James Cain, Signed (59 results)

paperback. First Edition. Trade paperback, as new in pictorial wraps. SIGNED BY co-editor Lynne Barrett on the title page. Guide to Home Singing, Physical Fitness, and Animals (Especially Cats).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Book has minor wear. SIGNED by Mickey Spillane and Ed Gorman. A nice copy. ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!***. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Bound. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Thus. First printing of James M. Cain's uncollected short stories including sketches and dialogues Cain originally wrote for journalistic publication. Flat-signed and inscribed by Cain's authorized biographer and editor - Roy Hoopes. AS NEW condition with NO flaws - NO markings throughout - NO rem mark or ex-lib. DJ is lightly bumped at spine tail, one tiny tear (1/8") and one 3/4" closed tear to top of rear panel. Price intact: $14.95. Photos avail upon request. Signed by Editor.

Hard Bound. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. First printing of Cain's previously uncollected short fiction stories. Flat-signed and inscribed by James M. Cain's personal authorized biographer and editor - Roy Hoopes. Only flaw: faint pencil erasure on rear end flap. NO other flaws - NO other markings throughout - NO rem mark or ex-lib. NOT a Book Club edition. DJ has light shelf-scuffing and is price-clipped otherwise Fine condition. Photos avail upon request. Signed by Editor.

Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 8vo. 287pp. SIGNED BY THE EDITOR, the friend and authorized biographer of James M. Cain, Roy Hoopes, on the title page. FINE/AS NEW in Fine/As New dust jacket. Both the book and dust jacket are completely free of all use and wear of any kind. As pictured.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed nicely by Ellison on title page. Book is as new, very clean and sharp all around. Dust jacket oddly has quarter inch chips to corners of flaps but jacket is otherwise as new, sharp all around, now protected in an archival cover. Photos on request.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 220 pages. In Good condition with a Good plus condition dust jacket. Black and white spine with blue and red lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$7.95", stains on the rear cover, mild shelving wear, mild wear along the extremities, and mild bending wear along the rear cover head edge. Boards have mild wear along the edges, bending along the head fore corners, and mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has staining on the pastedowns and head edge, mild age-toning along the edges, and mild wear along the edges. Inscription on front end-page reading "To Carl: With all my best, + the hope he enjoys it. Hyattsville, MD" signed James M. Cain, dated June 28, 1976. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. 1387442. Special Collections.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., inscribed on the front blank endleaf "To Dora Einzig with love and kisses James M. Cain July 15, 1938", publisher's original black cloth decorated in silver, original dust jacket. Minor damp stain to foot of spine not affecting the textblock, head of spine rubbed with some minor loss, fragile DJ with some modest wear, overall GOOD/GOOD. First edition of Cain's bold second novel, book and striking dust jacket designed by W. A. Dwiggins. Exploring many of the same themes as his acclaimed first novel The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), this novel was "daring for its period in its presentation of a bisexual hero" (Encyclopedia of Literature, 196). Cain would recall, "This story goes back to my try-to-be-a-singer days. It cooked until 1937, when I went to Mexico and got it over with" (University of Maryland, Cain Collection). "A complex and bravura blend of exotica, opera and murder. Serenade was well-reviewed and remains widely admired. Some people consider it Cain's best book" (Smiley & Bell, 41). Influential book artist William Addison Dwiggins designed both the volume and its dust jacket, which on this copy is printed with red as the dominant color; no priority established. "Only rarely was Dwiggins involved with dust wrappers, and this was one of his best efforts" (Smiley & Bell, 41). Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. The Butterfly. James M. Cain. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1947. 7.5 x 5.25". 165 pp. Inscribed by author to St. Clair McKelway. In fair condition. Dust jacket: scuffed at edges and hinges, tears at head and tail of spine and front hinge but no significant chunks missing. Hardcover boards scuffed at edges and bumped at corners. Spine scuffed at head and tail, lettering rubbed. Dampness stains on front and rear boards. Front and rear hinges cracked. Text-block toned with foxing throughout. Please see photos. James Mallahan Cain (July 1, 1892 October 27, 1977) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is widely regarded as a progenitor of the hardboiled school of American crime fiction. His novels The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), Double Indemnity (1936), Serenade (1937), Mildred Pierce (1941) and The Butterfly (1947) brought him critical acclaim and an immense popular readership in America and abroad. St. Clair McKelway (February 13, 1905 January 10, 1980) was a writer and editor for The New Yorker magazine beginning in 1933. RAREA1947DPRJ BS249 25/12. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very good book in a very good second state dust jacket. Presentation copy signed and inscribed by the author, in 1943 to Bob Sinclair.Original orange cloth book with some bumping and wear to the spine ends. The jacket is clipped to the top front flap, the $2.50 price to the bottom front flap and with the back panel including the statement by Cain regarding war bonds. There is a tear to the bottom of the front flap fold with slight toning and wear to the jacket spine and edges. This book includes the first hardcover appearance of "Double Indemnity", the basis for the classic Billy Wilder film. Bob Sinclair, the recipient of the inscription, directed the theatrical adaptation of Cain's first novel "The Postman Always Rings Twice". Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good(+). First. 233 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed purple boards with gold spine lettering, d.w. (lightly rubbed, small ink stain at rear). New York: The Dial Press, 1965. First Edition. Light wear at head/tail. Inscribed by the author at front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition as pictured signed inscribed on free endpaper to his friend , Bob, a nice inscription, Jim only . A good condition hardcover , worn edges , front tip worn to boards , spine crease no dust jacket. .bookplate of Robert Bassler When World War 2 started he returned to Hollywood as a producer in 1942, under contract at 20th Century Fox. He was put in charge of several A-grade productions, including The Black Swan (1942), The Lodger (1944), The Snake Pit (1948), Halls of Montezuma (1951), Kangaroo (1952) Suddenly (1954). , Bassler also served as executive producer on the musical comedy Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955), First Edition as pictured signed inscribed on free endpaper , dated . A very good condition hardcover no dust jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).In 1948 he retired from Hollywood with his fourth wife, Florence, to Hyattsville, Maryland, bookplate of Robert Bassler He was an American film and television producer. Inscribed by Author(s).

