The Ninth Hour by Ben Benson 1957 Bantam Book No. A1658 First Edition

Description: Title of your page goes here The Ninth Hour by Ben Benson 1957 Bantam Book No. A1658 First Edition Title – The Ninth Hour Authors – Ben Benson / Pages – 182 Publishing – The book was copyrighted by the author in 1956. The book was published in 1957 as a first edition in paperback by Bantam Books as Bantam Book No. A1698. This is one of the first printings. As stated on the front end page - “January 9, 4:25 A. M. The Isolation Block “With his smuggled .45 solid inside his shirt, lifer Steve Runstead crouched in his dark cell waiting for the dumb young guard who thought he ought to be nice to cons. As the guard’s footsteps got nearer, Runstead began to whimper and groan. The stupid screw moved closer to look at him. Runstead’s hand shot through the bars like a tiger’s paw, grabbed his necktie, twisted till the cluck’s knees buckled. “The keys,” Runstead whispered in hoarse triumph. “The Keys!” And in a moment he was out of his cage, free, soft-footed and dangerous as an insane tiger...” From the back cover - “Three desperate prisoners, armed with smuggled .45’s, were holed up in the Isolation Cell Block, with two guards for hostages. “Give us a car,” they told the warden. “Open the gates. Or in one hour we’ll kill your screws.” Oakley was in command of the break. Oakley was smart and conceited. A big shot. Zorba was a dope. He didn’t count. Runstead was the man to fear. Runstead cared more about killing people than he did crashing out of jail. As long as he had guns and ammunition Runstead would kill…” Condition - The book is complete and tightly bound. The unfaded cover has mild edge wear. The spine edge is fully intact with a couple minor wrinkles. There are no markings in the book. Pages are moderately age toned but supple. There are no torn, missing, loose, creased or marked pages. The book is in very good+ condition. Books will be shipped in hardboard packages via media mail. Purchases of more than one book the same day can be combined in a single package resulting in a lower shipping cost than if purchased separately. If you wish to purchase more than one book place them in a cart then request and wait for a total prior to paying.

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