The Snail-Watcher and other stories. [Introduction by Graham Greene]
Highsmith, Patricia
From James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since May 29, 1998
From James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since May 29, 1998
About this Item
First edition. xiv, 177 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. "She is a writer who has created a world of her own a world claustropobic and irrational which we enter each time with a sense of personal danger … Nothing is certain when we have crossed this frontier. It is not the world as we once believed we knew it, but it is frighteningly more real to us than the house next door" from the Introduction by Graham Greene. Uncommon collection of tales of psychological horror by the author of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley, including the Edgar nominated story "The Terrapin", and "The Snail-Watcher". Black cloth. Remainder spray on bottom edge. Very good plus in very good plus pictorial dust jacket by Tim Lewis; author photo by Jerry Bauer. Signed by the author or a bookplate, tipped to front flyleaf. Seller Inventory # 369066
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Snail-Watcher and other stories. [...
Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City, New York
Publication Date: 1970
Binding: xiv, 177 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First edition.
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