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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. Set in the 1930s, "All The King's Men" traces the rise and fall of Willie Stark, who resembles the real-life Huey "Kingfish" Long of Louisiana. Stark begins his political career as an idealistic man of the people but soon becomes corrupted by success. Generally considered the finest novel ever written on American politics. Basis for the 1949 film starring Broderick Crawford and the 2006 remake with Sean Penn, Jude Law and Kate Winslet. Named by Modern Library as one the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Robert Penn Warren on the front free endpaper. Near fine in the second state dust jacket which is in good condition with the $3.00 price present. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Set in the 1930s, "All The King's Men" traces the rise and fall of Willie Stark, who resembles the real-life Huey "Kingfish" Long of Louisiana. Stark begins his political career as an idealistic man of the people but soon becomes corrupted by success. Generally considered the finest novel ever written on American politics. Basis for the 1949 film starring Broderick Crawford and the 2006 remake with Sean Penn, Jude Law and Kate Winslet. Named by Modern Library as one the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century.

New York: Random House, 1960. First Edition, Unknown Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Black Cloth Covers with Dulled Gilt Lettering to Spine; Covers are lightly soiled; White Endpapers; lower edges of front and rear endpapers have some small stained areas along extreme edges from exposure to moisture; lower edges of first 14 and last 20 pages of text have a very narrow line of cover bleed at bottom page edge near spine gutter; book interior is otherwise clean, bright and tight; small 8vo; 134 pages; dustjacket is protected by a mylar wrapper and is fairly clean and bright; spine panel of dustjacket has a small blue dot below title, and there is a tiny black smudge below publisher's logo at bottom of spine panel; upper edge of rear dustjacket panel has a small closed tear; lower right corner of front dustjacket panel is lightly rubbed at fold edge and top edge has a short closed tear 0.71#; P3; A; MS13.95; OD-062518; C-47; 10/12/244;

First Edition Library, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. No slipcase. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding remains structurally sound. Pages absent any extraneous marks. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.