The Dark Tunnel
by [Macdonald, Ross] Millar, Kenneth
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1944. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first impression. Bound in publisher's red cloth stamped in black. Near Fine with offsetting to endsheets, foxing to endsheets and textblock edge, but otherwise bright and clean. In a rich, vibrantly colored example of the dust jacket with small chips to corners and spine ends, a chip at the bottom left corner of the front panel and a short closed tear to the top rear spine joint, else Fine. Unsophisticated and unclipped, a superior copy.
A WWII espionage thriller. Critics were amazed by the skillfulness and poise that it displayed for being a debut novel. The author would go on to write the Lew Archer crime novels under the pen name Ross Macdonald.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140940448
- Title
- The Dark Tunnel
- Author
- [Macdonald, Ross] Millar, Kenneth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead, & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- mmm
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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