Results for: Burnett, W. R.


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Gilt lettering on spine faded some, textblock mildly age toned; else clean, tight, square and unmarked. Spine of jacket has darkened slightly, small chip at base of spine, very mild wear. Classic deco art of fighter by Edna Reindell on front panel. Story of rise and fall boxer Coke Mason by the author of LITTLE CAESAR and ASPHALT JUNGLE.
Iron Man
Burnett, W. R.
New York: Lincoln MacVeigh the Dial Press, 1930.
Price: $140.00
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Inked price on FFE, glue offsetting on endpapers and boards, mild toning of textblock; else clean, tight, square and unmarked. Jacket has mild fraying on spine ends and corners, small chip on rear panel; unobtrusive tape reinforcements of extremities on verso; else clean and intact. Ex-GI gets involved in a scheme to fleece a young widow and finds himself falling for her, much to the displeasure of his racketeer cohorts. Subject for 1946 Film Noir of the same name starring John Garfield.
Nobody Lives Forever
Burnett, W. R.
New York: Knopf, 1943.
Price: $275.00
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Rear boards heavily bruised, slightly affecting textblock; else clean, square and unmarked, structurally sound. Jacket is uniformly toned and soiled, light edgewear; else intact. Scarce early work by author of LITTLE CAESAR and ASPHALT JUNGLE.
The Giant Swing
Burnett, W. R.
New York: Harpers, 1932.
Price: $95.00
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Lightly toned textblock, slight wear to boards; else clean, tight, square and unmarked. Jacket has sticker shadow on front panel, price clip, light edgewear, light soil on rear panel; else intact. Hard-boiled novel of big city corruption, murder and organized crime by the author of Asphalt Jungle, Little Caesar and High Sierra.
Underdog
Burnett, W. R.
New York: Knopf, 1957.
Price: $45.00
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Book is clean, tight, square and unmarked. Creased closed tear on front panel, several nicks,mild dust soiling of rear panel; else jacket is bright and intact. The third volume in Burnett's hard-boiled Urban Trilogy, also inlcuding ASPHALT JUNGLE and LITTLE MEN, BIG WORLD. A story of big city corruption. Filmed as Accused of Murder.
Vanity Row
Burnett, W. R.
New York: Knopf, 1952.
Price: $35.00
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