THE BLUE HAMMER
by MacDonald, Ross (Kenneth Millar)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394404254
- ISBN 13
- 9780394404257
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. MacDonald's final novel features his celebrated Southern California private detective Lew Archer investigating the theft of a valuable painting and the disappearance of an artist; edges of both covers faded (common with this title) o/w boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows a single, small, closed tear in upper edge of dj's front panel. A collectable copy.
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
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001199
- Title
- THE BLUE HAMMER
- Author
- MacDonald, Ross (Kenneth Millar)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0394404254
- ISBN 13
- 9780394404257
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, PRIVATE DETECTIVE, CALIFORNIA, LEW ARCHER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Private Detective; California;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- First Edition
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- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.