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BLUE CITY

BLUE CITY

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BLUE CITY

by MacDonald, Ross (Kenneth Millar)

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Very Good/Good
ISBN 10
0940595117
ISBN 13
9780940595118
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Boston: Hill and Co., 1987. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Originally published in 1947, Millar's third book and the last before he began using the pen name he made famous, features a returning Army veteran, Johnny Weather, who comes home to find his father murdered and then starts a crusade to clean up a corrupt city; introduction by Robert B. Parker. Boards' bottom corners slightly bumped, o/w text is clean, tight, square; dustjacket worn with minor chipping and tearing at spine ends, corners and edges, a partially visible damp ring on front panel, other minor surface wear.

Synopsis

Ross Macdonald’s real name was Kenneth Millar.  Born near San Francisco in 1915 and raised in Ontario, Millar returned to the U.S. as a young man and published his first novel in 1944. He served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America and was awarded their Grand Master Award as well as the Mystery Writers of Great Britain's Gold Dagger Award.  He died in 1983.

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Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
003098
Title
BLUE CITY
Author
MacDonald, Ross (Kenneth Millar)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Printing, First Edition Thus.
ISBN 10
0940595117
ISBN 13
9780940595118
Publisher
Hill and Co.
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
1987
Keywords
MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, POLITICS, CORRUPTION, AMATEUR SLEUTH, SUSPENSE
Bookseller catalogs
California; Crime; Amateur Sleuth;

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About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller

H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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