CAIN X 3
by Cain, James M
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1969. Book Club. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. An omnibus edition bringing together the three Cain novels that have become crime noir classics: "The Postman Always Rings Twice," "Mildred Pierce," and "Double Indemnity." All three of these novels have also been the basis for successful films and both books and films have become staples of any mystery-crime library or film collection. This copy is the book club edition, First Printing, First Edition Thus. 400 pages in black, paper-covered boards with gold lettering. Boards and text show only a touch of foxing on the top edge of the text block, o/w clean and unmarked, tight and square. Primarily white dustjacket shows very minor edge wear, light soiling and age-tanning, one tiny tear at bottom of spine, no creasing or chipping. Very decent copy of three of Cain's best.
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Details
- Seller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 005427
- Title
- CAIN X 3
- Author
- Cain, James M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club.
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, CRIME, NOIR, FIRST EDITION, OMNIBUS, VIOLENCE, MOVIES, FILM,
- Bookseller catalogs
- California; Crime; Movies/Film/TV;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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