The Doomsters
by Macdonald, Ross
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First edition, first printing of The Doomsters by Ross Macdonald.. Octavo, 251pp, [1]. Patterned purple paper boards, title printed on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Short closed tear to multiple pages in chapters 1-5, no impact to text block. Numerical stamp on front free endpaper. Faint rubbing to lower edge of boards. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $2.95 on front flap, light rubbing along top edge, bright illustrations, an attractive example. The Doomsters was the seventh book in the Lew Archer series. Macdonald felt that this work and The Galton Case (1959) were his most successful writing endeavors.
Synopsis
Ross Macdonald's real name was Kenneth Millar. Born near San Francisco in 1915 and raised in Ontario, Millar returned to the U.S. as a young man and published his first novel in 1944. He served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America and was awarded their Grand Master Award as well as the Mystery Writers of Great Britain's Gold Dagger Award. He died in 1983.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11451
- Title
- The Doomsters
- Author
- Macdonald, Ross
- Illustrator
- First edition, first printing of The Doomsters by Ross Macdonald.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
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