Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Leonard, Elmore. Fifty Two Pickup. Delacorte Press, 1974.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Signed by author on title page. Second Printing. Small tear on top edge of dust jacket. Bottom left corners of book on pages 63-66 show a crease that they had been turned over, otherwise, book and dust cover in Near Fine condition. Book has mylar cover. A suspense Novel set in 1970's Detroit. Made into movie in 1986. Additional pictures available upon request.
Seller: longhornbooks173@gmail.com, Wildwood, MO, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Fifty Two Pick Up. Delacorte Press, New York, 1974.
Price: US$216.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Inscribed and dated on the title page by Leonard to Robert Randisi, the prolific author of detective and western fiction. No flaws. Crisp and bright. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Fifty-Two Pickup (SIGNED Plus SIGNED NOTE). Delacorte Press, New York, 1974.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st Edition/1st Stated Printing. SIGNED by Elmore Leonard on a bookplate attached to front end page (signature only). Light spine lean. DJ has some shelf edge rubbing and small chips on top edges, price-clipped, and light creasing on rear flap. Also includes laid-in a handwritten SIGNED note to author thanking seller for gift of a tie. Also includes laid-in a Philadelphia Inquirer article on Leonard and his work. Also includes laid-in the original Philadelphia Inquirer obituary for Leonard.
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Fifty Two Pickup. Delacorte Press, New York, 1974.
Price: US$229.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Suspense novel of the year. Typically great Leonard. Made into a great motion picture. DJ has been glued and taped on. Book has a slight lean. Signed by the author.
Seller: The Book Lovers, Philo, CA, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Fifty Two Pick Up. Delacorte Press, New York, 1974.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Signed edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Near Fine book and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning fading to a very thin strip of the top spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. The price clipped dust jacket has one tiny nick / tear with some wear to the top spine end. "Harry Mitchell (Roy Scheider) is a successful businessman with mechanical aptitude living in the suburbs of Los Angeles whose wife Barbara (Ann-Margret) is running for city council. Harry is confronted by three hooded blackmailers who demand $105,000 per year for a videotape of him and the mistress, Cini (Kelly Preston) , with whom he has been having an affair. Because of his wife's political aspirations he cannot go to the police. Harry's stubborn inclination is to not surrender to the threats, and when his lawyer advises him that paying the blackmailers won't ensure that they go away, he refuses to pay. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Fifty Two Pickup - Signed. Delacorte Press, New York, 1974.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Edge of front flap with a scratch, else both volume and jacket near fine with no notable flaws.
Seller: James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA, Palm Desert, CA, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Fifty-Two Pickup (Signed First). Delacorte Press, 1974.
Price: US$355.14 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first impression, signed and inscribed to the title page by the author: "For Sam Sarowitz with very best wishes - Elmore Leonard". Near Fine: firm and square binding in grey paper-covered boards and quarter black cloth, lettered in gilt; fading to the top-edge of the boards; toning and the faintest trace of sporadic spotting to the edge of the page block; orange endpapers; puncture from a single staple (removed) to the rfep; else crisp and clean. The unclipped dustwrapper ($6.95 stated) is likewise Near Fine: bright and vibrant; a little wrinkling to the head of the spine and a touch of rubbing to the spine tips and corners; fading to the red title type to the spine; presented in a removable, archival-quality Brodart cover. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard.
Seller: Bradhurst Fine Editions, Framlingham, United Kingdom
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "For Gary / Very best wishes / Elmore Leonard." Basis for two film adaptations: one in 1984, starring Rock Hudson, Robert Mitchum, and Ellen Burstyn, and one in 1986, starring Roy Scheider and Ann-Margret. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket flap folds lightly toned, with a hint of creasing at the spine ends.
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Fifty Two Pick Up. Delacorte Press, New York, 1974.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine, unread, first edition book in near fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Front and back boards are lightly sunned on the outermost edges. Lower front board edge has a small scuff toward the right corner. Book is internally clean and tight. Head of dust jacket spine has tiny chips; upper edge on back panel has an irregular shaped 1/5" closed tear. Not price clipped. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
Elmore Leonard. Fifty Two Pick Up. Delacorte Press, New York, 1974.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First USA Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a fine priced dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. Beautiful copy.
Seller: MDS BOOKS, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Price: US$1650.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Delacorte Press. 1974. NY. 254 pages. 8vo. SIGNED BY ELMORE LEONARD. 1st US edition, 1st printing. Stated. SIGNED by ELMORE LEONARD on title page. Without inscription, just Elmore Leonard's signature. Both book and DJ are nearly fine. This title is notorious for being difficult to find in higher grade conditions and rarer than you might expect. The infamous black DJ is nearly impossible to find without flaws as everything shows on a black DJ. This DJ is nearly fine. first issue DJ with $6.95 price intact on flap. Traces of a most minor shelf rub on book and one DJ corner. barely noticeable. Book is nearly fine. Slight toning to panel edges and one corner is gently bumped. Top page edges have a faint smudge. Book appears unread, especially looking at the page edges as they are neat and tight. Flaws are over-stated. A spectacular copy of Elmore Leonard's most sought after non-Western title.
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Elmore Leonard. Fifty Two Pick Up. Delacorte Press, New York, 1974.
Price: US$1950.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Extraordinarily rare, tight, unread book in as new condition with fine, bright dust jacket. Inscribed on title page in blue ink: "Scott Soifer / I almost loved the move, /but not quite. / Elmore Leonard". Basis for the overlooked 1986 film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Roy Scheider and Ann-Margret. An incredibly rare find! Also for sale by dealer is Leonards rare novel "Unknown Man No. 89," in similar new condition and inscribed to same person.
Seller: Antiquarian Archives, Lakewood, NJ, U.S.A.