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The Screaming Mimi

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First edition of The Screaming Mimi by Fredric Brown.

Octavo, 248pp. Yellow cloth, title printed on spine in blue. Stated “first edition” on copyright page. Clean text, lightly worn bottom edge of cloth. In publisher’s near fine dust jacket, $2.50 on front flap, faint toning to spine, otherwise a bright example.

Fredric Brown was an American science fiction, mystery, short fantasy and black comedy writer. His first novel, The Fabulous Clipjoint, won an Edgar Award for outstanding mystery novel. Another novel, The Screaming Mimi, was adapted into a film in 1958. He is widely considered one of the best Science Fiction Writers of the 20th Century. Fredric Brown died in 1972, having published over 100 works of fiction. Since his death, many of his early pulp novels have been republished and have found a cult following.

Additional information

Location Published

New York

Publisher

E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc.

Edition

First Edition

Date Published

1949

Binding

Cloth

Condition

Near Fine

Jacket Condition

Near Fine

Author

Brown | Fredric