Take by Izzi Eugene, First Edition (33 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition/First Printing. Signed by author. One inch triangular chip f. jacket panel, few nicks and tears. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Fine/Fine. 246 pages. Dust jacket is not price clipped, $16.95. Selling quality books for 40 years.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Fine/Fine. 246 pages. Dust jacket is not price clipped, $16.95. Selling quality books for 40 years.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of Izzi's first novel. Light edgewear. In near fine / near fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. New York: St Martin's Press 1987. Hardcover. 0312010389 . First edition of the author's first novel. 246 pages. Fine copy in Fine jacket. See photo clph.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Fine/Fine. Signed by Eugene Izzi on the half title page. 246 pages. Dust jacket is not price clipped, $16.95. Selling quality books for 40 years. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of a near fine hardcover with a small previous owner's signature on the front pastedown, in a near fine dustjacket with a small notation and a "methuen" sticker over the price and a crease in on the rear flap. Featuring Fabe Falletti, ex-cop and his partner in crime Doral who while robbing a house in Chicago, stumble across a dead woman, a large amount of cash and cocaine. Soon they are targets of the Mafia, and Latin drug lords.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by author on title page. Octavo. Near fine in near fine DJ. 246 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Wayne Woicek (Authorr photo); George Corsillo (illustrator). 1st Edition. First printing of the stated first edition. Author's first book. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with a tiny closed tear/crease to upper back cover, and light rubbing/wear to extremities, else fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Both the book & the dust jacket are clean, bright & unmarked. States: "First Edition". The number line goes to 1. Flat-signed by the author on the title page. $16.95 on the flap. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible; Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Authors first book. This hardcover book is square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine lettering. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. The dustjacket is As New. Original Price is intact. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark.

Hardcover. [8], 246, [2] p. This was the author's first published novel. It is set among the brutal criminal class in Chicago, where the trunks of abandoned cars in the long-term lot at O'Hare hold enough bodies for a branch of the city morgue. Izzi wrote 18 novels during his short career, From WIkipedia: "Eugene Izzi (March 23, 1953 December 7, 1996) was an American crime writer. Izzi, a lifelong resident of Chicago, set most of his work in that city. He wrote in the classic hard-boiled style made famous by Mickey Spillane and Dashiell Hammett. Despite moderate popularity, he is best known for the unusual circumstances surrounding his death. Although few details are known of Izzi's early life, most accounts describe a trouble-prone youth. His father struggled with alcoholism and spent time in prison. Izzi himself dropped out of high school and enlisted in the army. During his military service, Izzi completed his high school equivalency degree. Upon his return to Chicago, Izzi began an ordinary blue-collar life, working at the steel mills on Chicago's south side. Although married with children, Izzi began to drink heavily and acquired his own criminal record. In 1991, Izzi appeared at Barbara's Book Store in Oak Park, Illinois promoting his book "Prowlers". At this book signing, he talked about how he came to writing. After he and his wife had separated due to his depression and hard drinking, he began a swift decline, but he always carried with him his portable typewriter. He reached bottom when he was sleeping in the back room of a barber shop in exchange for cleaning up and helping around the shop. One night he reread what he had been writing over the past months and realized his stories were all self pitying parodies of his own recent life: a misunderstood man wrongfully rebuffed by the woman he loved. He knew that if he wanted to be a writer, he had to break away from self pity. He began writing stories about the people of steel mill neighborhoods on the Southeast side of Chicago where he grew up and toiled. He had found his path as a writer. He began to pull his life together and reconciled with his wife. Izzi began his career as a form of personal therapy, writing during periodic layoffs from the steel mills. His hard work allowed him to repair his relationship with his wife, and quit drinking. After several years of steady rejection, St. Martin's Press published The Take in 1987. Bad Guys followed in 1988 and The Eighth Victim in the same year. As his book sales increased and the positive reviews continued, Izzi landed a lucrative deal with Bantam Books to publish Tribal Secrets. Bantam provided a substantial advance, expecting the title to rank Izzi alongside contemporaries like Elmore Leonard, Tony Hillerman, Sara Paretsky, and Ed McBain. Reviews of Tribal Secrets were poor, as were sales. Bantam quickly remaindered the title, angering Izzi, who believed the publisher failed to properly market and support his work. The dispute between author and publisher became contentious, eventually resulting in an unusual agreement. Izzi would be allowed to keep his advance, but was forbidden to publish under his own name for the next three years. Izzi adopted the pseudonym Nick Gaitano and published three novels under that name. His most successful title was The Criminalist, published posthumously in 1998. On December 7, 1996, Izzi was found hanged, his body dangling outside the 14th-story window of his writing office in downtown Chicago. When his body was discovered, Izzi was wearing a bulletproof vest. In his pockets, investigators found brass knuckles, a can of "disabling spray" (likely mace or pepper spray), and a computer disc containing an unfinished manuscript. Although officially ruled to be suicide and his family accepted the coroner's verdict, the strange manner of Izzi's death and unusual items found with his body have led to numerous conspiracy theories. Among these were claims that Izzi had infiltrated a white supremacist grou.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Author's first book. Barely visible small internal tape repair at top of dust jacket. Dust jacket otherwise solid VG. Book itself is VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. "Autographed Copy" sticker to front panel. Near fine jacket. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible; VG. First Edition. This hardcover book is Near Fine, being square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine lettering. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. The dustjacket is Very Good, with whispers of wear to the points and extremities. Still bright, clean, and very attractive. Original Price is intact. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. There is a prior owner signature and a prior owner plate on the free end page. This copy is signed by the Author on the title page without inscription. This is the authors first novel. Signed by Author(s).

