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New York: Published by Simon and Schuster, 1953., 1953. First edition. First edition. Author's first book. Pages uniformly browned throughout, else a fine copy in dust jacket professionally restored at spine ends,corners, and extremities. Levin's finest book and written as three books in one: part one is told from the vantage point of the murderer, who wants to marry into a wealthy family, but cannot because the girl becomes pregnant and refuses to have an abortion. This will cost him his chance at the family fortune, so in an ingenious manner, which the reader can follow step by step, he murders her and her death is ruled a suicide. In part two the sister of the murdered girl deducts that the apparent suicide was really murder, so she tracks down the killer. She's got the right person, but for the wrong reasons and she becomes the second victim. In part three, a third sister and her husband bring the killer to a sort of justice. An attractive copy of a scarce book. Winner of the Edgar… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD/JACKET VERY GOOD. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a small card attached to the book. A CLEAN COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. FIRST PRITNING. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 244 pages. Scarce signed copy of Ira Levin's first book.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953 slight lean, general wear, dj wear, small chip to head spine, soiling. 1st. Hard Cover. Good +/Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster. Good with no dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Pale green cloth lined and titled in black. Spine slant, softened corners, rubbed board edges, toned pages, a few folded pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Simon and Schuster. Hardcover. B0006ATDDE First Printing. Poor condition, X-library with usual markings. Browning to pages. DJ looks as if it was torn in half horizontally and then put into the library mylar. . Fair.

US: Franklin Library, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Not a Ex-library book. No DJ. Gilt stain of gold on all outer edges. A picture bleed over on 4th page. Can only be considered acceptable condition. Sticker marking on cover, however book has never been read and is in very condition. Bud Corliss is a young man with a ruthless drive to rise above his working-class origins to a life of wealth and importance. 1989. A2.

Pleasantville, NY: Impress Group. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Dark gray endpapers. 272 pages. The Best Mysteries of All Time .

Signet Books. New York: New American Library. , 1954 . 1147 almost near fine first edition paperback,

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1953 Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. First Thus. Private Press. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This book is clean and the covers are nise, but it does have toning inside and the pages are toned..

Signet, 1954. First Printing. Signet 1147. Good condition.

London: Penguin Books, 1960 A good copy with wear to the cover, a small name in front.

New York, NY: Pocket Books. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1991. First Edtion. Mass Market Paperback. 0671683888 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall 218 pages Mass market paperback rubbed and scuffed at spine ends and edges. Text block clean and page tight but beginning to yellow. Bagged for protection. .

London: Pan Books, 1970. 240pp. Illustrated card covers. Book firm, clean and unmarked. Postage at cost - contact EldoradoBooks.. First Pan Edition. Paperback. Very Good+. 12mo.