THE DAMNED LOVELY (Signed By Cover Artist ROBERT MAGUIRE)

Language: English

Published by Signet 1233, New York, 1955

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Seller: Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA

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Webb, Jack. THE DAMNED LOVELY. NY: Signet (1233), 1955. First Printing, thus. VERY GOOD PLUS copy. Blonde on the run, witness to a gangster killing. Combo of police and parish priest tackle a professional killer. Nice 1950s noir paperback first printing graced by the sensational cover art of Robert Maguire, arguably the greatest illustrator of Good Girl Art of his generation. Paperbacks such as this, prolific as they are, can only rarely be found signed by their authors. But the real unsung rarity is to find a copy signed by the illustrator; in this case one of legend. Boldly SIGNED "Robert A. Maguire" on the title page. Maguire (1921-2005) made only a very few public appearances and signed but a small number of his books for fans. This is a Very Good to Near Fine example of THE DAMNED LOVELY, with no creasing to the cover image. The book is square, has retained its brilliant red colors, and suffers only a few small chips and abrasions to the back cover. An original vintage 15-cent store stamp doesn't detract overmuch from the image on the front cover.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
THE DAMNED LOVELY (Signed By Cover Artist ROBERT MAGUIRE)
Author
Webb, Jack (Maguire, Robert)
Publisher
Signet 1233, New York
Publication year
1955
Condition
Very Good Plus
Signed
Signed by Author(s)
Binding
No Binding
Language
English
Illustrator
Robert Maguire
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Cover Artist Signed Paperbacks, Mystery Novels, Vintage Paperbacks

Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA

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We are antiquarian booksellers located in Mill Valley, California and have been buying and selling rare books and manuscripts since 1993. We are also members in good standing of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America. Our stock is select. Our emphasis, whenever possible, is on superb condition, rarity, literary importance and generally falls into two categories: 19th and early 20th Century Manuscripts and First Editions...and 20th Century Manuscripts and First Editions which have source relevance to Cinema.…

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