THE SCREAMING MIMI
by Brown, Fredric
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A near fine copy, previous owner address label affixed to front paste down in a near fine price clipped dust jacket which has so
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., Publishers, 1949. First edition. A near fine copy, previous owner address label affixed to front paste down in a near fine price clipped dust jacket which has some age darkening to the spine panel, some light rubbing to corners and spine ends. (8281). Octavo, boards. Basis for the 1958 film noir with Anita Ekberg, Phil Carey and Gypsy Rose Lee. Selby, Dark City: The Film Noir, 344. Keaney, Film Noir Guide, p. 372. Not in Silver and Ward.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8281
- Title
- THE SCREAMING MIMI
- Author
- Brown, Fredric
- Book Condition
- Used - A near fine copy, previous owner address label affixed to front paste down in a near fine price clipped dust jacket which has so
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- 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
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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