Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Grisham, John. A Time to Kill. Wynwood Press, U.S.A., 1989.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st Wynwood Trade Edition softcover (1989---no additional printings listed). SIGNED by author on a bookplate affixed to front end page (signature only). no spine crease. $9.95 price present on rear top corner with small photo of author on rear. 415 pages. (Bonus: Comes with a unsigned 1st US printing hardcover copy of Grisham's "The Runaway Jury"--bonus book only comes with domestic orders).
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Grisham, John. A Time to Kill. Wynwood Press, New York, 1989.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book club edition, hardcover, signed by Grisham on a label affixed to the tail of the half title page, with a certificate of authenticity laid in, the book has a slight lean to the binding, bumps to the spine ends, light wear to the cover edges and corners, mild rubbing to the covers, and age toning to the pages. Overall, this is a solid, Very Good copy in a like dust jacket, which has light bumps with a touch of peeling to the spine ends and corners, mild wear to the edges with small chips to the tail of the front, and rubbing with some small scuff marks to the spine and covers. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$3995.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Wynwood Press, 1989. New York. 415 pages. No Dust Jacket. A true first edition, first printing of John Grisham's first book! Signed and dated by John Grisham directly to the title page. Before the Doubleday printing, before the Wynwood bookclub, there was a tiny Wynwood hardcover print run of 5,000 copies of this edition. Legend has it that JG actually sold copies out of the trunk of his car. As we know things took a decidedly different path soon thereafter. It is an awesome story of hard work and success for a genuinely kind and generous person. As for this copy, binding and hinges are strong and sound. Book is tight. Plenty of time and effort has gone into this very copy which was previously in poor condition. The book has made a remarkable recovery yet is still being sold as Good+ only. The panels have been professionally cleaned and touched up as has some of the cloth. Most colors match up well though the purple touch-up on the bottom front edge is off. Copper colored endpapers have been replaced with same like matching colored endpapers. Half-title page is still slightly soiled. Title page and a couple of flanking pages have a circular stain as if something was dripped on the page. Despite noted flaws, this an incredibly uncommon true first printing of the author's first book SIGNED and dated by John Grisham directly to the title page. Sold as Good+ without the DJ. A large, tall book measuring approximately 9.5 inches tall by 6.5 inches wide. Size/height is the easiest way to quickly identify a true first Wynwood edition from the later Wynwood book club edition. Additionally, the color scheme is completely different as first printings have a purple cloth binding over copper/rust colored paper boards. Wynwood book club editions tend to be black. A true first edition, first printing; signed.
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Grisham, John. A Time To Kill: Novel of Retribution.. Wynwood Press, New York, 1989.
Price: US$6500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Grisham's first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, "To Barbara Best Regards John Grisham 9-10-89." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Susanne DeMarco. An exceptional example. A Time To Kill was rejected by numerous publishers before Wynwood Press eventually published it in a small first printing of only 5,000 copies. "Grisham's pleasure in relating the Byzantine complexities of Clanton politics is contagious and he tells a good story.An enjoyable book" (Library Journal).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Grisham, John. A Time to Kill. Wynwood Press, New York, 1989.
Price: US$6500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. Signed by John Grisham on the half title page. Bound in publisher's ocher paper-covered boards over maroon spine cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light soiling to textblock edges, former owner name to front free endpaper and short crease to gutter at front endsheet. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing and light edge wear, short creases to flaps and toning to the blindside. The bestselling author's debut novel, which was made into a film in 1996 directed by Joel Schumacher. Signed first printings have become quite scarce.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$6500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 415 pages. 8vo. The very scarce Wynwood Press first edition, first printing signed and inscribed by the author to an individual on the half title page. Dust jacket is protected in a mylar sleeve, not price clipped, ($18.95). Dust jacket is in bright, fine condition with just a very minor touch of wear at two corners and a small (1/2" by 1 1/2") crease on the rear flap. The book is in perfect condition, square, tight, crisp and clean, no names or marks other than the inscription. The author's debut novel which was made into a film.
Seller: ARABESQUE BOOKS, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
John Grisham. A TIME TO KILL SIGNED A Novel of Retribution. Wynwood Press, New York, 1989.
Price: US$6895.95 + shipping
Description: Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. 2 closed tears on bottom of rear panel taped closed on inner face of dust jacket. ; Signed by John Grisham on 2nd FEP. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
John Grisham. A TIME TO KILL SIGNED A Novel of Retribution. Wynwood Press, New York, 1989.
Price: US$12895.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Faint shelf wear on front/rear panels. Printed stamp on title page. ; Personalized by John Grisham, dedicated to his literary agent Jay Garon on half title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.