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Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$3.25 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: White hard boards with black spine. Gold gilt print on spine in very good readable condition. Oversized leafs at the back of the book, otherwise a tight and clean copy, 572pp. Dj with lots of small bumps top edge, a few bumps bottom of spine. The dj is complete, not price clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Phyllis35, canyonville, OR, U.S.A.
Mario Puzo. Fools Die. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$3.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book and dust jacket condition is very good. Jacket has very minor edge wear to very few edges. Minor shelfwear. Author of THE GODFATHER. 572 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Burm Booksellers, Beckley, WV, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G. P. Putnam, New York, 1978.
Price: US$4.99 + shipping
Description: 572 pgs. Full Size Book Club Ed. By the Author of The Godfather.
Seller: fourleafclover books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1978.
Price: US$5.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2nd impression. Clean throughout. Edges dust soiled. DJ has price sticker on cover, bumped top edge.
Seller: Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnum's & Sons, NY, 1978.
Price: US$6.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Cover rubbed with edgewear. Spine has gold gilt writing. Pgs clean and tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. FOOLS DIE. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York NY, 1978.
Price: US$6.50 + shipping
Description: Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; After a youth spent outside the law, Merlyn gains fame and fortune as an author and finds that neither his wife nor his beloved brother can compete with the delights of Hollywood and Las Vegas casinos. ; 572 pages
Seller: Gibson's Books, New Hope, AL, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. FOOLS DIE. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York NY, 1978.
Price: US$6.50 + shipping
Description: Very Good with no dust jacket; Cover has slight soiling. ; After a youth spent outside the law, Merlyn gains fame and fortune as an author and finds that neither his wife nor his beloved brother can compete with the delights of Hollywood and Las Vegas casinos. ; 572 pages
Seller: Gibson's Books, New Hope, AL, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G. P. Putnam's Sons, NY, 1978.
Price: US$7.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: DJ
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Cover is slightly worn. DJ is worn, sunned, and has small tears. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$9.97 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. Black and White Cloth Covers decorated in gilt with gilt lettering to spine; covers are very lightly soiled; Red Endpapers; book edges are very lightly soiled; book interior is clean and tight; 8vo; 572 pages; dustjacket is protected by a mylar wrapper; dustjacket is clean but white areas have darkened somewhat particularly on spine; dustjacket has no other defects
Seller: Charing Cross Road Booksellers, Canton, GA, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnam's Sons, NY, 1978.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Jacket has light edgewear. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dj Has Light Edgewear With Light Soiling, Including Light Liquid Soiling. Light Wear. The Bottom, Right Corner Of Front Cover Is Liquid Stained & The Bottom Corner Of Back Cover Is Also Lightly Stained. Very Light Soiling To Page Edges.
Seller: Book Nook, Cadillac, MI, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G P Putnam's Sons, 1978.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: heavy soil and stains to boards
Seller: OddReads, Harper, TX, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. A Novel by the Author of the Godfther.. G.P. Putnam's, New York, 1978.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Usually in poor condition, this copy is very nice in original unclipped, unchipped dust jacket. No markings in text or jacket.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
PUZO, Mario.. Fools Die.. New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons 1978., 1978.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Hardcover. Edges slightly marked, o/w very good in good dustjacket with darkening around edges and slight wear.
Seller: Larsen Books, Exeter, NSW, Australia
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G. P. Putnam, G. P. Putnam, 1978.
Price: US$12.50 + shipping
Description: B008393; 572 pp hardcover, good contents & dustjacket, some wear & fading
Seller: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G. P. Putnam, 1978.
Price: US$12.50 + shipping
Description: very good condition dustjacket has minor edgewear and tears; dustjacket has minor edgewear and tears; B049277
Seller: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$13.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 572p.
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY, 1978.
Price: US$13.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good+ in Good+ dust jacket; Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 572 pages; Minor shelf wear to DJ which is lightly soiled from handling. Book clean and tight. Blind stamp no price DJ.
Seller: Ye Old Bookworm, Odessa, TX, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1978.
Price: US$14.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: (3d impression) Larger, thicker book, black cloth spine, light gray cloth boards with gilt illustration of man in overcoat at top front, tiny creases at top front tip, spine very slightly sunken, gilt lettering bright on spine, red inside covers and adjacent end papers, ink note at top of first front end paper, 572 lightly browned pages. DJ glossy white lightly browned with illustration of man on front, black and red lettering, black back with same lettering and illustration as front. DJ light crease at top front tip, very slightly browned at spine edges. DJ and book, both Near Fine.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die: A Novel. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1978.
