The Friends of Eddie Coyle

A lovely fourth impression of this popular novel by George V. Higgins. An early edition of this work, fourth impression. Originally published in 1970. Debut novel by George V. Higgins providing a realistic depiction of the Irish-American underworld of Boston. Centred around the small-time criminal and informant Eddie Coyle. This book was adapted into a film of the same name.Complete with unclipped dust wrapper.George V. Higgins was an American author mainly known for his best-selling crime novels. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to head and tail of spine, lightly faded to upper margin of front boards and head of spine. Dust wrapper excellent and unclipped with minor shelf wear only, only a touch of sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine.