The Barbarous Coast
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 Barbarous Coast
by Ross Macdonald
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- 1956
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first edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket (Knopf 1956); no prior owner marks; little age tone to text pages, light offsetting to end papers; tight bind but slight spine lean; clean cover vivid titling; dj edge wear: small shallow chipping at corner tips and spine head; flap price present; some soil to dj back panel B03ambibeb Item Price
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First edition of The Barbarous Coast by Ross Macdonald, in the publisher's first state dust jacket.. Octavo, 247pp. Patterned red paper boards, title in black on spine. Top edge dyed blue. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, a touch of rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BARBAROUS COAST
by MACDONALD, ROSS
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NEW YORK NY: ALFRED A KNOPF CO. NF/VG. PUB 1956. FIRST EDITION. BOOK IS VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED AT THE CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS WITH A SMALL SUNNED SPOT AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE WHERE D.J. IS CHIPPED. D.J. IS LIGHTLY WORN AT THE CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS WITH A 3/8" TRIANGULAR CHIP AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE PANEL PARTIALLY… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Barbarous Coast
by Macdonald, Ross (Kenneth Millar)
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [10], 4-247, [1] pp. Patterned red paper boards with black lettering blocked in white on the spine; green topstain. Price of $2.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Ahearn APG 012a. Bruccoli A 12.1. Ross Macdonald is widely considered to be one of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Barbarous Coast (Lew Archer Series)
by Macdonald, Ross
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THE BARBAROUS COAST
by MacDonald, Ross
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N.Y.: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1956. First edition, so stated. June 18, 1956. Original strong reddish orange (#35) and pale yellowish pink (#31) paper -covered decorative boards. Spine lettering in black on white panels. Back has black borzoi device on pale yellowish pink rectangle. White endpapers. Top and bottom edges trimmed. Top edge… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Barbarous Coast [SIGNED]
by Macdonald, Ross
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/About Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall in orange patterned boards w/white spine medallion. Near Fine book in About Fine unclipped DJ w/trace soil rear panel, now in clear protective cover. Mildest… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BARBAROUS COAST.
by MACDONALD, ROSS.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956., 1956. First edition. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with light restoration to head of spine. PI Lew Archer is hired to find Hester Campbell, a bomb-shell beauty and swimming instructor at The Channel Club, who has simply disappeared. As Lew pokes around Malibu, he quickly finds himself in a case involving… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. First edition. Octavo. 248 pp. Original orange and white patterned paper over boards, price-clipped dust jacket. Minor rubbing to spine and rear panel of jacket, else fine.
A condensed version of this novel appeared in Cosmopolitan under the title of The Dying Animal.
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THE BARBAROUS COAST.
by MACDONALD, ROSS.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956., 1956. First edition. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with one tiny chip at top flap fold area and lightly rubbed at head of spine. PI Lew Archer is hired to find Hester Campbell, a bomb-shell beauty and swimming instructor at The Channel Club, who has simply disappeared. As Lew pokes around Malibu,… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BARBAROUS COAST
by Millar, Kenneth, writing as "Ross Macdonald.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. First edition. Some light traces of black residue along the edges from and old style asphaltic dust jacket protector, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some mild rubbing corners and a couple of light scratches to front panel. (15538). Octavo, boards. The first book to use the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Barbarous Coast (Lew Archer Series, Book #6)
by Macdonald, Ross
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The Barbarous Coast (Lew Archer Series, Book #6) by Ross Macdonald
The beautiful, high-diving blonde had Hollywood dreams and stars in her eyes but now she seems to have disappeared without a trace. Hired by her hotheaded husband and her rummy "uncle," Lew Archer sniffs around Malibu and finds the stink of blackmail, blood money, and murder on every pricey silk… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Barbarous Coast
by MacDonald, Ross
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The Barbarous Coast (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
by Ross Macdonald
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The Barbarous Coast (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
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The Barbarous Coast
by Macdonald, Ross
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- First American Edition
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- 1956
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SANTA BARBARA, California, USA
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New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1956. Nice copy of book that is fairly hard to find. First Edition stated on copyright page. Orange patterned boards are clean and bright as is green topstain. Hine of lean, else fine. Price intact jacket has book dealer price marked in ink next to $2.95. Jacket has… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BARBAROUS COAST
by MacDonald, Ross
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- 1957
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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NY: Bantam, 1957. [1st printing] June 1957; #1613. Cover art is uncredited. Hard lean; creasing; 2 loose pages and others nearly so; edge and corner wear; small tears; rear hinge sunned.. Mass Market Paperback. Reading Copy. Item Price
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The Barbarous Coast (Lew Archer Series)
by Macdonald, Ross
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- 2007-12-04
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Barbarous Coast - Lew Archer
by Ross MacDonald
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THE BARBAROUS COAST
by MacDonald, Ross
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- 1956
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Salem, Oregon, USA
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Knopf, 1956. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Ed. First ed. Very good/Very good condition, moderate over all wear to book and dustjacket, crinkles to top and bottom edges of dustjacket, chips missing from top and bottom edges of dustjacket spine, two moisture marks on back cover of dustjacket. dustjacket worn at front flap fold.. Item Price
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