Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Charles Willeford. Cockfighter. Chicago Paperback House B-120, 1962.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Scarce title. This paperback version is the true first edition. The hardcover book was published about 10 years later. Copy is in VERY GOOD MINUS condition. There is a remainder mark on the top and bottom of the pages. The spine is slightly cocked and there is wear to the cover edges. Cover art is by Cloutier.
Seller: Parrots Roost Vintage Books, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
Price: US$58.00 + shipping
Description: B-120 very good , appears unread but a bad spine crack like something sat on it. PBO. Cover art by Cloutier. paperback,
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$58.00 + shipping
Description: B-120 very good , store stamp inside, spine creases PBO. Cover art by Cloutier. paperback,
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.
Willeford, Charles. Cockfighter. Chicago Paperback House B-120, 1962.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Seller: GREAT BOOKS, St Louis Park, MN, U.S.A.
WILLEFORD, CHARLES. COCKFIGHTER. CHICAGO PAPERBACK PUB., CHICAGO, ILL., 1962.
Price: US$79.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRM SPINE, USUAL TANNING TO PAGES. PAGE 211 HAS CREASE.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$128.00 + shipping
Description: B-120 near fine PBO. Cover art by Cloutier. paperback,
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.
Willeford, Charles. COCKFIGHTER. Paperbook House, Chicago, 1962.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 12mo. Paperback original. 286pp. Bound in pictorial wrappers. Cover artwork designed by Cloutier. Minor toning to text otherwise nearly fine.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
WILLEFORD, Charles. Cockfighter. Chicago Paperback House, Chicago, 1962.
Price: US$137.50 + shipping
Description: First Printing, a paperback original preceding the hardcover edition by ten years. Octavo (16cm); illustrated wrappers; 286pp. Near Fine and unread, with a few pinpoint rubs at the extremities, and some shallow erosion near the upper left corner of the front wrapper. Basis for the 1974 Monte Hellman film, with the screenplay written by Willeford, and starring Warren Oates, Harry Dean Stanton, and Richard B. Shull.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Pulp Novel - Willeford, Charles. Cockfighter. Chicago Paperback House, Chicago, 1962.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pocket paperbound book. CPH B-120. A strange and compelling 286 page novel about the world of Cockfighting by the author of Lust Is A Woman and High Priest of California. Handsome very good copy.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Willeford, Charles. Cockfighter. Chicago Paperback House, 1962.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Chicago Paperback House #B-120, 1962. First printing, paperback original. Near Fine condition. The book has two tiny paint chips and a thin 1/2" long crease at the front cover's upper left corner. Age toning to the pages.
Seller: Dearly Departed Books, Alliance, OH, U.S.A.
Willeford, Charles. COCKFIGHTER. Chicago Paperback House, 1962.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: An uncommon paperback original. Basis for the 1974 film Born to Kill starring Warren Oates. A sharp, unread copy.
Seller: Tim's Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine first edition. Paperback original. Binding tight and square. Minor wear to spine ends but no tears to wraps. No reading creases. Pages very slightly toned. A beautiful copy of an exceptional and uncommon book.
Seller: Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books , Toronto, ON, Canada
WILLEFORD, CHARLES.. COCKFIGHTER.. Chicago Paperback House, 1962., Chicago, 1962.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: The correct first edition of this novel, preceding the revised hardcover edition. Bright, tight, fine, unread copy. Basis for the 1974 Monte Hellman film. BORN TO KILL, for which Willeford wrote the screenplay and played a minor role in the film. Warren Oates played the leading role as Frank Mansfield. This is the story of Frank Mansfield, a ruthless, compulsive man who at one time was the top cock-handler around. When his cock fell short of expectations, Frank lost everything . his money and his pride. Now his goal is to win the Cockfighter of the Year award, and he's vowed not to speak another word until he regains his lost fortune and lost reputation.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
WILLEFORD, CHARLES.. COCKFIGHTER.. Chicago Paperback House, 1962., Chicago, 1962.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: The correct first edition of this novel, preceding the revised hardcover edition. Bright, tight, fine, unread copy. Basis for the 1974 Monte Hellman film. BORN TO KILL, for which Willeford wrote the screenplay and played a minor role in the film. Warren Oates played the leading role as Frank Mansfield. This is the story of Frank Mansfield, a ruthless, compulsive man who at one time was the top cock-handler around. When his cock fell short of expectations, Frank lost everything . his money and his pride. Now his goal is to win the Cockfighter of the Year award, and he's vowed not to speak another word until he regains his lost fortune and lost reputation.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.