ISBN10: 0671652826, ISBN13: 9780671652821, [publisher: Simon & Schuster] Softcover Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within
[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]

ISBN10: 0671652826, ISBN13: 9780671652821, [publisher: Simon & Schuster] Softcover New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
[Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]

New York: William Morrow, Date: 1946. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. Neat name on the rear fly else near fine in good only dustwrapper with some chipping, bookstore stamps on the flaps, wrinkling, and other wear. Homes (pseudonym of Daniel Mainwaring), James M. Cain, and others scripted the classic 1947 Jacques Tourneur film noir adaptation, *Out of the Past*, featuring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas and Rhonda Fleming. Remade as *Against All Odds* with Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods, and Jane Greer (playing the mother of the character she played in the original film). A presentable copy of a desirable, cheaply made wartime book. 1946. William Morrow [US]

New York William Morrow 1946 Hardcover Near Fine in Good jacket First edition. Neat name on the rear fly else near fine in good only dustwrapper with some chipping, bookstore stamps on the flaps, wrinkling, and other wear. Homes (pseudonym of Daniel Mainwaring), James M. Cain, and others scripted the classic 1947 Jacques Tourneur film noir adaptation, *Out of the Past*, featuring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas and Rhonda Fleming. Remade as *Against All Odds* with Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods, and Jane Greer (playing the mother of the character she played in the original film). A presentable copy of a desirable, cheaply made wartime book.

ISBN10: 0671652826, ISBN13: 9780671652821, [publisher: Simon & Schuster] Softcover New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]

[publisher: William Morrow, USA] Hardcover First Edition Build My Gallows High by Geoffrey Homes First Edition William Morrow 1946. New York. Pseudonym of Daniel Mainwaring. A fine copy that has no previous owner's inscriptions or markings. No foxing or toning to contents or edges and unblemished throughout. Covers are unmarked and without rubbing or bumping. In a bright fine dust jacket with a couple of unnecessary (small) strips of tape strengthening to verso. No creasing or tears and no fading to spine. Not price clipped. "Build My Gallows High" by Geoffrey Homes (pseudonym of Daniel Mainwaring) is a classic noir thriller that follows the gripping tale of Jeff Bailey, a former private investigator with a dark past. Living under an assumed identity, Bailey tries to leave his past behind, but he gets entangled in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal when his old flame, Kathie Moffat, resurfaces. She draws him into a treacherous world of crime and murder. As Bailey navigates through a maze of double-crosses, he must confront his past mistakes and make a desperate attempt to escape the deadly consequences of his choices.
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NY: MORROW.. Very Good. Date: 1946. First Edition. Fine, but for a faint stain at base of rear endpaper, in a very good+ or better dj. (Couple of slender chips at top edge of front cover & rear panel of dj. A few tiny chips at spine ends. Short edge tears in dj.) A bright, better than average copy of this highspot. The basis for the classic film noir "Out Of The Past." . 1946. MORROW. [US]

[publisher: MORROW., NY] Hardcover First Edition Fine, but for a faint stain at base of rear endpaper, in a very good+ or better dj. (Couple of slender chips at top edge of front cover & rear panel of dj. A few tiny chips at spine ends. Short edge tears in dj.) A bright, better than average copy of this highspot. The basis for the classic film noir "Out Of The Past."
[Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1946]

New York: William Morrow & Co., Date: 1946. Nice solid copy. Black cloth bright and fresh with white lettering to spine still very bright. No dusting to top page edges! Textblock tight and square, no markings. Minor bump to bottom board, else fine. Price clipped jacket has 3 very small chips, one at base of spine and larger chip (1" at longest point) on rear panel. Moderate wear at spine ends but minimal paper loss. Colors still pretty bright and yellow lettering on spine as bright as front panel. Basis for probably the greatest "film noir" movie ever made, "Out of the Past" with Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas. In mylar. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1946. William Morrow & Co. [US]

New York: William Morrow & Company, Date: 1946. First edition. Near fine, some dustiness to top edge in a bright near fine price clipped dust jacket, light shelf wear to spine ends and corners with very minor loss, two small closed tears to lower front panel, closed tear and creases to upper rear panel. (8159). Octavo, cloth. Basis for the classic noir film Out of the Past, directed by Jacques Tourneur from a script by the author. The film starred Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas. 1946. William Morrow & Company [US]

New York: Morrow, Date: 1946. First Edition - Special RKO Radio Pictures Presentation Edition. RKO had purchased the film rights in advance of publication with the published book becoming the basis of the film noir classic, Out of the Past, starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. This copy is one of a small number of copies given to individuals by RKO and has a very large decorative printed bookplate made to look like a strip of motion picture film on the front pastedown. This bookplate reads: This Book is the Property of ERIC ERGENBRIGHT [hand typed] RKO RADIO PICTURES Presents OUT OF THE PAST Starring Robert Mitchum - Jane Greer - Produced by WARREN DUFF - Directed by JACQUES TOUREUR - FROM THE NOVEL - BUILD MY GALLOWS HIGH - By - GEOFFREY HOMES. Eric Ergenbright was a journalist dealing with Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s. A little rubbing and fraying at extremities, crease in a portion of the cloth at spine, else a very good clean copy with white stamping on spine still bright. In a very good bright dust jacket with a few small chips and tears. This special edition is extremely rare. 1946. Morrow [US]

[publisher: New York Morrow 1946] Hardcover First Edition First Edition - Special RKO Radio Pictures Presentation Edition. RKO had purchased the film rights in advance of publication with the published book becoming the basis of the film noir classic, Out of the Past, starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. This copy is one of a small number of copies given to individuals by RKO and has a very large decorative printed bookplate made to look like a strip of motion picture film on the front pastedown. This bookplate reads: This Book is the Property of ERIC ERGENBRIGHT [hand typed] RKO RADIO PICTURES Presents OUT OF THE PAST Starring Robert Mitchum - Jane Greer - Produced by WARREN DUFF - Directed by JACQUES TOUREUR - FROM THE NOVEL - BUILD MY GALLOWS HIGH - By - GEOFFREY HOMES. Eric Ergenbright was a journalist dealing with Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s. A little rubbing and fraying at extremities, crease in a portion of the cloth at spine, else a very good clean copy with white stamping on spine still bright. In a very good bright dust jacket with a few small chips and tears. This special edition is extremely rare.
[Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1946]