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Lot 494

[VOYAGES AND TRAVELS]. HAYDEN, Sterling. Wanderer. New York...

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[VOYAGES AND TRAVELS]. HAYDEN, Sterling. Wanderer. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963, 8vo. [437] pp. Publisher?s full blue cloth, front board stamped in blind, spine stamped in gilt, publisher?s unclipped (?$6.95?) dust jacket (light rubbing to cloth, jacket with small tape repair to verso, jacket toned, soiled, with some marginal chipping, short tears). Very good. FIRST EDITION OF HAYDEN?S AUTOBIOGRAPHY, INCLUDING HIS TRAVELS ON HIS SCHOONER, WANDERER; PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HAYDEN ON THE VERSO OF THE FRONT BLANK: ?Jack ? Here?s to books and film life [?] & a for [?] Good luck Sterling Hayden?. Hayden was a well-regarded actor and leading man, whose career relied heavily on playing in noir films. His two most famous roles occurred near the end of his life: General Jack D. Ripper in Dr. Strangelove, and the corrupt Captain McCluskey in The Godfather. Measurements: 9 x 6 x 2?.