Prelude to Night (First Edition)

New York: Coward McCann, 1945. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1948 film noir "Ruthless," directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Zachary Scott and Sydney Greenstreet. Rare.

Fine in an about Very Good, price-clipped example of the dust jacket. Jacket is bright, with a few small chips at corners and spine ends, and a couple of short closed tears. Housed in a custom green clamshell box.

The Dark Page I: 1940-1949, p. 232.