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SLEEPING BEAUTY
by (Kenneth Millar). MacDonald, Ross
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of this Lew Archer mystery by Ross Macdonald, considered by critics as one of the 'holy trinity of American crime writers' with Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. 8vo. 271 pp. A fine copy in navy cloth, gilt titles to the spine, red topstain in a fine pictorial variant dustwrapper with Knopf at the heel of the spine in yellow rather than orange. Barnes, Murder In Print. Pronzini & Muller, 1001 Midnights. Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue Of Crime.
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Details
- Bookseller
- TBCL The Book Collection Library
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30066
- Title
- SLEEPING BEAUTY
- Author
- (Kenneth Millar). MacDonald, Ross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION AMERICAN AUTHORS MYSTERY CRIME DETECTION SUSPENSE
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- Electronic List TBCL; ITSAMYSTERY; Ross Macdonald;
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About the Seller
TBCL The Book Collection Library
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Montreal, Quebec
About TBCL The Book Collection Library
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- First Edition
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- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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