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  • CONTRABAND. by Adams, Cleve F. (aka Franklin Charles and John Spain), 1895-1949, and Robert Leslie Bellem
    Adams, Cleve F. (aka Franklin Charles and John Spain), 1895-1949, and Robert Leslie Bellem
    CONTRABAND.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. dj. Hardcover first edition - Hard-boiled novel featuring federal narcotics agent Reed Smith, published posthumously (although the dust jacket does not give a hint of that), incorporating Adams' pulp novellettes (including one with the same title) and completed by Bellem. Adams was a friend of Raymond Chandler, and wrote in the same noir tradition. 241 pp. Dust jacket art by Bill English.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 58973
    View cart More details Price: $35.00