William Goldman's beloved story of Buttercup, Westley, and their fellow adventurers in a beautifully illustrated deluxe edition that is perfect for fans of the book and film.
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William Goldman's beloved story of Buttercup, Westley, and their fellow adventurers in a beautifully illustrated deluxe edition that is perfect for fans of the book and film.
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Add this copy of The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of to cart. $19.79, good condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Harcourt.
Add this copy of The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of to cart. $45.07, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Harcourt.
Add this copy of The Princess Bride to cart. $90.00, very good condition, Sold by Princeton Antiques Bookservice rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Atlantic City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by HARCOURT.
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VG++. JACKET: VG. 6X8.5. Book has light shelf wear, clean and unmarked. DJ has general wear, creased edges, rubbed covers, mylar protective cover _PAB_
Add this copy of The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of to cart. $97.50, good condition, Sold by Take Five Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ashland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Harcourt Brace & Company.
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Very Good- in Very Good jacket. pp. 255. Two copies. Reprinted by the Science Fiction Book Club. Copyright 1973. One copy has bumped corners, the other a 2" line along the side, exterior pages. Jacket art by Ruth Sanderson.
Add this copy of The Princess Bride to cart. $110.00, very good condition, Sold by Chatt PublicLibraryFoundation rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chattanooga, TN, UNITED STATES, published by HARCOURT BRACE.
Add this copy of The Princess Bride to cart. $125.00, very good condition, Sold by Princeton Antiques Bookservice rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Atlantic City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by HARCOURT BRACE.
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NEAR FINE. JACKET: VERY GOOD DJ. 5.5X8.5. Good tight binding, DJ protected with mylar, text is clean and bright, near fine, book club edition, no bumped corners, no inscriptions or underlining _PAB_
Add this copy of The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of to cart. $130.36, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Harcourt.
Add this copy of The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of to cart. $138.00, very good condition, Sold by Found Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P.
Add this copy of The Princess Bride S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of to cart. $750.00, very good condition, Sold by Princeton Antiques Bookservice rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Atlantic City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by HARCOURT BRACE JOVANOVICH.
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VERY GOOD. JACKET: WORN DJ. 6X9. No indication of Printing. DJ has not been clipped. No Prices on corners. Chips along DJ edges. ! /4 inch round hole below eye of Goldman's picture on rear DJ panel matches First Edition bound in publisher's original grey cloth with spine lettering in red and black. Rear Flap describes Goldman's books "Boy and Girls Together"; "No way to Treat a Lady"; "The Thing of It Is"; "Father's Day"; "The Season" Light General wear: previous owner address label, red pen mark on page 213, foxed fore edges _PAB_
Add this copy of The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of to cart. $1,250.00, good condition, Sold by Found Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P.
There are not enough exclamation points to express how great this book is!!!!! The tongue-in-check introductions from the anniversary editions are just as much fun to read as the book itself!!! Absolutely great read!!!!!
CharlesJ
Jan 25, 2010
An interesting satire
This was definitely a unique kind of story with hilarious satiric wit (if you like that kind of humor). Goldman peppers his narrative with mix-ups of Biblical stories and theological non sequitors, notes on why he "abridged this part of the original Morgenstern novel", and complaints about how his editor wouldn't let him change this-and-such. Reading through these last got tedious after the first two page-long notes, though his italicized remarks on what his reactions were when "his father read the book to him" when he was little were amusing.
Though for the most part the movie version of "The Princess Bride" follows the book, there are significant differences - instead of having his Pit of Despair, Prince Humperdinck has a Zoo of Death; Princess Buttercup's feelings toward Westley actually develop through the story; and the back stories of Inigo, the revenge-obsessed Spaniard, and Fezzik, the slow-witted giant, are told in detail.
The book raises more moral problems than does the movie version, and this was specifically what brought the rating down, as well as the occasional swearing and its irreverence toward God. It is not a book meant to be original: it is a book making fun of a completely cliche storyline...and it does a good job at that.
