From Clouds Hill Books, Montclair, NJ, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since December 30, 2015
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First Edition bound in gilt-stamped full black leather, with raised bands and gilt page edges. A fine association copy, warmly inscribed by Woolrich to his Aunt Lil on the front free endpaper: "To my darling / aunt Lil / with all my love, / Cornell / New Year's, 1941." The recipient was Woolrich s mother's sister, Lillian Tarler MacBain, who lived with Woolrich in New York City during the 1920s. Woolrich was one of two witnesses at the wedding of her son, Cornell's cousin Archie (who was 12 years his junior), to a waitress named Dorothy Lynch in 1938. Woolrich's first mystery, and first "black" book, which was the basis for the 1968 film La mariée était en noir directed by François Truffaut and starring Jeanne Moreau. Haycraft Queen Cornerstone. A fine copy. Seller Inventory # ABE-1691599834738
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE BRIDE WORE BLACK - FIRST "BLACK" BOOK, ...
Publisher: New York: Simon and Schuster
Publication Date: 1940
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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All items are subject to prior sale. All items are guaranteed as described. Any item may be returned within thirty days if unsatisfactory for any reason (please notify us immediately by telephone). Contact information: Clouds Hill Books P.O. Box 1856 Montclair, NJ 07042 filippone@cloudshillbooks.com
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