Home is the Sailor
by Day Keene
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tiffin, Ohio, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Hard Case Crime, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hard Case Crime #HCC - 007. 203pp. One corner bumped, spine slightly cocked, else very good
Synopsis
One of the leading paperback mystery writers of the 1950s, Day Keene also wrote for radio, television, movies, and pulp magazines. In addition to creating some of the most memorable noir nightmares ever published, Keene (real name: Gunnar Hjerstedt) also wrote widely praised mainstream novels such as Chautauqua , which was the basis for the Elvis Presley movie T he Trouble With Girls .
Reviews
On Jan 29 2011, RichardALupoff said:
Day Keene was one of the most talented writers to make the pulp-to-paperback transition in the 1950s. Along the way he wrote for radio and the screen, as well. A clever plotter and smooth stylist, he was largely and undeservedly forgotten for many years. He seems to be enjoying a long-overdue renaissance. I love his work and recommend HOME IS THE SAILOR or any of the recent collections of his short stories and novelettes that have appeared recently. A fine, talented writer -- if you've never read him before, and you like hardboiled writing, you're in for a treat!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cher Bibler (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007236
- Title
- Home is the Sailor
- Author
- Day Keene
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hard Case Crime
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Cher Bibler
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Cher Bibler
Biblio member since 2019
Tiffin, Ohio
About Cher Bibler
I have scans or photos of all my listings and if you'd like to see one, just ask. If you include the inventory number, it'll make it go a bit faster.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....