Wicker Man: A Novel
Hardy, Robin and Anthony Shaffer. Crown Publishers, 1978. Hardbound. Design by Ruth Kolbert Smerechniak. First inspired by David Pinner's 1967 horror novel, Ritual, which itself evolved out of the film treatment for a never produced John Hurt vehicle, this book represents the culmination of a long chain of movie-to-book-to-movie-to-book adaptations. Director Hardy and screenwriter Shaffer, known for his scripts for Frenzy and Sleuth, are credited as authors and depicted on set in the photo featured on the rear of this jacket designed by 'Big Look Book' innovator Paul Bacon, known for his use of negative space and large, bold titling type, as seen in his iconic first editions of both Catch-22 and Portnoy's Complaint.
Very good in very good dust jacket. Tight, square spine. Former owner name to the front flyleaf, but interior is else clean and unmarked. Only very gentle shelf-wear to the book. Jacket has some light edge-wear. 216 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible.
