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WHISTLE STOP - ADVANCE COPY
de Wolff, Maritta M
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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New York: Random House, 1941. First Edition. Debut novel by Wolff (1918-2002), who wrote it her senior year at the University of Michigan and had it published at age 23. A young woman returns to her small town in Michigan after several years away. When she dumps her former love interest and takes up with the local night club owner, he hatches a plot to rob and murder him. Winner of the Avery Hopwood Prize, and basis for Léonide Moguy's 1946 film noir, starring George Raft, Ava Gardner, and Victor McLaglen. The Dark Page, Vol.1, pp.282-283; Selby, Dark City 473. First Printing. Octavo (20.25cm); unprinted plain card wrappers, glued into the dustjacket (priced $2.75); [iv],[2],3-449,[1]pp. Sunning to spine, modest wear to joints and extremities, with some light dust-soil to rear panel; contents clean; Very Good+.
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- Librería
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 7161
- Título
- WHISTLE STOP - ADVANCE COPY
- Autor
- Wolff, Maritta M
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Random House
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1941
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Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2010
Stephenson, Virginia
Sobre Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
