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THE GLASS CELL.
Garden City, New York: Published for The Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1964. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Review slip laid in. Filmed in 1978 as Die Glaeserne Zelle (The Glass Cell).
MERMAIDS ON THE GOLF COURSE.
New York: Penzler Books, [1988]. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author. Collects eleven stories. From a Kirkus review of a re-release of this title: "Eleven short stories from the 70's and 80's, featuring--like much of Highsmith's recent fiction--morbid obsessions, suicidal urges, and considerable nastiness."
THE SNAIL-WATCHER AND OTHER STORIES.
Garden City: Doubleday, 1970. Octavo, boards. First edition. Review slip laid in. The author's first story collection. Collects the title story and ten others, including the Edgar nominated "The Terrapin" which is influenced by her love-hate relationship with her mother. "In this volume of strange and often disturbing tales, Highsmith demonstrates her skill as a short-story writer." "This is a first-rate collection that will make you want to read more of Highsmith's short fiction..." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 360-361. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 93.
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY.
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., [1955]. original black cloth stamped in green. First edition. The first of Highsmith's four books featuring Tom Ripley, a charming con man, thief and murderer, for whom "something always turned up." "Tom Ripley is one of the best of Highsmith's complex creations." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 359. Basis for the 1999 film starring Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow. Keating, Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books 52.