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. 18 pages. An opera based on Cain's classic novel, commissioned by the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Music by Stephen Paulus and libretto by Colin Graham. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Signed by both Paulus and Graham on the title page and very uncommon as such.

Halbleinen. Condition: Zufriedenstellend. deutsche Erstausgabe. dem unsignierten Buch liegt eine Karte bei signiert von dem amerikanischen Schriftsteller James Mallahan Cain (1892-1977) . Der Kriminalautor schuf u.a. den Klassiker " Wenn der Postmann zweimal klingelt " . Viele seiner Romane wurden verfilmt, u.a. von Billy Wilder, Lucino Visconti und Anthony Mann. leichte Gebrauchspuren, Bibliotheksstempel, div. Beilagen. with card signed by author. Size: 8°. Buch.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 191 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good plus condition dust jacket. Yellow spine with a rainbow design and blue and red lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$7.95", has mild rubbing on the front and rear covers, and moderate age-toning along the spine. Boards have mild age-toning along the head and tail edges, and mild bending wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has adhesive wear along the pastedowns from the mylar covering, mild wear along the edges, and stains on the head edge. Inscription on half-title page reading "To Carl: In the hope he enjoys it. Hyattsville, Md", signed James M. Cain, dated 'January 22, 1975'. Shelved Room C. 1387445. Special Collections.

First edition. Octavo, boards. Signed inscription by Cain on the half title page: "To-- / with love, / & the hope (?) / enjoy it / Jim / Hyattsville, Md / July 8, 1975." A near fine copy, corners gently bumped, in a very good dust jacket, some shelf wear to spine ends and corners with some very tiny closed tears. (11048).

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First edition, limited to 200 copies. SIGNED by the editor/author/artist (Edward Cain). [52]pp. Oblong quarto [10" x 13" / 25.5cm x 33.5cm]; string-sewn in printed and illustrated wrappers. Handset and letterpressed in 12 point Spectrum on Domestic Etching and Lenox papers. In the original printed and illustrated stiff card envelope from the publisher, Ten Crow Press. A bright, sharp, and clean copy. Complete. Beautiful fine press work featuring poetry and illustration. "This issue is dedicated to Meridel Le Sueur in her eightieth year, '.survival is a form of resistance.'" Signed by editor/author/artist Edward Cain at [p9] on his linocut illustration, which is also hand-numbered (153/200) and dated (7.2.80). Poetry by: Mei Mei Berssenbrugge, Wendell Berry, Tess Gallagher, Kathleene West, David Lee, Jim Heynen, Meridel Le Sueur, Sam Hamill, Mary McAnally, Barbara Moraff, Stephen Lewandowski, Ed Cain, William Pitt Root, James Masao Mitsui. Illustrations (woodcut, linocut, etc) and photographs are by Ed Cain.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition hardcover in very good condition in very good dust jacket - signed by the author on the ffep - light wear to top and bottom of dj spine, pages toned, dj not price clipped, small "central book swap" stamp inside back end paper - nice copy uncommon signed.

