NY/Los Angeles, F.P. Films/The Play It Company, 1971 (1972). The screenplay of Didion's third book, second novel. Mimeographed filmscript, dated November 1971, with pink and blue revision pages laid in from December 1971 and January 1972. The second screenplay that Didion worked on with her husband Dunne, after the success of their collaboration on The Panic in Needle Park. Frank Perry directed the film, which starred Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld, who received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance. Didion and Dunne later collaborated on A Star is Born and on the film adaptation of Dunne's own novel True Confessions. This is an original script, dating from the time when they were reproduced by mimeograph machine -- a self-limiting process in a way that photocopying is not. 3-hole punched and claspbound in gold covers with printed title. Near fine, in custom slipcase. Scarce. [#021880] SOLD

All books are first printings of first editions or first American editions unless otherwise noted.