Knock Three-One-Two

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. First edition of Knock Three-One-Two by Fredric Brown.. Octavo, 190pp. Black hardcover, title printed on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Clean text. Previous ownership stamp on front free endpaper. In publisher's fine dust jacket, bright illustrations and vibrant colors, $2.95 retail price on front flap. An outstanding example. Fredric Brown was an American science fiction, mystery, short fantasy and black comedy writer. His first novel, The Fabulous Clipjoint, won an Edgar Award for outstanding mystery novel. Another novel, The Screaming Mimi, was adapted into a film in 1958. He is widely considered one of the best Science Fiction Writers of the 20th Century. Fredric Brown died in 1972, having published over 100 works of fiction. Since his death, many of his early pulp novels have been republished and have found a cult following.