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The Underground Man
by MacDonald, Ross
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1971. Fifth Printing. Hard Cover. Quarter bound publisher's black cloth over orange boards, gilt lettering on spine, deckled edge, top edge dyed black. Orange dust jacket, blue and white lettering on front and spine. . Pages lightly yellowed by age, else tight, clean, square, and unmarked. Dust jacket lightly shelf worn, two or three small chips on upper and lower edges of spine, some fading. FINE/VERY GOOD-. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 273 pp .
Synopsis
Ross Macdonald's real name was Kenneth Millar. Born near San Francisco in 1915 and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, 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 Silver Dagger Award. He died in 1983.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23691
- Title
- The Underground Man
- Author
- MacDonald, Ross
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- Fifth Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Literature;, Fiction;, Mystery, Mysteries, Crime, MacDonald, Ross MacDonald
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
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- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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