The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton. Signed & Inscribed First Edition.

The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton First edition, first printing of Hinton's first book. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Hinton in the year of publication – "For Mrs. H.W. Bailey – from one of the Outsiders – Best wishes, Susie Hinton 1967". The Outsiders was Hinton's first book, written while she was still in high school, and which is centered around two rival gangs divided by their socioeconomic status: the working-class "Greasers" and the upper-middle-class "Socs." Basis for Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film, starring Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, and Diane Lane. A classic of young adult literature.  New York: The Viking Press, 1967. Publisher's original black cloth, spine lettered in bright orange; pp. 188. A near fine or better copy in a near fine, price-intact dust jacket. Binding remains tight, sturdy and square with hardly any shelfwear to boards. Offsetting to front pastedown and flyleaf, else internally clean. Jacket shows minor general s