Three Inscribed Ira Levin First Editions, Including Rosemary's Baby

To include:

ROSEMARY'S BABY. New York: Random House, 1967. Stated First Printing. Inscribed by the author on the first free endpaper: "To Evy & Mort, / With love and good / wishes / - Ira." Hardcover. Quarter navy blue cloth over purple paper-covered boards stamped in purple metallic to upper board, in unclipped dust jacket. 8vo; [8], 245, [3]pp. (Staining and edge toning to boards; spine cocked with some separation at head; staining to paste-downs; gutter cracking at front and rear endpapers with taped repair; previous owner's blind stamp on title page; leaves with light toning, small corner folds, and an overall clean interior but with occasional grime, mark, or small stain; jacket quite worn with toning, stains including a couple of small damp stains, edge wear including a small loss, and numerous taped repairs with front flap present but detached. A good copy of this famous work/in fair jacket.)

THIS PERFECT DAY. New York: Random House, 1970. Stated First Printing. Inscribed by the author on the first free endpaper: "To Evy & Mort, / You see, Evy, if you were / a computer you could pick / out the right girl for me... / Love always, / Ira" and dated 2/19/70. Hardcover. Quarter cream cloth over blue paper-covered boards, with copper lettering. 8vo; [8], 309, [3]pp. The author's third novel, a science fiction book about a super computer known as Uni, and this copy with an endearing and subject appropriate inscription. (Boards with foxing, light stains, minor edge wear, and toning at edges; spine very slightly cocked with some separation from text block at head; cracking at hinges and occasional minor gutter cracking starting; interior with light toning, occasional grime or mark, and a rare spot of foxing. A good to very good copy/lacking jacket.)

THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL. New York: Random House, 1976. Stated first edition. Inscribed by the author on the first free endpaper: "To Eve & Mort, / With love and good / wishes always, / Ira" and dated 1/29/76. Hardcover. Quarter black cloth over light gray paper-covered boards, spine with silver lettering, in unclipped printed dust jacket. 8vo; [8], 312pp. (Boards with edge toning, spine cocked; interior with light toning, occasional grime, small mark or stain, and minor damp stain to date on inscription; leaf with author's list of novels tipped in with cracking at inner margin; jacket with toning, minor interior stains, creasing, and edge wear including chips and small tears. A good plus copy in a good jacket.)

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Each with bookplate of Evy and Mort Barrow on front paste-down.

Ira Levin is a well-known novelist and playwright. The books presented here show the range of his writing - from horror to science fiction. Rosemary's Baby was a best-selling novel and Levin's second book. Like many of his books, including The Boys from Brazil, it was adapted to film. The movie, which was released the year after the novel, starred Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes. First printings of the novel, especially signed copies, are fairly scarce on the market.