A CASE OF NEED by HUDSON, Jeffrey (pseud. of Michael Crichton - 1968
by HUDSON, Jeffrey (pseud. of Michael Crichton
A CASE OF NEED
by HUDSON, Jeffrey (pseud. of Michael Crichton
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- Hardcover
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London: Heinemann. 1968. First UK printing. Hardcover. Black boards. Ink private owner name at top margin of front free endpaper; tiny chip to top edge of half title leaf; page edges very lightly yellowed; else fine, flap price intact. Jacket has red spine sunned to pink; faint rubbing to panels; tiny nick to one outer corner; else fine. Crichton's only book under this pseudonym and his first book in hardcover, preceded by three paperback originals under his "John Lange" pseudonym. A medical thriller, the novel was the source of the 1972 film "The Carey Treatment", directed by Blake Edwards. A scarce book in either the British or American (New American Library, 1968) editions. It won an Edgar for Best First Novel.; Octavo .
- Bookseller Independent bookstores (CA)
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used
- Edition First UK printing
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Heinemann
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1968