Deep Valley

New York: L.B. Fischer. Very Good+. (c.1942). First Edition. Hardcover. (lacking the original dust jacket, but encased in a nice-looking facsimile reproduction of same; see 2nd image posted with this listing) [nice clean copy, minor wear to lower extremities, tiny dent in top edge of front cover]. Uncommon novel by a California author better known as a playwright and occasional screenwriter. Set along the California coast in the Big Sur region, the story revolves around a rural girl who becomes pregnant by a convict working on a road gang; he subsequently kills a foreman, and the two flee into the wilderness. Filmed quite effectively by director (truncated) Jean Negulesco for Warner Bros. in 1947, with Ida Lupino and Dane Clark as the doomed lovers. (Baird & Greenwood 2428) NOTE again that this book bears a FACSIMILE dust jacket, to serve the dual purpose of protecting the book from further wear and enhancing its appearance on the shelf; its presence has not been factored in to our pricing. . (Inventory #: 21931)