MENDEZ, Antonio J. and Matt Baglio [Ben Affleck and Alan Arkin].
Argo: How The CIA And Hollywood Pulled Off The Most Audacious Rescue in History.
First Edition of Argo: How The CIA And Hollywood Pulled Off The Most Audacious Rescue in History; inscribed by Antonio Mendez and signed by Academy Award-winning actors Ben Affleck and Alan Arkin
New York: Viking, 2012.
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Item Number: RRB-150297
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First edition, early printing of the gripping true story of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran, basis for the Academy Award-winning film directed by Ben Affleck and starring him, Alan Arkin and John Goodman. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Best to Robert From one artist to another Antonio Menendez" and additionally signed by Academy Award-winning actors Ben Affleck and Alan Arkin on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dual Identity. Rare and desirable signed.
"This true spy story has it all: guile, audacity, and bravery in a struggle with a fanatic and lethal enemy, a crucial role played by a loyal ally, and a marvelous conspiracy with Hollywood" (R. James Woolsey, former director of the CIA). Adapted into the 2012 American historical drama thriller film directed, produced by and starring Ben Affleck which won Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Best Film, Best Editing and Best Director at the 66th British Academy Film Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for Best Screenplay, and 37th Hochi Film Award for Best International Picture.
Argo: How The CIA And Hollywood Pulled Off The Most Audacious Rescue in History.
$2,800.00
In Stock