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THE MOVING TARGET.

Millar, Kenneth, writing as "John [Ross] Macdonald."

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. Octavo, cloth. First edition. The first book in the Lew Archer series. Archer is hired to find what has happened to a missing oil tycoon. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone volume (addenda). Filmed with Paul Newman playing Lew Archer renamed Harper. [Reference: Hubin, p. 527]. A nearly fine copy in a very good or better dust jacket with mild shelf wear mainly to spine ends and corner tips, mild color fade to spine panel (less than usual), light damp stain to lower left rear corner. (36225). Item #36225

Price: $2,500.00