I, the Jury
- New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1947
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1947. First edition. Fine/Near Fine. Publisher's black boards titled in red. Small midcentury bookplate to upper pastedown. Bright and clean dust jacket with just a bit of crinkling to top edge. A Fine and attractive copy in Near Fine jacket.
In his debut novel, Mickey Spillane introduces Mike Hammer, the hard-boiled private eye that would feature in over a dozen novels, five feature films, and several television series. I, the Jury sees Hammer uncovering a drug ring and avenging the murder of his friend Jack Williams, who saved Hammer's life during World War II. The bestselling novel was adapted for the screen twice, once in 1952 and once in 1983. Spillane (1918 - 2006), sometimes referred to as the "king of pulp fiction," was a prolific mystery author who received the Edgar Allan Poe Grand Master Award in 1995. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
In his debut novel, Mickey Spillane introduces Mike Hammer, the hard-boiled private eye that would feature in over a dozen novels, five feature films, and several television series. I, the Jury sees Hammer uncovering a drug ring and avenging the murder of his friend Jack Williams, who saved Hammer's life during World War II. The bestselling novel was adapted for the screen twice, once in 1952 and once in 1983. Spillane (1918 - 2006), sometimes referred to as the "king of pulp fiction," was a prolific mystery author who received the Edgar Allan Poe Grand Master Award in 1995. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.