Grisham, John

THE WORKS OF JOHN GRISHAM [A TIME TO KILL, SYCAMORE ROW, A TIME FOR MERCY, THE FIRM, THE EXCHANGE, CAMINO ISLAND, CAMINO WINDS, ROGUE LAWYER, THE WHISTLER, THE JUDGE'S LIST, THE INNOCENT MAN, SPARRING PARTNERS, THE PELICAN BRIEF, THE CHAMBER, THE RAIN MAKER, THE RUN AWAY JURY, THE PARTNER, THE STREET LAWYER, THE TESTAMENT, THE BRETHREN, A PAINTED HOUSE, SKIPPING CHRISTMAS, THE SUMMONS, THE KING OF TORTS, BLEACHERS, THE LAST JUROR, THE BROKER, PLAYING FOR PIZZA, THE APPEAL, THE ASSOCIATE, THE LITIGATORS, THE CONFESSION, CALICO JOE, THE RACKETEER, GRAY MOUNTAIN, THE ROOSTER BAR, THE RECKONING, THE GUARDIANS, SOOLEY, THE BOYS FROM BILOXI, FORD COUNTY: STORIES] [41 Volumes] [All Volumes Signed]

New York, NY: Doubleday, 1989-2022. First Limited Editions, First Printings. Octavo, 41 Volumes. In Fine condition with fine condition slipcases, all still sealed in publisher's plastic wrapping. All volumes signed by John Grisham on limitation page.

CONTENTS: Vol. 1, "A Time to Kill", published 1993, one of 350 - Vol. 2, "Sycamore Row", published 2013, one of 350 - Vol. 3, "A Time for Mercy", published 2020, one of 350 - Vol. 4, "The Firm", published 1991, #237/350 - Vol. 5, "The Exchange", published 2023, one of 350 - Vol. 6, "Camino Island", published 2017, one of 175 - Vol. 7, "Camino Winds", published 2020, one of 175 - Vol. 8, "Rogue Lawyer", published 2015, one of 350 - Vol. 9, "The Whistler", published 2016, one of 350 - Vol. 10, "The Judge's List", published 2021, one of 350 - [Vol. 11, "The Innocent Man", published 2006, #156/350] - [Vol. 12, "Sparring Partners", published 2022, one of 250] - Vol. 13, "The Pelican Brief", published 1992, #169/350 - Vol. 14, "The Chamber", published 1994, one of 350 - Vol. 15, "The Rain Maker", published 1995, one of 350 - Vol. 16, "The Runaway Jury", published 1996, #132/350 - Vol. 17, "The Partner", published 1997, one of 350 - Vol. 18, "The Street Lawyer", published 1998, #176/350 - Vol. 19, "The Testament", published 1999, one of 500 - Vol. 20, "The Brethren", published 2000, #466/500 - Vol. 21, "A Painted House", published published 2001, #308/350 - Vol. 22, "Skipping Christmas", published 2001, #52/350 - Vol. 23, "The Summons", published 2002, #273/350 - Vol. 24, "The King of Torts", published 2003, #23/350 - Vol. 25, "Bleachers", published 2003, #205/350 - Vol. 26, "The Last Juror", published 2004, #314/350 - Vol. 27, "The Broker", published 2005, #118/350 - [Vol. 28, "Playing for Pizza", published 2007, #07/250] - [Vol. 29, "The Appeal", published 2008, #181/250] - Vol. 30, "The Associate", published 2009, #173/250 - Vol. 31, "The Confession", published 2010, #47/300 - Vol. 32, "The Litigators", published 2011, #237/300 - Vol. 33, "Calico Joe", published 2012, one of 250 - Vol. 34, "The Racketeer", published 2012, #264/300 - Vol. 35, "Gray Mountain", published 2014, one of 300 - Vol. 36, "The Rooster Bar", published 2017, one of 175 - Vol. 37, "The Reckoning", published 2018, one of 150 - Vol. 38, "The Guardians", published 2019, one of 150 - Vol. 39, "Sooley", published 2021, one of 150 - Vol. 40, "The Boys from Biloxi", published 2022, one of 150 - Vol. 41, "Ford County: Stories", published 2009, #28/150. JW consignment. Shelved Rockville in hallway.

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John Grisham was born on February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, AK. At four Grisham's family would settle in Mississippi, where Grisham would grow up, holding several odd-jobs as a teenager, and giving up on his dream of being a baseball player before heading to college at age 18. Pursuing higher education was always something Grisham's family encouraged, and pushed him to earn both a bachelors' and law degree, a career and interest that would inspire his writings to come. As his legal career began, Grisham entered into the political sphere as well in 1983, winning a seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Though he was the vice-chairman of several committees, Grisham would fall out of favor in 1988, leaving his position in 1990. During the last years of his political career, out of favor with the legislature, Grisham dedicated much of his time to his novels. His first novel, "A Time to Kill", saw middling success, selling only 5,000 copies in 1988. It would be Grisham's second novel, "The Firm", which would truly see Grisham's career blossom. "The Firm" remained on the New York Times Bestseller list for 47 weeks in 1991, beginning a record of Grisham's novels remaining on the Bestseller list in some capacity for the next 20 years. "The Firm" would be adapted into a movie in 1993, grossing $270 million, and leading to Grisham's novels having a short run through 1994 of immense success, seeing leads from Tom Cruise, to Denzel Washington, and Susan Sarandon, and each earning over $100 million. Following "The Firm" in 1991 until 2011, Grisham would have a nearly 20 year run of being at or near the top of the New York Times Bestseller lists, notably beaten by "The DaVinci Code" in 2003-2004. His 2017 novels "Camino Island" and "The Rooster Bar" would be released to great acclaim, "Camino Island" earning the top spot on several best seller lists, "The Rooster Bar" named "his most original work yet". Many of Grisham's legal thrillers are set in the fictional town of Clanton, in the equally fictional Ford County, Mississippi. Grisham has not restricted his thrillers to fictional settings, using New Orleans, Louisiana, Biloxi, Mississippi, and Black Oak, Arkansas as settings for other novels.