THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE by Cain, james - 1978

Screenplay by David Mamet. Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange on front cover. Film blurb on back cover.

vintage books, 1978. 74545, near fine, unread, , paperback,

New York: Pocket Books, Inc., [1947]. 12mo. 121 pp., plus 1 pp. publisher’s ads. Colour-illustrated softcovers (slight shelfwear), still NF copy, w/ neat ownership label of Hiro Wakabayashi (1930-2017), Japanese-American and Korean War veteran on pastedown. Early Pocket Books edition, No. 443, of this noir mystery, which served as the basis for the 1946 MGM film noir starring Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, and Hume Cronyn, directed by Tay Garnett.

Vintage. Good. 1978. Mass Market Paperback. (I304) .

NY: Avon Murder Mystery Monthly. Very Good. 1942. First Edition. Softcover. Pictorial softcover. Original wraps are creased and worn. Contents unmarked. Pages toned. NO 6 in the Murder Mystery Monthly books. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London : Penguin, 1954. First Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-toned and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description : 1 volume. 220pages. Subjects : Fiction. English Literature. Penguin novels.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1946. Nice copy with jacket showing Lana Turner and John Garfield in a scene from the film. Boards have the same design as the first, this one in black cloth with orange stamping to front board and spine which is clean and bright. One bumped tip. Unmarked, tight and square. Red top stain sunned. Price intact jacket is sunned on spine but very litle paper loss. In mylar. . Photoplay Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1944. Bright Orange boards with blue lettering and design are clean and fresh. One lightly bumped tip. Unmarked, tight and square. Dark blue topstain still fresh. Unusually clean and fresh for this age. Nice copy. . 9th Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1946. Nice copy of 1946 printing. Unmarked, tight and square. Very light blue paper backed boards with red lettering and design to spine and front board is bright and fresh. Price intact jacket ($2) has edgewear and light to moderate paper loss. Classic novel that was the basis for two excellent films. Bookplate on front pastedown. In mylar. . 11th Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.