The Moving Target
by Macdonald, John (Ross)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1949. The first Lew Archer mystery. Basis for the 1966 Jack Smight movie 'Harper' starring Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner and Shelley Winters. Gently bumped with light rubbing at the tips, pages tanned, binding square and solid. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, spine slightly darkened with foxing near the heel, in Brodart.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Seller
- MLC Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 210046
- Title
- The Moving Target
- Author
- Macdonald, John (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
- Date Published
- 1949
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller;
Terms of Sale
MLC Books
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
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.