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First Edition, Hardcover, in blue paper covered boards with black spine, titles in gold to spine, 270 pp. Condition : Very Good, with slight fading to board edges. Inside, the text is bright and clean. Dust jacket is unclipped and Very Good, with minor crimping at head of spine. Now in mylar. This was California mystery writer Ross Macdonald's ( 1915-1983) 18th big hit in the Detective Lew Archer series. The New York Times calls these " the best detective novels ever written by an American." (blurb) A painting stolen from Santa Teresa leads our detective into the world of questionable art dealers and collectors, unearthing shady family secrets, and of course, in the direction of a mysterious woman. Hubin p. 262.
Ref: MYST 8649
$65.00