Price: US$14.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition (Stated First Impression). The Book Is Bound In An Ivory Cloth Over One Quarter Black With Gilt Lettering And Rules On The Spine. Gilt Stamped Line Drawing Of A Man On The Front. The Book Has A Light Bump To The Lower Back Board Edge. The Page Edges Are Tanned And The Foredges Have Some Faint Stains. The Clipped Jacket Is Age Toned And Has A Few Tiny Edge Nicks.
Seller: Granada Bookstore, IOBA, Woodlawn, IL, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die: A Novel. G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, NEW YORK, NY, 1978.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: First Impression. Dust jacket: mild to moderate wear, chipping/few tears, discoloration. Boards: title on black spine remaining boards cream, mild wear, corner bumps, light soiling, edge wear. Light soiling to page edges. Dust jacket excerpt, "Fools Die focuses dramatically on forty years in the life of an orphaned American boy named Merlyn who, in time, comes to understand how he relates to the magician of Arthurian legend." DATE PUBLISHED: 1978 EDITION: 572
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Mario Puzo. Fools Die. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1978.
Price: US$15.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Books are our passion, and getting them into the right hands is our pleasure. A clean, tight copy with no marks or highlights. STATED FIRST IMPRESSION. An un clipped dust jacket. 572 pages. 6.25" x 9.25". Black cloth covered spine with Cream cloth covered boards. Encased in a Brodart clear mylar cover. Slight soiling to covers top and bottom both sides. A copy that has been read, but remains in VERY GOOD condition in a VERY Good + dust jacket. Not an ex-library or remainder copy. Bookj is in stock, and you can be assured that this book will be packaged well and shipped promptly. We ship USPS Mail to ensure timely delivery to you. Voted Excellent Customer Service. This book will ship with delivery confirmation tracking at no cost to you.
Seller: Gently Read Books, Lakeland, FL, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Description: 8 vo; textured ivory boards with gilt outline of skulking figure on front board; black spine strip; gilt spine lettering & repeat of gilt figure; 572 pp; white dj front/ black dj rear, with bold black lettering & black outline of figure. Very good- clean, tight, & attractive very good- light rubbing to dj top; dj protected by new Mylar wrap. 0.0
Seller: Rosebud Books, golconda, IL, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, New York, 1978.
Price: US$16.20 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First impression stated on copyright page. Faint loss of gilt on spine. Minute rubbing to front panel. Text clean. Tight and square. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1978.
Price: US$17.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: (2d) Large, heavy book, dark blue cloth spine, cream cloth boards with bright gilt illustration of man in trenchcoat at top front, gilt lettering very fine on spine, red inside covers and adjacent end papers, 572 lightly browned pages. DJ front has white background, black on back both with illustration of trenchcoated man. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die: A Novel. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1978.
Price: US$17.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition (Stated First Impression). The Book Is Bound In An Ivory Cloth Over One Quarter Black With Gilt Lettering And Rules On The Spine. Gilt Stamped Line Drawing Of A Man On The Front. The Book Has A Bump To The Lower Back Board Edge. The Lower Page Edges Have A Reading Smudge. The Unclipped Jacket Is Age Toned But Has No Chips Or Tears.
Seller: Granada Bookstore, IOBA, Woodlawn, IL, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnams Sons, 1978.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: very good hardcover with dust jacket. First edition, previous owner inscription.
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1978.
Price: US$18.74 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Large Size Book.Fools Die focuses dramatically on forty years in the life of an orphaned American boy named Merlyn who, in time, comes to understand how he relates to the magician of Arthurian legend. His haphazard youth is spent outside the law, and only his overwhelming interest in writing and extraordinary success as an author save him from a life behind bars. Merlyn's books bring fame and fortune and open doors to the literary coteries of New York and the Hollywood world of film moguls, actors, agents and beautiful women. Neither the wife of his youth, his family, nor his beloved brother can compete with the delights of Hollywood or the heady addiction of Las Vegas casinos. His friends, a cross-section of the beautiful and the damned, are the dramatis personae of this great story. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Grants Books, Belding, MI, U.S.A.
Mario Puzo. Fools Die. G. P. Putnum's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$18.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book and dust jacket condition is good. Stated first impression. Book has water spots on front. Tail corner leaves very slightly soiled. Very slightly slanted. Jacket has chipping to head and tail spine edges, corners and back head edge. Head and tail spine edges torn with pieces missing. Minor shelfwear. Back fore edge nibbled. 572 pages. Author of THE GODFATHER.
