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THIS GUN FOR HIRE
by GREENE, GRAHAM
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Triangle Books, [1942]., 1942. First edition. First edition thus. Originally published in 1936. First Photoplay Edition. Octavo (19.5cm); gray cloth, with titles stamped in dark green on spine; yellow edge-staining; dust jacket; 293 pp. Inscribed by Alan Ladd to Jack Cordes on the front endpaper: "To Jack - Thank you so much for your interest - Best Regards, Alan Ladd." Arthur Raven is a paid assassin who kills a Socialist minister. Hunted down by Inspector Mather, Raven's fiancee reveals the hidden humanity in this apparently cold-blooded killer, but his doom cannot be avoided. Text edges tanned, as usual, with a tiny tear at crown; Near Fine. Dust jacket shows a few tiny chips at spine ends, short tears along upper flap folds, and light wear to extremities; Very good+. Housed in a custom clamshell case. Basis for the 1942 film noir of the same name, with a screenplay written by Albert Maltz and W.R. Burnett, starring Alan Ladd along side Veronica Lake and Laird Cregar. This Gun For Hire was Ladd's first film appearance, and the only time he ever played a villain. He became famous as a result of the film's success, and would go on to be cast along-side Veronica Lake in The Glass Key and The Blue Dahlia. Ladd died relatively young, and books signed by him are genuinely rare.
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- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41955
- Title
- THIS GUN FOR HIRE
- Author
- GREENE, GRAHAM
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Triangle Books, [1942].
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
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BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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About the Seller
BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania
About BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
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- Spine
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