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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 15 short stories. Featured are Nocturne by Jeffery Deaver, The Broken Chain by Edward D Hoch, Nest of Vipers by Peter Turnbull, Best Behaviour by Simon Brett, The Mystery of the Debtors' Prison by Richard Moquist, Bubble and la Bitsch by Tim Heald, There, There by EL Wyrick, Better to Forget by Susan Moody, The Ozone Layer by Jim Allyn, A Dead Language by Gillian Linscott, Clothes Make the Man by GM Ford, A Monologue for Mystery Lovers by Peter Lovesey, Easter Song by Peggy Wysong, Diary of a Disappearance by Donald L Shirer and the Mystery Crossword by Ruth Minary. Light sun fading to the front cover near spine. In Near Fine Condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. HARDCOVER; this is NOT ex-library; in very good condition with dustjacket and mylar covers with NO highlighting, underlining, etc. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Softcover, in Good condition, there are no stamps or writing, covers have scuffing and edge wear, good binding, some wear but a good reading copy.

Condition: New. New softcover, with no marks or flaws. No sign of wear or handling.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Macmillan Publishing Co.New York 1977. X, 628 pp. Publisher's cloth. Illustrated.

Condition: very good. Gently used. May include previous owner's signature or bookplate on the front endpaper, sticker on back and/or remainder mark on text block.

Vintage borderless photograph of Preston Sturges and Muriel Angelus on the set of the 1940 film. Mimeo snipe and "Paramount Photo by G.E. Richardson" stamp on verso. Sturges had become a very successful Hollywood screenwriter by the late 1930s, and with his screenplay for "The Biography of a Bum," wanted so much to direct the film that he offered to do the job for free. With very few exceptions (notably Charlie Chaplin), the notion of an established studio writer directing a film was nearly unheard of in Hollywood, where writers were typically not even allowed on the set. Only the irresistible cheapness of Sturges' offer made it possible for the film to get made. Over the six year period during which the script remained unproduced, the title changed to "The Vagrant," then "Down with McGinty," then finally, just prior to production, to "The Great McGinty." It was not only a success, but won Sturges an Oscar for Best Screenplay. More importantly, he was allowed to continue as a writer-director, with a magnificent career that included one classic after another, including "Sullivan's Travels," "The Lady Eve," "Unfaithfully Yours," "The Palm Beach Story," and "Hail the Conquering Hero." 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear and faint creasing, else Near Fine. …