A Tan and Sandy Silence
by Macdonald, John D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine to Fine/Fine
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1979. First edition stated. Handsome copy. Tight and square with no markings. Faint foxing to bottom page edges, else fine. Price intact jacket is bright and fresh. In mylar. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine to Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011056
- Title
- A Tan and Sandy Silence
- Author
- Macdonald, John D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine to Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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- Tight
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