The Firm.

GRISHAM, John.

Item Number: 96775

New York: Doubleday, 1991.

First edition of Grisham’s classic legal thriller, the basis for the 1993 film adaptation starring Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, “To Benjamin Ballard, thank you for the friendship. Good luck with your writing. Best Wishes, John Grisham Oxford 3-2-91.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Whitney Cookman.

Grisham's first bestseller, The Firm, has sold more than seven million copies since publication in 1991. In 1993, after selling 1.5 million copies, it was adapted into the blockbuster film starring Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman and Jeanne Tripplehorn. Released at the height of Grisham's popularity, the film opened on June 30, 1993 in 2,393 theatres, and landed at #1 at the box office, grossing $25.4 million over the 4th of July weekend. It was the largest grossing R-rated movie of 1993 and of any film based on a Grisham novel.