The Office

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1958. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition of The Office by Fredric Brown.. Octavo, 246pp. Cream cloth, title on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Light toning to endpapers, otherwise a fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $3.50 on front flap, light shelf wear to both panels, pen mark over price on front flap, bright illustrations. 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.