BABY IN THE ICE BOX; and other short fiction / Edited by Roy Hoopes
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo, tourquoise quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over gold boards, frontispiece oval B&W photo of Cain, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped), 312 pages. Fine / Very Good. Item #7636
James Mallahan Cain (1892 – 1977) was an American author associated with the hardboiled crime fiction and the roman noir. His crime novels The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), and Double Indemnity (1936, 1943) became classic movies.
Uncommon title in this edition and condition. Collects several fascinating and thrilling stories by Cain.
Fine/VG copy. Tight, bright cloth. The striking period dust jacket (price-clipped) is bright with light soil evident on its rear panel. No previous owner or remainder marks.
Price: $35.00