McBain, Ed — Fat Ollie's Book

New York, Simon & Schuster, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at title page. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket. Bound in two-tone, light gray paper over boards, darker gray cloth-backed. Another fine novel of the 87th Precinct by Ed McBain, the late Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award-winner and the British Crime Writers Association Diamond Dagger-winner of the Matthew Hope series and (as Evan Hunter), the superlative The Blackboard Jungle. This was the 52nd novel in the 87th Precinct series, and McBain ended up writing 80+ such novels. 271 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,