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BLUE CITY
by Millar, Kenneth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Previous owners bookplate to front paste-down, a nearly fine copy in an about nearly fine dust jacket, tiny closed tear to lower
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. First edition. Previous owners bookplate to front paste-down, a nearly fine copy in an about nearly fine dust jacket, tiny closed tear to lower front panel, mild shelf wear to corner tips and spine ends, a little age toning to spine and rear panesl. (9938). Octavo, cloth. The author's third novel. "The texture of the world in this novel is reminiscent of Dashiell Hammett's fiction, though its sensibility and imagery show the influence of Raymond Chandler as well...The mixture of Hammett's harsh world of political corruption and Chandler's sensual decadence are both apparent here."- Pederson (ed.): The St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers (4th ed.), pp. 667-678. Filmed in 1986 with Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and David Caruso. Hubin, p. 573.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9938
- Title
- BLUE CITY
- Author
- Millar, Kenneth
- Book Condition
- Used - Previous owners bookplate to front paste-down, a nearly fine copy in an about nearly fine dust jacket, tiny closed tear to lower
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Mystery . Film Source
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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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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- First Edition
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- Paste-down
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- Jacket
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
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- Octavo
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