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Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire
by Cowan, Rick; Douglas Century
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399148752
- ISBN 13
- 9780399148750
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition, First Printing per complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in very good condition with deep green boards, black spine cloth and silver gilt lettering on spine and on front board in silver ruled box enclosing title. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. End papers depict a two page aerial photo of NYC. Begins with two maps of NYC indicating the various locations discussed in book. Chapter headers include black & white photos of New York City scenes. Section of eight leaves / 16 pages of glossy black & white photos, many of which are of individuals involved in the story. Dust jacket very good with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. Concludes with an Epilogue, Glossary, Bibliography, Note on Other Sources and Acknowledgments. * From the front flap, '. . . Seldom has the netherworld of the Mafia been revealed with such fascinating detail and sheer suspense. . . . leads us to the inner ring of a conspiracy of corruption and terror that held New York City in its grip for nearly fifty years.'
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M001021
- Title
- Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire
- Author
- Cowan, Rick; Douglas Century
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399148752
- ISBN 13
- 9780399148750
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Organized crime investigation - New York City, Undercover operations - New York City, Mafia - New York City
- Bookseller catalogs
- True Crime;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2015
Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- G
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