By Any Means Necessary: The Trials and Tribulations of the Making of Malcolm X...
New York: Hyperion, 1992.
First edition, first printing. Signed by director Spike Lee and his co-author Ralph Wiley on the title page and inscribed "Peace." [1], xvii, 314 pp. with 16-page photo insert. Bound in publisher's silver and black wrappers. Near Fine with very light wear to covers, light soiling to textblock edges, and faint toning to textblock edges and contents.
Director Spike Lee's account of the making of his epic biopic, which featured Denzel Washington as Malcolm X. Getting the film completed took 25 years, multiple screenplays and directors, and hefty donations from prominent Black Americans, but it became a cultural phenomenon. The book's title is a play on the civil rights icon's famous motto.
Price: $600