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Before I Wake (First Edition) by Davis Dresser (Brett Halliday) and Kathleen Rollins Dresser writing as Hal DeBrett - 1949

by Davis Dresser (Brett Halliday) and Kathleen Rollins Dresser writing as Hal DeBrett

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Before I Wake (First Edition)

by Davis Dresser (Brett Halliday) and Kathleen Rollins Dresser writing as Hal DeBrett

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New York: Dodd, Mead, 1949. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1954 film noir "Shadow of Fear." Davis Dresser also wrote apart from his wife under the pseudonym Brett Halliday, best known for the long-running Mike Shayne series.

Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Brief foxing to the upper and lower board edges. Jacket spine is lightly faded, with a nominal wear at the extremities, but no loss.
  • Bookseller Royal Books, Inc. US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First Edition
  • Publisher Dodd, Mead
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1949
  • Keywords Books into Film | Film Noir