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THE KINGPIN
by Tom Wicker
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good binding/Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Richmond, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Sloane Associates, 1953. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Fair dust jacket. Signed. A copy of Tom Wicker's first published work in his own name, The Kingpin, signed with a personal inscription on the front endpaper. The inscription reads: "For Nancy and Bill McLaughlin - - this product of a misspent youth - - with great affection." Tom Wicker would later earn his name as a political journalist, especially during the Nixon administration. Fair dustjacket, with chips and tears, and foxing to the rear and flaps. A Very Good copy, with no marks of any kind. Very Good binding / Fair dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Swan Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 284196
- Title
- THE KINGPIN
- Author
- Tom Wicker
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good binding
- Jacket Condition
- Fair dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Sloane Associates
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
Terms of Sale
Black Swan Books, Inc.
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About the Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
Richmond, Virginia
About Black Swan Books, Inc.
Black Swan Books was established in Richmond Virginia in 1996 by Nicholas Cooke. Over 25 years in business we have been in several locations, most recently in a renovated warehouse. While no longer a brick and mortar shop with regular hours we are always happy to welcome visits by appointment. Please call or email us if you want to come by.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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