THE GREEN FELT JUNGLE, Ed Reid / Ovid Demaris (strtong VG+ 1963 2nd ptg.)

Description: THE GREEN FELT JUNGLE, Ed Reid and Ovid Demaris (based on 2 years of exhaustive research), 1963 1st edition 2nd printing, Trident Press (New York), 8.4 x 5.1226-inch linen-clad HB with embossed black lettering at spine, missing DJ, 242 pp. printed on finely textured, very softly cream-colored, thicker-than-avergae stock which looks great at age 61; strong very good-plus condition (clean and tightly bound, straight corners, bright covers and pages, missing DJ prevents a higher rating). This was a pioneering expose of all aspects of crime and corruption in Vegas circa early 1960s. The authors did 2 years of exhaustive research. They spoke to officials, reporters and informants in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Tucson, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Reno, Carson City, Detroit, Chicago, New York, Newark and Miami. The dedication thanks police officials, crime reporters, and sympathetic informants, with a special shot-out to the late U.S. Senator Estes Kafauver (Republican-Tennessee), who led the famous Senate rackets investigation that exposed the Mafia's national reach (which was featured in an extended scene in THE GODFATHER. FYI, Young Robert F. Kennedy was one of the Committee's crime-busting lawyers. The best price on eBay for a matching 2nd printing is a good HB with a lightly edge-worn DJ for $19.00 + $5.00 shipping. My book's better but missing its DJ. The Buy-It-Now price of $16.99 includes shipping with cardboard backing in a padded envelope via media mail, which takes aorund 7 days with tracking.

Price: 16.99 USD

Location: Studio City, California

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