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NIGHTMARE IN MANHATTAN
by Walsh, Thomas
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Foxing to top edge, a little rubbing to board edges, tape ghost/stains to paste downs, book plate to front paste down, a very go
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1950. First edition. Foxing to top edge, a little rubbing to board edges, tape ghost/stains to paste downs, book plate to front paste down, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with wear along upper and lower edges with closed tears, tape stains to mid flap edges. (32032). Octavo, boards. Edgar Award winner for best first novel. Basis for the 1950 film noir "Union Station" starring William Holden and Barry Fitzgerald. The script by Sydney Boehm was also nominated for an Edgar Award. Hubin, p. 837. Johnson, The Dark Page (2), p. 194. Silver and Ward (eds.), Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd edition), p. 303.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32032
- Title
- NIGHTMARE IN MANHATTAN
- Author
- Walsh, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used - Foxing to top edge, a little rubbing to board edges, tape ghost/stains to paste downs, book plate to front paste down, a very go
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Film Source . Mystery Award . Mystery
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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