Love's Lovely Counterfeit
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Item #2352012
1942 first edition (not the 1946 World printing often misattributed as the first). Includes original jacket. Jacket and endpapers along hinges toned, ink name on front endpaper. Binding tight and square, text clean, bright, and unmarked.
218 pp. Ben Grace, a member of the organized crime gang that controls Lake City, leaks evidence implicating the leader in murder and tax evasion, leading to a violent struggle to maintain control of the city. Inspiration for the 1956 film noir Slightly Scarlet starring John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, and Arlene Dahl.
Price: $150.00
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