Darker Than Amber: A Travis McGee Mystery
by John D. Macdonald
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
J. B. Lippincott Co, 1970-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x0. J.B. Lippincott Company; Philadelphia, 1970. Hardcover. Bookclub Edition. Second Printing. No price on DJ, blind stamped bottom rear board, stated second printing. A Very Good, brown binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some crimping to spine edges, mild stress crease to spine, spine lean, bit of age toning to pages, trace handling marks, some rubbing bottom board/spine edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner with few small tears and creases along edges, spine fade, bit of sunning to flaps, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 207pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Synopsis
Darker than Amber is a 1970 film adaptation of the John D. MacDonald novel Darker than Amber. It was directed by Robert Clouse from a screenplay by MacDonald and Ed Waters. It starred Rod Taylor as the main series character: Travis McGee. Darker than Amber remains the only McGee novel adapted to the big screen as of 2009.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1032257
- Title
- Darker Than Amber: A Travis McGee Mystery
- Author
- John D. Macdonald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Co
- Date Published
- 1970-01-01
- Size
- 8x5x0
- Weight
- 0.81 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Rubbing
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...