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The dark page : books that inspired American film noir (1940-1949) / Kevin Johnson ; foreword by Paul Schrader ; photography by Dan Gregory ; design by John Malloy.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Reference Collection Folio PS374.D4 J64 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Kevin, 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Detective and mystery stories, American--Bibliography.
- Detective and mystery stories, American.
- Noir fiction, English.
- Noir fiction, American.
- Detective and mystery stories, English--Bibliography.
- Detective and mystery stories, English.
- First editions.
- Noir fiction, American--Bibliography.
- Noir fiction, American--Film adaptations.
- Noir fiction, English--Bibliography.
- Noir fiction, English--Film adaptations.
- Film noir--United States--History and criticism.
- Film noir.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies.
- Film adaptations.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 380 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- "A guide to first edition published books that provided source material for "film noir" movies made in the United States during the years 1940-1949. Describes points for identifying first edition copies and offers background information concerning each book and each film that was based on it"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Main bibliography
- Appendix A (secondary book sources)
- Appendix B (secondary film sources)
- Appendix C (Reconstructed book sources).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Includes filmography: pages 339-358.
- ISBN:
- 9781584562177
- 158456217X
- 9781584562184
- 1584562188
- OCLC:
- 156902326
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