The Getaway.

JIM THOMPSON

Publication: Published by The New American Library, 1959, New York

First edition. PBO. Signet 1584. A tiny imperfection at the top left corner else fine, unread copy in pictorial wrappers. Directed by Sam Peckinpah in 1972 with Walter Hill as the screenwriter, the movie starred Steve McQueen in the leading role as Doc McCoy. With Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, and Slim Pickens as supporting actors. Doc McCoy is a career criminal, fresh out of a stint in prison. His wife, Carol, is less savvy than her husband, but every bit as ruthless. The two rob a bank, and now they're on the run In an underworld populated by low-lifes, things don't go exactly as planned. Cover art by Robert "Bob" Abbett, who was commissioned for about 20 Signet titles, and began working as an illustrator for pulp magazines like "True," "Argosy," and "Zane Grey's Western Magazine." Scarce and a desirable collector's copy.

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