The Instant Enemy
by MacDonald, Ross
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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The Instant Enemy
by MacDonald, Ross
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 227pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint of rubbing to the spine ends but quite minor. Sharp unclipped dust-jacket, ($4.50), has a dog-ear on the rear flap. A touch of toning to edges.. Still fresh… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/near fine. The Instant Enemy by Ross Macdonald, first edition, first printing.. Octavo, 227pp, [3]. Yellow hardcover, blue cloth spine, title stamped in silver on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Top edge stained yellow. Tape remnants to covers, previous ownership signature on front free endpaper, bookplate… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Instant Enemy
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8x5x0. First edition. Jacket price clipped, minimal wear to jacket spine head. 1968 Hard Cover. 227 pp. Generations of murder, greed and deception come home to roost in time for the most shocking conclusion ever in a Lew Archer novel. At first glance, it's an… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Instant Enemy (Lew Archer Series, Book # 14)
by Macdonald, Ross
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At first glance, it's an open-and-shut missing persons case: a headstrong daughter has run off to be with her hothead juvenile delinquent boyfriend. That is until this bush-league Bonnie & Clyde kidnap Stephen Hackett, a local millionaire industrialist. Now, Archer is offered a coll 100 Gs for Hackett's safe return by his coquettish heiress mother… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE INSTANT ENEMY
by Millar, Kenneth, writing as "Ross Macdonald."
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. First edition. A near fine copy, red ink 'D' stamp to front free end paper in a near fine dust jacket, with a few small scratches, some soiling to rear panel. (10648). Octavo, cloth backed boards. A Lew Archer novel. Two teenagers runaway and get involved in a kidnapping.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Instant Enemy
by MACDONALD, Ross
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); mustard/yellow paper covered boards back in blue cloth; titles stamped in silver on spine; author's crest/initials embossed on front board; yellow top-stain; dustjacket; 227pp. Mild bump to base of spine, else a Fine copy. Dustjacket is price-clipped, light soilng else Near Fine.
14th title in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Instant Enemy (Lew Archer Series)
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The Instant Enemy
by Ross MacDonald
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- February 1985
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Bantam Books, February 1985. Paper Back. Used - Good. Different cover. Good condition. Shows some signs of use/age/shelf wear/creasing. No writing. Stamped inside front cover. Has staining. Front cover has a small tear on side edge. Top right corner of front cover is torn off. Item Price
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by Ross MacDonald
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- 1968
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San Francisco, California, USA
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VG+ / VG+. 1968 Knopf, stated First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. MacDonald was hitting on all cylinders at this stage of his career. This title is becoming more difficult to find as of late. Book and jacket both in nice shape, with just a slight spine lean. Item Price
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MEET ME AT THE MORGUE
by MacDonald, Ross
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Knopf Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. A VERY GOOD FIRST IN dust jacket. NOT PRICE CLIPPED.. Item Price
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The Instant Enemy
by Ross MacDonald
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- Used - Very good book in very good dust jacket
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- First UK edition
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- 1968
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- Hardcover, [octavo], red cloth boards, gilt spine titles, pictorial dust jacket, 223 pp
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Ridgewood, New York, USA
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London: The Crime Club, 1968. First UK edition. Hardcover, [octavo], red cloth boards, gilt spine titles, pictorial dust jacket, 223 pp. Very good book in very good dust jacket. Jacket design by George Coral. Item Price
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The Instant Enemy
by MACDONALD, Ross
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- 1968
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good with small stains in margins of a few pages, corner lightly bumped in a very good dustwrapper with modest edgwear. Item Price
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The Instant Enemy
by MacDonald, Ross
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- 1st Edition
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- 1968
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 227pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint of toning to edges but barely. Sharp unclipped dust-jacket, ($4.50), has a small price written in at the bottom of the front flap.Light soiling. Still fresh and bright… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Instant Enemy (Lew Archer Series, Book # 14)
by Macdonald, Ross
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- 2008
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The Instant Enemy (Lew Archer Series, Book # 14) by Ross Macdonald
At first glance, it's an open-and-shut missing persons case: a headstrong daughter has run off to be with her hothead juvenile delinquent boyfriend. That is until this bush-league Bonnie & Clyde kidnap Stephen Hackett, a local millionaire industrialist. Now, Archer is offered a coll 100 Gs for Hackett's safe… Read more about this item Item Price
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Instant Enemy, The
by Macdonald, Ross
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- 1968
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
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£5.28
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NY: Knopf. 1968. vg+. Hardcover. A Lew Archer mystery. Book club edition; 240pp; soiling & small tears to edges of white dust jacket . Item Price
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THE INSTANT ENEMY.
by MACDONALD, ROSS.
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968., 1968. First edition. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with a hint of wear to the head of spine. Laid-in to this copy is an invoice from Random House, Inc (who owned Alfred A. Knopf) addressed to Kenneth Millar, (Ross Macdonald) selling him 6 copies of THE INSTANT ENEMY at discount. Lew… Read more about this item Item Price
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Instant Enemy
by MacDonald, Ross
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- 1968
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. The dust jacket is housed in protective… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Instant Enemy (Lew Archer Series)
by Macdonald, Ross
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- Like New
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- 2008-04-08
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- Paperback
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- 9780307279057
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The Instant Enemy
by Macdonald, Ross (pseudonym of Kenneth Millar)
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- First Edition
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London: The Crime Club/Collins; (1968). First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First UK edition, fine in a near fine dust jacket. The jacket has minor edgewear and small creases on both flaps. The white background of the jacket is clean and bright. A Lew Archer novel. Publisher's price on jacket flap; no names or other marking in or… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Instant Enemy (Lew Archer Series)
by Macdonald, Ross
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- Reprint
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- 2008-04-08
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- Paperback
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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£15.55
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Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 2008-04-08. Reprint. paperback. Used:Good. Item Price
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