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THE BARBAROUS COAST.
by MACDONALD, ROSS
- Used
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956., 1956. First edition. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with one tiny chip at top flap fold area and lightly rubbed at head of spine. PI Lew Archer is hired to find Hester Campbell, a bomb-shell beauty and swimming instructor at The Channel Club, who has simply disappeared. As Lew pokes around Malibu, he quickly finds himself in a case involving blackmail, blood-money, and murder!
Synopsis
Ross Macdonald's real name was Kenneth Millar. Born near San Francisco in 1915 and raised in Ontario, Millar returned to the U.S. as a young man and published his first novel in 1944. He served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America and was awarded their Grand Master Award as well as the Mystery Writers of Great Britain's Gold Dagger Award. He died in 1983.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24785
- Title
- THE BARBAROUS COAST.
- Author
- MACDONALD, ROSS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, 1956.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
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About the Seller
BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania
About BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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