Ritual (The Wicker Man)
London: New Authors Limited, 1967.
First edition, first printing. 223 pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth with silver lettering. Very Good+ with lean to spine, a little staining to edges, in a Very Good dust jacket, edge worn, bubbling to laminate, laminate lifting along front gutter, closed tear to back panel, old price sticker to front flap, tape on verso.
The novel that inspired the 1973 classic The Wicker Man, a "folk horror" film with a strong cult following and slow but steadily-growing chorus of critical acclaim. It was the British actor/author's first novel, quickly falling out of print.
Price: $2,000.00
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