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New York : Pocket Books, (1943). First paperback edition. "Rare Books and Raw Murder Mix". Originally published in 1938 - and made into a film starring Melvyn Douglas the same year, a sequence of events that led to the former reporter Harry Kurnitz becoming a witty and stylish Hollywood screenwriter (Hatari, Pretty Baby, Shadow of the Thin Man and many more). Foolscap 8vo (17cm). [iv],204pp. Original pictorial wrappers - a design by Leo Manso (1914-1993); all edges red; spine a little worn and lightly sunned; a reasonable copy.

New York: Dodd , Mead & Company, 1938. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition.. True First Edition Advance Readers Copy 1938 , Printed soft cover wraps , 264 page book . A classic mystery written by Harry Kurnitz and promoted as Dodd , Mead Prize Detective Story / $1000 Red Badge Prize Mystery . The novel's popularity lead to Kurnitz"s adaptation of it for MGM anf a long , successful career as a screenwriter. The release of the movie FAST COMPANY with actors Melvyn Douglas . Later he wrote the Thin Man films ,Witness for the Prosecution and many other mystery / detective movies. Very scarce in this format . Condition : Very Good , with ex-owners name penned on the cover and address stamp ( professor Cushman Cornell University ) . Creasing at the spine , edge ware , slightly cocked . Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 264pp.; VG/VG; spine black and red with white, black, and gold lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.00'; dust jacket has minor flaws, including slight sun-fading to spine, small amount of chipping to head and tail of spine; front cover with unusually bright colors; interior has some age-toning; LP consignment; shelved case 6. 1282432. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.