HEIR
by Simon, Roger L
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan Co., 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Better known today for his screenwriting and his Moses Wine mystery-detective series, this is Simon's first novel. The story is about Marcus Rottner, 24, heir to a major American fortune, whose girl friend, Jennifer, is putting out for everyone but him, whose drugs supplier beats and robs him, whose analyst tells him things he doesn't want to hear. Then Jennifer dies when he doses her with heroin as an antidote to a meth overdose. Marcus jams her corpse into his antique harpsichord, loads the harpsichord into his car and begins to drive. First edition, first printing. About 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, 147 pages in green cloth-covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Top edge of text stained red and pastedowns are red. Dustjacket's front panel shows photo montage in black and green of a mass of contorted bodies. Back panel shows photo of author. Previous owner's name on inside front cover, partially hidden by dj's front flap, o/w boards and text are complete, clean and unmarked. Touch of shelf wear along bottom edges. Not remaindered, not ex-library. Dustjacket shows only slight wear at spine ends, no tears, no chipping or creasing, not price-clipped. A collectable copy of a 50-year-old story about a death that sounds only too contemporary.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005740
- Title
- HEIR
- Author
- Simon, Roger L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- CRIME, FIRST EDITION, NEW YORK, DRUGS, HEROIN, OPIOIDS, METHAMPHETAMINE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Novel; Crime; Miscellaneous;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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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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