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  • THE TWELVE CHAIRS. by Ilf, Ilya (1897 - 1937) and Evgeny Petrov (1903 - 1942)
    Ilf, Ilya (1897 - 1937) and Evgeny Petrov (1903 - 1942)
    THE TWELVE CHAIRS.

    Edition: First thus.

    London: Frederick Muller, (1965) dj. Hardcover first edition - The dust jacket proclaims this as "The Great Russian Satirical Novel" originally published in 1928, but then suppressed during the Stalin regime. The authors who met in Moscow in 1925, were born in Odessa, "the humor capital of the Russian Empire (now Ukraine). Thieves and resourceful conmen are the object of secret admiration and pride in Odessa, and the stuff of legends. One such conman, by the name of Ostap Bender, is the hero of the two writers' main work." (Russia Beyond) Basis for several movies - both in Russia and in the US in Mel Brooks 1970 film. Translated from the Russian by John Richardson. Introduction by Maurice Freidberg. 322 pp.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (tear to upper edge of front cover of dj)

    Book ID: 88286
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  • PARADISE. by Savage, Marc.
    Savage, Marc.
    PARADISE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third crime novel, the story of a small time hood who robs a mom-and-pop store of $300,000 of the Scorcese crime family's money. . . Through a front man, the Scorceses hire PIs Abe and Izzy Stein to find Misty, an effort complicated a bit by Izzy's renewed passion for his old flame, Molly, Misty's mother. In Colorado, Misty hooks up with cute, amoral Leslie Ann Rice and they fly to Hawaii, where she and her feckless ex-con father try to figure out how to best separate Misty from the money. The chase climaxes with most of the leading actors on the eponymous island paradise, and the ending…

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    New York: Doubleday, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third crime novel, the story of a small time hood who robs a mom-and-pop store of $300,000 of the Scorcese crime family's money. . . Through a front man, the Scorceses hire PIs Abe and Izzy Stein to find Misty, an effort complicated a bit by Izzy's renewed passion for his old flame, Molly, Misty's mother. In Colorado, Misty hooks up with cute, amoral Leslie Ann Rice and they fly to Hawaii, where she and her feckless ex-con father try to figure out how to best separate Misty from the money. The chase climaxes with most of the leading actors on the eponymous island paradise, and the ending is not happy for anyone. . . . a fast, intricate, often funny thriller, and if most characters aren't nice, even the most minor players are vivid and believable." (Publishers Weekly) 354 pp. ISBN: 0-385467796.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 84125
    View cart More details Price: $18.00