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New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., Publishers, 1949. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket which show just a bit a age darkening to the spine panel, much less than usually encountered, tiny nick to head of spine panel, tiny closed tear to lower rear panel. A lovely clean and bright copy. (14198). Octavo, boards. Basis for the 1958 film noir with Anita Ekberg, Phil Carey and Gypsy Rose Lee. [Reference: Selby, Dark City: The Film Noir, 344. Keaney, Film Noir Guide, p. 372. Not in Silver and Ward].

New York: Dutton, 1949., 1949. First edition. First edition. The fifth Fredric Brown mystery novel and generally considered among his best. Covers lightly soiled else a near fine copy in dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends, corners and extremities. Bill Sweeney for his own reasons wants to find the "Ripper" who was terrorizing all Chicago by slashing to death three beautiful girls. Bill had to first find out what the link was between the "Ripper's" victims? Why they were always beautiful blondes? What did the Screaming Mimi, that twisted, panic-stricken little statue, have to do with the murders? Filmed as The Screaming Mimi by Columbia Pictures in 1958. Directed by Gerd Oswald with Robert Brees as screenwriter, and starring Anita Ekberg, Philip Carey, and Gypsy Rose Lee.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., Publishers, 1949. First edition. A near fine copy, previous owner address label affixed to front paste down in a near fine price clipped dust jacket which has some age darkening to the spine panel, some light rubbing to corners and spine ends. (8281). Octavo, boards. Basis for the 1958 film noir with Anita Ekberg, Phil Carey and Gypsy Rose Lee. [Reference: Selby, Dark City: The Film Noir, 344. Keaney, Film Noir Guide, p. 372. Not in Silver and Ward].

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., Publishers, 1949. First edition. A very good copy, light foxing to end papers, covers show some dust soiling in a very good dust jacket, small chip to base of front panel, some mild soiling. (11572). Octavo, boards. Basis for the 1958 film noir with Anita Ekberg, Phil Carey and Gypsy Rose Lee. [Reference: Selby, Dark City: The Film Noir, 344. Keaney, Film Noir Guide, p. 372. Not in Silver and Ward].

DUTTON Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. FIRST. A NEAR FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET..

THE SCREAMING MIMI, Dutton, 1949, first edition, tiny tear at head of spine, else near fine in vg+ dust-wrapper save for some dust-soiling and a small chip missing from the upper section of the front dust-wrapper panel. The source book for the film of the same name.

LONDON: ZOMBA.. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0946391122 . First edition. (Thus) Fine in fine dust jacket. (No discoloration to the pink hue at spine. Crease at edge of front end-paper and title page. ) (B); 5 1/2" X 8"; 569 pages .

LONDON: ZOMBA BOOKS.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket. (Pink hue on spine of jacket discolored. A few traces of shelf-wear & yellowing along edges of jacket. Trace of light foxing at top edge. ) The most elusive of the Zomba omnibus collections. .

NY: Dutton. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition hardcover. Mild corner wear, page edges foxed. Few minor stains to pages. The DJ in mylar is mildly foxed/toned/insected, with beverage ring, 1cm closed edge tear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 248 pages .

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1949. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of The Screaming Mimi by Fredric Brown.. Octavo, 248pp. Yellow cloth, title printed on spine in blue. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Clean text, lightly worn bottom edge of cloth, some foxing to outer edge of text block. Previous ownership bookplate affixed to front endpaper. In publisher's dust jacket, $2.50 on front flap, lightly soiled from handling, chipping at edges of spine, some toning to spine. Fredric Brown was an American science fiction, mystery, short fantasy and black comedy writer. His first novel, The Fabulous Clipjoint, won an Edgar Award for outstanding mystery novel. Another novel, The Screaming Mimi, was adapted into a film in 1958. He is widely considered one of the best Science Fiction Writers of the 20th Century. Fredric Brown died in 1972, having published over 100 works of fiction. Since his death, many of his early pulp novels have been republished and have found a… Read More

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1949. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; yellow paper-covered boards, with titling and publisher's logo stamped in black to spine and front cover; dustjacket; 248, [8]pp. Slight forward lean, mild rubbing to extremities, with faint foxing and dustiness to upper edge of textblock; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), flap edges trimmed 1cm short, with wear and nicks to extremities, several stains to jacket, with a small piece of tape at center of front panel; Good to Very Good. Basis for Gerd Oswald's 1958 film noir, starring Anita Ekberg, Philip Carey, and Gypsy Rose Lee. HUBIN, p.54.

Zomba books, 1983 first edition . fine trade paperback

London: Black Box Thriller from Zomba books, 1983. First of this omnibus. Trade paperback. spine creased and a bit cocked else a very good copy. see scans. 569 pp.

Bantam Books. New York: Bantam Books, Inc. , 1950 first edition . 831 almost near fine, name written inside paperback,

Zomba Black Box, 1983. First Thus edition. vg+. vg+ 1st Zomba Black Box 1983 trade edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

New York: Dutton, 1949. Bound in soiled yellow boards, stamped in black in a "tailored" book clue dust jacket that fits the book and shows well in mylar. Previous owner's first name on front endpaper. Basically this is a place saving copy that will look good on the shelf, but not so much under scrutinization. 248 pp. This is the true First edition (stated on the copyright page) and not an ex-lib copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

T. V. Boardman Books. London. 1952. T. V. Boardman. 1952. First editon in paperback. Spine has a lean and is very creased and rubbed. Front cover creased and also worn to edges, pages browned otherwise a clean and sound copy.

NY: Bantam, 1950. 1st printing, Oct./Nov. 1950; #831. Cover art is uncredited. Slight creasing; light edgewear; minor surface wear; mild tanning; minor soiling.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+ to Near Fine.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1949. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. An early mystery-thriller by Brown, who learned his craft writing for the mystery and sci-fi pulps and whose work fostererd a fan cult that continues a half-century after his death. When Brown is good, he is very, very good and "The Screaming Mimi" is one of those. An Irish, alcoholic newspaper reporter in Chicago is so affected by the beauty of the fourth victim of a serial killer that he sobers up enough to begin his own hunt for the killer. As he gets close to his goal, he finds himself the target of madness and death. The book became the basis for a 1958 movie starring Anita Eckberg and Gypsy Rose Lee. This copy is a Dutton's book club, "Guilt Edged Mystery," First Edition Thus. 248 pages in bright yellow cloth boards showing slightly bumped corners and light surface wear. Text shows a bit of age-tanning and light foxing on the end papers and edges, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, binding… Read More

NY: Bantam, 1950. 1st printing, Oct./Nov. 1950; #831. Cover art is uncredited. Creasing; edge and corner wear; tanning; foxing; mild stains; spine sunned; falls open to p. 193; short tears at heel.. Mass Market Paperback. Good.