1st Edition 1st Printing The Prince of Tides. Hardback | 1986 | Academia | Rare

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24cm); navy blue cloth spine over gray paper-covered baords, with titling stamped in gilt on spine and blind embossed to front cover; dustjacket; 567pp. A Fine copy. Conroy's novel focuses on former football player Tom Wingo and his family in North Carolina folllowing traumatic events. Its Golden Globe Award winning film adaptation (1991), directed by Barbra Streisand, starred Streisand, Nick Nolte, and Blythe Danner. See pics for any/all flaws. Smoke free home.    Tags-: southern gothic, literary fiction, first edition, first printing, book collector, collectible book, vintage hardcover, 1980s literature, classic fiction, Pat Conroy, Southern literature, coastal Carolina, Lowcountry, family saga, emotional storytelling, coming of age, dramatic fiction, bookshelf decor, library aesthetic, dark academia, light academia, book lover gift, rare book find, literary classic, vintage library, reading nook, heirloom book, Americana literature, timeless fiction, nostalgic reading, signed copy candidate, collector’s edition, coastal aesthetic, character driven, beloved novel, vintage books, first edition collector, Southern charm, literary treasure, bookish decor