Mildred Pierce

VG+ / brand new facsimile dust jacket. 1941 Knopf, stated first edition. Hardcover with facsimile jacket. Lovely copy of one of Cain's greatest novels which provided Joan Crawford a vehicle in which to ride to the Best Actress Oscar in 1945. Previous owner bookplate on inside cover + a couple of nicks to the boards, but overall a very nice… Read more about this item

Third Tower Books motion picture edition published December 1945. Jacket has rubbing, numerous creases, chips and tears with the bottom third of spine panel torn out. Heavy rubbing to board edges with cloth frayed. Front hinge cracking. Pages browned and brittle. Half title has small hole near top right corner of page.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. First Edition. Cain's third novel, a story of "the great American institution that never gets mentioned on the Fourth of July, a grass widow with two small children to support" (Hoopes, p.305). Basis for the 1945 film noir directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Joan Crawford, as well as a more recent adaptation -… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. First Edition. Very Good+. Advance reading copy of the first edition. [8] 388, [2] pp. Original illustrated self-wrappers. Very Good+ with typical rubbing along spine, small tear near foot to front wrap along fold, tiny gouge to front wrap near author's name, top corner of text bumped. Publisher's blue stamp on front… Read more about this item

The book is new with minimal shelf wear. Please see the photos for details about the condition. Buy more than one book and we'll combine your = to save you money. Customer satisfaction is our goal. We are not professional booksellers. We do our best to describe the condition of our items in the description and with photos. If you have any… Read more about this item

New York: Penguin Books, Inc., [1946]., 1946. First edition. First printing of this edition. Signed on the front fly leaf by James M. Cain for founder and publisher of Penguin Books and The New American Library, Kurt Enoch, and from his personal collection. Penguin Books 591. The basis for the 1945 film noir that starred Joan Crawford. Near fine,… Read more about this item

Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Teal cloth first edition has very light toning to edges. Some toning to end pages. Bookplate to front pastedown. No jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Lothian, Australia, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 236 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Lothian, Australia, 1945. First Edition. This is the first Australian edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. Tanned pages. Previous owner's name ink-stamped. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; General; Inventory No:… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. First Edition. First Edition. James M. Cain's second novel, considered by many to be his finest work. Basis for the classic 1945 film noir, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford and Ann Blyth. Definitively remade by director Todd Haynes for HBO in 2011, starring Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, and Melissa… Read more about this item

Adelaide: Lothian (for Robert Hale, London), 1945. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Adelaide, Lothian (for Robert Hale, London), 1945 (first Australian edition)/ 1943. Octavo; cloth; paper uniformly browned, short crack to the front inner hinge, else a fine copy in the slightly torn and chipped dustwrapper reinforced on the underside with paper.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Orion, January 2008. Trade Paperback. Very Good-. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners a bit bumped, some creasing/scuffing/wear to covers. binding is straight and tight with no marks to text or other serious flaws.

Orion. Used - Like New. 2008. Paperback. Fine.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1989. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1989. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1989. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

KNOPF. NY 1941. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1941. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine in a Nf. dj. (Couple tiny edge chips in dj. Thin, very faint strip of damping at base of rear cloth cover. A few small spots of damping on attendant area of dj. Light offsetting to pastedowns & endpapers. … Read more about this item

Orion, 2008-02-21. Paperback. Very Good. 2.1983 in x 19.3853 in x 12.5904 in.

(London): Orion, 1988. Softcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Trade paperback. Slight edgewear else near fine. Basis for the 2011 Golden Globe winning mini series starring Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, and Evan Rachel Wood.

Paperback. Very Good.