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Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1971
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, cloth backed boards. A Lew Archer novel. A television pilot was made based on this novel starring Peter Graves. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 676-678. Very good plus in a very good plus dust jacket, slight shelf wear to spine ends, small closed tear to rear panel. (7073).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, cloth. A Lew Archer novel. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 676-678. Very good in a very good dust jacket. (7075).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1976
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, cloth backed boards. The last Lew Archer novel. "In spite of its flaws, however, the novel is one of Macdonald's most complex, and the background, both in California and Arizona, is well realized." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 523-524. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 676-678. Very good in a very good dust jacket. (7078).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1976
ISBN 10 : 0394404254ISBN 13 : 9780394404257
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale
Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. The last Lew Archer novel. A bright, near fine copy in near fine dust jacket with just a bit of foxing to spine panel. (#131199).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, cloth. A Lew Archer novel. Hubin, p. 527. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild wear to spine ends and corner tips. (22460).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition of this collection. Octavo, cloth. Omnibus of three previously published Lew Archer novels, The Galton Case, The Chill and Black Money. New introduction by the author. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 676-678. A near fine copy, small nick to cloth at upper spine in a near fine dust jacket. (9934).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1976
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, cloth backed boards. The last Lew Archer novel. "In spite of its flaws, however, the novel is one of Macdonald's most complex, and the background, both in California and Arizona, is well realized." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 523-524. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 676-678. Fine in a fine dust jacket. (9936).
Edité par The Mysterious Press, New York, 1977
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, cloth. The first complete collection of Lew Archer short stories. Introduction by the author. "Macdonald's short stories featuring Lew Archer sparkle almost as brilliantly as his novels; the best of them, in fact, are miniature novels in their own right, honed to the sharpest essentials of plot, character, and incident. This volume is the definitive collection: It contains all nine of the Archer stories, the last two of which were written and published after the appearance of the first seven in book form in the 1955 paperback original THE NAME IS ARCHER." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 525-526. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 676-678. Page edges foxed, a fine copy in a fine acetate dust jacket. (26).
Edité par Lord John Press, Northridge, California, 1979
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale Signé
Octavo, marbled boards with blue-gray cloth shelf back, lettered in gold on spine panel. First edition. Limited to 350 plus a few special copies for friends of the author of which this is one of an unstated number of "presentation" copies signed by Millar as "Macdonald." This copy bears an additional brief signed inscription by Macdonald. Collects six poems. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (#158513).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, cloth backed boards. A Lew Archer novel. Archer searches for a missing bride and uncovers past histories. ".as complex and chilling as its title." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 527-528. Winner of the British Crime Writers Silver Dagger Award. Hubin, p. 527. Light wear to lower front corner tip, a very good copy in a good to very good dust jacket with shelf wear to spine ends and corner tips with minor loss, small closed tear to upper front panel. (22456).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1968
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, cloth backed boards. A Lew Archer novel. Two teenagers runaway and get involved in a kidnapping. A tragic past is exposed. ".simply tragic and haunting" - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 522-23. Hubin, p. 527. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some moderate dust soiling to the white background of the jacket. (22459).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1968
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, cloth backed boards. A Lew Archer novel. Two teenagers runaway and get involved in a kidnapping. A tragic past is exposed. ".simply tragic and haunting" - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 522-23. Hubin, p. 527. A near fine copy, red ink 'D' stamp to front free end paper in a near fine dust jacket, with a few small scratches, some soiling to rear panel. (10648).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1968
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. A Lew Archer detective novel. Red ink 'D' stamp to front free endpaper, a near fine copy in near fine dust jacket with a few small scratches and some soiling to rear panel. (#126796).
Edité par Capra Press, Santa Barbara, 1973
ISBN 10 : 0912264675ISBN 13 : 9780912264677
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale
Small octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vii [viii] 9-45 [46: blank] [47: colophon] [48: blank], pictorial boards. First edition. Collects two essays, "The Writer as Detective Hero" and "Writing the Galton Case." A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (#137599).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, cloth backed boards. A Lew Archer novel. ".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. A fine copy in a very good to nearly fine price clipped dust jacket with mild shelf wear to the corner tips and spine ends, a few rub spots to front panel. (22455).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf [1966], New York, 1966
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, cloth backed boards. A Lew Archer novel. "This is a powerful novel, set against the backdrop of a millionaires' playground in southern California and peopled with unforgettable characters. While Archer's clients in this and other books are rich and powerful, Macdonald's characterization is perhaps at its most masterful when dealing with the little people, life's victims whose pathetic dreams are the fuel for tragedy." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 522-23. Hubin, p. 527. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with closed tears to upper and lower front panel, mild wear to edges, corner tips and base of spine panel, shelf wear to head of spine panel with a tiny chip. (22458).
