Three Kind by Cain James (46 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 325 Pages; Three Novels- Career In C Major; The Embezzler; And Double Indemnity. Pages Tight; Minor Page Wear; No Markings; End Pages Show Some Smudges And Darkened Areas. Page Edges Slightly Foxed. Faded Red Hard Covers With Black Lettering On Spine. Some Darkened Areas; Moderate Shelf Wear. Rare Vintage Copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: no jacket present. The book is bound in hardcover with noticeable wear, especially on the spine, which has significant chipping and rubbing. The boards show some scuffing and edge wear. There is no dust jacket present. Despite these flaws, the binding remains intact, making it a suitable addition for collectors seeking vintage crime fiction.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG/G+ as d/w has been taped and has a chip at top with BCE on flap; novels include Career in C Major, The Embezzler and the great Double Indemnity. c1944.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Reprint. PREVIOUS OWNER NAME, DUST JACKET CHIPPED AND STAINED, NOT A BOOK CLUB. BLACK BOARDS WITH GILT LETTERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Nap. Burgundy cloth with gilt title and decoration on spine only, embossed initials on front panel, top edge stained red. Corners bumped, worn, frayed at spine ends with a piece missing from top of spine, good to very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. A perfectly decent reading copy only with slightly rippled pages from being formerly wet, (as well as some very faint dampstaining) and a chip at the foot of the spine. All flaws are covered by a fine facsimile jacket so book presents well on the shelf. This volume contains three short novels: "Career in C Major", "The Embezzler", and "Double Indemnity", the latter the basis for the classic film noir starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred McMurray.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. None. In Mylar cover. Out of print. First Blakiston edition. Binding is cloth boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. This is a hardcover reprint from Blakiston. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Erstwhile owner's signature on front endpaper; interior pages unmarked. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

1944 CONDITION: g/tattered NOTE: tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Three short novels by one of the masters of noire fiction. Binding is tight and pages are clean and unmarked. Shelfwear to cover at top and bottom of spine and corners. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. Dark red textured paper-covered boards, lettered in gilt. BOMC ed. Minor rubbing to extremities, sunned at head of spine panel. Inked price at top corner of half-title, otherwise unmarked. 327 pp. Color illus. dust jacket shows triangular loss at head of spine panel to depth of 3/4", affecting "Three" in title, spine panel sunned, corners chipped with minor loss, short closed tear along top front edge, now in mylar. Curiously, dust jacket shows Blakiston imprint despite book publication by Knopf. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Book club edition.

Hardcover. Condition: vg. good partial.

Hard Cover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Pebbled red boards. The spine is stamped in gilt; the front panel in blind. Octavo. Red topstain. [xv] + 327pps. There is mild rubbing and bumping to the tips and the spine-ends, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a small abrasion at the top of the front panel and modest general edgewear. A very nice copy of this early omnibus edition. Includes 'Career In C Major,' 'The Embezzler,' and 'Double Indemnity.' ".Like his great successes, 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' and 'Serenade' -- like almost everything he has written -- these stories deal with violent deeds and violent emotions. Passion and murder are their materials, and they are presented with the amazing skill that makes any Cain story an adventure in suspense. They are indeed three of a kind -- and every one of them an ace." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. This collection includes the first appearance of Double Indemnity. Burgundy boards. Red top stain. Tight, square binding. Clean text and interior. Blind stamped initials of Cain on front cover. Gold gilt title on spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book club edition. Moderate edgewear, near fine in a very good dust jacket with nicks and tears, and an abrasion on the front panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 288pp, black cloth, ex library stamp 'Ward Room Mess, R.N. Barracks, Chatham, Nov 1945, ex libris Book Society Bookplate in front, GOOD, Robert Hale, undated, circa. 1945.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. undated. boards are worn, chipped and knocked. foxing and markings. loose binding and visible netting. very poor copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. The boards are shelf rubbed.Previous owner's inscriptions.Well bound.EK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Book Club edition. 12mo. 327 pp. Hardcover binding in clipped dustwrapper, egewear, else overall good condition. ((6757). Along with Cain, James M. The Postman Always Rings Twice. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, i945. Tenth printing. 188 pp. Hardcover binding, no jacket, else very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book Club Edition. "Three Of A Kind" by James M. Cain 1944 - Book Club Edition Vintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket 8" x 5 3/4" 327 Pages The jacket is in fair to good minus condition, with chips, edge tears and wear. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good minus condition free from rips, tears, bends, and stains. There is some writing in blue ink on the front free end page. The boards are in good minus condition with edge wear. The binding is tight and square. James Mallahan Cain was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is widely regarded as a progenitor of the hardboiled school of American crime fiction. Author of "A Postman Always Rings Twice", and Mildred Pierce".…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st printing of 1st edition. Good hardcover, no DJ. Clean covers and spine; lightly scuffed; spine gilt titles and design mostly chipped off or dulled; tightly bound and square in case; some age darkening of end papers; owner name on front free end paper; small bookseller's ticket on front free end paper; clean interior. Very faintly musty. 8vo, 327 pp.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition 2nd Issue. a scarce 2nd issue of three great novels first in the late 1930's by James M Cain. But All are famous novels, Career in C Major. The Embezzler and the famous Double Indemnity. original gilt cloth pretty copy in a used and chippy dust jacket.…

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO90074203: 1963. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 431 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. DJ browned with chipping and small open tears; Includes the Embezzler, Career in C Major, and Double Indemnity, the latter of which was a well known film; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 327 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very good book in a very good second state dust jacket. Presentation copy signed and inscribed by the author, in 1943 to Bob Sinclair.Original orange cloth book with some bumping and wear to the spine ends. The jacket is clipped to the top front flap, the $2.50 price to the bottom front flap and with the back panel including the statement by Cain regarding war bonds. There is a tear to the bottom of the front flap fold with slight toning and wear to the jacket spine and edges. This book includes the first hardcover appearance of "Double Indemnity", the basis for the classic Billy Wilder film. Bob Sinclair, the recipient of the inscription, directed the theatrical adaptation of Cain's first novel "The Postman Always Rings Twice". Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Stated first edition. Very good condition. Rubs to the book's corners. Rubbing along the head of its spine. Mild fading to the spine. Some light soiling to the covers. Mild toning to the pages. The first book appearance of "Double Indemnity". No dust jacket. …