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BURKE, James Lee (b. 1936). A pair of first trade editions, both inscribed to Robin Smiley, including:
Heaven’s Prisoners. New York: Henry Holt, [1988]. 8vo. Original black cloth-backed boards, spine lettered in silver; original dust jacket (minor marginal toning to jacket). INSCRIBED ON THE HALF-TITLE. -- [And:] In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead. New York: Hyperion, [1993]. 8vo. Original two-tone cloth, spine stamped in red; original dust jacket. INSCRIBED ON THE TITLE-PAGE. With a TLS from Burke to Robin Smiley, July 3, 1991, in original mailing envelope. Burke expresses his gratitude to Smiley for including his work in the latest issue of Firsts Magazine; he also discusses his upcoming work, including In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead.
Heaven’s Prisoners was released in 1996, starring Alec Baldwin and Teri Hatcher, directed by Phil Joanou. In the Electric Mist was released in 2009 starring Tommy Lee Jones and John Goodman; it was directed by Bernard Tavernier.