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The Dial Press, Date: 1977. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1977. The Dial Press ISBN 0803780036 9780803780033 [US]
ISBN10: 0803780036, ISBN13: 9780803780033, Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. [Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.]
The Dial Press, Date: 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. 358 pages. Light wear, pages toned; a solid binding; good overall. The jacket has some creasing, discoloring and wear. "The true account of the most ingenious, spectacular escape attempt in the history of American prisons: the forty one hour ordeal on Alcatraz Island, May 2, 1946." Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0803780036. ISBN/EAN: 9780803780033. Inventory No: 211036. . 9780803780033 1977. The Dial Press ISBN 0803780036 9780803780033 [US]
ISBN10: 0803780036, ISBN13: 9780803780033, [publisher: The Dial Press] Hardcover First Edition 358 pages. Light wear, pages toned; a solid binding; good overall. The jacket has some creasing, discoloring and wear. "The true account of the most ingenious, spectacular escape attempt in the history of American prisons: the forty one hour ordeal on Alcatraz Island, May 2, 1946." Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0803780036. ISBN/EAN: 9780803780033. Inventory No: 211036. [Lexington, MO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]
The Dial Press, New York 1977 Hardcover Good in good dust jacket. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear.
ISBN10: 0803780036, ISBN13: 9780803780033, [publisher: The Dial Press, New York] Hardcover This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . [Siloam Springs, AR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]
Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. ISBN 0803780036 9780803780033 [US]
ISBN10: 0803780036, ISBN13: 9780803780033, Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. [Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.]
The Dial Press, New York, Date: 1977-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.5000 in x 12.0000 in x 9.0000 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . 1977. The Dial Press, New York ISBN 0803780036 9780803780033 [US]
New York Dial Press 1977 Hard cover Very good in very good dust jacket. Pages are clean and tight, boards are edge sunned; dust jacket has edge curl and is rubbed 358 p.
New York The Dial Press 1977 First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Very Good jacket Hardcover in DJ; 357pp; DJ clean & bright with minor creasing to front flap, boards square, clean & bright, endpapers illustrated with map, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG condition. True account of the most ingenious, spectacular escape attempt in the history of American prisons: the forty-one hour ordeal on Alcatraz Island, May 2, 1946.
New York: The Dial Press, Date: 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in DJ; 357pp; DJ clean & bright with minor creasing to front flap, boards square, clean & bright, endpapers illustrated with map, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG condition. True account of the most ingenious, spectacular escape attempt in the history of American prisons: the forty-one hour ordeal on Alcatraz Island, May 2, 1946. 1977. The Dial Press ISBN 0803780036 9780803780033 [US]
ISBN10: 0803780036, ISBN13: 9780803780033, [publisher: The Dial Press, New York] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover in DJ; 357pp; DJ clean & bright with minor creasing to front flap, boards square, clean & bright, endpapers illustrated with map, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG condition. True account of the most ingenious, spectacular escape attempt in the history of American prisons: the forty-one hour ordeal on Alcatraz Island, May 2, 1946. [Portland, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]
Notable tilt, Library distinctions FLEP, & on back of FLEP Library date stamps & Pocket intact, else content appears as unblemished with black/gray boards in DJ displaying moderate surface/edge wear, as shown.. Still a worthwhile book. Kirkus Review: Howard's reconstruction of a little-known 1946 Alcatraz "crash-out" is a prefabricated screenplay of the tense 46 hours during which Kentucky bank robber Bernie Coy and his five companions attempted the impossible. A spectacularly bloody affair, the siege of The Rock gives Howard a chance to fill his gallery with desperadoes who have since attained near-mythical status: Machine Gun Kelly, Alvin Karpis, and Robert Stroud, the aging Birdman. All were lodged there at the time, though none was directly involved in the escape which included, besides Coy, "Dutch" Cretzer, a maniacal killer who also wrote poetry, and his half-wit sidekick. Howard has heightened the drama by depicting several of the others with considerable sympathy as "Depression-era bank robbers," a tenable interpretation though Howard leans a bit hard on Dustbowl legends. Coy, a landscape painter and amateur psychologist, gets special regard as the only inmate to detect the single structural flaw in the Alcatraz gun-gallery--presumably one of the most secure spots in the prison--which made the crash-out possible. The personal clash between Coy and Cretzer over leadership of the desperate little band provides much of the suspens ...
The Dial Press 1977 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Good in Good dust jacket 0803780036. Signed and inscribed by author on half title page. First edition, first printing. Hard cover published by Dial Press in 1977. Black covers with gray spine and silver lettering on spine. Corners of covers have some rubbing. Spine is cocked some and is faded. Book is in good condition. Dust jacket has some wear and creasing along edges, some scuffing and is in good condition. 358 pages, 1.5 lb.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 358 pages; Signed by Author.
The Dial Press. Good in Good dust jacket. Date: 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0803780036 . Signed and inscribed by author on half title page. First edition, first printing. Hard cover published by Dial Press in 1977. Black covers with gray spine and silver lettering on spine. Corners of covers have some rubbing. Spine is cocked some and is faded. Book is in good condition. Dust jacket has some wear and creasing along edges, some scuffing and is in good condition. 358 pages, 1.5 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 358 pages; Signed by Author . 1977. The Dial Press ISBN 0803780036 9780803780033 [US]
ISBN10: 0803780036, ISBN13: 9780803780033, [publisher: The Dial Press] Hardcover First Edition Signed and inscribed by author on half title page. First edition, first printing. Hard cover published by Dial Press in 1977. Black covers with gray spine and silver lettering on spine. Corners of covers have some rubbing. Spine is cocked some and is faded. Book is in good condition. Dust jacket has some wear and creasing along edges, some scuffing and is in good condition. 358 pages, 1.5 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 358 pages; Signed by Author [Lancaster, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]
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