Galatea

VG / VG 1953 Knopf, stated first edition. Hardcover. Nice 1st of one of Cain's later works.

First edition first printing of this brutal and shocking novel by Cain. A hint of toning to the edges of the dustjacket. There is a small puncture hole in the dustjacket's front panel right at the edge of the spine. In near fine / near fine condition.

U.S.A.: Knopf , 1953. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Edition/First Printing 1953. A near-fine copy in an unclipped ($3.00) and very good dustjacket. This copy is signed by the author directly on the front free endpaper--signature only. A tight and clean copy--unmarked. A bit of shading to the outside cloth and a tiny bit… Read more about this item

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. Author's ink signature on ffep; This copy was once owned by celebrated novelist Raymond Chandler, whose name and address on Camino De La Costa, in La Jolla, California, is ink-stamped on the ffep, above Cain's signature; Below the author's signature is the simple ink inscription: "From B. Knopf", which may be Blanche Knopf, co-founder of… Read more about this item

NEW YORK NY: ALFRED A KNOPF CO. NF/VG. PUB 1953. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. BOOK IS FINE BUT FOR VERY SLIGHT SPINE SUNNING. D.J. IS LIGHTLY WORNAT THE CORNERS WITH A ONE INCH TEAR AT THE TOP OF THE FRONT PANEL WITHASSOCIATED CREASE, WITH A COUPLE OF VERY SMALL EDGE TEARS AND A TANNEDREAR PANEL. A NICE COPY. A NICE… Read more about this item

New York: Signet Books, 1954. No. 1152. First printing of this edition. INSCRIBED by the author to Signet Books founder Kurt Enoch: "To Kurt Enoch / Another in a series which I hope will ever grow longer and longer / James M. Cain / Hyattsville, MD / August 22, 1954." From the Kurt Enoch collection, with a letter of… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf. Light stain to top edges, else Very Good plus in a sunned DJ with a bit of edge wear. . Very Good. Grey Cloth. First Edition. 1953.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [9], 3-242, [6] pp. Light purple cloth with purple lettering and decorations on the front board and spine, gold topstain. Price of $3.00 on front flap of jacket. Ahearn APG 023a. An attractive copy of one of Cain's later novels. Near Fine with a previous… Read more about this item

London: Robert Hale, 1954. 1st edition. hard cover with dust jacket. G/G. Good book in good price-clipped dust jacket with shelf wear and edge chipping and tears, foxing to page edges, slight bump to side page edges./Good. 19 cm.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. A little soiling on the boards, else near fine in very good dustwrapper with several small chips and tears.

Galatea by James M. Cain first edition hardcover Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953 Condition: book - Very Good dust jacket - Good- some chipping and smudging

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Cain's novel of Maryland, inspired by his return to the area he was originally from only to find it much changed. Book's spine slightly faded. Both ends of spine very gently bumped. No previous owner marks. Text clean. Both ends of… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Fine. Arthur Hawkins, Jr.. 8vo. Pp. 242. Bound in violet cloth with burgundy lettering stamped on front cover and spine. Dust jacket design by Arthur Hawkins, Jr. HUBIN, p. 61. Dust jacket is now preserved in a removable, clear archival protector.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First edition. SIGNED by author on front endpaper. Near fine with two tiny specks of soiling along the hinge of the front board. In a near fine dust jacket with one 1/4" chip to the top of the spine and otherwise minor wear to spine ends and corners.

NY: Knopf, 1953. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover in abright dust jacket with light edgewear. Record # 8166

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. Stated first edition. Small pale stain to out edge of upper page edges, otherwise clean and unmarked. Full cloth binding. 242pp. Good only jacket is much rubbed and scuffed, with original 3.00 price on front flap. A story laid in southern Maryland.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo -… Read more about this item

London; Harborough Publishing Co, Ltd, 1960., 1960. Mass Market Paperback. FIRST ACE BOOKS EDITION. Softcover, pp. 156, [4] catalogue. Pictorial card wraps. Cover edges lightly rubbed and light background a little surface soiled. Contents toned as usual otherwise clean; no annotation or inscriptions. A Very Good copy. Ace Books H345. Love and murder in a lonely Maryland… Read more about this item

NY: Knopf, 1953. Dustwrapper shows scuffing (primarily to back panel) but is still bright and whole. The first edition of this novel by the noted author of "The Postman Always Rings Twice". A novel about Cain's home state -- Maryland. 242 pp. Previous owner's name and date to top of front pastedown (partially hidden by flap… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in attractive, very good dustwrapper with offsetting on the rear panel. A nicer than usual copy.

KNOPF. NY 1953. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Near fine in very good+ dust jacket. (Tape stains on jacket flaps. Light creasing at edges of jacket. ) .