Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition: the Collection of Chet Ross
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McBAIN, Ed (1926-2005). King’s Ransom. An Inner Sanctum Mys...
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McBAIN, Ed (1926-2005). King?s Ransom. An Inner Sanctum Mystery. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. 8vo. (Marginal browning as usual). Original black cloth-backed boards, spine stamped in white; original dust jacket (edge creasing and light wear). 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. [With:] McBAIN. The 87th Precinct. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. Original yellow cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
