THE LIVING AND THE DEAD

by Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Boileau-Narcejac

$500 · Offered by Captain Ahab's Rare Books · No longer available

London: Hutchinson, 1956. First British Edition. Preceded only by the wrappered French First, the British Edition was the first in hardcover and the first to be translated into English. Basis for the 1958 film noir 'Vertigo,' directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. The Dark Page, Vol.2, p.10-11. Item #715 First Impression. Octavo; brick red paper-covered

• Binding: Hardcover

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