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The Chill
by Macdonald, Ross
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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About This Item
Book Club Edition. Owner name ffep. Very nice unmarked NF copy in a VG mylar covered jacket with chipping at spine tips and 1/2" x 1/2" piece out upper front corner. 279 pp.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Cyberaisle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4939
- Title
- The Chill
- Author
- Macdonald, Ross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- fiction; mystery;
Terms of Sale
Cyberaisle
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About the Seller
Cyberaisle
Biblio member since 2006
Tulsa, Oklahoma
About Cyberaisle
Cyberaisle is an online only home-based bookstore specializing in the visual arts, but I also carry books in fields such as poetry, architecture, religion and philosophy, as well as general nonfiction. I take great pride in careful, safe packaging and customer satisfaction. If there is a problem contact me and we will work it out. All of my books are on the premises and ready for immediate shipment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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