Seller: Burm Booksellers, Beckley, WV, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$19.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardcover. A tight, bright and clean First Edition. An increasingly uncommon book in collector's condition. Unclipped. "Fools Die" is one of the most well-written books I have read. The words fit together to create an amazing story. This book proves that Mario Puzo did not need to write a story about the mafia to remain America's favorite storyteller. "Fools Die" is set in Las Vegas. It deals with four friends who all meet in Las Vegas. Jordan traveled to Las Vegas to escape his homelife where his wife was leaving him. Merlyn "The Magician" went to Las Vegas to take a break and relax. Cully worked for the casino and overlooked the casino floor. Diane was a hooker for the casino. The book starts with one night, Jordan starts a lucky streak. By the end of the night, he obtained over $400,000. While his three other friends made arrangements for Jordan to leave the city, Jordan does something astonishing and totally unexpected. The book continues with telling stories about Cully and Merlyn. It shows their struggles, and how they start to recieve power. Cully becomes the casino manager's right hand man. Merlyn gets a job enlisting people into the six-month army reserve program. Many other great characters are met in the book, especially the world famous author Osano, whom Merlyn starts to work for. This book works on many levels. It is romance, thriller, crime story, tragedy and dark comedy all rolled into one great book. Mario Puzo's genuis work should be read by every person, because it will appeal to all.
Seller: Long Island Book Company, Alpharetta, GA, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P Putnam, 1978.
Price: US$19.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Large, heavy book. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
PUZO, MARIO. FOOLS DIE.. G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS, N.Y, 1978.
Price: US$19.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: STATED FIRST IMPRESSION. BOOK RATES FINE COND IN NEAR FINE P/C D/J. SCANS ON REQUEST. THANKS.
Seller: Come See Books Livres, Canton de Hatley, QC, Canada
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description:
Seller: Ken's Book Haven, Coopersburg, PA, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario.. Fools Die.. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. A Fine copy in black and brown fine canvas cloth, in a Fine glossy white, black and red dustwrapper, not price-clipped. 572pp. By the author of The Godfather. Q16939
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G. P. Putnam, 1978.
Price: US$39.78 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description:
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. FOOLS DIE [UNCORRECTED PROOF]. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1978.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: UNCORRECTED PROOF for limited distribution.
Seller: The Story Shop, Elwood, IN, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. New York: G. P. Putnams, 1978.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 'Uncorrected proof for limited distribution.' 8vo. 535 pp. Green printed wraps.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good book in a very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is toned at the edges. Book edges soiled, pages lightly toned, book has cocked spine which is being corrected on the shelf. Book ships with a new Brodart cover. Hardcover in light cloth with black cloth spine and gilt titling First Edition, Stated "First Impression".
Seller: Librariana Fine Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Book binding is tight, pages are clean and crisp. faint yellowing to top of dj. otherwise fine. Dj is unclipped.
Seller: 2nd Act Media, Marlton, NJ, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die - 1st Edition/1st Printing. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A Very Good+ first edition/first printing with soiling to the boards and red stained dampstaining to the lower page edges, a previous owner's bookplate is affixed to the front flyleaf in a like dust-jacket with some soiling and warping; Fools Die is a suspenseful novel written by Mario Puzo. The story is about a group of friends who are trying to figure out who killed their boss.; 8vo; 572 pages
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Mario Puzo. FOOLS DIE. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: 572p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Signs of light handling, but interior clean and binding secure for reading. The jacket is tanned and lightly edgeworn. Small pen note on reverse side of jacket.
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. FOOLS DIE. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$69.62 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Small amount of owner writing to FEP. Slight roll to spine. Toning. Small crease to jacket laminate at spine. Stated First Impression. ; 1.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 Inches; 574 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Mario Puzo. FOOLS DIE. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$82.45 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Bumping along panel edges and spine crown/heel. Toning on panels and flaps. Spine is sunned and toning.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Mario Puzo. FOOLS DIE. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$84.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Ink to front endpaper. ; 9.10 X 6 X 1.90 inches; 574 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Mario Puzo. FOOLS DIE. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$84.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Edge wear. ; 9.10 X 6 X 1.90 inches; 574 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Mario Puzo. FOOLS DIE. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$84.95 + shipping
Description: Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. 2nd Impression stated. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 574 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnam's Sons - New York, 1978.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Black cloth quarter-bound to spine over white cloth on boards. Gilt titling to spine and outline of man in gilt to front. Red endpapers. Book is tight, square, sharp-cornered and free of major flaws and markings inside and out, other than some dusting and spotting to spine. Book still Near Fine. Unclipped Dust Jacket also Near fine with no scuffing or shelfwear. Stated as First Edition, First Impression. Follow up to the Godfather.
Seller: Barberry Lane Booksellers, Bar Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
PUZO, Mario. FOOLS DIE. G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS NY, 1978.
