Up for sale is a Very Rare, SIGNED/INSCRIBED, First Edition/Second Printing of Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi.
Life In A Mafia Family.
Basis for the Legendary Film Goodfellas!!
An Academy Award Winning film and generally regarded as one of the greatest movies of all time!!
The author, Nicholas Pileggi co-wrote the screenplay with Martin Scorsese!!
SIGNED/INSCRIBED Copies of this Title are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!!
Please remember this is a Second Printing with the number line ending with "2".
This is NOT the First Printing of this book!!
Hardcover with its original dust jacket, NOT price-clipped!
Original price of $17.95.
Published by Simon and Schuster: New York, 1985.
Boldly SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the celebrated author!
SIGNED/INSCRIBED on the title page by the great Nicholas Pileggi!
A First American Edition/Second Printing.
The number line ends with "2".
Please remember this is NOT the First Edition/First Printing of this title!
This is the Second Printing of the First Edition.
Some would classify this copy as an Early Printing or a Later Printing.
We prefer to be as specific as possible with our classifications/descriptions which is why we refer to this copy as a First Edition/Second Printing.
Once again, this is NOT a First Edition/First Printing.
If interested, we do have a TRUE First/First currently up for sale. It is NOT signed but it is a TRUE First/First in lovely condition. Please feel free to message us for more info regarding that copy.
This rare treasure has some VERY clearly visible wear, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition!
The wear, however, is considerable and should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying.
The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no internal foxing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE.
The binding is holding tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean!
Some general/shelf wear along with a previous owner blind stamp, creases/marks/wear to the spine/corners/boards, marks/stains/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/wear to some of the pages, NOT affecting the text!
All of the wear previously mentioned is very clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered.
Please note the previous owner blind stamp!
The blind stamp is located on the first, colored page and can be both seen and felt on both sides of the page.
The blind stamp is a circular indentation and while it contains no ink, it is still very clearly visible!
The blind stamp, (both sides of the page), have been closely photographed for your consideration.
The original, First State dust jacket is fully intact and NOT price-clipped but has considerable wear!
Some general/shelf wear along with creases, scuffing, rips and marks.
Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners, on the inside jacket flaps and near/along the edges!
All of the wear previously mentioned is considerable and very clearly visible!
The wear, particularly near/along the edges and on the inside jacket flaps, should be carefully examined/considered.
We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book.
We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear.
Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear to both the book and the dust jacket is considerable and VERY clearly visible!
All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying.
Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection.
Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!!
Following the conclusion of the auction, payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed.
Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!