The Asphalt Jungle

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. First Edition. First Edition. Likely unique copy from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] library, with the following identification markers on the front endpaper (1) a standard 1950s-era MGM receipt label affixed to the center of the page, (2) three rubber stamps running down the center that read "VAULT COPY," (3) three rubber stamps (each marked… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1950 film noir directed and adapted for the screen by John Huston, starring Sterling Hayden, Sam Jaffe, and Marilyn Monroe. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Board edges lightly rubbed and toned. Jacket lightly edgeworn, with a short closed tear on… Read more about this item

Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG-. Stated 1st Edition, 13.4 x 19.5 cm lilac and white paper covered boards with black stamped vignette to the front, titles to the spine and Borzoi device to back panel. Uncut front edge (xii) 271pp (3) with original unclipped dust jacket priced at $2.75 net. the boards are… Read more about this item

VG+ / VG. 1950 MacDonald, first UK edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book in great shape; jacket just has "normal" minor edge wear, typical for its age. Basis for the great John Huston film version, starring Sterling Hayden.

New York: Pocket Books, Inc.. Near Fine. 1961. 3rd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Pocket-size paperback in excellent condition, mild surface-rubbing at the spine-ends is the only remarkable flaw, 3rd printing as stated on copyright page, 35-cent cover price, television tie-in featuring a photo of Marilyn Monroe on the back cover .

William Morrow & Co. Good. 1984. Paperback. 0688031269 . This book is in good condition only. The book has some shelfwear, edge wear, corner wear; spine tilting from use. Page edges tanning with age. Some margin marks : most pages are clean. .

Quill, 1984. Paperback. VG- to G+/na. Some rubbing & edgewear; creases; small closed tear near top of spine & clipped back corner; yellowing; inside otherwise overall clean & tight. 227 pages

William Morrow & Co. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

William Morrow & Co, 1984. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Knopf. 1949. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Light staining on bottom flap fold corners. Light rubbing along panel edges. .

Knopf Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). FIRST. A VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION IN DJ. INSCRIBED" TO JIM W.R. BURNETT. price clipped dj..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949., 1949. First edition. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends, corners and extremities. This novel revolves around the inevitable collision of two organizations - the criminals and the police, focusing less on one dominating figure and more on the collective entity required to pull off a crime.

Montreal: Pocket Books of Canada 714, 1950. Book. About Very Good. Paperback. 2nd thus.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Canadian printing. "It had been 'the perfect crime' until one small thing went wrong -- blowing the gang sky-high and leaving the boys clawing for life." 247 pages, cover illustration of one thug hammering another, and looking as if… Read more about this item

London; Macdonald & Co. (publishers) Ltd., 1950, 1950. Hard Cover. FIRST BRITISH EDITION. Octavo, pp. 240. Publishers' black cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. A clean copy with no annotation or inscriptions. Gilt titles slightly dull. Dust-jacket nicked & creased to edge with a little loss, and unobtrustive adhesive tape repairs to reverse. A… Read more about this item

Knopf, 1949-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Missing. Ex library copy with soiling on the endpapers, date stamps on the rfep. The binding is tight, corners lightly bumped. Spine and edges of the boards toned. Several pages show some light soiling, but text is unmarked. Light foxing on the fore edge. No dust jacket. 12mo. 271pp. A suitable reading… Read more about this item

1/1/1950. Hardcover w/DJ. 1st UK edition, published by Macdonald & Company, London, 1950; dust jacket in protective mylar cover; top edge shelf-worn; black cloth with gilt lettering on spine; endpapers very lightly tanned; binding tight; text clean and bright. VG/VG

Flamingo Book, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. 176 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1949.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in original paper covered boards (toning the spine, a bit of wear to the top of the spine), no dust jacket.. First edition. A classic noir novel - the story of a jewelry heist in a midwestern city that goes wrong - from… Read more about this item

New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1949. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover . Used - very good. 32mo; 247pp. <b>First Edition, 'First Printing' Stated</b>. Uncreased spine slighly cocked. Faint crease marks to front cover which previous owner has filled in with balck felt-tipped marker, which is effective but certainly not for the purist.. Front cover not… Read more about this item

DIAL, 1931. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. FIRST. A NEAR FINE FIRST IN DJ. SCARCE chip at bottom of spine.