HOAX -- The Inside Story of the Howard Hughes-Clifford Irving Affair
by Fay, Stephen; Chester, Lewis & Linklater, Magnus
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 067037430X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670374304
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1972. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A careful account of author Clifford Irving's forgery of a Howard Hughes biography that fooled a major New York City publisher and resulted in a literary hoax that made headlines with its discovery and Irving's subsequent arrest; with photos; text edges lightly soiled; text is clean, tight and square, lower end of spine slightly bumped; dustjacket shows some light soiling, minimal surface and edgewear, upper corner of inside front flap creased. Nice reading copy.
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- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002503
- Title
- HOAX -- The Inside Story of the Howard Hughes-Clifford Irving Affair
- Author
- Fay, Stephen; Chester, Lewis & Linklater, Magnus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 067037430X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670374304
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- TRUE CRIME, FIRST EDITION, FORGERY, LITERARY HOAX, CON GAME, NEW YORK, SWITZERLAND
- Bookseller catalogs
- True Crime; Crime; Miscellaneous;
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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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