Graham Greene-THIS GUN FOR HIRE-1936-1ST/1ST US EDITION-VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD DJ

Description: THIS GUN FOR HIRE Author: Greene, Graham Title: THIS GUN FOR HIRE Publication: Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1936 Edition: First Edition Description: Greene's seventh novel, published in the UK under the title A Gun for Sale. "A hired gunman (English underprivileged youth) murders a socialist minister on the Continent and almost plunges Europe into war. Insp. Mather trails him, but M.'s own fiancée gets drawn into the chase and almost succeeds in humanizing the murderer" (Barzun & Taylor 1574). Basis for Frank Tuttle's 1942 film noir, starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and Laird Cregar. Wobbe A12.b; Hubin, p.175; The Dark Page, Vol.1, pp.116-117. First Printing, preceding the British edition by one month. Octavo (19.75cm); beige cloth, blocked and titled in dark green on spine; green topstain; dustjacket; [viii],293,[3]pp. Gently spine-sunned, topstain dulled, with light dust-soil and a few faint stains to cloth, and a tiny numerical label near upper margin of title page; contents clean; Very Good or better. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.00), gently spine-sunned, with modest shelfwear, several tears with attendant creases, a few small stains, with one clear tape-mend on verso, and five pieces of cello-tape with associated bleed-through (two on flaps, three along upper rear panel); Very Good. Seller ID: 5313 Subject: Books into Film, Mystery & Detective, Website Only Captain Ahab's Rare Books pursues fine books in all fields, with a special emphasis in 19th and 20th century literature, manuscripts, association copies, mystery & science fiction. We are proud members of the Virginia Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Terms All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 2200 USD

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