17 AND BLACK
by Waer, Jack
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/About Very Good
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/About Very Good. Waer's debut mystery-thriller features Jim Fowler, an honest man in the somewhat dubious profession of gambling casino manager. Fowler accepts a position at a Mexico City casino and almost immediately finds that honesty tested by a bewitched roulette wheel; assorted beautiful women, most far from innocent or honest; an international crime ring; and a pair of murders. First Printing, First Edition. About 5 3/4 x 8 inches, 241 pages quarter bound in orange cloth over green paper-covered boards. Front cover has black graphic design denoting a roulette wheel, black lettering on spine. DJ's front panel repeats the cover graphic in lower right corner in black, white, green & orange; title and author in white. Back panel has b & w photo of author and brief bio. Boards and text are complete, clean and unmarked; binding tight and square. Not remaindered, not ex-library. DJ shows wear along edges, at corners and spine ends. There is an inch-long closed tear at bottom edge of front panel and 3/4-inch tear along fold between front panel and spine, o/w graphic elements undamaged, colors unfaded. Not price-clipped. Collectable copy for anyone who likes gambling in their mysteries.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005707
- Title
- 17 AND BLACK
- Author
- Waer, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- About Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, GAMBLING, MEXICO, CRIME, DRUGS, PROSTITUTION, ORGANIZED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Intrigue; Crime;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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