The Blue Hammer
by Macdonald, Ross
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1976. Price clipped. Boards lightly sunned. Light transparency of jacket panel appears on front board.. First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000532
- Title
- The Blue Hammer
- Author
- Macdonald, Ross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery;
Terms of Sale
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Books sent out within 24 - 48 hours upon receipt of order. Return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives that is not as described.
About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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