WILLEFORD, CHARLES. Off the Wall. Montclair, NJ Pegasus Rex Press 1980, 1980.

Price: US$395.00 + shipping

Description: First Edition. Signed by the author Charles Willeford on the front free endpaper. Near fine very lightly handled copy with a trace of foxing to the edges in a near fine dust jacket. The true crime story of serial killer David Berkowitz, who came to be known as the ÔSon of SamÕ, as related to Charles Willeford by Craig Glassman, the deputy sheriff who eventually captured Berkowitz and, who strangely enough, lived in the apartment directly below him.

Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

Willeford, Charles. Off the Wall (Signed and inscribed). Pegasus Rex, 1980.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition 1st printing, Very Good book has the common age toning along the board edges, tiny dings to corners, slight soiling to page edges, with lower inch and and half of spine slightly concave inward; in Very Good to Near Fine dust jacket that has very slight yellowing front and back panels with mild rubbing, and slight edge and corner wear. This was a very fragile production. Willeford's fictionalized story of the Son of Sam killer and the Sheriff Deputy who caught him. This copy has been signed by Willeford on the front end page and inscribed: To Lou Maradie – I think you’ll like this. Dr. Schwartz thinks Berko faked his psychosis. Dr. Abrahamsen does not. So it goes. You may have a different opinion. All the best. Dr. Louis J. Maradie practiced Clinical Psychology in Miami for 35 years. This book appeared four years prior to Miami Blues, the first Hoke Mosley mystery.

Seller: Squid Ink Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.

Charles Willeford - Craig Glassman. OFF THE WALL Signed 1st. Pegasus Rex Press, New Jersey, 1980.

Price: US$1749.00 + shipping

Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. 1 inch open tear at top of rear gutter. Light foxing on top text block edge. The true story of serial David Berkowitz known as the Son of Sam. Related to Charles Willeford by Craig Glassman, the deputy sheriff who eventually captured Berkowitz and, who inexplicably lived in the apartment directly below him. ; Inscribed by Craig Glassman on FEP. ; 9.0 X 5.0 X 1.0 inches; 277 pages; Signed by Author.

Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.