Serenade

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. Cain, James M. SERENADE 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. 314 pgs. First Edition. Bright black cloth boards with silver decoration and lettering on cover and spine. Best known for his crime fiction "THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE", this novel continues in the same dark and exotic genre mixed with intrigue and… Read more about this item

Cleveland: World Publishing, 1943. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a very early reprint of the novel, about 6 years after it's first appearance. Stated first printing of this edition. For its age, quite remarkable condition. Green cloth boards, some browning to pages. Green jacket with yellow text has strong color, almost no wear… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. Second printing. INSCRIBED by the author in the year after publication: "To Miriam Geiger / In memory of pleasant times / James M. Cain / Feb 17, 1938." Jacket art by W. A. Dwiggins. One of Cain's least-appreciated novels, a hard-boiled story about a dethroned opera singer who meets the love of… Read more about this item

VG+ / VG+ 1937 knopf, stated first edition. Hardcover. Jacket is price-clipped and has a bit of sun fading to the spine. The follow-up novel to 'The Postman Always Rings Twice.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. First edition. Octavo, original black cloth with titles to the spine and front panel in silver. Inscribed by the author, "To Frank Whitbech, Who has more Cain first editions than Cain has and the more power to him. James M. Cain Los Angeles, Calif June 5, 1944". Bookplate of the recipient on the… Read more about this item

Various cities: Albatross, 1939. First Edition. Limited Edition, published simultaneously with the First Edition, one of twelve unnumbered copies bound in quarter leather, with raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper by the author to his fourth and final wife, Florence Macbeth, underneath a small drawing of a four-leaf clover: "To Florence /… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. 314 pgs. First edition, stated second printing, December 1937. Black cloth boards with silver device and lettering on cover and spine. Dwiggens block print title pg. Condition of book is VERY GOOD ; corners slightly bumped, slight wear to… Read more about this item

The book has minor shelf wear. The spine is creased. There is some tanning of the pages and inside of the covers. The text is clean and unmarked (no underlining, highlighting or written notes). Please see the photos for details about the condition. Buy more than one book and we'll combine your shipping to save you money. Customer satisfaction is our goal.… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. First Edition. Publisher's prospectus for the First Edition. A perhaps unique and certainly rare piece advertising the release of Cain's second novel, containing the title-page, first chapter, and a specifications leaf. In a custom clamshell box with dark red cloth, quarter bound in dark red leather, titles in gilt.… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo. [7], 3-314, [6] pp. Black cloth with silver lettering and decorations on the front board and spine, red topstain. Ahearn APG 004a. Cain's second novel. A Near Fine book in a Good price-clipped dust jacket with traces of chipping, moderate discoloration to the flaps, and fading… Read more about this item

Jonathan Cape, 1938. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1938. First Edition. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Minor dog-eared corners. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and half title page. Black marks visible to half title page. Thumb-marking present. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. First Edition. First Edition. In the green-and-purple variant of the jacket, one of three color designs issued simultaneously. The author's bleakest noir, and his final masterpiece, the tale of an opera tenor who runs to Mexico to flee from professional disgrace, meets a girl there, and then attempts a triumphant return… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Front endpapers partially toned, light rubbing at extremities of the boards else near fine lacking the dust jacket.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Attractive bookplate on front pastedown, else very near fine lacking the dustwrapper.

Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1944. Third Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Pp. 314. Bound in full red cloth with moderne lettering and design stamped on front cover and spine. Slight evidence of wear to head and tail of spine and corners. Dust jacket with a nickel-size chip at head of spine, and a… Read more about this item

Penguin Books, 1953. Paperback. Acceptable. 1953. First Edition Thus. 207 pages. Orange striped Penguin paperback. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Pages slightly pulled in places. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and… Read more about this item

New York: Penguin Books, 1947. No. 621. First printing of this edition. SIGNED by James M. Cain on the first blank. From the Kurt Enoch collection, with a letter of provenance included. Kurt Enoch was the founder of Signet Books and a publisher whose desire was to bring great literature and genre fiction out of the libraries… Read more about this item

Penguin, 1955. Paperback. Good. 1955. 206 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

(New York): Signet / New American Library, 1954. Softcover. Very Good. Early reprint. Mass market paperback. Complete and unabridged. Spine creases thus very good.

Knopf, 1937. Book. Very Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very fine copy.Owners stamp on front pastedown.Ink name.Very goog jacket.Loss at crown and heel. Couple of minor chips top back panel.Author's Rare Second Book.Nice copy..