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DEAD MAN BLUES

DEAD MAN BLUES

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DEAD MAN BLUES

by Woolrich, Cornell, writing as "William Irish

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Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott and Co., 1948. First edition. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket, light shelf wear to spine ends, light rubbing, several stress creases to front fold and spine panel. (8539). Octavo, boards. Story collection. The story "Fire Escape" was filmed as The Window in 1949 and The Boy Cried Murder in 1966, the story "If the Dead Could Talk" was filmed as Obsession in 1954 and again in 1984 as Cloak and Dagger, several other stories were also filmed in Japan and Argentina.

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Bookseller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
8539
Title
DEAD MAN BLUES
Author
Woolrich, Cornell, writing as "William Irish
Book Condition
Used - Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket, light shelf wear to spine ends, light rubbing, several stress creases to front fol
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
J. B. Lippincott and Co.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia and New York
Date Published
1948
Keywords
SC . Mystery . Film source

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