A Tan and Sandy Silence
by John D. MacDonald
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Yantis, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Lippincott, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing , number-line with # 1, NOT a book club. (Lippincott, 1971) **Unread or Very Gently read, very tight** A Near Fine Plus book in a Very Good PRICED dust jacket. Brown 1/4 cloth on golden-tan boards are Fine, near new, sharp corners. Spine is As New, no creasing, Crisp, bright gold lettering. Pages are clean and crisp with no writing, no folding verryyy light, expected, age-tanning, very light foxing to page edges, much less than usually found in this title. Dust Jacket is Very Good, all important $8.95 price is present, light, well done repairs have been made on the reverse. Protected in a clear, removable archival cover. Difficult to find a better copy at any price. Ships in a well padded box with tracking; smoke and odor free.
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
- Neil Rutledge, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- HB8142
- Title
- A Tan and Sandy Silence
- Author
- John D. MacDonald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Date Published
- 1971
Terms of Sale
Neil Rutledge, Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Neil Rutledge, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2020
Yantis, Texas
About Neil Rutledge, Bookseller
Specializing in Fine to Very Fine Modern First Editions, signed and unsigned. Always ACCURATE descriptions. Expert packing and shipping to assure my clients of a wonderful, stress-free collecting experience.
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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