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The Godfather
by Mario Puzo
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/Good-
- Seller
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Black boards with silver writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Slight dent on top edge of front and back boards; book has slight lean to right. Foxing to top and side page edges; top of front dust jacket chipped; small chip on top corner of back dust jacket. Small piece missing from bottom of corner of back dust jacket; chipping and small pieces missing from top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Stain and chips from old price sticker on top corner of front dust jacket; both inside dust jacket flaps have stains on edges. Except for slight lean noted, book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.
Putnam Book Club Edition as indicated by "Book Club Edition" on front dust jacket flap and no later printings indicated on copyright page. Though book is slightly smaller than first editions, it is in similar printing style.
Puzo's classic novel that "re-creates the feudal world of the Mafiosi." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
Putnam Book Club Edition as indicated by "Book Club Edition" on front dust jacket flap and no later printings indicated on copyright page. Though book is slightly smaller than first editions, it is in similar printing style.
Puzo's classic novel that "re-creates the feudal world of the Mafiosi." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
Synopsis
The Godfather is a classic crime novel by Mario Puzo, detailing the story of a fictional Mafia family in New York in the 1940s and 1950s. This novel introduced America to the first family of crime fiction - the Corleones, and it remains a classic in American popular culture. Power, greed, and family loyalty all play out in this portrayal of the mafia underworld. Author Mario Puzo wrote the book based on his personal need for the cash advance, and the paperback rights for The Godfather went on to sell for a record $410,000. The mega-blockbuster 1972 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola featured Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, and James Caan, among others.
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Details
- Seller
- Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- PUZO001
- Title
- The Godfather
- Author
- Mario Puzo
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Pages
- 448
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- mario puzo; godfather; book club
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting
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About the Seller
Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting
Biblio member since 2021
Carrollton, Texas
About Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting
The bookstore will be closed for a vacation of book-hunting in the Midwest from March 2 - 9, 2024.
The game is afoot!
I focus on modern first edition, first printings, but have been lately finding first editions, later printings of older novels in my inventory. I'm also highlighting a lot of signed books that I've found.
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The game is afoot!
I focus on modern first edition, first printings, but have been lately finding first editions, later printings of older novels in my inventory. I'm also highlighting a lot of signed books that I've found.
I will also gladly search for and offer well-priced books of all kinds. If there's something you'd love to have, either send me a message here or go to https://cases.sherlockjoes.com and Open a Case!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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