ID 602690
Lot 372 | Three Mike Hammer mysteries
Estimate value
$ 1 200 – 1 800
Mickey Spillaine, 1947-1952
SPILLANE, Mickey (1918-2006). I, The Jury. * My Gun is Quick. * Kiss me, Deadly. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1947, 1950 & 1952.
Three first edition Mike Hammer mysteries, including Spillane’s first book. I, The Jury was Spillane's first novel and the first appearance of Mike Hammer. Legendarily written in six days, this work is a frenetic, violent romp that proved immensely profitable despite critical disapprobation. Mike Hammer executes bloodbath justice for the murder of his best friend. All three works were adapted into film noir, most notably Kiss me, Deadly, produced and directed by Robert Aldrich.
Together, three volumes. Octavo. (First title with bookplate, endleaves toned.) Original cloth; pictorial dust jackets (light shelfwear, last title rubbed at folds and edges). Custom uniform clamshell cases with morocco spine labels.
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