The Beast With Five Fingers and Other Tales

London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1928. First Edition. Publisher's file copy, with a label marking it as such tipped-in on the front pastedown, and blindstamped "FILE COPY" on the front flyleaf.

Basis for the 1946 film noir directed by Robert Florey and starring Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, Andrea King, and Robert Alda.

Near Fine, lacking the scarce dust jacket. Spine faintly faded, with faint foxing to the page edges and light offsetting to the endpapers.

[Book #146835]