Serpico: The Cop Who Defied the System
by Maas, Peter
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Viking Press, 1973. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The author of "The Valachi Papers,'' which profiled a Mafia informant, here tells the true story of NYPD patrolman Frank Serpico, who exposed corruption deep inside the NYPD (New York Police Department) in the late 1960s. Basis for the eponymous hit movie from 1973 starring Al Pacino in the title role. Orig. published in 1973, this is a Book Club Edition (BCE). From the well-kept library of a true-crime aficionado, this hardcover has black cloth-covered boards with silver lettering to spine. Condition is Fine: completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages off-white with a whisper of tanning around all edges. Former owner's name sticker to ffep. The unclipped DJ is VG, with light discoloration/soil & minor edgewear/rubbing to extremities; nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Seller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 020670
- Title
- Serpico: The Cop Who Defied the System
- Author
- Maas, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition (BCE)
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- TRUE CRIME CRIMINALS CORRUPTION POLICE NYPD NEW YORK CITY COPS SNITCHES UNDERCOVER CORRUPT DIRTY NONFICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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