Fourth edition of the paperback original, as rack-size Avon 768. The printing history on the copyright page of this edition treats all four Avon editions, and the second printing of the second edition, as successive printings of the same edition, though each of the editions has a different publisher's number and different cover art. As a result, this fourth edition copy is identified as the "Fifth Printing. March, 1957." Using the printing dates in this copy, it is possible to reconstruct the correct early publishing history of SINFUL WOMAN, as follows: Avon Monthly Novel #1. First edition, in digest-size wraps .Oct 1947 Avon 174. Second edition (first rack-size), with new cover art . Sep 1948 Avon 174. Second printing, same cover . Mar 1949 Avon 599. Third edition (rack-size), with new cover art . July 1954 Avon 768. Fourth edition (rack-size), with new cover art . March 1957 In anticipation of this fourth edition, Cain signed a new contract with Avon on 29 June 1956, giving Avon exclusive rights for three more years to publish and sell paperbound editions of Sinful Woman for no more than 25 cents a copy. The next such edition had to be published within one year of the new agreement, which provided for Cain to receive a $500 advance on signing and another $500 on publication of the next edition. As Cain's biographer Roy Hoopes tells it, Cain was desperate for money at this point in his career, and the $1000 advance from Avon (on a title that they had already been selling for almost ten years) must have seemed a great windfall. One of the two (or perhaps three?) master copies of this contract, signed in ink by Cain, by Avon's executive V.P. Joseph Mann, and by someone from Cain's literary agents, Harold Ober Associates, is included with our VG+ copy of Avon 768, whose publication in March of '57 met the contract's one-year deadline with a couple of months to spare. The document, in fine condition, is on a 5pp standard Avon contract form, with particulars as to the selling price, royalty amounts, first publication date, advance payments etc. entered on a manual typewriter with a black ribbon and initialed in ink by Cain and Mann (six times each). Given that the publishers seem to have viewed Avon 768 as the fifth printing of a title they had been selling for almost ten years, this new contract, providing for advances equal to those that Cain had received when the manuscript was first delivered to Avon in 1947, should be of interest both to Cain collectors and to vintage-paperback aficionados. With the related fourth-edition copy of Sinful Woman. Sylvia is in Reno, waiting for her divorce from Baron Victor "Vicki" Adlerkreutz to be finalized. By ending her marriage to Vicki, she'll also finally free herself from a film contract with Vicki's buddy, second-rate film director Dmitri Spiro. Her plans are falling into place, and then Sylvia learns that Vicki plans to remarry immediately . marry a woman who would undo the plan Sylvia has worked years to put into place! Shortly thereafter, Vicki is dead and Sylvia is trying to protect someone.

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Octavo. SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION BY JAMES M. CAIN. Inscribed to a friend and dated Dec. 21, 1947 Hollywood, Calif. in acknowledgement for help on his book The Moth. 165pp. Bound in tan cloth stamped in green, spine ruled and lettered in green. Owner's embossed stamp ob FEP; a clean bright copy in unclipped dust jacket with just a trace of wear at extremities.

Hardcover. First edition. SIGNED. 232pp. Octavo [19 cm] Red cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title and ornamentation on the spine, and the author's initials embossed on the front cover. Very good, with light rubbing at the spine ends and corners, and a slight forward lean to the spine. With the dust jacket, designed by Harry Roth, in very good condition. The extremities are lightly rubbed and chipped, and the rear panel and the flaps are mildly darkened. The accompanying black cloth covered slipcase is in very good condition, with moderate rubbing to the surface and subtle fraying of the cloth at the head and tail. Sharp copy of this western by the author of "The Postman Always Rings Twice." Inscribed by James M. Cain on the front free endsheet.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Second printing. INSCRIBED by the author in the year after publication: "To Miriam Geiger / In memory of pleasant times / James M. Cain / Feb 17, 1938." Jacket art by W. A. Dwiggins. One of Cain's least-appreciated novels, a hard-boiled story about a dethroned opera singer who meets the love of his life while wasting away in rural Mexico, then attempts a return to fame. Basis for the 1956 film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Mario Lanza and Joan Fontaine. . Very Good or better in a bright, Very Good plus example of the purple-and-red variant of the dust jacket (there are three different color variants, no priority). Slight spine lean, Some brief chipping to the cloth at the crown, light bumping to the spine ends. Jacket spine lightly toned, else bright and colorful, with a few tiny closed tears and a few tiny nicks at the spine ends. An attractive copy. Signed.

