Rumble Fish

New York: Delacorte, (1975). First edition, 11th printing. 8vo. 122 pp. Original quarter tan cloth over turquoise paper-covered boards, stamped in gold, in original unclipped ($13.95) dust-jacket painting by Gary Watson. Light edge wear, handling and rubbing wear to gloss. Some light toning to spine ends. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm. Mild wear to edges and corners, with rubbing and edge toning. Corners rubbed, curled. Light curling to spine ends. Interior is clean and unmarked, sans previous owner’s name to ffep. Signed by the author on the title page, with the note “Keep on Reading!”.

Dust Jacket: Very Good

Hardcover: Very Good

“Rumble Fish is a 1975 novel for young adults by S. E. Hinton, author of The Outsiders. It was adapted to film and directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1983. Coppola wrote the screenplay for the film with Hinton on his days off from shooting The Outsiders. He made the films back-to-back, retaining much of the same cast and crew, particularly Matt Dillon and Diane Lane. Rumble Fish is dedicated to Coppola's brother August.”