Search Results: the bride wore black by woolrich

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940., 1940. First edition. First edition. Spine is a bit sunned, else a near fine, internally clean copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with minor wear to the foot of the spine. A Haycraft/Queen cornerstone title and the basis for the Francois Truffaut film with the same name. No one knew who she was, where she came from, or why she had entered their lives. All they knew about her was that she was beautiful and that each time she appeared, a man died a horrible death! An attractive copy of an important book.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. First Edition. Some cloth spotting and wear; ink date and number on the front free endpaper; a very good copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with minor wear and tear. Woolrich’s first suspense novel, an inspiration for film noir, and the basis for a Francois Truffaut film.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940., 1940. First edition. First edition. Light wear to cloth at spine ends and extremities, light to minor soiling to a few pages, else a very good copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with light wear to the foot of the spine. A Haycraft/Queen cornerstone title and the basis for the Francois Truffaut film with the same name. No one knew who she was, where she came from, or why she had entered their lives. All they knew about her was that she was beautiful and that each time she appeared, a man died a horrible death! An attractive copy of an important book.

USA: Simon & Schuster, 1940. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. The Bride Wore Black by Cornell Woolrich First Edition Simon & Schuster 1940. No inscriptions, no foxing or toning, top edge blue tint still present and bold. Covers are VG+ and spine is unfaded. In like original, bright first state dust jacket. For further images please see Brought to Book Ltd.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1940. First Edition. The author's first full-length work of crime fiction, the first of his "Black" novels, and his first deep foray into the revenge narrative he would craft so expertly throughout his career. "Julie Killeen's husband is killed on the church steps moments after their marriage; and in a ritual substitution of deathmaking for lovemaking, she devotes the rest of her life to tracking down and systematically murdering the drunk driver and his four cronies whom she holds responsible" (Pronzini & Muller, p.860). A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title, and basis for François Truffaut's 1968 film of the same name, starring Jeanne Moreau as the avenging Bride. Hubin, p.434. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); royal blue cloth, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; navy blue topstain; dustjacket; viii,[2],3-312pp. Spine ends gently nudged, light wear to extremities, with lower rear board corner gently tapped (though still sharp); a… Read More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. Advance reading copy of the first edition. Self-bound in the iconic skeleton bride-illustrated dust jacket. Very Good. Wraps worn. Spine creased, somewhat cocked, slight loss at head with a small tear to rear joint. The basis of Fracois Truffaut's 1968 film La Mariee etait en noir. Extremely scarce in this format.

UK: Robert Hale, 1942. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. The Bride Wore Black by Cornell Woolrich First UK Edition Robert Hale 1942. A fine book that is completely free of any inscriptions. No foxing and unblemished throughout. Covers have no fading or toning. In original VG+ price clipped dust jacket. Scarce. Please visit Brought to Book for further images.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. viii, 312 pp. Bound in publisher's navy cloth with gilt lettering. Good+ with some light staining to fore edge and on pgs. 98 and 99, wear to paste down where jacket flap was once adhered, spine a bit cocked, wear at tips, rear hinge repaired. In Good dust jacket, small damp stain on spine panel, rubbed, creased, and chipped at edges, missing a thin piece along top edge of back panel, damage to verso of front flap, but intact, showing the skull bride design. An Inner Sanctum Mystery.

Canada: Raven House 72, 1981. Solid with color fading on the spine and otherwise the covers show light wear. Last book in the Raven House series which was only distributed to mail subscribers.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good.

Milano: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1948. First Italian Edition. Softcover. I Gialli Mondadori #50. Text block is age-toned, mild foxing to covers, light chipping to edges, upper corner of back cover torn. A good+ copy. In the Italian language. Cover art by Bozzi.; Octavo.

New York: Detective Book Magazine, 1941., 1941. First edition. First edition thus. Book length novel appears in Detective Book Magazine, Volume 3, No. 8, Summer Issue, 1941. This edition is preceded by the Simon & Shuster hardcover edition which was published in 1940. Small bookseller's stamps on front cover, fore-edges moderately frayed, transparent tape reinforcement to spine ends, else very good in pictorial wrappers. No one knew who she was, where she came from, or why she had entered their lives. All they knew about her was that she was beautiful and that each time she appeared, a man died a horrible death!

,190 pages, a crime fiction Remploy reprint edition

Pocket Books. New York: Pocket Books, Inc. , 1945 2nd stated, actual first. 271 very good - fine, reading crease Cover by Hoffman. no copies stating 1st printing seen, canadian 2nd precedes american 2nd paperback,

Hardcover edition published by The Franklin Library, 1989. Originally published in 1940, this copy is part of The Franklin Library of Mystery Masterpieces series. A first printing of this edition. Classic novel of suspense in which a woman targets five men in her plan of revenge. Illustrated cover boards, with banded spine panel. Very mild amount of rubbing wear to the front cover illustration. No dust jacket, as issued. Frontispiece illustration by Gary Kelley. 5-3/4" X 8-3/4", 213 pages. Gilt edged text block is entirely intact and not bumped or damaged. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Binding is tight and square. Not a remainder, not a library discard. The attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory.

New York, NY, USA.: Ace Books, Inc., 1968. 190 pages. NO DATE but circa 1968 printing; "Woolrich's first mystery, the first book in his famous "Black" series, and the basis for the 1968 Francois Truffaut film starring Jeanne Moreau" >>> Name in pen to front end page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.. First Edition By This Publisher,.. Soft Cover. FINE+, Near New. Illus. by Painted Cover Art. Mass Market Paperback.

Zomba, 1983-01-01. Paperback. Good. Good condition. Creasing on back cover. 1983 Paperback. First edition.

ibooks, first edition, 2001. fine, unread, trade paperback,

The Franklin Library, 1989. US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover. Fine. No jacket as issued. . Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions. We are always looking to buy hardcover Mysteries and Thrillers.

Pocket 271 (1945) Vintage paperback, 2nd printing, though I haven't seen a first printing (was that printed is a really small run in Canada?). Light spine rub, no major cover creases. vg+/nr fine. First Thus.

Ace, 1968. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Ed Thus. First paperback ed. thus. Good condition, moderate over all wear, previous owner name on first page, spine slant, back cover crease, dirt spot to back cover..