Oliver’s Story.

SEGAL, Erich [Ryan O'Neal].

$975.00

Item Number: 145784

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1977.

First edition of the dramatic sequel to Love Story, the basis for the 1978 film starring Ryan O’Neal, this time opposite Candice Bergen. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Paul Bartel Regards- Erich Segal 19 June 1978.” Additionally signed by actor Ryan O’Neal on the half-title page. The recipient, Paul Bartel was a director, actor and the creator of such films as Eating Raoul, Death Race 2000, Lust in the Dust, among others. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Anita Scott.

Jenny Cavilleri's death was the tragic climax of Love Story. Now, two years later, her husband, Oliver, is still unable to come to terms with his guilt and grief until one day, by accident, he meets an unusual woman whose personal life is veiled in mystery. Oliver's search to uncover who she is becomes a quest for his own emotional identity. The novel was adapted into the 1978 American romantic drama film and a sequel to Love Story (1970) based on a novel by Erich Segal published a year earlier. It was directed by John Korty and again starred Ryan O'Neal, this time opposite Candice Bergen.