True Grit by Charles Portis [FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING] 1969 • Signet • Movie Tie-in

True Grit by Charles Portis

FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING [1969] SIGNET

1st Signet mass market printing w/ movie tie in art on underside of cover and on rear.

Excellent reading copy.   Cover shows some wear; surface nick on front and a large surface tear to rear.  Otherwise, clean and tight copy that reads good as new. 

In the 1870s, young Mattie Ross learns that her beloved father was gunned down by his former handyman. But even though this gutsy 14-year-old is seeking vengeance, she is smart enough to figure out she can't go alone after a desperado who's holed up in Indian territory. With some fast-talking, she convinces mean, one-eyed US Marshal "Rooster" Cogburn into going after the despicable outlaw with her.  - Bookshop Apocalypse