American professor George Magruder, his wife Louise, and their daughter rent an old, isolated house known as Trencher's Farm in Cornwall, so George can finish his book. When George accidentally runs over a convicted child killer on the loose from a mental asylum, he confronts the brutal locals and sets in motion a series of violent events.
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American professor George Magruder, his wife Louise, and their daughter rent an old, isolated house known as Trencher's Farm in Cornwall, so George can finish his book. When George accidentally runs over a convicted child killer on the loose from a mental asylum, he confronts the brutal locals and sets in motion a series of violent events.
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Seller's Description:
Good. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear and stain on the boards. Foxing on the edges. Text is clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. First Edition. Near fine in close to near fine dust jacket. (Jacket would be about fine, but for some damping at bottom lefthand corner of rear pane which is not particularly offputting. Small indentation at base of rear board & a mild bump to edge of board. ) Basis for director Sam Peckinpah's ultra violent film adaptation titled-"Straw Dogs."; 8vo 8"-9" tall.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Basis for the harrowing 1971 Sam Peckinpah-directed film *Straw Dogs* with Dustin Hoffman and Susan George.
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First edition. Signed by Gordon Williams on front free endpaper, inscribed "To Raymond, Have a free look in hope of a good write-up--we welcome all criticism if it's favourable. [signed] Gordon Dryden Chambers 1st Nov '74." Fine in Fine dust jacket with just a hint of bubbling to laminate. An excellent copy. This novel of the siege of an English country house was inspired by the real-life escape of convict "The Mad Axe Man" Frank Mitchell in Devon. It in turn inspired the violent, classic 1971 film Straw Dogs directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Dustin Hoffman.
