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BURNETT, William Riley (1899-1982). High Sierra. New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.

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BURNETT, William Riley (1899-1982). High Sierra. New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.

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BURNETT, William Riley (1899-1982). High Sierra. New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.

8vo. Original orange cloth stamped in grey, red stop stain; in unrestored unclipped dust jacket (spine panel sunned, a bit of wear to extremities, light spotting to rear panel).

FIRST EDITION and the basis for the 1941 film of the same name starring Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, and Joan Leslie.

[With:] BURNETT. The Asphalt Jungle. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. 8vo. Original decorative boards; in unrestored unclipped dust jacket (extremities lightly rubbed). FIRST EDITION.

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BURNETT, William Riley (1899-1982). High Sierra. New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.

Name: BURNETT, William Riley (1899-1982). High Sierra. New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.
SKU: 177652347
Price: 425 USD
Availability: InStock