THE MOTH; By James M. Cain
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. First Edition [printing unspecified]. Cloth. Small 8vo, light green cloth with green lettering, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped) with pale green moth designed by Arthur Hawkins, Jr., 373 pages + [2] Acknowledgements + [2] A Note on the Type. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #8161
James M[allahan] Cain (1892 – 1977) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is widely regarded as a progenitor of the hardboiled school of American crime fiction.
His novels The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), Double Indemnity' (1936), Serenade (1937), Mildred Pierce (1941), and The Butterfly (1947) brought him critical acclaim and an immense popular readership in America and abroad.
Cain's ninth novel, The Moth, appeared in 1948, the year after The Butterfly.
UNCOMMON title in this edition and condition. Tight, clean copy with moderate wear to cloth and dust jacket, which has some chipping mainly at the top of its spine.
Price: $40.00