Burnett, W. R (1899-1982)

Little Caesar [Hard Boiled, Noir]

New York: The Literary Guild Of America, 1929. Book Club Edition.

Publisher’s green boards with black and gilt titles and decoration and light  yellow top-stain. 8vo, 7.5 inches tall; 3-308 [2] pages. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. Lacks the dust jacket. First Printing of the Book Club Edition.

A solid copy of the quintessential gangster novel. Mervyn LeRoy's 1931 pre-code crime film, featuring Edward G. Robinson as Rico, cemented Burnett's character as the most copied gangster figure in 20th-century cinema. The film's success led to a wave of similar gangster films in the following decades. A Haycraft Queen Cornerstone Book.

Item #19280

Price: $45.00