Behold This Woman

New York: Appleton-Century, 1947. First Edition. First Edition. David Goodis' fourth book, one of five hardcover titles published prior to the author's permanent switch in preference to the world of paperback originals. Near Fine in an about Very Good dust jacket. Jacket has a small chip on the top left corner of the front panel and a… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc, 1947. First Edition. The Philadelphia author's third novel, a bizarre paean and cathartic payback to his estranged wife, Elaine Astor. The novel tells the story of Clara Ervin, a manipulative, calculating, and cold-blooded woman who systematically emasculates and ruins her husband, as well as several other men, before meeting a violent death. We… Read more about this item

New York: D Appleton-Century Company, 1947. Cloth/dust jacket and mylar wrapped octavo. Hardcover. Good/poor. gray cloth, dust jacket unclipped, 281 pp, (1) on final page, first edition, wear to the corners and spine ends, dust jacket has a long tear near the bottom of the front cover previously repaired with tape, top edge chipped, bottom fifth of the… Read more about this item

New York and London: D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc., 1947. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with mild wear to the corner tips and base of spine panel, shallow loss across the head of the spine panel, and color fade of the spine panel. (31387). Octavo, cloth. A dark novel set in Goodis's… Read more about this item

New York/London: D. Appleton-Century Company. Good in Fair dj. (c.1947). First Edition. Hardcover. [just a bit of wear to book, but with soiling/spotting/browning to page edges, one-time owner's signature at top of ffep; alas, the jacket's a mess, heavily edgeworn, with a ragged diagonal tear across the front panel (pretty much held together by the jacket protector)… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Corners a little bumped, a very good or better copy lacking the dustwrapper. An uncommon title.

The Charles C. Thompson Company, Chicago, 1916. 7.75" X 5.5" in blue cloth with gilt titles. Light wear at spine ends and corners; Gilding on spine has faded, but still legible; Light soil, front cover; some greasy smudges, back cover. Contents excellent: GOOd PLUS condition. 255pp.. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: D. Appleton-Century. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Jacket has chips and tears along edges. Inside top of spine of jacket shows staining which is not visible on the outside of the jacket. Book is square and tight. Covers have light toning along edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .… Read more about this item

New York: Appleton-Century, 1947. First Edition. First Edition. Goodis' fourth book, one of five hardcover titles published prior to the author's permanent switch in preference to the world of paperback originals. Fine in a lovely, Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket shows only the most minute rubbing at the extremities, and without a trace of the spine fading endemic… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc, 1947. First Edition. The Philadelphia author's third novel, a bizarre paean and cathartic payback to his estranged wife, Elaine Astor. The novel tells the story of Clara Ervin, a manipulative, calculating, and cold-blooded woman who systematically emasculates and ruins her husband, as well as several other men, before meeting a violent death. Hubin,… Read more about this item

NEW YORK NY: APPLETON-CENTURY,COMPANY INC. FINE IN A VERY GOOD D.J.. PUB 1947. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. ISVERY NICE WITH SHALLOW CHIPPING AT AND AROUND THE ENDS OF THE COLOR-FADEDSPINE, A COUPLE OF SMALL CHIPS AND SHORT TEARS AT THE TOP OF THE FRONTPANEL, AND PRICE-CLIPPED. … Read more about this item

New York and London,, 1947. First Edition. Hardback. Lacks Dust Jacket.. Good/fair condition. Rubbed at edges, and though the cloth at corners with some slight discolouration to cloth. Page edge yellowed as expected.. 8vo. pp [iv], 281. Publisher's grey cloth lettered in black at front and spine. Lacks dust jacket. First edition.

VG - VG+. 1947 Appleton Century, first edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Overall, a nice copy of the third novel by David Goodis - and his follow up to Dark Passage. The dust jacket is particularly nice, with just a touch of wear to the top edge of the spine + aging / foxing evident on rear cover. Book is… Read more about this item

New York and London: D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc., 1947. First edition. Small abrasion to front paste down, a nearly fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with mild wear to the corner tips and spine ends, light foxing to the verso with some mild bleed through at spine, some soiling and tanning to the rear… Read more about this item

Bantam, 1948. 1st . Paperback. Near Fine. Bantam 407 slight discoloration along the spine panel else fine

New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc., 1947. 281 pages. First printing of the first book by Goodis. It is a noir novel sometimes called his "revenge novel" because the primary female character is based on the wife who had just left him. The portrait of her is unflattering, but she is the prototype for the women in… Read more about this item

Popular Library, 1956. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Ed. First paperback ed. Very good condition, moderate over all wear, light cover creases, scratches to back cover..

APPLETON, 1947. Book. Fine. Hardcover. A FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET..

New York: Appleton-Century, 1947. First Edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket with four small internal tape mends and a few tiny chips.

Bantam, 1948. Paper Back . Fair. Fair Softcover. Moderate shelfwear to covers. Some pages soiled. Textblock soiled. Spine has creasing. Inside covers yellowed and soiled. Pages yellowed, but tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.