THE WAGES OF FEAR
by Georges Arnaud; Dale, Norman (translation)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine /Very Good
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
Farrar Straus Giroux. First American Edition, Second Printing. Original light brown cloth over boards, quarterbound in teal cloth, with titles and designed stamped in black on spine. Dust jacket is brightly colored, not price-clipped, with no sunning, some chips to edges. The American edition is notably uncommon in dust jacket. Basis for the superb 1953 French language film 'Le Salaire de la Peur,' directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Yves Montand and Charles Vanel. A Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1952.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013169
- Title
- THE WAGES OF FEAR
- Author
- Georges Arnaud; Dale, Norman (translation)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Date Published
- 1952
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
Biblio member since 2019
Garrison, New York
About J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
We are a 50 year old, third generation antiquarian bookshop nestled in the bucolic Hudson Highlands of New York's historic Hudson Valley, less than a mile from a transverse of the Appalachian Trail. While we have strong first edition literature and poetry collections, we specialize in New York, history, and Americana. We are a proud member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA).
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