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HIGHSMITH, Patricia (1921-1995). Strangers on a Train. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1950].
8o. Original cloth (spine faded); pictorial dust jacket by Irv Docktor with photograph of Highsmith by Bernhard on back panel (light rubbing, spine panel faded with light wear to ends).
FIRST EDITION of the author's first book. Highsmith's evocation of horror in the everyday was a perfect storyline for Alfred Hitchcock. His 1951 film of the same title was one of his masterpieces. Quoting the villain, Charles Bruno, "Any kind of person can murder."
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FIRST EDITION of the author's first book. Highsmith's evocation of horror in the everyday was a perfect storyline for Alfred Hitchcock. His 1951 film of the same title was one of his masterpieces. Quoting the villain, Charles Bruno, "Any kind of person can murder."