DEAD MAN BLUES
by Woolrich, Cornell, writing as "William Irish
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket, light shelf wear to spine ends, light rubbing, several stress creases to front fol
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
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)
- 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
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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