Burnett, W.R., Little Caesar, New York, The Dial Press, 1929. First edition. Stamped in yellow on spine and front cover, which also has the embossed Dial logo. The basis for the iconic 1931 film with Edward G. Robinson that spawned the avalanche of crime films for the next twenty years and beyond. Corners bumped, else a very good-near fine copy in dust jacket, which is chipped at spine ends and corners, has a two-inch closed tear at the top of the front hinge, and interior tape mends at the hinges and along the tear. $3,000.00

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