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The Dark Tunnel.
by MILLAR, Kenneth
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- hardcover
- First
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1944. The author's first book, the scarcest of his works First edition, first printing, of the author's first book. Written while he was still a graduate student at the University of Michigan, this is the scarcest of Millar's works, with just two copies traced at auction in the dust jacket.
It was later published in 1955 under the title I Die Slowly, and is one of four books published under Millar's real name, prior to publication of the Lew Archer series under his pseudonym John Ross Macdonald. Octavo. Original red cloth, title to spine in black. With dust jacket. Housed in a black cloth flat-back box by the Chelsea Bindery. Spine slightly rolled. An excellent copy in the jacket with some minor loss to spine ends, chip and closed tear to head of front panel, and some nicks and rubbing to extremities. Hubin p. 285.
It was later published in 1955 under the title I Die Slowly, and is one of four books published under Millar's real name, prior to publication of the Lew Archer series under his pseudonym John Ross Macdonald. Octavo. Original red cloth, title to spine in black. With dust jacket. Housed in a black cloth flat-back box by the Chelsea Bindery. Spine slightly rolled. An excellent copy in the jacket with some minor loss to spine ends, chip and closed tear to head of front panel, and some nicks and rubbing to extremities. Hubin p. 285.
Synopsis
When Dr. Robert Branch's best friend ends up dead he knows it is the work of an underground Nazi group on the campus of the University where he works, and that he could be next. T his is the first book by Kenneth Millar, who later wrote under the pseudonym Ross MacDonald to not get confused with his wife Margaret Millar who was achieving her own fame in mysteries. -
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Details
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- Peter Harrington
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- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 112554
- Title
- The Dark Tunnel.
- Author
- MILLAR, Kenneth
- Book condition
- second hand
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Dodd, Mead and Company,
- Date Published
- 1944
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About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- rubbing
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