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THE DIGGER'S GAME
by Higgins, George V
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0394483162
- ISBN 13
- 9780394483160
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fair/Good Plus. Higgins' second novel features "The Digger," aka Jerry Doherty, a Boston bar owner and small-time criminal who owes Mafia-connected gamblers a large sum of money; edges faded, spine cocked, spine and back cover badly stained; still tight with clean text; dustjacket shows edgewear, top of spine is chipped; overall: Fair/Good Plus. A reading copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001144
- Title
- THE DIGGER'S GAME
- Author
- Higgins, George V
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0394483162
- ISBN 13
- 9780394483160
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, CRIME, BOSTON, NEW ENGLAND, GAMBLING, LOAN SHARKING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Crime; New England;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
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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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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