Budd Schulberg

The Harder They Fall: A Novel [Inscribed and Signed]

New York: Random House, 1947. Very Good / Very Good. Item #38399

New York: Random House, [1947]. First Edition, Stated First Printing. Octavo; publisher's cloth, red topstain, in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($3.00); [6],343pp. Moderate shallow chipping to jacket margins, short horizontal closed tear with small hole to spine panel not approaching text, spine panel significantly toned, else a Very Good copy overall. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper, "For Jim Butler, With my best wishes, Budd Schulberg."

Laid in program to the author's memorial in 2009, which describes "The Harder They Fall" as a "scorching exposé of the crime-infested world [Schulberg] loved more than all others, the 'sweet science' of boxing." Among the speakers listed were Spike Lee, Pete Hamill, and Ben Stiller.

"The Harder They Fall" was Schulberg's second novel and served as the basis for the 1956 film of the same title directed by Mark Robson and starring Humphrey Bogart.

Price: $450.00