Nick the Greek [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]

Petrakis, Harry Mark

ISBN 10: 0385049099 / ISBN 13: 9780385049092

Published by Doubleday Books, New York, 1979

About this Item

Fine in very good dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated by author on first free endpaper. Stated 1st edition, no numberline. Rubbing. Slight edgewear, and a small tear to dust jacket. Book almost as new. 302 p. By the author of 'The Shepherds of the Shadow' and 'The Orchards of Ithaca'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.

Seller Inventory # Alibris.0003539

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nick the Greek [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]
• Publisher: Doubleday Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385049099
• ISBN 13: 9780385049092
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

In 1919 Nick Dandolos arrived in Chicago from Greece, pursuing the American dream. Instead, tempted into a high-stakes game of cards, he is driven to humiliation and defeat. From these depths he begins his painstaking mastery of the skills of gambling under the tutelage of the crafty old gambler, Nestor, who says, "If God wished to learn to gamble, he would come to me."Wreaking vengeance on the powerful gangsters who had beaten him, Nick begins a meteoric ascent that carries him through no-limit games with kings and tycoons, and, finally, gains for himself legendary status as "Nick the Greek."

About the Author

Harry Mark Petrakis, raised in Chicago as the son of a Greek Orthodox priest, has written 16 books, including novels, short stories and essays. Twice nominated for the National Book Award in fiction, he has adapted his stories and novels for television and film. He also teaches and lectures extensively as a storyteller in the old Homeric tradition.