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New York: Knopf, 1978. First edition (stated). Large octavo in dark green DJ, deckle edges, xiii, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates, b&w illustrations; 25 cm. Extremely mild rubbing to corners, very gentle scuff to spine head and foot, faint sunning to top edges, light soiling to fore-edges, quarter inch closed tear to top DJ edge, five tiny tears to DJ spine head, price-clipped DJ, exceedingly gentle rubbing to DJ spine foot, less than quarter inch closed tear to rear DJ-rear corner, faint soiling to DJ (mostly to rear DJ), else Near Fine(-) in Very Good DJ. in very good dust-jacket. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394501535DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. This is the story of murder/suicide of playwright Joe Orton and his lover, Ken Halliwell. When Orton, after years of unsuccessful collaboration with Halliwell, breaks away and achieves fame and fortune on his own, Halliwell cracks, hammers Orton to death and then kills himself. Orton, Joe, 1933-1967. Dramatists, English -- 20th century -- Biography. Show more