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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. First Edition. Some cloth spotting and wear; ink date and number on the front free endpaper; a very good copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with minor wear and tear. Woolrich’s first suspense novel, an inspiration for film noir, and the basis for a Francois Truffaut film.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940., 1940. First edition. First edition. Spine is a bit sunned, else a near fine, internally clean copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with minor wear to the foot of the spine. A Haycraft/Queen cornerstone title and the basis for the Francois Truffaut film with the same name. No one knew who she was, where she came from, or why she had entered their lives. All they knew about her was that she was beautiful and that each time she appeared, a man died a horrible death! An attractive copy of an important book.

USA: Simon & Schuster, 1940. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. The Bride Wore Black by Cornell Woolrich First Edition Simon & Schuster 1940. No inscriptions, no foxing or toning, top edge blue tint still present and bold. Covers are VG+ and spine is unfaded. In like original, bright first state dust jacket. For further images please see Brought to Book Ltd.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1940. First Edition. The author's first full-length work of crime fiction, the first of his "Black" novels, and his first deep foray into the revenge narrative he would craft so expertly throughout his career. "Julie Killeen's husband is killed on the church steps moments after their marriage; and in a ritual substitution of deathmaking for lovemaking, she devotes the rest of her life to tracking down and systematically murdering the drunk driver and his four cronies whom she holds responsible" (Pronzini & Muller, p.860). A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title, and basis for François Truffaut's 1968 film of the same name, starring Jeanne Moreau as the avenging Bride. Hubin, p.434. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); royal blue cloth, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; navy blue topstain; dustjacket; viii,[2],3-312pp. Spine ends gently nudged, light wear to extremities, with lower rear board corner gently tapped (though still sharp); a… Read more

UK: Robert Hale, 1942. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. The Bride Wore Black by Cornell Woolrich First UK Edition Robert Hale 1942. A fine book that is completely free of any inscriptions. No foxing and unblemished throughout. Covers have no fading or toning. In original VG+ price clipped dust jacket. Scarce. Please visit Brought to Book for further images.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. viii, 312 pp. Bound in publisher's navy cloth with gilt lettering. Good+ with some light staining to fore edge and on pgs. 98 and 99, wear to paste down where jacket flap was once adhered, spine a bit cocked, wear at tips, rear hinge repaired. In Good dust jacket, small damp stain on spine panel, rubbed, creased, and chipped at edges, missing a thin piece along top edge of back panel, damage to verso of front flap, but intact, showing the skull bride design. An Inner Sanctum Mystery.

Philadelphia: The Philadelphia Inquirer. Very Good. 1941. First Edition. Softcover. Stapled wraps. A Section from the newspaper; the complete 19 page novel. Toning and mild edgewear, few minor dampstains. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

Canada: Raven House 72, 1981. Solid with color fading on the spine and otherwise the covers show light wear. Last book in the Raven House series which was only distributed to mail subscribers.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good.

Milano: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1948. First Italian Edition. Softcover. I Gialli Mondadori #50. Text block is age-toned, mild foxing to covers, light chipping to edges, upper corner of back cover torn. A good+ copy. In the Italian language. Cover art by Bozzi.; Octavo.

New York: Detective Book Magazine, 1941., 1941. First edition. First edition thus. Book length novel appears in Detective Book Magazine, Volume 3, No. 8, Summer Issue, 1941. This edition is preceded by the Simon & Shuster hardcover edition which was published in 1940. Small bookseller's stamps on front cover, fore-edges moderately frayed, transparent tape reinforcement to spine ends, else very good in pictorial wrappers. No one knew who she was, where she came from, or why she had entered their lives. All they knew about her was that she was beautiful and that each time she appeared, a man died a horrible death!

,190 pages, a crime fiction Remploy reprint edition

Pocket Books. New York: Pocket Books, Inc. , 1945 2nd stated, actual first. 271 very good - fine, reading crease Cover by Hoffman. no copies stating 1st printing seen, canadian 2nd precedes american 2nd paperback,

New York, NY, USA.: Ace Books, Inc., 1968. 190 pages. NO DATE but circa 1968 printing; "Woolrich's first mystery, the first book in his famous "Black" series, and the basis for the 1968 Francois Truffaut film starring Jeanne Moreau" >>> Name in pen to front end page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.. First Edition By This Publisher,.. Soft Cover. FINE+, Near New. Illus. by Painted Cover Art. Mass Market Paperback.

ibooks, first edition, 2001. fine, unread, trade paperback,

FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1989. US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover. Fine. AN ABSOLUTELY MINT COPY WITH GILT EDGES ON THE TEXT BLOCK AND ONE COLOR ILLUSTRATION- NO DUST JACKET AS ISSUED . Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions.

New York: Pocket Books, 1945. First PB Edition. 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine/Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First PB Edition, 2nd printing stated but actually 1st printing; Pocket Book #271. Mass Market PB in illustrated wraps. Near Fine. Edgewear, rear cover creased, else Fine and unmarked. 183pp.

Dell D Series. New York: Dell Publishing Co. , 1957 . D-186 very good - fine, reading crease first edition thus paperback,

USA.: Fiction House Magazine., 1941. DESCRIPTION; ** CONTENTS; The Bride Wore Black by Cornell Woolrich;; Too Smart to Burn by Kenneth A. Fowler and Rodney Patterson; Murder Island by Stewart Sterling; Watch Your Step Copper by J. Lloyd Conrich Killer Come-On by George McDonald; ** (The Bride Worn Black by Cornell Woolrich cover and story; GGA (Good Girl Art) Painted cover by Wilson Scruggs; Kenneth A Fowler & Rodney Patterson, Stewart Sterling, J. Lloyd Conrich, George McDonald; Tape and Glue Repairs inside, 25% Paper missing at bottom of spine, Back cover missing, 1-1/2" x 6" Strip missing off bottom edge of Title page (Story not affected), 1/4" x 4" Strip missing off bottom edge of front cover; Reading copy = $29.00) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Soft Cover. Illus. by GGA - {Good Girl Art) Painted Cover By Wilson Scruggs. PULP Magazine!.

U S. A.: I Books. Fine. 2001. First Thus. Softcover. 0743413164 246pp A Hitcockian suspense story that became a cinematic classic! Tiny, pinpoint indentation on front cover (did not penetrate cover) Remainder mar on bottom .

New York: Pocket Books, 1945. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Copyright page has 2nd Printing, July 1945, and states a 1st, but no one has ever seen a first of the paperback, without the 2nd listed there. Pbk. 183 pages. Wartime Publication stated in front of book. No interior writing or marks. Light toning. Some edge and surface wear, and light waving to rear cover. Red page edges all around. A very good and solid copy, of this scarce Cornell Woolrich title..