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Dark Hazard
de [CRIME & THE UNDERWORLD] BURNETT, W.R
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1933. Book Club Edition. With "H-H" code on copyright page. Octavo (21.5cm); dark blue cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in lime green across spine and covers; gray topstain; patterned endpapers; [viii],295,[1]pp. Previous owners name to upper front endpaper, light wear to extremities, else a bright, Near Fine copy. BOMC booklet laid in. Attractive copy of Burnett's seventh book, a novel set in California and centered around a down-and-out gambler, his interaction with gangsters, and his love affair with dog racing - particularly with a greyhound named Dark Hazard. Burnett became involved in dog racing for a time while writing the novel, and even owned a greyhound named War Cry. Basis for Alfred E. Green's 1934 film of the same name, starring Edward G. Robinson and Genevieve Tobin, and a 1937 B-picture titled Wine, Women, and Horses. Hubin, p.58; Baird 359.
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- Librería
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 44786
- Título
- Dark Hazard
- Autor
- [CRIME & THE UNDERWORLD] BURNETT, W.R
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Book Club Edition
- Editorial
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1933
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Modern Fiction; Great Depression; Mystery, Crime, and Detective Fiction;
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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- Fine
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- Copyright page
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- G
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- BOMC
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- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
