Two volumes, trade edition. Sub-titled, "Books that Inspired American Film Noir 1940-1965"; collects 250+ books which have been the basis for film noirs - short background pieces on the book and movie facing a full page colour illustration of the first edition; they're all here in dustwrapper illustrations that strike me as darker than the movies that they inspired; forewords by Paul Schrader (vol.1) and Guy Maddin (vol.2); both volumes signed by the author
