Author: MACDONALD, ROSS
Title: The Blue Hammer: The New Lew Archer Novel
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394404254. Stated first edition of Ross Macdonald's mystery, featuring his private investigator character Lew Archer. In this story, Archer investigates the theft of a valuable painting and the disappearance of a famous artist. --- In blue paper-covered boards backed in black cloth, with author initials and decorations in blind to cover; titling and decorations in gilt to spine; yellow topstain. Dust jacket with Jill Krementz photographic portrait of the author to back panel. --- With light sunning along top edges of covers, otherwise a bright, tightly-bound, unmarked copy. Unclipped jacket with tear to back along with light creasing, minor crumpling to edges and with faint strip of soiling to front panel; but overall bright and intact.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (8), 270 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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