The Hoax
by Irving, Clifford
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0932966144
- ISBN 13
- 9780932966148
- Seller
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Arvada, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
The ultimate caper story, novelist Clifford Irving's no-holds-barred account of the literary hoax of our time--his "autobiography" of Howard Hughes--was published in Great Britain in 1997, where it became a bestseller.But no American hardcover house would touch THE HOAX until now. One major publisher offered a $500,000 advance when the book was nearing completion, drew up the contract…then abruptly bowed out.Why?The answer is implicit in this classic tale of daring, treachery, and corruption. As fast-paced and exciting as any spy novel, it involves the reader at every devilish twist and turn. In this first U.S. hardcover edition, Clifford Irving tells how the hoax developed, like a Chinese puzzle, from its madcap beginning to the final startling confession--a witty and nail-biting story of international intrigue and beautiful women, of powerful corporate executives and jet-set rogues, of cover-ups and headlines.
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- Bookseller
- Old Algonquin Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16074
- Title
- The Hoax
- Author
- Irving, Clifford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0932966144
- ISBN 13
- 9780932966148
- Publisher
- Permanent Press
- Place of Publication
- Sagaponack
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- crime, literary hoax,
- Bookseller catalogs
- True Crime;
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