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by Meyer Levin

$600 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

First edition · Signed

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. First printing. Inscribed first edition of this dramatic interpretation of the infamous Leopold and Loeb case — later successfully adapted into the film starring Orson Welles. Very good in very good jacket. Item #53948 Adapted by Levin from his own novel of the previous year, this edition also includes a lengthy introduction by the author.

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