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THE GREEN RIPPER
by MacDonald, John D
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0397013620
- ISBN 13
- 9780397013623
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Lippincott, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. MacDonald's eighteenth mystery/crime novel, featuring his celebrated "salvage expert" Travis McGee. This won the American Book Award for Best Mystery of 1979. A collectable copy.
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
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000516
- Title
- THE GREEN RIPPER
- Author
- MacDonald, John D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0397013620
- ISBN 13
- 9780397013623
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, CRIME, FIRST EDITION, RELIGIOUS CULTS, FANATICISM
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Crime; Amateur Sleuth;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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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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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...