Complete Set Five Digest Sized by Cain James (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Avon Book Company, 1943 - 1950. 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, New York 1943
- Softcover
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerNew York: Avon Monthly Publications, 1943-1950. Complete set of First Editions or First Separate Editions of James M. Cain novellas published as digest sized paperback originals by Avon. The cornerstone of the set is the first book in the the series, the first appearance of Cain's legendary Double Indemnity, adapted to the scree…n just a year later by Raymond Chandler and Billy Wilder, starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, and Edward G. Robinson. Each volume is in a separate black cloth chemise, housed together in single custom black cloth covered slipcase with green morocco spine labels, with titles stamped in gilt. Included are Double Indemnity (1943), The Embezzler (1944), Career in C Major and Other Stories (1945), Sinful Woman (1947), and Jealous Woman (1950). All volumes are in Near Fine or better condition. Provenance: Otto Penzler Collection.
