Firsts: The Library of Robin and Kathryn Smiley
Thu, Aug 17, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 98
McBAIN, Ed (1926-2005). King’s Ransom. An Inner Sanctum Mys...
Estimate: $200 - $400
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McBAIN, Ed (1926-2005). King?s Ransom. An Inner Sanctum Mystery. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY McBAIN on the title-page. This crime novel about a botched kidnapping is the basis for the classic Japanese film noir, High and Low (1963) starring Toshiro Mifune and directed by Akira Kurosawa.
