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• Author: James M. Cain
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Seller Description: First edition of one of the most important crime novels of the twentieth century, adapted as a motion picture seven times. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly Signed by James M. Cain on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the crown. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very nice example, rare and desirable signed. "It is sometimes easy to trace a literary genre to its source, and James M. Cain's first novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice, ... See More Details

Seller Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Boards are slightly soiled and near fine, with a supplied proof dustwrapper which came directly from the estate of the artist Arthur Hawkins, Jr. The jacket has been folded with a crease at the spine, Knopf's small Borzoi logo has been cut away from the rear panel (possibly for another design by Hawkins), and Hawkins has written the date "1933" on the front flap, although the book wasn't released until 1934. However the jacket is exceptionally ... See More Details

Seller Description: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. First edition, first printing. Original publisher's orange cloth, titles and decorations printed in blue to front board and spine, blue top stain; original black, red and white dust jacket with wavy design. Near fine book with a touch of soiling to top edge of text block, light wear to bottom edges of boards, and previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; very good unclipped dust jacket with a bit of wear to jacket flap hinges and spine ends, closed tear to ... See More Details

Seller Description: Very Good. Inscribed by James M. Cain in blue pen on first page: "Dick: For your collection, Jim Los Angeles, Calif March 19, 1948" On title page, he adds: "Mimeographed script for checking purposes, 1 of 20. Several changes made in proof for book publicaiton." Cain has also crossed one phrase out of the first page of text using pencil. Two volumes, 8.5 x 11" format, comprising a total of 496 double spaced, single sided pages. Tan printed stiff paper covers showing some offsetting, foxing and ... See More Details

Seller Description: First edition of one of the most important crime novels of the twentieth century, adapted as a motion picture seven times. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt ruled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation. "It is sometimes easy to trace a literary genre ... See More Details

Seller Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. First edition (so stated). 8vo. Original gilt stamped green cloth. Dust jacket designed by Bob Smith (unclipped; soft creases). Very good. 388 pages. No signatures or bookplates. See More Details

Seller Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. First edition. INSCRIBED by James M. Cain to the esteemed cultural critic John Leonard on the front end-paper. The inscription is dated on February 11, 1969 with the place being Hyattsville at Cain's home. Less than a month later in March Leonard wrote in the New York Times Book Review of asking Cain what he made of Hollywood's adaptations of his novels, to which the author pointed to his books in the library and said they were just fine regardless how the films ... See More Details

Seller Description: Jacket Design by Arthur Hawkins, Jr. Very Good+ in Good (in mylar) jacket. Hardcover. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Signed by Author Author's ink signature on ffep; This copy was once owned by celebrated novelist Raymond Chandler, whose name and address on Camino De La Costa, in La Jolla, California, is ink-stamped on the ffep, above Cain's signature; Below the author's signature is the simple ink inscription: "From B. Knopf", which may be Blanche Knopf, co-founder of Alfred A. Knopf Publishing; ... See More Details

Seller Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Octavo. Signed and Inscribed By James M. Cain 188pp. Orange cloth boards, dark blue/black titles and decoration on spine and front board. Slight spine lean. Spine darkened/shows evidence of handling. Pages evenly toned, otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket shows mild wear at spine ends and is clipped at all four corners, no price evident. Jacket in mylar sleeve. Letter from Cain to a Mr. O'Dell tipped in on front paste down, dated May 16, 1938. It reads, “The ... See More Details

Seller Description: Good. No Jacket. Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. Book. Good. Cloth. First Edition. SIGNED handsomely on the free endpage by James M. Cain. Stated First Edition. A sound First with bright red covers with strong black design and lettering, and graceful Cain initial medallion on front center. Old orange bookstore sticker on rear endpage from Gordon's Satyr Book Shop at 1620 N. Vine in Hollywood. Pages unmarked but there are a few stains on several pages. Between pages 8 and 9 there are several spots that ... See More Details

Seller Description: Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our ... See More Details

Seller Description: Very Good. 1934 3rd printing February 1934 in original $2 priced jacket with lightly stained spine and edge wear. No marks, original publisher's top stain. Please email for photos. See More Details

