The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1962. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. 12mo (large). Fine / No Jacket. Item #004513
First American edition. A substantial portion of this book originally appeared in The New Yorker. Original green cloth. 187 pp. Lacks original jacket, else a fine copy. Listed on Modern Library's 100 greatest novels of the 20th century, this is Muriel Sparks' eighth and best-loved novel. It was adapted to film in 1969, for which Maggie Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actress in the title role. It was also adapted into a stage play in London starring Vanessa Redgrave and on Broadway starring Zoe Caldwell.
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