To Drop a Dime

by Paul Hoffman and Ira Pecznick

First edition.  New York:  G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1976  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition, with a VERY GOOD DJ under Mylar.

• Light green covers are mostly clean, with gilt title at spine.  Boards show some edgewear, foxing at head.  Corners are sharp.  See photos. 
• Spine has gilt text and is bright with softened ends.
• Binding is strong. 
• Pastedowns and feps have some staining, owner's sticker. 
• Illustrations, a block of black and white photo pages, are bright and clear.  
• Interior is gently age-toned.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges are foxed at head.  See photos.  
• DJ looks nice behind Mylar and is backed with archival paper.
• DJ has some edgewear, chipped corners, tape marks, closed tears along head edge, bumping along foot edge, some staining to back.  See photos. 
• PS2026.1001

320 pages. 5 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches

First Edition.  Publisher's pale green cloth with gilt title to spine.  Under the original unclipped dust jacket, as issued.  Some spotting to head edge, else book is square, bright and unmarked.  Small owner's sticker on front pastedown.  Dust jacket, now behind archival Mylar, shows some old tape repairs.  Condition is overall Very Good.  Highly collectible first edition.  

Investigative reporter and crime correspondent Paul Hoffman teamed up with mob hitman turned informer Ira Pecznick to tell the story of New Jersey's Campisi crime family and the investigation that put the ten defendants behind bars.    

Jacket design by Susan Burland.

First Edition.

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