Gilmore, Mikal (Gilmore, Gary)

Shot in the Heart

ISBN: 0385422938
New York, NY: Doubleday, 1994. Advance Reading Copy/ Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Inscribed & signed by Mikal Gilmore. "I have a story to tell. It is a story of murders: murders of the flesh, and of the spirit; murders born of heartbreak, of hatred, of retribution. It is the story of where those murders begin, of how they take form and enter our actions, how they transform our lives, how their legacies spill into the world and the history around us. And it is a story of how the claims of violence and murder end- if, indeed, they ever end..." (from back cover) The somber, extremely disturbing memoir by Mikal Gilmore (b. 1951), brother of the notorious killer Gary Gilmore (1940-1977), who insisted upon being & was duly executed by firing squad during January of 1977. The grisly acts & death of Gary Gilmore "...was major international news for several months in 1976 and 1977, and it was later the subject of a popular novel and television film, Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song" (1979, filmed 1982, from back cover). In this memoir, Mikal Gilmore, an acclaimed American author & music journalist, delves deeply into his brother's legacy from the perspective of a sibling, & details the history of his troubled family, dating to the earliest Mormon settlers. We offer an Advance Reading Copy/ Uncorrected Proof of this award-winning work, which was critically very well-received & also made into a television film in 2001. Trade-format softcover ARC/UP as noted, first edition as stated on copyright page, first printing as indicated by number sequence thereon, with "Tentative Publication: June 1994" stated at back cover. On the title page, Gilmore has hand-written & signed in bold black felt-tip ink: "To: Glenn:/ Thanks for being a/ good friend +/ a great/ book/ provider/ over the/ years./ Thank you/ for having/ me at/ Book (Selling?)/ (signed) Mikal Gilmore." A most collectible version of this true-crime & American history classic, enriched by the author's warm inscription & signature. In fine condition with light rubbing to front, back covers & spine; light wear & some tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same; one very short, mostly closed tear at upper spine-front cover corner with minimal loss of paper; slight rubbing, browning & occasional short, faint scratches at edges of text block. Interior very fine with only very slight rubbing, occasional spotting & scratching to blank inner covers; a hint of browning at blank margins/edges of page leaves; tiny bumps at corners of a few of same. Fine. [Item #5515]

Price: $60.00