Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1950., 1950.. First edition. First edition. Author's first book and a review copy with the publisher's date stamped slip laid-in. Fine, bright copy in a fresh and colorful dust jacket with minor wear to the spine ends and top front corner. Dust jacket design by F. G. Kutner. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel of 1950 and a winner over Patricia Highsmith's "Strangers On A Train." A taut New York City crime novel about the kidnapping of a six-year-old boy and the race to rescue him before it would be too late. An exceptional copy house in a two-tone quarter leather and cloth clamshell case with the titles stamped in gilt on the spine.

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Bookseller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 49515
Title: NIGHTMARE IN MANHATTAN
Author: WALSH, THOMAS
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 1950.
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1950.

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Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.

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