The Screaming Mimi
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1949. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good/Near Fine. Item #018229
8vo., 248pp. Sharp First Edition but second or later printing. Bound in yellow cloth with black outlined yellow titles; the same as the first printing. Square, and tight and quite clean throughout with no toning. Tiny spot on the front paste-down. A hint of bumping to spin ends but barely. Very attractive clipped dust-jacket has a small nick at the top front tip and mild edge-wear. Top rear edge mildly toned. Still fresh and bright with no creases or tears. Basis for the 1958 Noir film of the same title starring Anita Ekberg, Philip Carey and Gypsy Rose Lee. A very handsome collectable copy at a great price. (Hubin, p.53).
Price: $45.00