is inscribed 'PUZO | The Sicilian' in red ink, with 'Unrevised | Draft' written in pencil by the author below. Presented in a fleece-lined black quarter morocco clamshell box, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and black cloth over sides. Crisp, clean sheets, with no markings or corrections. The box is well handled, with numerous tape repairs. Very good. The second novel in the 'Godfather' series, following the original published in 1969. Item #59342

From the library of Bill Targ (1907-1999), editor-in-chief of G.P. Putnam's Sons between 1968 and 1978.

Price: £2,250.00