One Lonely Night, Mickey Spillane — 7th Impression

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One Lonely Night, Mickey Spillane — 7th Impression

Name: One Lonely Night, Mickey Spillane — 7th Impression
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5031
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Publication: London, Arthur Barker Limited, 1956

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 192.

Condition Report: Very Good. The book maintains its structural integrity and presents handsomely, with no major flaws or tears to its binding. The original unclipped dust jacket remains fully intact, showing only signs of careful handling and storage; primarily minor edge-wear, light rubbing to the panels, and slight chipping at the spine extremities. Beneath the jacket, the original blue cloth boards are exceptionally clean and tight, with the silver spine lettering remaining unoxidised and sharp. The text block is firmly bound; while the page edges and preliminary leaves display the moderate tanning and light foxing characteristic of mid-century British paper stock, the interior pages remain clean, supple, and entirely readable.

Catalogue Note: This copy is the seventh impression of the first United Kingdom edition, issued in April 1956. The dust jacket features the original period artwork, perfectly capturing the moody, pulp-noir aesthetic emblematic of 1950s hardboiled crime fiction.

Finding a 1950s cloth-bound printing with its original dust jacket intact is increasingly scarce. This volume represents a highly collectible era of Mike Hammer fiction, predating the explosion of cheaper paperback runs, making it an excellent bridge piece for a mid-century thriller collection.

Mike Hammer, Mickey Spillane's iconic and unrelenting private investigator, finds himself wandering the misty, rain-swept streets of New York City in One Lonely Night. The narrative quickly plunges Hammer into a dark, sprawling conspiracy involving Communist subversion and a stolen cache of secret government documents. A gripping tale of Cold War paranoia mixed with Spillane's trademark visceral action and vigilante justice, the story explores the psychological toll of Hammer's brutal worldview while delivering a pulse-pounding, quintessentially hardboiled thriller.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Mickey Spillane

Book Publisher: Arthur Barker Limited

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Crime & Mystery

Book edition:

Signed: No

Book Pages: 192

Book Publication Year: 1956

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Mike Hammer

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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