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SCALPEL - Horace McCoy - Novel - DOCTOR MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN WEALTH & CURING POOR

HORACE McCOY is best known for his 1935 novel THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY?. The book was released as a film in 1953, under the title "BAD FOR EACH OTHER," featuring CHARLTON HESTON, LIZABETH SCOTT and DIANE FOSTER.

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Condition	Wear & chipping top edges & corners, with scratches, indentations, rub-wear & soiling, plus the following - FRONT COVER: Vertical reader crease right of spine; 3/8" lift crease right lower edge; 5/16" crease mid-right edge; deep 9/16" indentation upper right edge; 1/8" corner crease top right corner. - SPINE: Top half shows slight lean to right, but lower half shows NO lean; very slight bowing; 1 top to bottom spine crease; lower spine shows multiple "pickings" by fingernails; upper spine shows 1/4" hole over book number; publisher glue residue. - BACK COVER: Vertical reader crease left of spine; publisher glue residue; yellowing; 1-1/4" corner crease top left corner. - INTERIOR: Browning pages/inside covers; glued bookplate at front left inside cover. - OVERALL CONDITION = Good Plus
Condition	Good
Book Title	Scalpel
Original Language	English
Vintage	Yes
Personalize	No
Format	Paperback
Language	English
Personalized	No
Features	Abridged, Cover art by Jerry Allison
Topic	Doctor must choose between being "society" doctor or aiding poor, Doctor torn between wealthy society woman or devoted nurse, Social Issues Of Wealth Vs Altruism
Signed	No
Ex Libris	No
Narrative Type	Fiction
Publisher	New American Library / Signet Books
Inscribed	No
Intended Audience	Adults
Edition	2nd Signet Mass Market Paperback Edition
Publication Year	1960
Type	Novel
Literary Movement	Realism
Era	1950s
Illustrator	Cover art by Jerry Allison
Author	Horace McCoy
Genre	Medical Drama
Country/Region of Manufacture	United States
Number of Pages	256

Measures 4-7/32" X 7-1/16", 256 pp (Abridged Edition) -- written by Horace McCoy -- cover art by Jerry Allison -- stated "SECOND PRINTING (ABRIDGED), MAY, 1960" -- published by New American Librtary (NY),Signet paperback #D1771.Group 1-173Wear & chipping top edges & corners, with scratches, indentations, rub-wear & soiling, plus the following - FRONT COVER: Vertical reader crease right of spine; 3/8" lift crease right lower edge; 5/16" crease mid-right edge; deep 9/16" indentation upper right edge; 1/8" corner crease top right corner. - SPINE: Top half shows slight lean to right, but lower half shows NO lean; very slight bowing; 1 top to bottom spine crease; lower spine shows multiple "pickings" by fingernails; upper spine shows 1/4" hole over book number; publisher glue residue. - BACK COVER: Vertical reader crease left of spine; publisher glue residue; yellowing; 1-1/4" corner crease top left corner. - INTERIOR: Browning pages/inside covers; glued bookplate at front left inside cover. - OVERALL CONDITION = Good PlusHORACE McCOY is best known for his 1935 novel THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? (which was filmed in 1969, featuring JANE FONDA & MICHAEL SARRAZIN & SUSANNAH YORK & GIG YOUNG), a noir masterpiece about the desperate lives of a group of poverty-ridden individuals, trapped in a do-or-die dance marathon. In 1948, he wrote the hard-boiled masterpiece KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE, which was released as a film in 1950, featuring JAMES CAGNEY & BARBARA PAYTON as the sadomasochistic team of lovers and criminals. SCALPEL was McCoy's last completed novel about a young doctor raised in the coal fields of Pennsylvania, who becomes torn between the "easy riches" of becoming a "society doctor" for the very wealthy, or treating the poor folks among whom he was originally raised. The doctor must also choose between his rich, attractive society "matron", or the loving and devoted nurse who attempts to keep the poor healthy in his old home town. The book was released as a film in 1953, under the title "BAD FOR EACH OTHER," featuring CHARLTON HESTON, LIZABETH SCOTT and DIANE FOSTER.Shipping charges include postage (including USPS Tracking on domestic shipments), packaging Materials, labor & fuel (the nearest post office is 14 MILES away!); but I do combine shipping charges on multiple items -- so fill up that cart NOW an' save some $$$!