High Tension by Haines, William Wister - 1948 first edition

New York: Pocket Books, 1948. First paperback printing of this novel of linemen stringing power lines for a railroad and the dangers they face, scarce in any edition; the author found more success writing screenplays. Pocket 502. Pocket-sized paperback as pictured, front cover art by Milton Wolsky; title page drawing by Robert Lawson. Shows light wear, minor chipping, pages lightly tanned; no names or marks.. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4¼" by 6½".

U.S.: Pocket 502, 1948. Solid with light wear on the covers and a light reading crease along the spine on the front cover. There is some ball point pen writing on the top of the first inside page.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good.

Pocket Books. New York: Pocket Books, Inc. , , 1948 first edition . 502 , almost near fine, , Cover by Milton Wolsky. , , paperback,

Pocket Books. New York: Pocket Books, Inc. , , 1948 first edition . 502 , near fine, unread, Cover by Milton Wolsky. , , paperback,

HIGH TENSION, Little Brown, 1938, first edition, tiny nick to the head of the spine, some faint minor stains to the covers, else a tight vg copy. Another tale of the men who laid power lines across the U.S. Considered by many to be even better then his first novel, SLIM.