Three Of a Kind

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. First Edition. First publication in book format of three short novels: Career in C Major, The Embezzler, and Double Indemnity. Because screenwriting in Hollywood occasionally dried up, Cain often found himself in need of money; Double Indemnity was written during one of those dry periods. Cain worked quickly to finish this tale of… Read more about this item

1/1/1944. Hardcover w/DJ. Three of a Kind, published in 1944,contains three short novels in one volume: Career in C Major, The Embezzler, and Double Indemnity. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover; corners clipped; spine chipped at head, heel, and over the author's first name; flaps and spine edges foxed; maroon boards with gilt lettering on spine; edges shelfworn; binding… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. First Edition. First Edition. Second issue with a price clip on the front flap, publisher's stamped price of "$2.50" at the bottom of the front flap, and a two-paragraph admonition from James Cain (with a photo of the author) about war bonds on the rear panel. The first appearance in hardcover of… Read more about this item

: Alfred A. Knopf. Fair/No Dj. 1944. Hardbound. 8vo no stamps or names present .

NY, NY: Blakiston / Knopf, 1944. xv, 327 pp., deckle edges; maroon binding w/ gold lettering/decoration; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book shows wear to corners & spine ends w/ extra wear to top of rear board near spine; boards curved slightly inward towards corners; minor blemishes to boards; endpapers-pages browning; Jacket shows chipping & short tears to edges; some… Read more about this item

LONDON: ROBERT HALE LIMITED. FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.. PUB (1943). FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. Wilder's 1944 classic adaptation of "Double Indemnity," a cornerstone of the film noir genre scripted by Wilder and Raymon . BOOK IS ABOUT FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT OTHER THAN A PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER WITH… Read more about this item

Blakiston / Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. BCE. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book club edition. The binding is tight, corners lightly rubbed. Text unmarked. Date stamped Sept 1 - 1944 on the title page. The dust jacket has a 1" chip out on the bottom edge of the front panel, small tears, in a mylar cover. Novels are Career… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. First Edition. First publication in book format of three short novels: Career in C Major, The Embezzler, and Double Indemnity. Because screenwriting in Hollywood occasionally dried up, Cain often found himself in need of money; Double Indemnity was written during one of those dry periods. Cain worked quickly to finish this tale of… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944 This collection includes the first appearance of Double Indemnity. Burgundy boards. Red top stain. Tight, square binding. Clean text and interior. Blind stamped initials of Cain on front cover. Gold gilt title on spine.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

ROBERT HALE, LONDON, 1943 FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL UNPRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 X 5 INCHES WITH 288 PAGES. LOSS TO JACKET AT TOP OF SPINE WITH SOME VERY MINOR EDGE WEAR TO JACKET, XMAS INSCRIPTION DATED 1945 TO FRONT ENDPAPER. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY WITH… Read more about this item

Three novels Career in C Major, The Embezzler, and Double Indemnity in a readable copy with deteriorating spine.

Robert Hale Limited. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. No date on copyright page, London. Book near fine, except for some minor edgewear, corners very slightly bumped, previous owner's signature and stamped "Colonial Edition" on ffep. DJ very good, with some rubbing and chipping at spine ends and corners, slight tearing along top of rear bend, small tear near top… Read more about this item

Robert Hale. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. undated. boards are worn, chipped and knocked. foxing and markings. loose binding and visible netting. very poor copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket;. 1997. First Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 9.3 X 6.4 X 1.3 inches; 292 pages; Stated First Edition. Mylar Cover on dust jacket. Dust Jacket shows little wear of usage. Book Tight. Text is clean no markings seen. .

Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. Hardcover. Good. 1944. Fourth Printing. 327 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth covered boards. Rough cut edges to textblock. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding loose. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping… Read more about this item

KNOPF. NY 1943. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1943. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Very good+ copy in very good price clipped '2nd.' issue jacket. (Stamped price of $2.50 at bottom corner of front jacket flap. Rear cover features a short essay by Cain. Gilt on spine rubbed. Exceedingly faint erasure on front… Read more about this item

Blackston/Knopf, 1944. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Blakiston / Knopf, 1944. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Pebbled red boards. The spine is stamped in gilt; the front panel in blind. Octavo. Red topstain. [xv] + 327pps. There is mild rubbing and bumping to the tips and the spine-ends, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The textblock… Read more about this item

New York: Blakiston, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. In Mylar cover. Out of print. First Blakiston edition. Binding is cloth boards.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. Book. VG+. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark red textured paper-covered boards, lettered in gilt. BOMC ed. Minor rubbing to extremities, sunned at head of spine panel. Inked price at top corner of half-title, otherwise unmarked. 327 pp. Color illus. dust jacket shows… Read more about this item