First Edition. First edition. SIGNED by author on front endpaper. Near fine with two tiny specks of soiling along the hinge of the front board. In a near fine dust jacket with one 1/4" chip to the top of the spine and otherwise minor wear to spine ends and corners. Signed.

xvi, [2], 241, [1] pp. Crown 8vo. "Our Government is a collection of satirical dialogues and sketches published by Knopf as part of their The American Scene series. It is Cain's first published book. The collection presents a wide range of contemporary topics and stereotypes that satirizes federal, state and local governments, but with a limited narrative scope. Most of the pieces originally appeared in The American Mercury, but were retitled in this Knopf publication to comport with the government theme. It includes 4 additional sketches written by Cain for the book. His 1929 short story "The Taking of Montfaucon", based on his experience in France during World War I, was also included." [Wiki]. Cloth a bit worn at the extremities, and shows some faint staining. Backstrip sun-tanned. Paper age-toned. A VG copy. Linen cloth binding with black stamping. Custom-cut clear protective mylar wrapper. Custom grey cloth slipcase 1st edition. Witn an inscription to the top corner of the ffep noting this "Papa Cain's own book", signed by one "James". Cain to his father.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First thus of this omnibus edition, signed by Cain on the ffep. Very good book with some shelf wear at spine ends and corner tips. Jacket has 1" triangular chip from head of spine, chipping at heel and corners, and a tear to top edge of inner rear flap. Good. Very scarce signed copy of the author's most prominent work(s).

Hardcovers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Cain on the obverse of the page listing his previously published books. Minimal shelfwear, mostly at corners, beginning toning on pastedown gutters, light green topstain with few small rubs, small raised area of cloth on front panel (appears to be due to binding glue under cloth); dustjacket with chipped spine ends and wear at corners, toning mostly at folds and flap topedges, wear on the rear panel spine fold. Altogether, a tight and still bright copy in Very Good condition in a Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Second printing. With a presentation inscription from the author reading "To Miss Hortense Alden--That she may be enabled to cast her ballot more intelligently at the next election, James M. Cain." Spine darkened with a faint dampstain on the covers but certainly very good in the d/w which is chipped and worn. Signed by Author(s).

First edition. Octavo, original black cloth with titles to the spine and front panel in silver. Inscribed by the author, "To Frank Whitbech, Who has more Cain first editions than Cain has and the more power to him. James M. Cain Los Angeles, Calif June 5, 1944". Bookplate of the recipient on the front free endpaper, a very good copy with light wear.

Hardcover. Octavo, 218 pages. In Good condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Orange and brown spine with a white paper design and black and orange lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$2.00 net", has moderate age-toning, mild wear along the extremities, chipping along the fore corners and edges, a large tear on the rear cover head edge, and chipping along the tail joint corners. Boards have mild age-toning along the head and tail edges, mild wear along the extremities, and bending along the rear fore corner. Textblock has adhesive staining on the pastedowns and hinges between the end-pages and pastedowns, mild age-toning throughout, mild age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the edges, and blue inking along the head edge. Inscription on the front end-page reading "To Carl, with thanks for [illegible] the [illegible]", signed James M. Cain, dated 'July 6, 1970'. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. James M. Cain was born July 1, 1892 in Annapolis MD. His parents were college-educated children of Irish immigrants, which partially contributed to Cain's grammar and interest in writing. By the age of 13, Cain had rejected the Catholic Church, later in life forming his own view on God. After university, Cain would hold a few different jobs including a school principal and journalist, working for the "Baltimore Sun" and later on magazines "The American Mercury" and "The New Yorker" throughout the roaring 20's. These experiences would help feed into his writing as Cain became a progenitor of hardboiled crime fiction. "Love's Lovely Counterfeit" came about during a hard time in Cain's life. In 1941 Cain was recovering from surgery and in financial distress, and set out to write a novel which could be both novel and movie, the only one written with the goal of becoming a movie in mind. "Love's Lovely Counterfeit" was rejected when initially presented to publishers in 1941 as it flew in the face of the highly patriotic themes favored during that era, being a novel about corruption and violence in the midwest. However, after the success of some of Cain's other novellas, Alfred A. Knopf took an interest and published it in 1942. Initial critical and commercial responses to "Love's Lovely Counterfeit" were mostly negative, most often criticized for feeling like a rushed novel with a third-person perspective which Cain clearly was not comfortable in. Knopf said that within the first year of sales, "Love's Lovely Counterfeit" had only sold 7,500 copies as was basically dead in the water. However, the novel since developed some following and fans, and has been much more well-regarded as the years have gone on. "Love's Lovely Counterfeit" finally saw a film adaptation in 1956, long after Cain had hoped. The film was titled "Slightly Scarlet" and received a mixed critical response, some hailing it as the best of the year, others criticizing it as unrecognizable from the novel it was based on. 1387433. Special Collections. First Edition, First Printing, First State Dust Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in tan cloth stamped in green, in a Fine green dustwrapper, not price-clipped. 165pp. with a long explanatory Preface by the author. This copy INSCRIBED by Cain on the free front endpaper "To George P. Elliott who has a good memory -- James M. Cain Hyattsville Mld September 21, 1965". (Cain lived and died in this area of Maryland; Elliott was the poet and novelist [1918-1980]. Q20724. Signed by Author(s).