Legends of the Fall. [Revenge, The Man Who Gave Up His Name, Legends of the Fall].

HARRISON, Jim.

Item Number: 140420

New York: Delacorte Press/ Seymour Lawrence, 1978.

Signed limited edition of Harrison’s dramatic trilogy; the basis for the critically acclaimed film Legends of the Fall. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth, illustration by John Thompson. Boldly signed by Jim Harrison. This example is out of series, and stamped Reading Copy Request from ______ in red on the limitation page, above Harrison’s signature. From the estate of Harrison’s friend and bibliographer, Beef Torrey. The trilogy includes Revenge, The Man Who Gave Up His Name, and The Legends of the Fall. Fine in a fine slipcase. A very sharp example.

The title novella, “Legends of the Fall”—which was made into the film of the same name—is an epic, moving tale of three brothers fighting for justice in a world gone mad. Moving from the raw landscape of early twentieth-century Montana to the blood-drenched European battlefields of World War I and back again to Montana, Harrison’s powerful story explores the theme of revenge and the actions to which people resort when their lives or goals are threatened, painting an unforgettable portrait of the twentieth-century man. It was the basis for the 1994 film directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond and Henry Thomas.