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The Black Curtain (First Edition)
by Cornell Woolrich
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1941. First Edition. First Edition. The author's second mystery, basis for the 1942 film noir "Street of Chance," starring Burgess Meredith and Claire Trevor.
Near Fine in an about Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket spine panel lightly faded, with minor rubbing at the spine ends and a couple of corners.
In a custom green cloth clamshell box.
The Dark Page I: 1940-1949, p. 286.
Near Fine in an about Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket spine panel lightly faded, with minor rubbing at the spine ends and a couple of corners.
In a custom green cloth clamshell box.
The Dark Page I: 1940-1949, p. 286.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Royal Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 161170
- Title
- The Black Curtain (First Edition)
- Author
- Cornell Woolrich
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Books into Film | Film Noir | Mystery and Crime | Hard-boiled Crime Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books into Film; Film Noir; Hard-boiled Crime Fiction; Mystery and Crime;
Terms of Sale
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Baltimore, Maryland
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www.royalbooks.com
We are an open shop located in the midtown section of Baltimore. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. We are open 10AM-6PM EST, Monday through Friday. You may email an order at any time, 24 hours a day.
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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