Signed Limited First Edition: Deliverance Signed by James Dickey
This entry features a masterpiece of 20th-century Southern Gothic fiction: a Signed Limited Edition of Deliverance, hand-signed by acclaimed author and poet James Dickey. Published by The Franklin Library for "The Collector’s Library of the World’s Best Signed First Editions," this fine limited edition volume presents Dickey’s gripping debut novel in an extraordinarily rare, low-numbered presentation copy.
First published in 1970, Deliverance stands as a tour de force of suspense, primal survival, and existential terror. Following four suburban Atlanta men on a ill-fated canoe trip down a remote, doomed Georgia river, the novel explores themes of masculinity, nature's violence, and human savagery. The book achieved immediate critical acclaim, adapted into John Boorman’s iconic 1972 Academy Award-nominated film starring Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight.
Bound in deep burgundy buckram with gilt-stamped geometric arrow borders and Dickey’s facsimile signature on the upper board, the volume features a central inset portrait of the author. Unlike standard Franklin Library leather editions, this scarce special issue was restricted to just 100 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies. On the limitation page, James Dickey has hand-signed his signature in dark ink, with this copy designated as Copy No. 3—an exceptionally desirable early number. Housed in its custom matching burgundy cloth slipcase with gold spine lettering, the book is in fine condition, featuring crisp cloth, tight binding, and spotless interior pages. Uniquely low-numbered and beautifully preserved, this volume represents a premier item for collectors of modern American classics and fine press editions.
Edition & Special Presentation Specifications
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FRANKLIN LIBRARY LIMITED FIRST EDITION: Rare limited issue published in 1980 by The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania, limited to 100 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies.
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CUSTOM BINDING & SLIPCASE: Bound in deep maroon cloth with 22k gold tooling and a framed monochrome portrait inset of Dickey; housed in its original matching maroon cloth slipcase.
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LOW-NUMBERED COPY: Features handwritten limitation page designating this book as Copy No. 3.
Autograph Specifications & Provenance
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HAND-SIGNED BY JAMES DICKEY: Boldly hand-signed by James Dickey on the limitation page.
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STRICT LIMITATION PROVENANCE: Fully certified limitation statement printed directly on the signature leaf confirming the total strict limitation run.
