1983 macdonald (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 270 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 6") bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with gilt lettering to spine over blue boards in original pictorial jacket. First edition. The Blue Hammer is a 1976 hardboiled detective novel written by Ross Macdonald (the pen name of Kenneth Millar), serving as the 18th and final book in his acclaimed Lew Archer series. Archer is hired to locate a stolen portrait of a blonde woman. The painting may be the work of Richard Chantry, a brilliant artist who vanished mysteriously 25 years prior. The simple theft case quickly spirals into a trail of fresh murders linked to a half-century of hidden family secrets, toxic rivalries, and masked brutality. Condition: Light residue from sticker to front end paper, sunning to head board edges else very good to fine in a near fine jacket.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: VERY GOOD. First thus. Reissue of this early classic novel by Macdonald, the story of an Army veteran who arrives in Blue City only to find that his father has been murdered. This novel preceded his Lew Archer series and was originally published under his real name, Kenneth Millar. A title in the Rediscovery Books series with a new introduction by Robert B. Parker. 231 pp. Very good in very good dust jacket (some light toning to the pages).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Considered to be the best of the Big 3-Hammett, Chandler, Macdonald- of American mystery writing, Ross Macdonald is well-represented in this complete collection of stories and his case files featuring a great introduction by editor Tom Nolan. This copy is in excellent condition showing only a small bump at the base of the front cover-binding. It is a first printing in its trade paperback form-9"x6"- as issued and will be carefully wrapped and boxed for shipping.…

Rústica. Ediciones El País, SL 304 pp. 20x12 cm F - Ficción Y Temas Afines2AB - Inglés.

Rústica. Colección Serie Negra El País.304 pp. 20x12 cm. Narrativa, Novela policíaca, Literatura en lengua inglesa. Novela y cuento.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Zustand: Muy bien. Sin Sobrecubierta. Serie Negra. Titulo original: The blue Hammer. De la traducción: Aníbal Leal. Los gastos de envío son calculados para un peso inferior a 1kg, superándose este peso le informaremos de los gastos de envío adicionales.

Hardcover. dj. First edition. Octavo, 243 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine is yellow with black and red print. Dust jacket in mylar; slight edge wear. Price clipped. Boards quarter bound with orange cloth to spine and black paper to boards; slight wear to spine caps, cocked spine. Text block has orange tinted top edge; inscription in ink on front pastedown. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column K (ND-K). 1417066. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Zustand: leido. rustica. 284.

Símil piel con dorados. Ediciones Orbis, S.A. 512 pp. 20x12 cm F - Ficción Y Temas Afines2AB - Inglés.

Softcover. Zustand: Gut. Neuübersetzung und mit einem Nachwort von Donna Leon. Softcover, Klappenbroschur, 362 Seiten, rückseitig bestoßen und Mängelstempel, ansonsten wohl ungelesen Der Versand kann in Deutschland auch auf Rechnung erfolgen (Vorauskasse vorbehalten).

Ex-rental library copy. First edition (as stated upon copyright page). pages. Hardcover: H 19.75cm x L 13.5cm. Dust jacket with semi-surrealist front panel illustration by Arthur Hawkins, Jr. Dj rubbed with a few nicks at panel edges, shallow chipping at both spine ends, lengthwise swath of horizontal toning at top of front panel, rear panel has toning at top edge and vertical swath along flap fold, patch of surface peeling at both top and bottom of rear panel as well, toning at top and bottom edges of both flaps with black tape residue at terminal edges, small loss at front flap's top corner. Brown boards decorated with blue stamping, obtrusive black tape strips adhered at descending and ascending from top and bottom edges of each board with some residue where tape was partially removed, small patch of surface peeling to front board from tape removal, minor bumping and slight scuffing at spine ends. Foxing to edges and particularly strong upon fore-edge; toning to endpapers; vertical residue from removed tape strips on each pastedown; front free endpaper's top right has date stamp (May 31, 1948) and three-line ink notation regarding lending prices (the only lending library mark now present); ffep also chipped at bottom fore-edge corner with toning affecting front flyleaf's bottom corner; occasional foxing/brown staining to interior pages. Binding is firm. Kenneth Millar achieved fame as a mystery writer under his pseudonym Ross Macdonald (aka John Macdonald and John Ross Macdonald). THE THREE ROADS was Millar's fourth book following THE DARK TUNNEL (NY: Dodd, Mead, 1944), TROUBLE FOLLOWS ME (NY: Dodd, Mead, 1946), and BLUE CITY (NY: Knopf, 1947). THE THREE ROADS had a cinematic adaptation released in 1980 under the title "Deadly Companion" starring Michael Sarrazin and Anthony Perkins.…