Be Cool

New York: Delacorte [Press], 1999. Original printed manuscript for Elmore Leonard's 1999 novel, with his substantive and editorial annotations in holograph ink on virtually every page. Included with the full manuscript is a partial draft of the first 111 leaves.

Full provenance available.

Basis for the 2005 film starring Vince Vaughn, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, and Harvey Keitel.

Elmore Leonard's novels have served as inspiration for numerous film and television adaptations, including the films "3:10 to Yuma," "Jackie Brown," "Out of Sight," and "Get Shorty," and the beloved television series "Justified." Leonard also enjoyed a brief career as a screenwriter, with his script for the 1985 Burt Reynolds thriller "Stick" among the most notable.

Title page integral with the first page of text. 369 leaves, with last page of text numbered 357. Xerographic duplication on yellow and white stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, unbound, housed in a brown Kinko's cardboard box.

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