New York: Doubleday, 1995. First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed by John Grisham to the parents of Bubba Logan, his childhood friend: "To Boyd and Jimmie Logan – All best wishes. John Grisham." A Fine copy in like dust jacket.

This copy was presented to Boyd and Jimmie Logan, the parents of Bubba Logan, Grisham's childhood friend. Grisham met the Logans in Southaven, Mississippi, where he moved with his family at the age of four. Later, Grisham and Bubba Logan, along with their mutual friend Parker Pickle, roomed together throughout their time in college. According to Grisham, "Bubba was no doubt the ringleader...[He had] the quickest tongue, Parker the wickedest sense of humor. I could never keep up with them" (Clarion Ledger). The trio attended two local colleges together, then moved together to Mississippi State University and eventually the University of Mississippi, where Grisham attended law school. After the publication of Grisham's first novel, A Time to Kill, in 1989, he began sending inscribed copies of his novels to Logan and his family, including Logan's parents and sister; in the words of Logan's relative, the previous owner of the present book, "John knew everyone in the family. He always sent everyone signed copies." Grisham and Logan remained friends until Logan's death in 2016.

The Rainmaker, Grisham's sixth novel, follows a disillusioned law student who represents a poor family in their fight against an insurance company. A contemporary Los Angeles Times review called it a novel of "durable American themes: distrust of big business, paranoia about the federal government, the perfidy of lawyers, the power of love and the tarnished honor of gangsters," which "Grisham handles...with admirable and impressive dexterity and clarity." The novel quickly sold three million copies and was adapted into a film directed by Francis Ford Coppola with Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, and Danny Glover in the leading roles.

Provenance: From the collection of Bubba Logan's relative. Fine in Fine dust jacket. (Item #8316)