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BALLAD OF THE WHISKEY ROBBER, A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts (signed)
by Rubinstein, Julian
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316071676
- ISBN 13
- 9780316071673
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Little, Brown & Company, 2004. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First printing w/complete number sequence. The story of Attila Ambrus, "one-time pelt smuggler, professional hockey goalie (possibly the worst in the sport's history), pen salesman, Zamboni driver, gravedigger, church painter, roulette addict, building superintendent, whiskey drinker, and native of Transylvania who's decided that the best thing to do with his time is to rob as many banks as possible." Maroon boards w/cream cloth backstrip, pink foil spine lettering, 319 pages (including postscripts, notes on sources, bibliography, appendix and acknowledgements), illustrated. Gently bumped spine ends, in dust jacket w/mild edgewear. A nice copy..
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- Bookseller
- Augustine Funnell Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016006
- Title
- BALLAD OF THE WHISKEY ROBBER, A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts (signed)
- Author
- Rubinstein, Julian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0316071676
- ISBN 13
- 9780316071673
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- JULIAN RUBINSTEIN, WHISKEY, THIEF, THIEVES, CRIMINAL, CRIMINALS, TRANSYLVANIA, TRANSYLVANIAN PELT SMUGGLERS, SMUGGLING, DETECTIVE, DETECTIVES, HOCKEY, BANK ROBBERS, ZAMBONI, ATTILA AMBRUS, EASTERN EUROPE, GRAVEDIGGERS, LAJOS VARJU, TRUE CRIME, ROULETTE, N
- Bookseller catalogs
- Auto/Biography; True Crime; Signed (all categories);
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