The Firm.

GRISHAM, John.

Item Number: 131788

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 in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Louis Allen- a man who knows the law and the lawyers, and the differences between them. Best Wishes John Grisham 3-21-91.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Whitney Cookman. Also laid in is call sheet inscribed by actor Hal Holbrook. Holbrook played Oliver Lambert, senior partner at the Firm in the 1993 film. A unique example.

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.