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The Chill
by MACDONALD, Ross
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- first
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); blue paper covered baords over red cloth spine; titles stamped in gilt spine; author's crest/initials embossed on front board; red top-stain; dustjacket; 279pp. Mild foxing inside front covers; spine tips slightly nudged; topstain is fading to pink; Very Good. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.95), light edgewear with a few nicks/short tears to spine tips; foxing to the verso of DJ flaps; Very Good+. 11th novel in the Lew Archer Mystery series, winner of the Silver Dagger award from The Mystery Writers of America in 1965.
Synopsis
Ross Macdonald's real name was Kenneth Millar. Born near San Francisco and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Millar returned to the U.S. as a young man and published his first novel in 1944. Macdonald was a prolific writer and published numerous mystery novels. He was one of the few mystery writers whose books were taken seriously by literary critics during his time. His bestselling series of detective stories featuring private investigator Lew Archer began with The Moving Target in 1949. Lew Archer is characterized by a deep compassion for people in trouble and his reluctance to employ violent methods to resolve a conflict. Archer himself said "I have a secret passion for mercy. But justice is what keeps happening to people." Macdonald's stories are singular for their deep psychological insight and vivid metaphors and similes. He was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America and in 1974 was awarded their highest honor: the Grand Master Award. His approach to crime writing was heavily influenced by Raymond Chandler, with whom Macdonald shared the belief that a well-written mystery is as artistically valuable as any other type of literature.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51817
- Title
- The Chill
- Author
- MACDONALD, Ross
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
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