New York: Arbor House, 1983. Algren's last novel, previously unpublished in the Unites States, of a boxer in "society's underside: a world of pimps, prostitutes, prisoners...a place where Blacks, Sicilians, cops, con artists stalk one another with ferocity and brutal purpose." Second printing, with number line ending in 2. Hardcover, full brown cloth, gilt titling. light wear to book, spine ends bumped; jacket shows light edgewear, minor creasing around head of spine. Text clean. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.

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Nelson Algren's The Devil’s Stocking is the story of Ruby Calhoun, a boxer accused of murder in a shadowy world of low-purse fighters, cops, con artists, and bar girls. Chronicling a battle for truth and human dignity which gives way to a larger story of life and death decisions, literary grandmaster Nelson Algren’s last novel is a fitting capstone to a long and brilliant career. Recipient of the first National Book Award for The Man with the Golden Arm and lauded by Hemingway as "one of the two best authors in America," Nelson Algren (1909-1981) remains one of our most defiant and enduring novelists. His body of work includes five major novels, two short fiction collections, a book-length poem, and several collections of reportage. one of the most substantial of any American writer.

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Bookseller: Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: t0046
Title: The Devil's Stocking
Author: Algren, Nelson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: Second Printing
ISBN 10: 0877955476
ISBN 13: 9780877955474
Publisher: Arbor House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1983
Keywords: Fiction, Underbelly, Poverty, Grift, Pimps, Hustlers, Boxers, Inner City, Slum
Size: Octavo

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Number Line: A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...