THE FAR SIDE OF THE DOLLAR
by Millar, Kenneth, writing as "Ross Macdonald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Corners very gently bumped, lower right front corner is nicked, a nearly fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket with some lig
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. First edition. Corners very gently bumped, lower right front corner is nicked, a nearly fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket with some light rubbing to front flap fold and mild shelf wear. (13439). Octavo, cloth backed boards. A Lew Archer novel. Signed presentation copy to noted Canadian author and educator Marshall McCluhan and his wife Corinne. "For Marshall and Corinne, admiringly and missingly, Ken." Dated January, 1965, Santa Barbara. Marshall McLuhan spent time guest teaching in Santa Barbara where he and Millar met and became lifelong friends. "...exposes the heartbreak of those who come to California expecting the answers to their dreams..." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 528. Hubin, p. 527.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13439
- Title
- THE FAR SIDE OF THE DOLLAR
- Author
- Millar, Kenneth, writing as "Ross Macdonald
- Book Condition
- Used - Corners very gently bumped, lower right front corner is nicked, a nearly fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket with some lig
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Mystery . Signed
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
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