The Princess Bride

Overview:

  • Title: The Princess Bride
  • Author: William Goldman
  • Year: Unknown
  • ISBN-10: 0345348036
  • Publisher: Del Rey / Ballantine
  • Price: $6.99
  • Pages: 398
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The Princess Bride
  • Notes: Title page:
    • "The Pricess Bride"
    • "S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure"
    • "The "Good Parts" Version"
    • "Abridged by William Goldman"
    Copyright page:
    • 55 printing per number line "60 59 58 57 56 55"
    • Manufactured in the United States of America
    • Copyright (c) 1973, 1998
    Cover:
    • Cover "Includes the first chapter of the long-lost sequel, Buttercup's Baby"
    • Spine / UPC area also have a Canadian price of (C)$9.99
    • Signature on cover - could be Sergio ... Martinez. name is based on this publication.
    Contents:
    • "Introduction to the 25th Anniversary Edition" by William Goldman, vii-xvi
    • "The Princess Bride", 1-30, seems to be the initial introduction, dated December 1972
    • The story ends with a similar codes, dated February 1973 (p. 315)
    • "Buttercup's Baby" "An Explanation", title p. 317 content 319-341
    • "Buttercup's Baby","S. Morgenstern's Glorious Examination of Courage Matched Against the Death of the Heart", "Abridged by William Goldman", title page p. 343, contents 345-398. Dated "Florin City/New York City", "April 16, 1998"
    • 1 3/4 fold-out map after page 190, signed Lowell Hess