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The Drowning Pool [SIGNED]

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The Drowning Pool [SIGNED]

by Macdonald, Ross ["John Ross" Macdonald]

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Near Fine/Near Fine
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About This Item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. 1st Edition. . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing. Published under the name of "John Ross Macdonald" (changed after this because Knopf did not want the public to confuse it with their other established hit suspense author, John D. Macdonald, and he was unhappy. So this is before the "Ross".) Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall in patterned green boards w/ blue fish eating smaller fish dec. SIGNATURE OF KENNETH MILLAR (Author's true name) on front endpaper - could this be Macdonald's personal copy? Near Fine book in like bright unclipped DJ, worn at spine tips and corners, now in clear protective cover. Book has light edgewear w/mild discoloration at spine tips, else About Fine and unmarked. A Lew Archer mystery, set in southern California. 244pp. Uncommon in nice condition, scarce signed, esp. as KM.

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Bookseller
Basement Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
028321
Title
The Drowning Pool [SIGNED]
Author
Macdonald, Ross ["John Ross" Macdonald]
Format/Binding
Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition.
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1950
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords
FICTION MYSTERY DETECTIVE CAIFORNIA PI ARCHER LEW FICTITIOUS CHARACTER
Bookseller catalogs
Mystery; Signed Books;

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Basement Books

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BASEMENT BOOKS, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializes in hard-to-find non-fiction, Western Americana, History, and First Edition mysteries and literature.

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