The Ten Faces of Cornell Woolrich

New York: Simon and Schuster. Fair in Good dj. (c.1965). First Edition. Hardcover. [ex-library with typical markings (including a catalog card affixed to the front endpaper), confined to the front endpaper and title page; moderately shelfworn and the spine somewhat turned; the jacket flaps are firmly glued down, alas, so there's nothing to be done except to sell it "as is," a perfectly good reading copy that looks respectable on the shelf (the jacket is encased in the original library-applied plastic protective cover, so it's in pretty reasonable condition)]. An anthology of some of the best of Woolrich/Irish's short stories and novelettes, with an introduction by Ellery Queen. Contents: "One Drop of Blood"; "Somebody on the Phone"; "Debt of Honor"; "The Man Upstairs"; "The Most Exciting Show in Town"; "The Night Reveals"; "Steps Going Up"; "The Hummingbird Comes Home"; "Adventures of a Fountain Pen"; and "I Won't Take a Minute." This was the last Woolrich book to be published prior to his death in 1968, and is notable for the portrait sketch of the author (who was rarely photographed) on the rear jacket panel, signed by "Gaughan." .