ISBN 0-312-01038-9. Hardback. First Printing. Signed by Author on half-title page. Very Good condition in a Good condition dustjacket with closed tear on top edge of back cover and minor rubs, chips and creases around its edges. Tight sound copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight unread copy. This copy has just a hint of soil to the edges of the text block else fine. The priced jacket has some light edge wear else fine. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First and "1" on the number line on copy right page. Inscribed & Signed by author on half title page. This Chicago Author also wrote under Nick Gaitano. Black paper covered boards are clean and without marring. Gilded lettering on spine bright and shiny. Binding tight; . Illustrated DJ is clean, colorful and unmarred. Protected by mylar jacket. Interior pages are bright and without writing, no creases or tears on interior pages. No pages missing. Not a remainder nor library copy. Approximate size is 6 W by 8.5". Note: We have a closed shop - so our books are not handled by public. We make every effort to fairly describe the condition of the book and identify any flaws (writing, tears, creases, folds), including that of the dust jacket. We use the "Fine or Near Fine" book condition judiciously when grading of the book or dust jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).

Boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED by the AUTHOR with "Best Wishes," 8vo, black boards with gold lettering on spine, Mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) by George Corsillo, [viii] + 246 pages + [2] Anout the Author. AUTHOR'S FIRST CELEBRATED CRIME NOVEL! "Eugene Izzi has written the BEST NOVEL OF VICE AND VIOLENCE [my italics] since the heyday of James M. Cain!"--Robert Bloch, author of Psycho. Eugene Izzi (March 23, 1953 - December 7, 1996) was an American crime writer. A lifelong resident of Chicago, Izzi wrote in the classic hard-boiled style made famous by Mickey Spillane and Dashiell Hammett. Despite moderate popularity, he is best known for the unusual circumstances surrounding his death. On December 7, 1996, Izzi was found hanged, his body dangling outside the 14th-story window of his writing office in downtown Chicago. When his body was discovered, Izzi was wearing a bulletproof vest. In his pockets, investigators found brass knuckles, a can of "disabling spray" (likely mace or pepper spray), and a computer disc containing an unfinished manuscript. Although officially ruled a suicide, the strange manner of Izzi's death have led to numerous conspiracy theories. The bizarre scene is said to resemble one portrayed in the unfinished manuscript. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally! With an additional Certificate of Authenticity by Izzi's wife laid in.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with modest edgewear, and a tiny nick on the cover. Author's first book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Murder/suspense novel. SIGNED on the half-title page. Fine in Fine jacket. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Izzi's 1st book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket. SIGNED by Izzi at title page. Publisher's information sheet laid in. Chicago setting. Signed by Author. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. First Edition. In acetate jacket. Tiny nick on botton spine dj. Author's first book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987. SIGNED first edition. Book and unclipped protected DJ are in NF condition. Inscribed on the half-title page to Peggy Constantine, a reporter and book reviewer at the Chicago Sun-Times. Izzi died a dramatic, mysterious and premature death (likely suicide) at age 44 in 1997. Signed by Author(s).

First edition. Octavo, boards. Author's first book. Fine in fine dust jacket. (7040).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in dj. Author's FIRST book.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 246 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by George Corsillo. His first book about the crime underworld in Chicago. Inscribed by Izzi on the half title page. As new book in a like dust jacket. A beautiful copy! Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. In a Brodart jacket cover. S superb copy. Signed.