The Rat on Fire [signed]
by Higgins, George V
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0394424093
- ISBN 13
- 9780394424095
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 183; VG-/VG-; black pictorial spine with gray and white text; first edition; dust jacket shows mild exterior wear; small tape mended chip to front tail edge; mylar wrap to dj; cloth has slight soiling to exterior, due to handling; few grayish spots to rear; mildly splayed boards; textblock exterior edges show very light tone; deckled fore edge; interior pages clean; signed by author. 1351532. FP New Rockville Stock.
Synopsis
George V. Higgins was the author of more than twenty novels, including the bestsellers The Friends of Eddie Coyle , Cogan's Trade , The Rat on Fire , and The Digger's Game . He was a reporter for the Providence Journal and the Associated Press before obtaining a law degree from Boston College Law School in 1967. He was an assistant attorney general and then an assistant United States attorney in Boston from 1969 to 1973. He later taught Creative Writing at Boston University. He died in 1999.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1351532
- Title
- The Rat on Fire [signed]
- Author
- Higgins, George V
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394424093
- ISBN 13
- 9780394424095
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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