THREE OF A KIND
by CAIN, JAMES M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.
- Seller
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
LONDON: ROBERT HALE LIMITED. FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.. PUB (1943). FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. Wilder's 1944 classic adaptation of "Double Indemnity," a cornerstone of the film noir genre scripted by Wilder and Raymon . BOOK IS ABOUT FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT OTHER THAN A PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER WITH JUST A TOUCH OF BLEACHING TO THE BOARDS' EDGES AND THE USUAL TONING OF THE WARTIME ERA PAPER STOCK. D.J. IS VERY GOOD WITH SOME LOSS AT THE ENDS OF THE SLIGHTLY FADED SPINE PANEL WITHOUT EFFECT TO THE SPINE TITLES, SMALL LOSS TO THE FORE-EDGE CORNERS WITH A NUMBER OF SHORT EDGE TEARS, SOME LIGHT SOIL TO THE WHITE REAR PANEL, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. DESPITE NOTED FLAWS A VERY NICE CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. Collects three novellas: "Double Indemnity," "Career in C Major," and "The Embezzler." The first was scripted by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler and was to become a cornerstone of film noir genre after it's 1944 debut. "The Embezzler" was released as "Money and The Woman" in 1940 directed by William K. Howard. .
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- Bookseller
- JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- COLLECTI013289I
- Title
- THREE OF A KIND
- Author
- CAIN, JAMES M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- ROBERT HALE LIMITED
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- PUB (1943)
- Keywords
- Wilder's 1944 classic adaptation of "Double Indemnity," a cornerstone, of the film noir genre scripted by Wilder and Raymon, MOVIE TIE-IN, NOVELLAS, FILM NOIR
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About the Seller
JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS
Biblio member since 2003
BURLINGTON, Wisconsin
About JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS
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