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New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Pastedowns darkened, with a small stain on the front fly, else very good plus in a moderately rubbed, good dustwrapper lacking 1.25" at the foot, and with shallow loss at the crown. Brain-damaged man confesses to murder, is put in the local lunatic asylum, nurse becomes interested in his story. Basis for the classic 1947 film noir directed by Curtis Bernhardt and featuring Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter, and Herbert Marshall.

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.

New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, 1936. First Printing stated. Hardcover . Used - very good/Near fine. First Printing stated. Bright fuschia boards with 'High Wall' in black, with 1/4' dampstain to right corner of front panel and faint mottling to corner of rear panel. A square, tight and unmarked copy with some foxing to edges of textblock and toning to gutters. Unclipped dust jacket, with chips and some rubbing to rear panel now protected in removable mylar. 'High Wall' was adapted into a 1947 film noir starring Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter and Herbert Marshall.

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1936. Very Good. London: Michael Joseph Ltd., 1936. First UK Edition. Octavo. 288 pages. Brown cloth stamped in black. Yellow endpapers. Lacks dust jacket. Boards are moderately worn with brief exposure, and light rippling to spine. Bit of a lean to spine. Opens easily between gatherings towards center but otherwise binding holding soundly. A touch of spotting to endpapers but otherwise pages clean and unmarked. Mystery novel and basis for the 1947 movie of the same name, starring Robert Taylor and Audrey Totter.