first edition Hardcover
1951 · New York
by Stein, Aaron Marc; (Dust Jacket Art by ANDY WARHOL)
New York: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1951. SCARCE. Featuring the 1st dust jacket design by Andy Warhaw ( Andy Warhol), with credit at bottom of front flap. Warhol was an award-winning illustrator in the 1950s before his rise to fame. He went on to create at least 6 more designs for dust jackets. Near Fine, slight toning to end pages, page edges uniformly browning, in a lovely Near Fine dust kacket, scattered tiny rubs. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
(Inventory #: 008458)