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Woolrich, Cornell. COVER CHARGE. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926. A Fine, unblemished copy of the First Edition in original publisher's dark green cloth, spine and front board with panels painted red, lettered in gilt. In the original priced ($2.00) dust jacket, with a Jazz age design by Bobritsky. The Dust Jacket spine panel is just barely tanned with a minor nick at the base. There is an equally tiny nick to the rear panel. Apart from a little wear to the extremities and some faint soil, the Dust Jacket is bright, Near Fine and entirely unrestored. In short, a superior copy of an exceedingly rare book with only trivial blemishes. We?ve never seen a better example of the First Edition and doubt one exists. This, Cornell Woolrich's first book, was published when he was 22. Although, like most of his earliest works, it was heavily influenced by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it was the start of a career like few others. Woolrich is now considered the writer (along with Raymond Chandler) who founded and dominated the Film Noir genre, as well as often being referred to as the Edgar Allen Poe of 20th century film. His career consisted of writing novels, novelettes, novellas and short stories that were adapted into at least 28 Films Noir including ""Rear Window"" ""The Bride Wore Black"" ""Deadline At Dawn"" ""Mississippi Mermaid"" ""Black Angel"" ""Waltz Into Darkness"" and ""Black Alibi"" (although IMDb attributes an astonishing 110 adaptations to him with television included). And this is the First Edition that started it all. Publisher's original 1925 advertising pamphlet laid in. Provenance: Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction.
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