BURNETT, William Riley (1899-1982). Little Caesar . New York: The Dial Press, 1929. 8 o. Original dark blue cloth, lettered in yellow (extremities rubbed, front free endpaper removed, front hinge repaired, rear hinge cracked; pictorial dust jacket design by Irving Politzer (spine ends chipped, a few tears, price clipped); quarter morocco folding case with onlaid cloth design based on dust jacket design. Provenance : unknown recipient (presentation inscription). FIRST EDITION, of author's first book. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Burnett on the front flyleaf: "Maurie again this is the book that started it all. W.R. Burnett." Burnett's first novel provides an unprecedented insider's look at Chicago gangsters that established the author's reputation as a leading writer in the hard-boiled style. The novel would be made into a 1931 film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Edward G. Robinson, whose memorable Rico helped define the stock character of the Hollywood gangster. BURNETT PRESENTATION COPIES ARE RARE.
BURNETT, William Riley (1899-1982). Little Caesar . New York: The Dial Press, 1929. 8 o. Original dark blue cloth, lettered in yellow (extremities rubbed, front free endpaper removed, front hinge repaired, rear hinge cracked; pictorial dust jacket design by Irving Politzer (spine ends chipped, a few tears, price clipped); quarter morocco folding case with onlaid cloth design based on dust jacket design. Provenance : unknown recipient (presentation inscription). FIRST EDITION, of author's first book. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Burnett on the front flyleaf: "Maurie again this is the book that started it all. W.R. Burnett." Burnett's first novel provides an unprecedented insider's look at Chicago gangsters that established the author's reputation as a leading writer in the hard-boiled style. The novel would be made into a 1931 film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Edward G. Robinson, whose memorable Rico helped define the stock character of the Hollywood gangster. BURNETT PRESENTATION COPIES ARE RARE.
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