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ASE # 813 / 1945 / Noted for limited use of punctuation, an influencer of Cormac McCarthy, who said that Kantor was the first writer he encountered who left punctuation out; Kantor was one of three primary influences on McCarthy's unique style. In World War II, Kantor entered the Buchenwald concentration camp as it was liberated; experience prompted writing of… Read more about this item

New York: Coward McCann, 1944. Book. VG+. Hardcover. First Edition. First printing. A VG+ copy lacking the dust jacket. Basis for the film noir "Gun Crazy"..

Coward-McCann: New York, 1944. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good minus/Without dust jacket. Sold as a nice original reading copy only. Octavo, 8 3/4" tall, 497 pages, gilt spine titles on black cloth. A very good minus, generally clean, sturdy original hard cover with minor shelf wear BUT foxing at the top fore-edges, binding solid, paper cream white,… Read more about this item

Coward-McCann, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo in black cloth, spine title in gilt. Modest shelf wear to the binding. The dustjacket is not price-clipped, and has eight chips to various edges, including two that are quite large.

Coward-McCann, 1944. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Chipping to jacket at bottom of spine. Price-clipped. .

New York: Editions for the Armed Services, Inc., 1944. 512 pp. Original staple-bound wraps, lightly soiled w/ light edge wear. Creases to spine. Edges of leaves age toned.. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket.

armed services Edition Paperback #513 CONDITION: good.