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HIGHSMITH, Patricia (1921-1995). The Talented Mr. Ripley. New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., [1955]. 8vo. [iv], [1]-252 pp. Publisher’s full black cloth, spine lettered in green, publisher’s first issue dust jacket (with “TTMR” and price of $3.00 on front flap; cloth binding rubbed at edges corners lightly bumped, half-title with light vertical crease, minor offsetting to endleaves; jacket spine sunned and lightly scuffed, jacket has a few small marginal tears or chips, light marginal sunning to rear jacket panel, front flap with mild vertical crease). Still, near fine. FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST “RIPLEY” NOVEL. Nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel by the Mystery Writers of America in 1956, this landmark mystery was the basis of the films Plein Soleil (a. k. a. Purple Noon, 1960) starring Alain Delon (in his first film role), the 1999 film starring Matt Damon as Ripley, and the current Netflix Series, Ripley, starring Andrew Young as the title character.