The Way Some People Die
by Macdonald, John Ross (Ross Macdonald)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Vg/NF/Fine (Facsimile Dust Jacket)
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1951. Nice copy with first edition statement on copyright page. Blue patterned boards are clean and bright. Light shelf wear to base of spine and one tip. Unmarked but for neat signature and black felt pen block on front endpaper. Textblock tight and square with supple leaves. Jacket is professionally made facsimile with no flaws and protected in mylar sleeve. The third of Macdonald's novels that feature Lew Archer. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Vg/NF/Fine (Facsimile Dust Jacket). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012717
- Title
- The Way Some People Die
- Author
- Macdonald, John Ross (Ross Macdonald)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Vg/NF
- Jacket Condition
- Fine (Facsimile Dust Jacket)
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Books sent out within 24 - 48 hours upon receipt of order. Return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives that is not as described.
About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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- First Edition
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- Copyright page
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- Facsimile
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- Spine
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- Shelf Wear
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- Jacket
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- Leaves
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