Hard Cover; Cloth. Near Fine. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "The Payoff" is in the best tradition of the American detective novel, here transported to the streets of Naples with its time-honored lore of vendetta, venality and earthy humor". Sasa Iovine, is motivated by the size of the payoff promised to him. Remainder mark else, very good++.
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Seller: Aaron Books, Whittaker, MI, U.S.A.
A Hard Back. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: MYLAR-COATED. 0060144939 good copy. Seller Inventory # 370796
Seller: AcornBooksNH, New Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: NF. 1st Edition. First printing. A NF copy in a NF dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Book. Seller Inventory # 025010
Seller: MARK POST, BOOKSELLER, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. First U.S. Edition, First printing. NEAR FINE IN FINE DJ WITH ORIGINAL $8.95 PRICE. Translated from the Italian by Isabel Quigly. Seller Inventory # 3109
Seller: Old Scrolls Book Shop, Stanley, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated First American Edition. Harper & Row, 1978. Stated First American Edition. Fine/Very Good. Clean green boards with beige cloth spine, green lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 234 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with several closed edge tears to which tape has been applied by previous owner. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. a huge best seller in Italy and a major United Artists motion picture, The Payoff is in the best tradition of the American detective novel, transported to the streets of Naples, Italy. 8vo. Mystery. Seller Inventory # 012405
Seller: Old Scrolls Book Shop, Stanley, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Harper & Row, 1978. First Edition. Fine/Very Good+. Very clean green boards with beige cloth spine, green lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or bookplates. 234 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with two tiny closed edge tears (under 1/4") at top of spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Stated First U.S. Edition. Translated from the Italian by Isabel Quigly. Italian detective story made into a movie by United Artists. 8vo. Detective. Seller Inventory # 007701
Seller: Granada Bookstore, IOBA, Woodlawn, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Stated First U. S. Edition (First Thus) With The Number Line Indicating A First Printing. The Book Is Bound In Olive Green Paper Over One Quarter Tan Cloth With Green Lettering On The Spine. Rem. Mk. On The Lower Edges. Light Fading To The Upper Board Edges. The Unclipped Jacket Has Moderate Wear With Two Short Tears At The Lower Spine And A Few Tiny Tears. Seller Inventory # 037718
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. Light Wear. Seller Inventory # 30043
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Book has slight rub of spine and corners of cover, yellowing of edges of cover, light yellowing of pages, date stamped on bottom foredge, dust jacket has slight fraying of spine and corners of panels, light fading of panels. Seller Inventory # 179297
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0060144939I3N00
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First Edition. 1st US ed. 1978. A near fine copy in very good dustjacket with light wear to edges and a tiny nick on spine heel. Private eye Sasa' Iovine investigates the disappearance of the daughter of one of Italy's richest men. Basis for the Sergio Corbucci movie featuring Nino Manfredi and Ugo Tognazzi. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 6206