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New York: Random House, 1948. First Edition. Item #7859
First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); black textured paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt and red on spine and front cover; red topstain; dustjacket; [vi],[3],4-184,[2]pp. Tiny, shallow indentation to upper edge of front board, else Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket, unclipped (priced $2.00), with light rubbing along upper rear joint, hint of sunning to spine lettering, faint crease to front panel and three short tears tape mended on verso.
Ullman's novelization of Lucille Fletcher's screenplay, which originally premiered in 1943 as a radio drama and was one of the most popular radio plays of that decade. Basis for Anatole Litvak's 1948 film noir, starring Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, and Ann Richards. The Dark Page, Vol.1, p.102-103; Hubin, p.149.
Price: $400.00