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The 10-Second Jailbreak; The Helicopter Escape of Joel David Kaplan
by Asinof, Eliot, Et Al
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 003001011X
- ISBN 13
- 9780030010118
- Seller
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Modesto, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1973. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 003001011X . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is a strip of ground-in dirt to the bottom edges of book covers - all the way around. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a large circle of glue residue to the top corner of the front endpaper. The dust jacket has edge wear and rubbing to the spine ends and corners, along with some beginning chipping and wear. "There have been multiple prison escapes where an inmate escapes by means of a helicopter. One of the earliest instances was the escape of Joel David Kaplan, nicknamed "Man Fan", on August 19, 1971, from the Santa Martha Acatitla in Mexico. Kaplan was a New York businessman who not only escaped the prison but eventually got out of Mexico and went on to write a book about his experience, The 10-Second Jailbreak. " (from Wikipedia) .
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- Bookseller
- S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A47739
- Title
- The 10-Second Jailbreak; The Helicopter Escape of Joel David Kaplan
- Author
- Asinof, Eliot, Et Al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 003001011X
- ISBN 13
- 9780030010118
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- 003001011X, True Crime, Eliot Asinof, Warren Hinckle, William Turner, Prison Escape, Mexican Jails, Prison Break, Helicopters
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRUE CRIME;
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About the Seller
S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
Biblio member since 2003
Modesto, California
About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.
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