Seller Description: First edition, first printing. Very Good, lacking dust jacket. Offsetting to end papers. First 8 page leafs have a tiny tear at the side edge. Foxing to side of page block and cloth. Sunning to spine. The novel that inspired the classic 1946 film noir. See More Details

Seller Description: Very Good+ Advance reading copy of the first edition. [8] 388, [2] pp. Original illustrated self-wrappers. Very Good+ with typical rubbing along spine, small tear near foot to front wrap along fold, tiny gouge to front wrap near author's name, top corner of text bumped. Publisher's blue stamp on front free endpaper, former owners' bookplate on verso with offsetting. An attractive copy in an uncommon, fragile issue of the hardboiled classic. It inspired an Academy Award-winning film in 1945. See More Details

1941, Alfred A. Knopf Paperback, Very Good

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Seller Description: First edition. Octavo, original black cloth with titles to the spine and front panel in silver. Inscribed by the author, "To Frank Whitbech, Who has more Cain first editions than Cain has and the more power to him. James M. Cain Los Angeles, Calif June 5, 1944". Bookplate of the recipient on the front free endpaper, a very good copy with light wear. See More Details

Seller Description: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. First edition. Very good+ copy in very good price clipped '2nd. ' issue jacket. (Stamped price of $2.50 at bottom corner of front jacket flap. Rear cover features a short essay by Cain. Gilt on spine rubbed. Exceedingly faint erasure on front end-paper. Bottom edge of cloth lightly shelf soiled. A few chips at edges of jacket. Short edge tears. ) Features the FIRST book appearance of "Double Indemnity."; 327 pages. See More Details

Seller Description: Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. A bit of darkening to the endpapers from the binder's glue, slightly cocked binding, near fine in a very good, modestly soiled and edgeworn dust jacket with internal tape repairs at the spine ends. Filmed by Allan Dwan in 1956 as *Slightly Scarlet* with John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, and Arlene Dahl. See More Details

Seller Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author First edition, first prnt. Signed by Cain on the obverse of the page listing his previously published books. Minimal shelfwear, mostly at corners, beginning toning on pastedown gutters, light green topstain with few small rubs, small raised area of cloth on front panel (appears to be due to binding glue under cloth); dustjacket with chipped spine ends and wear at corners, toning mostly at folds and flap topedges, wear on the rear ... See More Details

Seller Description: Fine. Close to fine in Vg. + variant red & purple dj. (Dime-size chip at head of spine. Smaller chips at base of spine. A few tiny chips at corners & some edge tears. Spine slightly faded) Author's SECOND novel. See More Details

Seller Description: Dust Jacket Included. DUST JACKET (UNCLIPPED) FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD-FINE, BRIGHT COPY. See More Details

Seller Description: Book. Octavo, 192 pages. In Very Good minus condition, and lacking issued dust jacket. Bound in yellow cloth with black lettering. Minor shelf wear. Soiling to spine and boards. Some age-toning to edges of textblock. Interior pages clean. Shelved in Case 6. 1372889. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. See More Details

Seller Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Signed by poet on half title, inscribed to former owner and dated June 3, 1989. 80 pp. Navy cloth with gilt lettering. Fine in second state dust jacket with Pulitzer mention, light rubbing, else Fine. Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry; Dove was the second African-American person to win. See More Details

Seller Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. 12mo-over 6¾-7¾" tall. Fine Copy In a Near Fine Jacket. Tiny Chip In Crown First Edition Stated. $2.50 On Flap. Excellent Copy Of The Author's Second Book. See More Details

Seller Description: A fine copy; but the dust jacket, which has some light use, is taped at the flaps to the front and rear pastedowns. 220 pp. 8vo, Hollywood literary agent H. N. Swanson's copy, with his stamp on the front free endpaper. Warmly inscribed by the author in 1976 to Swanson. See More Details

Seller Description: Former owner's ink signature on front free endpaper; endsheets a little darkened at gutters; otherwise a bright near fine copy in a jacket with minor edge wear. 218 [1] pp. 8vo, See More Details