NMLP P-040548 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-19

The Asphalt Jungle

W. R. Burnett · Alfred A. Knopf (New York) · 1949

The book is an octavo in the publisher's distinctive purple-and-white patterned paper-covered boards stamped in black — this patterned-board binding is the readiest shelf-level check and is described consistently across independent ABAA catalogue entries

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-040548 for "The Asphalt Jungle" by W. R. Burnett (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-040548, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).