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Eleazar Lipsky : The People Against O'Hara

Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1950

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. BG3 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, some tears and open tears on the edges, corners and some sides, scattered scratches, rubbing, and scuffing, dog-eared on the front flap, tanning, and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, wavy on the upper corners opposite the spine on the inside pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. A Crime Club Special. 8.5"x5.75", 247 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The case against Johnny O'Hara looked good. It would take a lawyer with unusual forensic skill, a lawyer who knew every courtroom trick to get the boy off. The aging Jim Curtayne who had been away three years for his "health" was O'Hara's lawyer. Curtayne still had a courtroom presence, bu Eleazar Lipsky could he summon the fire and spirit necessary to outwit the wily assistant DA, Barra? Barra was out for a conviction - and he was sure he could get one. O'Hara's life hung on Curtayne's ability to convince the jury of a reasonable doubt. Could Curtayne justify the faith of O'Hara's parents, O'Hara himself, his own wife and daughter, and muster his old strength, his power to improvise in time to defeat the coldly brilliant Barra? As the author of The Kiss of Death develops the courtroom drama, the characters are sharply revealed, the pace and excitement mount steadily, and you will wait with tense expectancy for the outcome of THE PEOPLE AGAINST O'HARA.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

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