Price: US$119.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: MARIO PUZO 'FOOLS DIE' 1978 1st PRINT G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS NY VERY GOOD+. Jacket designed by Neil Fujita, Jacket drawing by Mary Meitzelfeld. DUST JACKET Complete in very good condition, Not Price Clipped; $12.50. Book boards White with black spine and gold guilt to cover and text on spine. 572pp. Free domestic US shipping with Insurance. Oversized Books, Framed Art, Posters/Prints and International Packages cost of Shipping with Insurance To Be Determined. When paying with a credit card, AbeBooks External payment service fee will be requested for this item. The ipi House Archive Shop also allows payment by other methods; PayPal, etc. Thank you.
Seller: The ipi House Archive Shop, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P.Putnam's Sons, New York, U.S.A., 1978.
Price: US$134.40 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: A novel by the author of The Godfather; Puzo's first work of fiction since the 1969 The Godfather; 7810 bottom inside front dj flap
Seller: Booksdoc, Russell, ON, Canada
Puzo Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1978.
Price: US$179.59 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 572pp. One of 350 presentation copies signed by author. Some tanning arount head and foot of jacket. Some foxing to page edges and cloth inside covers.
Seller: M and M Books, Barkway, HERTS, United Kingdom
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnam's Sons, Ny, 1978.
Price: US$244.80 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: not price clipped; pp.572; 7810 inside bottom front dj flap
Seller: Booksdoc, Russell, ON, Canada
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P.Putnam's Sons, New York, U.S.A., 1978.
Price: US$249.60 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: VERTICAL CREASE FRONT DUST JACKET
Seller: Booksdoc, Russell, ON, Canada
PUZO, Mario. Fools Die. , 1978.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: PUZO, Mario. Fools Die. Original printed wrappers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1978]. Uncorrected proof. Presentation inscription from the author on title page, "For Tom, who made picture taking less painful than usual. Thanks, Mario." Wrappers lightly rubbed, else a very good copy.
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.
Puzo Mario. Fools Die 1978 first edition Signed. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1978.
Price: US$320.80 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Puzo Mario ,Fools Die, 1978 ,first edition, Signed will be sent boxed and via a signed for method of postage Extra postage will be needed for overseas orders if the weight exceeds one kilo book is signed without dedication unless stated otherwise. All books come with a lifetime guarantee No Coa's issued unless the book originally came with one then it will be included with the book.
Seller: Turn The Page Books, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Mario Puzo. FOOLS DIE Signed. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$424.95 + shipping
Description: Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.; Signed by Mario Puzo on title page. ; Signed by Author.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Puzo, Mario. Fools Die. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Inscribed by Puzo to NAL marketing executive Maryann Palumbo, with an ALS from Puzo to Palumbo laid in. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($12.50), toned at the edges and spine, tear at the foot of the spine. Quarter black cloth with cream cloth on the boards. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, stains on the bottom edge, Palumbo's bookplate inside the front board. Puzo's tale of an orphaned American boy and his rise to literary fame and fortune, a story purported based on Puzo's own life.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
PUZO, Mario (1920-1999). Fools Die [Galley Proof]. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1978, 1978.
Price: US$1732.41 + shipping
Description: [Modern Literature] GALLEY PROOF. About 140 loose sheets 36 x 22cm, photocopied to one side only, with occasional minor black ink notes, possibly by the compositor. Also with a roneo'd copy of the author's corrected typescript of the first chapter, totalling eight leaves, SIGNED by the author in pencil to the first page. Presented in a fleece-lined black quarter morocco clamshell box, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and black cloth over sides. Heavy handling and wear / chipping to first and final leaves, as might be expected. Fairly crisp through the main body of the text. Very good. Puzo's first novel following his best-selling 'The Godfather' (1969), focusing on the self-destructive world of Art, writing, and show-business in America. From the library of Bill Targ (1907-1999), editor-in-chief of G.P. Putnam's Sons between 1968 and 1978.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$4170.61 + shipping
Description: [Modern Literature] MASTER GALLEY PROOF. About 200 loose sheets 36 x 22cm, photocopied to one side only, with frequent corrections and notes in various inks and pencils by the editor, printer and author. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to the editor, Bill Targ, on the title page: 'For Bill | Finally we made it | affectionately | Mario.' Containing three different versions of the title page, as well as the printer's job-sheet, and the final press-release advertising the publication of the novel. Presented in a fleece-lined black quarter morocco clamshell box, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and black cloth over sides. Heavy handling and wear / chipping to title pages and final two or three leaves, as might be expected. Fairly crisp through the main body of the text. Very good. Puzo's first novel following his best-selling 'The Godfather' (1969), focusing on the self-destructive world of Art, writing, and show-business in America. From the library of Bill Targ (1907-1999), editor-in-chief of G.P. Putnam's Sons between 1968 and 1978.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom