ARCHER IN HOLLYWOOD
by Millar, Kenneth, writing as "Ross Macdonald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, small closed tear to lower front panel, touch of shelf wear to spine ends, some slight s
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1967. First edition of this collection. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, small closed tear to lower front panel, touch of shelf wear to spine ends, some slight soiling to white backgrounds of jacket. (9968). Octavo, cloth. Signed by the author on the title page. Omnibus volume which reprints three early Lew Archer novels: The Moving Target, The Way Some People Die and The Barbarous Coast. New foreword by the author. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 676-678.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9968
- Title
- ARCHER IN HOLLYWOOD
- Author
- Millar, Kenneth, writing as "Ross Macdonald
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, small closed tear to lower front panel, touch of shelf wear to spine ends, some slight s
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition of this collection
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Mystery . Signed
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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