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THE ONLY GIRL IN THE GAME

by MacDonald, John D

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  • Hardcover
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A nearly fine copy in a very good or somewhat better dust jacket with light edge rubbing and light shelf wear to spine ends, mod
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London: Robert Hale Limited, [1962]. First hardcover edition. A nearly fine copy in a very good or somewhat better dust jacket with light edge rubbing and light shelf wear to spine ends, moderate soiling to spine panel and several tiny closed tear to lower front panel with a crease. Uncommon. (17244). Octavo, boards. Fine noirish fiction from a master. "He [MacDonald] was particularly fascinated by people on the margins of a corrupt enterprise. In 1960's "The Only Girl in the Game", a desolate novel about the operation of a Las Vegas casino, he writes with equal sympathy about the manager who wants to get something unpleasant done and isn't fussy about the details, and the underling who knows all too much but thinks he can stay in his job and keep his own hands clean. The result is a portrait of American business so unsparing it makes "Mad Men" look like "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." - Lee Sandlin, book review in the Wall Street Journal, September 2013 (for a newly released edition of the book). Hubin, p. 526.

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Bookseller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
17244
Title
THE ONLY GIRL IN THE GAME
Author
MacDonald, John D
Book Condition
Used - A nearly fine copy in a very good or somewhat better dust jacket with light edge rubbing and light shelf wear to spine ends, mod
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First hardcover edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Robert Hale Limited
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
[1962]
Keywords
Mystery

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