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New York: The American Mercury / Lawrence E. Spivak, Publisher, n.d., [1949]. First paperback edition. Penciled letter to upper front cover, light stain lower front cover, a nearly fine copy. (24412). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. A Mercury Book, No. 135. Digest size magazine format. Abridged.

New York: J. B. Lippincott. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. A very good stated first edition copy, aqua cloth stamped in royal blue. Spine ends/board edges/corners rubbed. Toning/mild foxing to endpages. The unclipped jacket, in mylar, is foxed and dampstained to flaps. A tight, square, unmarked copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

LIPPINCOTT. PHILADELPHIA 1948. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. A very good+ copy in a Vg.+ dj. (1/4"-inch chipped off the crest of spine. Not affecting author's name. Mild bump & nick to boards. Touches of moderate shelfwear & a 2"-inch tear at edge of spine on dj. 3 interior clear tape mends.) Two of the stories in this collection were made into the films "The Window" and "Obsession." .

PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT.. Near Fine. 1948. First Edition. Near fine in a near fine dj. (Rear panel a trifle soiled. A few light spots of expert restoration applied to edges of dj. Covers of dj. bright) In this collection is the story "Fire Escape" which served as the basis for the film "The Window." (B) .

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott and Co., 1948. First edition. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket, light shelf wear to spine ends, light rubbing, several stress creases to front fold and spine panel. (8539). Octavo, boards. Story collection. The story "Fire Escape" was filmed as The Window in 1949 and The Boy Cried Murder in 1966, the story "If the Dead Could Talk" was filmed as Obsession in 1954 and again in 1984 as Cloak and Dagger, several other stories were also filmed in Japan and Argentina.

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. A collection of seven noir suspense stories. Lovely fine copy in fine price intact dustwrapper with just some insignificant wear at crest of spine. Superior copy.