KISS ME, DEADLY (Signet Book # S1758 ); by Spillane, Mickey (1918-2006; Frank Morrison Spillane)

USA: Signet Book - NAL / New American Library of Canada Book. Illus. by PHOTO Cover!. Good -. Soft cover. 35th Edition By Publisher.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. No date circa mid 1980's (original cover price = $2.50); 176 pages. "Mike Hammer, hard-boiled private eye, became the most famous character developed by writer, Mickey Spillane. Created in 1947 with Spillane's first mystery novel, Hammer grew in popularity as each new book was published, mainly because his character and plot situations seemed to reflect the reality of major U.S. cities at the time." >>This is a reading copy.Cover scuffing & creasing..