The Blue Hammer
by Macdonald, Ross
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good +
- Seller
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Barberton, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
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
- Seller
- Snowball Bookshop (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- EH5713
- Title
- The Blue Hammer
- Author
- Macdonald, Ross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1976
Terms of Sale
Snowball Bookshop
Mastercard, Visa, Discover, Novus, check or money order; Media mail $3.50 and priority $5.00. Oversize and heavy books quoted separately. Overseas shipments and heavier books quoted separately. All dustjackets covered with Demco clear mylar covers. Books returnable within 30 days in same condition with prior approval of bookshop owner.
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