HIGH WALL
by Clark, Alan R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A good to very good copy, front cover shows water staining, stain spot along top page edge, not affecting text, through first ha
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harrision Smith & Robert Haas, 1936. First edition. A good to very good copy, front cover shows water staining, stain spot along top page edge, not affecting text, through first half of the book. The dust jacket is very good, water stain show somewhat on front panel, closed tear with creasing along lower right front corner. (10164). Octavo, cloth. A scarce title which is the basis for a 1947 film noir of the same name featuring Robert Taylor. "Stylish, representative late forties noir thriller" - Selby, Dark City: The Film Noir, 167. Silver and Ward (eds.), Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd edition), pp. 126-127. Keaney, Film Noir Guide, p.186.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10164
- Title
- HIGH WALL
- Author
- Clark, Alan R
- Book Condition
- Used - A good to very good copy, front cover shows water staining, stain spot along top page edge, not affecting text, through first ha
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harrision Smith & Robert Haas
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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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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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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