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The Green Ripper
by MacDonald, John D
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0397013620
- ISBN 13
- 9780397013623
- Seller
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Evanston, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Lippincott, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First printing of this Travis McGee novel centered around a secretive religious organization. Not a book club. NF in like jacket. Jacket slightly bowed at top front, has small crease to front flap. Not price-clipped, not remainder marked.
Synopsis
The Green Ripper is the eighteenth of 21 Travis McGee novels written by John D. McDonald. It won the National Book Award for the category of mystery in 1980, and was the first and only book in that category to receive the award. The plot is centered on revenge against a secretive, terrorist cult that is responsible for killing McGee's lover Gretel. The title is a word play on the name of the Grim Reaper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001872
- Title
- The Green Ripper
- Author
- MacDonald, John D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0397013620
- ISBN 13
- 9780397013623
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"- 9&fr
- Keywords
- FLORIDA FICTION MCGEE TRAVIS FICTITIOUS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery & Thriller;
- X weight
- 0 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
Biblio member since 2019
Evanston, Illinois
About Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
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