In the Heat of the Night
New York: Harper & Row, 1965.
First edition. Inscribed to former owner on title page, "From Virgil Tibbs and John Ball." 184 pp. Original half cloth and boards, lettered in silver. Near Fine with a few finger smudges, in price-clipped dust jacket, easily Very Good+ with a lot less wear and rubbing than typically found, extremities worn. Uncommon signed.
The small-town Southern suspense novel set during the height of the Civil Rights movement and the backlash against it. It inspired a popular movie in 1967 with Sidney Poitier's memorable line, "They call me Mister Tibbs," as well as a TV show.
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