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GUILTY BYSTANDER
by Miller, Wade pseudoynm of Bob Wade and Bill Miller
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
N.Y.: Signet Books / New American Library, 1948. First printing, July 1948, so stated. Signet #677. Cover illustrated by Robert Jonas. Vintage paperback. Slight spine slant from being a little off set by publisher, else about fine. A kidnapped boy! A terrified blonde! A fortune in stolen pearls! Hardboiled Max Thursday, on-time private eye, had given up being a detective. But when the kidnapped boy turned out to be his own son and the frightened blonde his beautiful ex-wife, Max went into action with blazing fury in his heart. In four of the most hectic and hazardous days of his career Max got himself shot at, beaten up, and accused of murder before he caught a kidnapper, solved a puzzle in pearls and dealt out justice to a guilty bystander! Basis for 1950 film of the same name directed by Joseph Lerner, starring Zachary Scott and Faye Emerson. All Vintage Paperbacks come sealed in 2.5 mil plastic bag and taped closed with removable tape which will not tear the covers if it sticks to them when the book is removed.. First Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. Very Good-Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Jonas, Robert. Vintage Paperback.
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- Bookseller
- Murder By The Book
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020914
- Title
- GUILTY BYSTANDER
- Author
- Miller, Wade pseudoynm of Bob Wade and Bill Miller
- Illustrator
- Jonas, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- Signet Books / New American Library
- Place of Publication
- N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1948
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mystery, Crime, Vintage Paperback, Noir, Hardboiled,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Noir;
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Murder By The Book
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About the Seller
Murder By The Book
Biblio member since 2004
Warwick, Rhode Island
About Murder By The Book
In business since 1978 specializing in Mystery, Detective Fiction both in hardcover and collectible paperbacks.
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