A Tan and Sandy Silence
by Macdonald, John D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0397013434
- ISBN 13
- 9780397013432
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The first American hardcover edition of the 13th Travis McGee mystery. Originally published in paperback in 1972. The UK hardcover came out in 1973. First hardcover edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A very good copy with foxed page edges in a partially spinefaded dust jacket. No remainder spray.
Synopsis
A Tan and Sandy Silence (1971) is the thirteenth novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald. The plot begins with Harry Broil, husband of McGee's longtime friend Mary, shows up at his houseboat The Busted Flush with a gun, threatening McGee and accusing him of hiding Mary aboard. The rest of the novel involves McGee's search for Mary.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Downtown Brown Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 363153
- Title
- A Tan and Sandy Silence
- Author
- Macdonald, John D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0397013434
- ISBN 13
- 9780397013432
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia and New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- list96
- Bookseller catalogs
- MYSTERY;
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