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Archer in Hollywood: The Moving Target, The Way Some People Die, The Barbarous Coast (Signed First Edition)
by Ross Macdonald
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1967. First Edition. First Edition, and first printing of this omnibus edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper in the year of publication: "For Dorothy and Clarence / Still the best in-laws in the world / Ken / See p. vii of 'Foreword.'" The cited page reveals that Millar would write daily at his sister-in-law's apartment, and there produced the novel, "The Moving Target." Dorothy and Clarence Schlagel were Millar's in-laws, the sister and brother-law of his wife, Margaret Millar.
Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Light foxing to the page edges, and brief dampstains to the top page edges and rear pastedown. A small dampstain to the rear jacket flap, tiny closed tears at the jacket corners and spine ends, and light rubbing.
Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Light foxing to the page edges, and brief dampstains to the top page edges and rear pastedown. A small dampstain to the rear jacket flap, tiny closed tears at the jacket corners and spine ends, and light rubbing.
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- Bookseller
- Royal Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 131728
- Title
- Archer in Hollywood: The Moving Target, The Way Some People Die, The Barbarous Coast (Signed First Edition)
- Author
- Ross Macdonald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Mystery and Crime | Hard-boiled Crime Fiction | Hollywood | Autograph Material
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hollywood; Hard-boiled Crime Fiction; Mystery and Crime;
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We are an open shop located in the midtown section of Baltimore. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. We are open 10AM-6PM EST, Monday through Friday. You may email an order at any time, 24 hours a day.
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
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