Flood
by Vachss, Andrew
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Collectible; VG/Jacket present as described
- ISBN 10
- 0917657438
- ISBN 13
- 9780917657436
- Seller
-
Lexington, South Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Donald I. Fine, 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Collectible; VG/Jacket present as described. Author's first novel. This hardcover book is Very Good, being square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine lettering. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. There is damp stain to the lower corners of the last 50 or so pages. The dustjacket is Very Good; with very minor wear to the edges and extremities. There is a closed one inch tear to the front upper edge. The dust jacket is now attractively protected in mylar. Original Price is intact. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. This copy is signed by the Author on the title page without inscription.
Synopsis
Andrew Vachss, an attorney in private practice specializing in juvenile justice and child abuse, is the country’s best recognized and most widely sought after spokesperson on crimes against children. He is also a bestselling novelist and short story writer, whose works include Flood (1985), the novel which first introduced Vachss’ series character Burke, Strega (1987), Choice of Evil (1999), and Dead and Gone (2000). His short stories have appeared in Esquire , Playboy , and The Observer , and he is a contributor to ABA Journal , Journal of Psychohistory , New England Law Review , The New York Times , and Parade . Vachss has worked as a federal investigator in sexually transmitted diseases, a caseworker in New York, and a professional organizer. He was the director of an urban migrants re-entry center in Chicago and another for ex-cons in Boston. After managing a maximum-security prison for violent juvenile offenders, he published his first book, a textbook, about the experience. He was also deeply involved in the relief effort in Biafra, now Nigeria. For ten years, Vachss’ law practice combined criminal defense with child protection, until, with the success of his novels, it segued exclusively into the latter, which is his passion. Vachss calls the child protective movement “a war,” and considers his writing as powerful a weapon as his litigation.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Next Chapter Books SC, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006641
- Title
- Flood
- Author
- Vachss, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; VG
- Jacket Condition
- Jacket present as described
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0917657438
- ISBN 13
- 9780917657436
- Publisher
- Donald I. Fine
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- FIRST BOOK
Terms of Sale
Next Chapter Books SC, LLC
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Next Chapter Books SC, LLC
Biblio member since 2024
Lexington, South Carolina
About Next Chapter Books SC, LLC
We specialize in First Editions, Collectible copies, South Carolina, and banned books.
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Tight
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