The dark page
Subtitle: books that inspired American film noir, (1940-1949)
By: Kevin Johnson ; foreword by Paul Schrader ; photography by Dan Gregory ; design by John Malloy
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: Oak Knoll Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New Castle, DE
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9781584562177; 9781584562184
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, American -- Bibliography; Detective and mystery stories, English -- Bibliography; First editions; Noir fiction, American -- Bibliography; Noir fiction, American -- Film and video adaptations; Noir fiction, English -- Bibliography; Noir fiction, English -- Film and video adaptations; Film noir -- United States -- History and criticism
Genres: Bibliography
Description: "A guide to first edition published books that provided source material for "film noir" movies made in the United States during the years 1940-1949. Describes points for identifying first edition copies and offers background information concerning each book and each film that was based on it"--Provided by publisher
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Includes filmography: p. 339-358
Table of contents: title: Main bibliography; title: Appendix A (secondary book sources); title: Appendix B (secondary film sources); title: Appendix C (Reconstructed book sources)