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New York, USA.: Bantam Books., 1950. Book. Illus. by GGA - Good Girl Art Painted Cover!. GOOD+. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!.. 214 pages. **** [ Classic TOP Cult Author of Science Fiction & Mystery, known for his twist endings] "Sweeney saw her once. He knew it could get him killed - but he had to have her."; This is a pre-movie edition. Movie Tie-In Edition, from The Columbia Film with Anita Ekberg, & Gypsy Lee Rose; >> Nice VG+ example, but with bottom 1" of Spine Paper missing, Creasing in BACK cover, thus G+ Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Carroll & Graf, 1989. First edition, first printing. Fine and bright stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text. Gift quality

Bantam Books. New York: Bantam Books, Inc. , 1950 first edition . 831 good, creases paperback,

Sabre Brown Watson, 1967. First thus Edition. good. good 1st Sabre Brown Watson 1967 edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

New York: Carroll & Graf, 1989. Mass market paperback, 166 pages; very clean and unmarked unread condition, front colour art bright and colourful. See also our listing for Brown's The Deep End (buy both and save on postage!).. First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Fine.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1949. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. An early mystery-thriller by Brown, who learned his craft writing for the mystery and sci-fi pulps and whose work fostererd a fan cult that continues a half-century after his death. When Brown is good, he is very, very good and "The Screaming Mimi" is one of those. An Irish, alcoholic newspaper reporter in Chicago is so affected by the beauty of the fourth victim of a serial killer that he sobers up enough to begin his own hunt for the killer. As he gets close to his goal, he finds himself the target of madness and death. The book became the basis for a 1958 movie starring Anita Eckberg and Gypsy Rose Lee. This copy is a Dutton's book club, "Guilt Edged Mystery," First Edition Thus. 248 pages in bright yellow cloth boards showing slightly bumped corners and light surface wear. Text shows a bit of age-tanning and light foxing on the end papers and edges, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, binding… Read More

NY: Bantam, 1950. 1st printing, Oct./Nov. 1950; #831. Cover art is uncredited. Creasing; edge and corner wear; tanning; foxing; mild stains; spine sunned; falls open to p. 193; short tears at heel.. Mass Market Paperback. Good.

London, England / New York, N.Y.: London, UK / New York: Boardman; Corgi, Great American Publications ( Saint Mystery Library ); Black Lizard Books, 1954, 1958, 1958, 1959, 1959, 1987, 1987, 1986, 1st and Later Printings ----------7 volumes (ONE SHIPPING CHARGE), paperbacks, all are Good or better, some ink names, some store stamps, some creases, flaking and short tears but all are solid copies ---His name was Death, Black Lizard, 1987, 1st printing, VG+, about 4.25w x 7h inches /// The Far Cry, Black Lizard, 1987, 1st printing, VG+, about 4.25w x 7h inches /// Murder Set to Music, The Saint Mystery Library, anthology (with Poul Anderson, James E Gunn, Lawrence G Blochman, John Jakes ), 1959, 1st edition, VG, about 4.25w x 6.25h inches /// The Screaming Mimi, Corgi Books, 1958, 1st Corgi ed., G-VG, about 4.25w x 6.25h inches /// Murder Can Be Fun, Corgi, 1958, 1st Corgi ed., G, about 4.25w x 6.25h inches /// The Lenient beast, Corgi, 1959, 1st Corgi ed., G-VG, black marker blotch on bottom edge… Read More

NY: Bantam, 1950. 1st printing, Oct./Nov. 1950; #831. Cover art is uncredited. Slight creasing; light edgewear; minor surface wear; mild tanning; minor soiling.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+ to Near Fine.

New York: Dutton, 1949. Bound in soiled yellow boards, stamped in black in a "tailored" book clue dust jacket that fits the book and shows well in mylar. Previous owner's first name on front endpaper. Basically this is a place saving copy that will look good on the shelf, but not so much under scrutinization. 248 pp. This is the true First edition (stated on the copyright page) and not an ex-lib copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Bantam Books. New York: Bantam Books, Inc. , 1950 first edition . 831 almost near fine, name written inside paperback,

London: Black Box Thriller from Zomba books, 1983. First of this omnibus. Trade paperback. spine creased and a bit cocked else a very good copy. see scans. 569 pp.

Zomba books, 1983 first edition . fine trade paperback

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1949. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; yellow paper-covered boards, with titling and publisher's logo stamped in black to spine and front cover; dustjacket; 248, [8]pp. Slight forward lean, mild rubbing to extremities, with faint foxing and dustiness to upper edge of textblock; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), flap edges trimmed 1cm short, with wear and nicks to extremities, several stains to jacket, with a small piece of tape at center of front panel; Good to Very Good. Basis for Gerd Oswald's 1958 film noir, starring Anita Ekberg, Philip Carey, and Gypsy Rose Lee. HUBIN, p.54.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1949. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of The Screaming Mimi by Fredric Brown.. Octavo, 248pp. Yellow cloth, title printed on spine in blue. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Clean text, lightly worn bottom edge of cloth, some foxing to outer edge of text block. Previous ownership bookplate affixed to front endpaper. In publisher's dust jacket, $2.50 on front flap, lightly soiled from handling, chipping at edges of spine, some toning to spine. Fredric Brown was an American science fiction, mystery, short fantasy and black comedy writer. His first novel, The Fabulous Clipjoint, won an Edgar Award for outstanding mystery novel. Another novel, The Screaming Mimi, was adapted into a film in 1958. He is widely considered one of the best Science Fiction Writers of the 20th Century. Fredric Brown died in 1972, having published over 100 works of fiction. Since his death, many of his early pulp novels have been republished and have found a… Read More

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1949. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First edition. Split on the spine of the book, some staining to the boards, a good copy in attractive, about very good dustwrapper with a small chip at the crown. Scarce title in presentable condition.

LONDON: ZOMBA BOOKS.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket. (Pink hue on spine of jacket discolored. A few traces of shelf-wear & yellowing along edges of jacket. Trace of light foxing at top edge. ) The most elusive of the Zomba omnibus collections. .

LONDON: ZOMBA.. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0946391122 . First edition. (Thus) Fine in fine dust jacket. (No discoloration to the pink hue at spine. Crease at edge of front end-paper and title page. ) (B); 5 1/2" X 8"; 569 pages .

DUTTON Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. FIRST. A NEAR FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET..

THE SCREAMING MIMI, Dutton, 1949, first edition., tiny tear at head of spine, else near fine in vg+ dust-wrapper save for some dust-soiling and a small chip missing from the upper section of the front dust-wrapper panel. The source book for the film of the same name.