Under the Skin by James Carlos Blake Signed 1st Hardcover Like New 2003

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Item specifics

Condition
Like New
A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Small split to top rear fold of the dust jacket (see photos) otherwise in Like New condition”
Materials sourced from
United States
Modification Description
Signed by the author the title page
Signed By
James Carlos Blake
Signed
Yes
Book Series
Crime
Narrative Type
Fiction
Age Level
Adults
Original Language
English
Inscribed
No
Intended Audience
Adults
Modified Item
Yes
Edition
First Edition
Personalize
No
Type
Novel
Unit Type
Unit
Era
20th Century
Special Attributes
Hardcover
Personalized
No
Cultural Region
American Literature
Features
1st Edition, Dust Jacket
ISBN
9780380977512
Category

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0380977516
ISBN-13
9780380977512
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2343058

Product Key Features

Book Title
Under the Skin : a Novel
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
General
Genre
Fiction
Author
James Carlos Blake
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
19.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-023892
Dewey Decimal
Fic
Synopsis
With his previous book, A World of Thieves, acclaimed historical novelist James Carlos Blake made a smashing debut in crime fiction with a thrilling tale of armed robbers and desperate lovers in late 1920s Louisiana and Texas. Now, in Under the Skin, he presents an underworld saga with historical roots on both sides of the Rio Grande. While much of the story takes place in Galveston, Texas, during the first few days of 1936, its real beginning is in an El Paso brothel twenty-two years earlier, and the path it follows to its stunning conclusion in the Mexican desert is as inexorable as fate. James Rudolph Youngblood, a.k.a. Jimmy the Kid, is an enforcer, a "Ghost Rider" for the Maceo brothers, Rosario and Sam, rulers of "the Free State of Galveston," the most wide-open town in America, prospering through illicit pleasures in the midst of the Great Depression. Raised on an isolated West Texas ranch that he was forced to flee at age eighteen following the violent breakup of his foster family, Jimmy has found a home and a profession in Galveston -- and a mentor in Rose Maceo. The town's bohemian character suits his own, and his natural talent with a gun is in keeping with his true father's legendary and violent proficiencies. The specter of this fearsome father looms over Jimmy's story like an ancient curse. Their ties of blood, evident since Jimmy's boyhood, have drawn tighter over time. Then a strange and beautiful girl enters his life and a swift and terrifying sequence of events is set in motion. Jimmy must cross the border and go deep into the brutal and merciless country of his ancestors -- where the story's harrowing climax closes a circle of destiny long years in the making. Populated with an enthralling cast of characters, smoky with sex, prickly in its humor, and unflinching in its violence, Under the Skin both wrestles and dances with some of the darkest mysteries of the human heart.
LC Classification Number
PS3552

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