CRIME NOVELS: AMERICAN NOIR OF THE 1950s
by Polito, Robert (compiler)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (24701)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: The Library of America, [1997]. First edition of this collection. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (24701). Octavo, cloth. Collects THE KILLER INSIDE ME by Jim Thompson, THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY by Patricia Highsmith, PICK-UP by Charles Willeford, DOWN THERE by David Goodis and THE REAL COOL KILLERS by Chester Himes.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24701
- Title
- CRIME NOVELS: AMERICAN NOIR OF THE 1950s
- Author
- Polito, Robert (compiler)
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (24701)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition of this collection
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Library of America
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- [1997]
- Keywords
- Anthology . Mystery
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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