In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash

New York: Doubleday, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated first edition of this classic, humorous narrative which was later made into a successful film titled, "A Christmas Story." Signed and inscribed to the former owner with, "excelsior!" by Jean Shepherd on the title page. Black cloth backed blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Near… Read more

NY: Doubleday, 1966. Bound in black cloth over blue covered boards in Dustjacket by Richard Smith. The second printing - with no "first edition" slug at bottom of copyright page. Overall, a beautiful, tight, clean copy in bright first state dust jacket that still maintains the original price of $4.50. The dust jacket shows a pencil eraser… Read more

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New. .

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

Broadway Books, 2000. Softcover. New/No Jacket. New Book: Trade Paperback

UsedVeryGood. Minor shelf wear

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

Doubleday, 1966. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dolphin, 1972. Fair. Shepherd, Jean. In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash. New York: Dolphin, 1972. 264pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Fair with cracked spine at center and discolored edges. Good reading copy.

'To say that his is a genuinely funny book needs, in these days, a bit of explanation. No black humor, no alienation, no dirty words, no nasty sewer-type satire. It isn't funny bitter; it is funny-haha...Grab this book for a real adventure into unabashed pleasure. An uninhibited scoot into yesterday's magic.' … Read more