Black Money

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. WARMLY INSCRIBED "for 'Kernel' with admiration and friendship" and signed, "Ken (Ross Macdonald) ". First Edition (1966) , so stated. Very Good- in Good+ DJ: The Book shows mild shelving wear along the bottom edge of the blue quarter cloth boards; the text block is ever so slightly cocked within square boards; the spine leans slightly but remains quite secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor imperfections. The DJ shows moderate wear to the extremities with several small creases and two tears (1.5" & .5") at and near the lower rear corner which have been tape-repaired at the exterior; very mild rubbing to the panels and a hint of consequent soiling; else flawless; the price ($3.95) is intact; mylar-protected. Remains attractive and intact, but not without flaw. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.35 x 6 x 1 inches). Language: English. Weight: 16.5 ounces. Blue quarter cloth boards with maroon cloth backstrip with bright gilt titles. Hardcover with DJ. Ross Macdonald (the main pseudonym used by the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar 1915-1983) was, according to The New York Times, the author of "the finest detective novels ever written by an American." His detective, Lew Archer, investigates character and place and the tensions and conflicts that form America. In Ross Macdonald's hands, Lew Archer's home turf, southern California, becomes symbolic and emblematic of the human struggle to make things right, to make sense of who and what we are. New York Times has also said that "classify him how you will, Ross Macdonald is one of the best American novelists now operating." This is the thirteenth entry in Macdonald's acclaimed Archer series, which finds him investigating the supposed French political refugee lover of a beautiful young woman. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 238 pages; Signed by Author .