Edité par The Mysterious Press, New York, 1977
ISBN 10 : 0892960345ISBN 13 : 9780892960347
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale Signé
Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by MacDonald. A complete collection of nine Lew Archer short stories, with a new introduction by MacDonald. A fine copy in fine printed acetate dust jacket and cloth slipcase. (#130494).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1976
ISBN 10 : 0394404254ISBN 13 : 9780394404257
Vendeur : Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale Signé
First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. The 18th Lew Archer novel. Board edges lightly faded, else about Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale Signé
First edition. Octavo, cloth. Signed on the front free end papers as MacDonald. A Lew Archer novel. Hubin, p. 527. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of wear at the spine ends. (30812).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, cloth backed boards. A Lew Archer novel. Winner of the British Crime Writers Silver Dagger Award. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 676-678. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, mild shelf wear to head of spine panel, small closed tear to lower rear panel, small rub mark at spine fold. (10647).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. The Eleventh Lew Archer detective novel. Hubin (1994), p. 527. A fine copy in near fine dust jacket with mild shelf wear to upper spine end, small closed tear at lower edge of rear panel, and small rub mark at spine fold. (#126795).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1958
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, boards. "With its sure pace and crisp prose, The Doomsters belonged with the best of the previous Archers. What was new was its more complex view of behavior. In this book MacDonald said good-bye to the simplistic views and solutions of the hard-boiled shool." Nolan, Ross MacDonald: A Biography, pp. 181. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 676-678. A nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a small closed tear at upper front flap fold with crease, a tiny closed tear with nicks and crease to lower left front panel, a touch of shelf wear to the spine ends and moderate soiling to rear panel. (30810).
Edité par Collins Crime Club, London, 1965
Vendeur : Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale Signé
First UK Edition, preceded by the First US Edition published by Knopf the same year. SIGNED by the author on the endpaper. Near Fine in a lightly edgeworn, about Near Fine dust jacket. Bookplate of noted collector Adrian Homer Goldstone on the front pastedown.
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1954
Vendeur : Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First Edition. First Edition. The fifth Lew Archer novel. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Corners and spine ends lightly worn and bumped. Jacket spine panel lightly faded, with a few scratches on the bottom portion of the front panel. Scarce.
Edité par Cassell, London, 1958
Vendeur : Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale Signé
First UK Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper: "To Jake Zeithlin / with best wishes / Ken Millar / (Ross Macdonald)." The seventh book in the Lew Archer series. Generally considered the turning point in Macdonald's writing, where the author eclipsed the influence of Hammett and Chandler and found a distinctive voice as one of the greatest twentieth century authors of hard boiled fiction. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Evidence of discreet touch-up at the spine ends and the front flap fold.
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960
Vendeur : Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale Signé
First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED on the front endpaper. An attractive copy of this non-Lew Archer thriller, featuring young California lawyer Bill Gunnarson. Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket has two pinholes on the bottom flap folds, and offsetting on the flap corners from old tape, presumably from having been previously adhered to the book.
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1956
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, boards. The first book to use the Ross Macdonald pseudonym, dropping the John (as John Ross Macdonald), to put some distance with John D. Macdonald. The novel is set around a corrupt movie studio, giving Macdonald a chance to skewer the Hollywood crowd. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 676-678. Some light traces of black residue along the edges from and old style asphaltic dust jacket protector, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some mild rubbing corners and a couple of light scratches to front panel. (15538).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1959
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, boards. A Lew Archer novel. "Cumulatively exciting, beautifully plotted and written with taste, perception and compassion." - Anthony Boucher. ".a mystery that turns upon multiple questions of inheritance and identity." Nolan, Ross Macdonald: A Biography, p. 198. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 676-678. A fine copy in fine price-clipped dust jacket with dark pink ink on spine panel sun faded to medium pink. Overall, a sharp copy. (10872).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1967
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale Signé
First edition of this collection. Octavo, cloth. Signed by the author on the title page. Omnibus volume which reprints three early Lew Archer novels: The Moving Target, The Way Some People Die and The Barbarous Coast. New foreword by the author. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 676-678. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, small closed tear to lower front panel, touch of shelf wear to spine ends, some slight soiling to white backgrounds of jacket. (9968).
Edité par Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1962
Vendeur : Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale Signé
First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Only a hint of the usual fading on the jacket spine titling. A bright copy of the tenth Lew Archer novel.