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Beast In View

by Millar, Margaret

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New York: Random House, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First edition of Beast in View by Margaret Millar.. Octavo, 249pp. Light blue boards over black cloth spine, title stamped in orange on spine, blind stamped on front cover. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Top edge yellow. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.50 on front flap, faint sunning to spine and a touch of wear to the spine ends, a bright, near fine example. This work by Margaret Millar won the 1956 Edgar Mystery Writers of America Award for Best Novel of the year. It is included in The Library of America series, Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1950s.

Synopsis

Beast in View is a suspense novel and psychological thriller by Margaret Millar which won the Edgar Award in 1956, was adapted for an episode of the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents in 1964, and was included on a list of the The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time issued in 1995 by the Mystery Writers of America.

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Bookseller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Beast In View
Author
Millar, Margaret
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First edition of Beast in View by Margaret Millar.
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
near fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Publisher
Random House
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1955
Keywords
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