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Viking, 1954. Book. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First printing. A VG copy in a good dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap..

NY: Popular Library, Oct. 1955. Mass market paperback. First printing. #702. 208 pages. Vintage fiction. Complete and unabridged. Cover shows some scuffing and rubbing. Light general wear, else a very good copy. VG..

New York: The Viking Press. 1954. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Mystery novel about the manager of a Mexico City gambling casino. Hubin [1984 Crime Fiction, page 409]. 241 pages. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Very good with edge wear, light dust soiling to page edges in jacket with edge wear, lightcreasing to spine ends. bx14

NY: Viking Press. F. 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. A fine copy in a VG+ dust jacket. The dust jacket has a crease a the lower edge of the frontpanel and small rubs to the outer corners. Mild soiling to the rear panel. .

New York: Viking Press, 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Viking Press, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good/Very Good. "First Published by the Viking Press in September 1954" on copyright page, in original unclipped jacket. Clean green boards with red cloth spine, black roulette wheel decoration on cover, black lettering on spine. 1" of slight fading at base of spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 241 pages. Dustjacket is not price clipped (2.75 on front inside flap), slight edgewear, short closed edge tears, faint water stain at lower corner of rear panel near spine, old label at base of rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Murder mystery set in a gambling casino in Mexico City..

New York: Viking, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Book has slight rubbing of spine and edges of cover, aging of pages, dustwrapper has minor wear of spine and edges of panels. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Viking, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good, book has minor rub of spine and edges of cover, corners of cover slightly frayed, light fading of cover, light yellowing of pages, small light stains on side foredge. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Doubleday & Company. DJ in archival cover. Edge wear. Ex Libris. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition.

New York: Viking, 1954. Author's first book; 241pp. A tight, clean copy in bright dustwrapper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Viking, 1954. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. Two-tone decorative cloth binding with partial roulette wheel design. 239 pp. Crime and gambling fiction. Fading to top and bottom of spine, light skew to boards. Dustjacket edgeworn and chipped top and bottom of spine (does not affect text). Very good in good dustjacket..

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/About Very Good. Waer's debut mystery-thriller features Jim Fowler, an honest man in the somewhat dubious profession of gambling casino manager. Fowler accepts a position at a Mexico City casino and almost immediately finds that honesty tested by a bewitched roulette wheel; assorted beautiful women, most far from innocent or honest; an international crime ring; and a pair of murders. First Printing, First Edition. About 5 3/4 x 8 inches, 241 pages quarter bound in orange cloth over green paper-covered boards. Front cover has black graphic design denoting a roulette wheel, black lettering on spine. DJ's front panel repeats the cover graphic in lower right corner in black, white, green & orange; title and author in white. Back panel has b & w photo of author and brief bio. Boards and text are complete, clean and unmarked; binding tight and square. Not remaindered, not ex-library. DJ shows wear along edges, at… Leer más

Viking. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1954. Hard Cover. (F32) .

New York:: The Viking Press,, (1954). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in very good dust jacket (a lovely copy - the rather striking green and red dust jacket has a short closed tear at the bottom edge with associated creasing but is now in a protective cover and is quite attractive.) . First printing. The author's first book, a hard-boiled novel about the manager of a Mexico City gambling casino - Waer's own occupation in Las Vegas: "Jim Foster, manager of gambling casinos and an honest man in a dubious profession, transfers his curious talents to Mexico City . . . The irregularities happen to include two murders, an international crime ring, various beautiful women, none of whom could ever be accused of innocence, a bewitched roulette wheel, and any number of operatives from the police and underworld." While all 3 of Waer's novels were set in the world of gambling, this was the only one to be published in hardcover. 241 pp. Dust jacket design by Bill English.

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First edition. A fine copy in a about fine dust jacket with some mild rubbing. (13971). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Mystery novel involving gambling, set in Mexico City.

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. 241pp. Half cloth over decorated boards. A casino manager moves to Mexico City where he discovers illicit operations. The first mystery by Waer who at the time was working at the famous El Rancho Vegas in Las Vegas. Small number stamped on the rear free endpaper. A near fine copy in very good price-clipped dustjacket with wear to edges and a few tiny tears to the upper corner of the front panel and rear panel, and a small spot to rear panel. In Hubin, 2003, p. 1549. ; Octavo.

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. 241pp. Half cloth over decorated boards. A casino manager moves to Mexico City where he discovers illicit operations. The first mystery by Waer who at the time was working at the famous El Rancho Vegas in Las Vegas. Small number stamped on the rear free endpaper. A fine copy in very good+ dustjacket with a small chip and mild fading to spine panel, and a touch of foxing to rear panel. In Hubin, 2003, p. 1549. ; Octavo.

New York: Viking, 1954. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Bottom corners slightly bumped else fine in a lightly rubbed, about fine dustwrapper. Mexico City gambling casino manager is forced to investigate a string of murders. Hardboiled-type mystery with snappy patter and a roulette theme. Author's first of three mysteries.

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/VG; teal and black spine with red and white text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing, age toning, edgewear, open tear at spine head, price unclipped; boards are strong and clean, slight edgewear; textblock has ex libris plate on front pastedown, otherwise clean; pp 241; inscribed by author on page 1; NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #2. 1294042. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 239pp. Sharp First Edition Square, tight and clean throughout with minimal wear. An area of light soiling to the cloth at the crown but quite minor. Beautiful unclipped wrapper,($2.75), has a touch of wear to the spine ends and tips. Still, a fresh and bright example with no creasing, chipping or tears. A very attractive collectable copy of the author's first book.