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The Long Lavender Look (The Travis McGee series)
by MacDonald, John D
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0397007396
- ISBN 13
- 9780397007394
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1972. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. 264 pp, e.p.'s with brown stains - glue and tape, brown laminate covers with tape residue where old DJ protector was attached to book, else VG / HC. 5.5" x 8.2" brown laminate boards, gilt spine letters, in lavender DJ with b&w illustrations. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. paper well-preserved. .
Synopsis
John D. MacDonald was an American novelist and short-story writer. His works include the Travis McGee series and the novel The Executioners, which was adapted into the film Cape Fear . In 1962 MacDonald was named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America; in 1980, he won a National Book Award. In print he delighted in smashing the bad guys, deflating the pompous, and exposing the venal. In life, he was a truly empathetic man; his friends, family, and colleagues found him to be loyal, generous, and practical. In business, he was fastidiously ethical. About being a writer, he once expressed with gleeful astonishment, “They pay me to do this! They don’t realize, I would pay them.” He spent the later part of his life in Florida with his wife and son. He died in 1986. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9054
- Title
- The Long Lavender Look (The Travis McGee series)
- Author
- MacDonald, John D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0397007396
- ISBN 13
- 9780397007394
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- John D. MacDonald - John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916 - December 28, 1986) an American writer of novels and short stories.
- Bookseller catalogs
- MYSTERY & SCIFI;
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- VG
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- Spine
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- New
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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