Mafia
by Reid, Ed
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On Oct 8, 2022, Anonymous said
Ed Reid was one of the great American crime writers who penned several classic books of the genre during the 1950s and 60s. In this short early work from 1952 he traces the Mafia origins in Sicily, details its notorious code of silence, pries open the workings of the international narcotics racket, and tells the stories of numerous mob murders. Reid sheds light on the lives of many figures in organized crime, both well known and obscure, but perhaps the most interesting material relates to the man just then establishing himself as arguably the most powerful single mobster in the country: Vito Genovese. The author reports on the fascinating period Genovese spent exiled in Italy during WWII as a favorite of the fascist government, acting as an interpreter for American forces while raking immense profits blackmarketing everything from stolen cigarettes to military vehicles. The appendix, the partial transcript of a September 1945 interview given to the Brooklyn district attorney's office by the U.S. Army investigator who arrested Genovese and brought him to Brooklyn for an outstanding murder charge, is a must-read. If you are a student of organized crime history, and want to build your library starting from key canonical works, you should own this book by one of the principal, Pulitzer Prize-winning documentarians.
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Mafia
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United States: Signet 1151, 1954. Solid with a stress crease near the upper spine on the front cover, a small ball point pen check mark on the front, and otherwise the covers show light wear.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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MAFIA
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New York: Random House. 1952. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Rubbing, few small open tears along panel edges. . Item Price
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NY: Random House, 1952. Hard Cover. Yes. Hardcover. 238 pp. with appendix transcript of the examination of CID agent O.C. Dickey by the Brooklyn District Attorney regarding the Vito Genovese case. Third edition. Early work on the Mafia and organized crime in the United States. Includes considerable material on the connection between Vito Genovese and the Allied Military… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mafia: The history of the ruthless gang that rules the nationwide crime syndicate
by Reid, Ed
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Random House. DJ in archival cover. Stated first printing. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1952. Item Price
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MAFIA
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New York: Random House. 1952. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Foxing along text block edges. Rubbing, open tearing along panel edges. . Item Price
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Mafia : The Sensational Expose of the Notorious Rulers of Organized Crime
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Signet. 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st Paperback Edition / 1st Printing. Paperback. Good. Good to Very Good, Slight wear around edges of spine, pages darkening, front inner hinge cracked but solid. 10.5 x 18cm. soft cover. 176pp. Item Price
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Mafia : The History of the Ruthless Gang That Runs the Nationwide Crime Syndicate
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Random House, 1952. First Edition - 3rd Impression. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Book is very good and unmarked. There is minor spine edgewear to jacket protected in a Mylar DJ protector. Out of print. 3rd issue edition. Binding is cloth. Item Price
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Mafia
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New York, NY, USA: Signet, 1964. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 185pp, [3]pp publisher's ads. Pictorial light card covers, text block edges sprayed red. 12mo. Light chipping to edges, tanning and wear to covers. Pages ageing. Internally, neat, clean and tight.
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Signet, 1954. First edition. . Paperback. Very Good. Signet # 1151. First Edition. Moderate wear around the extremities of the cover. Light tanning to pages. PB18
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MAFIA
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New York: Random House, 1952. Third printing. 238 pp. White endpapers. Black cloth with white titles. Green and orange DJ, not price-clipped. Light wear along the edges. VG+/VG+. Item Price
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MAFIA (True Crime Stories)
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signet book, , (first PB 1954), . 1151, almost near fine, (COLLECTION OF 16 STORIES), paperback, Item Price
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NY: Random House, 1952. DJ has wear. Boards have shelfwear. Pages are clean and text is free from markings. All pages secure in binding.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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Random House, 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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MAFIA (True Crime Stories of the Mob)
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