A Tan and Sandy Silence
by John D. Macdonald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Robert Hale & Company , 1973 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A first English edition of A Tan and Sandy Silence by John D. MacDonald. A first English Edition, first impression. A Tan and Sandy Silence is the thirteenth novel in the Travis McGee series. The story follows Harry Broll, husband of McGee's long-time friend Mary who shows up at his houseboat with a gun, threatening McGee. John D. MacDonald was an American writer of novels and short stories, best known for writing thrillers. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is smart with some chipping to the extremities and head and tail of the spine and marks to the rear wrap. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
A Tan and Sandy Silence (1971) is the thirteenth novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald. The plot begins with Harry Broil, husband of McGee's longtime friend Mary, shows up at his houseboat The Busted Flush with a gun, threatening McGee and accusing him of hiding Mary aboard. The rest of the novel involves McGee's search for Mary.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 858B27
- Title
- A Tan and Sandy Silence
- Author
- John D. Macdonald
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Hale & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- A Tan and Sandy Silence John D. Macdonald fiction John D. Macdonald
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.