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London : Scion, (1952). First edition. Among the most glamorous, unexpected and toughest of the stable of pulp-fiction writers who wrote for Scion was Betty Williams, also known by her married name of Betty Uelmen, who under her “Dail Ambler” and “Danny Spade” personas, became one of the most successful of all of the British pulp-writers. With some experience of Hollywood, she later found some notoriety for the storyline and screenplay of perhaps the most interesting of the British teen rebellion, beatnik and coffee-bar movies, released in 1960 as “Beat Girl” in the UK and “Wild for Kicks” in the USA, and starring Adam Faith, David Farrar, Shirley Anne Field, Gillian Hills, Christopher Lee, Peter McEnery, Oliver Reed, etc.
Crown 8vo (19cm). 112pp. Original pictorial stapled wrappers – a design by Brab – elegant brunette, gun peeps from purse; some wear at foot and one corner; some creasing to wrappers; American price sticker overlaid on upper cover; some spotting to final leaves, but a fairly good copy of a fragile production. Just three copies (Bodleian, Iowa, and Trinity College, Dublin) located in major libraries worldwide.

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London : Scion, (1951). First edition. An oldish man delivers a grimy envelope to New York private eye Steve Sudden before dropping very dead at his door. Betty Williams was among the most glamorous, unexpected and toughest of the mid-century pulp writers, and under her “Dail Ambler” and “Danny Spade” personas became one of the most successful of them all.
Crown 8vo (19cm). 128pp. Original pictorial stapled wrappers – redhead in evening dress is indeed holding a gun; lightly rubbed; mild discolouration and creasing to wrappers; a few spots to edges; staples rusting; a few minor internal marks, but otherwise a very good copy of a scarce and fragile production. No copy located in any major library worldwide.

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London : Milestone Publications, (1953). First edition. Although the Danny Spade pseudonym appears on the front cover and title-page, there is a glamour shot of the author under another of her pseudonyms as “Miss Dail Ambler, playwright, novelist and ex-Hollywood screen writer” on the lower wrapper. She later found some notoriety for the storyline and screenplay of perhaps the most interesting of the British teen-rebellion, beatnik and coffee-bar movies, released in 1960 as “Beat Girl” in the UK and “Wild for Kicks” in the USA, and starring Adam Faith, David Farrar, Shirley Anne Field, Gillian Hills, Christopher Lee, Peter McEnery, Oliver Reed, etc.
Crown 8vo (19cm). 128pp. Original pictorial stapled wrappers – redhead looks decidedly sinful; some light rubbing and faint wear; staples rusted, causing a spot of discolouration to spine; text lightly tanned, but overall a very good copy. No copy traced in any of the major libraries worldwide.

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