The Silence of the Lambs.

HARRIS, Thomas.

Item Number: 133605

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988.

First edition of Harris’ third and most famous novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Joe and Myron- I’m so glad you could come to the party. Great seeing you! Thomas Harris.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Frank Morris.

Harris’s second novel to feature the character of Hannibal Lecter is “a virtual textbook on the craft of suspense” (Washington Post). It went on to win the Bram Stoker Award and is without a doubt one of the best in the genre of thriller fiction. Basis for the 1991 film, starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins won five Academy Awards.