The Beast of the City
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. Very Good +. Item #8741
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. First Edition. Octavo. 218 pages + publisher's advertisements. 4 photographic plates reproducing stills from the film. Red cloth stamped in black. Red topstain. Lacks dust jacket.
Boards gently worn at extremities with a slight lean to spine. Binding is sound. A touch of spotting to rear endpapers, but otherwise pages clean and unmarked.
Novelization of the 1932 pre-code gangster film of the same name, starring Walter Huston and Jean Harlow. Includes a 17-page "Underworld Glossary" at rear.
Price: $100.00