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Deadline at Dawn
by William Irish (Cornell Woolrich)
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1946. First Thus. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition of the Tower Books Motion Picture Edition, first movie tie-in book for RKO Radio pictures. The movie, also dated 1946, starred Susan Hayward (pictured on the front of the jacket), Bill Williams, and Paul Lukas. In original, unclipped, jacket in protective sheet. Minor chipping at the head/tail of spine, minor creasing at some edges. Bound in black cloth over boards with a green bat and 'A Tower Mystery' on the front and green label and lettering on the spine. Light rubbbing at edges. Solid and square. Endpapers with photographs from the film; bookplate from former owner on front pastedown under the jacket turn-in. The interior is toned due to the type of paper used, but it is clean and clear of any markings or inscriptions. William Irish was the pen-name of, Cornell Woolrich.
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- Bookseller
- John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5348
- Title
- Deadline at Dawn
- Author
- William Irish (Cornell Woolrich)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1946
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About the Seller
John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
About John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
I love books. Always an eager reader, I started collecting Antiquarian books while a teenager and studying history. Flash forward a couple of decades and I am excited to open a new all-digital bookstore to continue my love of books, while bringing desired books to readers, collectors, and other sellers. From Post-Incunables to modern First Editions, I will be regularly adding new stock.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Movie tie-in
- an edition of a book which is produced in conjunction with a movie which is usually based on the book, often with a cover image...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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