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A Purple Place for Dying

by John D MacDonald

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ISBN 10
0397011660
ISBN 13
9780397011667
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first hardbound edition first printing in dust jacket; no prior owner marks; minimal age tone to text pages, light dust/foxing to text block edge; tight bind; clean 1/4 cloth cover, bright titling; dj has rub wear to panels and edges, few short tears, small nicks; flap price present B03

Synopsis

John D. MacDonald was an American novelist and short-story writer. His works include the Travis McGee series and the novel The Executioners, which was adapted into the film Cape Fear . In 1962 MacDonald was named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America; in 1980, he won a National Book Award. In print he delighted in smashing the bad guys, deflating the pompous, and exposing the venal. In life, he was a truly empathetic man; his friends, family, and colleagues found him to be loyal, generous, and practical. In business, he was fastidiously ethical. About being a writer, he once expressed with gleeful astonishment, “They pay me to do this! They don’t realize, I would pay them.” He spent the later part of his life in Florida with his wife and son. He died in 1986.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
12366
Title
A Purple Place for Dying
Author
John D MacDonald
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition
Good+
Quantity Available
1
Edition
first hardbound edition
ISBN 10
0397011660
ISBN 13
9780397011667
Publisher
J. B. Lippincott Company
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Date Published
1976

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