The Heat's On
by Himes, Chester
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0911860576
- ISBN 13
- 9780911860573
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chatham, N.J.: The Chatham Bookseller, 1975. 220p. Cloth. A new copy, no d.j. as issued. MULTIPLE COPIES AVAILABLE.. Reprint of 1966 Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Chester Himes was born in Missouri in 1909. He began writing while serving a prison sentence for a jewel theft and published just short of twenty novels before his death in 1984. Among his best-known thrillers are Blind Man with a Pistol , Cotton Comes to Harlem , The Crazy Kill , A Rage in Harlem , The Real Cool Killers , and The Heat's On , all available from Vintage.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016617
- Title
- The Heat's On
- Author
- Himes, Chester
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint of 1966 Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0911860576
- ISBN 13
- 9780911860573
- Publisher
- The Chatham Bookseller
- Place of Publication
- Chatham, N.J.
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE.
- Bookseller catalogs
- African American Literature;
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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