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THE MOONSHINE WAR
by Leonard, Elmore
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in like dust jacket.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1969. Near fine in like dust jacket.. First edition of this comedic and explosive Prohibition-era drama, featuring whiskey, gangsters, and dynamite - adapted into a film in 1970. Leonard Elmore is known for writing that lends itself to screen adaptations: 19 of his works, including MOONSHINE WAR, have seen Hollywood releases. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original black and green cloth binding with black spine lettering. Original unclipped ($4.95) color pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Richard Cuffari. Fore-edge machine deckle. Endpapers olive. 236 pages. Small ink owner name to front flyleaf. Small ink number to spine of dust jacket. Jacket with light toning to edges, mild edgewear. A sharp copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40963
- Title
- THE MOONSHINE WAR
- Author
- Leonard, Elmore
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in like dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- 20th century,American,Books to Film,Post-WWII,Mystery,Humor / Satire,Historical Fiction
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Type Punch Matrix
Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. TPM is a member firm of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and upholds their Code of Ethics.
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