BADGE OF EVIL
by Masterson, Whit (pseudonym for the writing team of Robert Wade and William Miller)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Inked former owners gift inscription to front paste down with inked name to to upper front free end paper, corners and spine end
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, [1956]. First edition. Inked former owners gift inscription to front paste down with inked name to to upper front free end paper, corners and spine ends rubbed with lower corner tips bruised, a very good copy in a good to very good dust jacket with shallow chipping along lower front edge, upper front corner tip, chips at mid and lower spine at front fold, small closed tear to upper front panel and chips at upper spine panel, slight fade to the pink ink color of the spine panel. A rare book which seldom appears in commerce. Only the second copy this cataloguer has handled. (28707). Octavo, boards. Filmed as the memorable film noir; Touch of Evil by Orson Welles, with Charlton Heston and Janet Leigh.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28707
- Title
- BADGE OF EVIL
- Author
- Masterson, Whit (pseudonym for the writing team of Robert Wade and William Miller)
- Book Condition
- Used - Inked former owners gift inscription to front paste down with inked name to to upper front free end paper, corners and spine end
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1956]
- Keywords
- Mystery . Film Source
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Chipping
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