DREADFUL SUMMIT
by Ellin, Stanley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with slight wear at the corner tips and mend to the rear panel and restoration to the h
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with slight wear at the corner tips and mend to the rear panel and restoration to the head of the spine panel. Publisher's comment card laid in. (25302). Octavo, cloth. The author's first novel. Suspense novel of a teenage boy who plans to avenge his disgraced father. Basis for the 1951 film noir "The Big Night." Hubin, p. 263. Johnson, The Dark Page (2), p. 52. Silver and Ward (eds.), Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd edition), pp. 31-33.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25302
- Title
- DREADFUL SUMMIT
- Author
- Ellin, Stanley
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with slight wear at the corner tips and mend to the rear panel and restoration to the h
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- Mystery . Film Source
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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