[DETECTIVE FICTION]. MILLAR, Kenneth (“Ross Macdonald”) (19...

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  [DETECTIVE FICTION]. MILLAR, Kenneth (?Ross Macdonald?) (1915?1983).?On Crime Writing.?Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1973. Includes: LONG GALLEY PROOFS (with red ballpoint pen notations, including title and ?Set 2?, publisher?s ?Proof? inkstamp, some toning, mild wear). Signed by Macdonald, with a later inscription (?To Marvin [?] Epstein?). ?? [With:] GALLEY PROOFS (with red ballpoint pen notation, ?Set 3?, publisher?s ?Proof? inkstamp, mild wear). Signed by Macdonald, with a later inscription (?To Marvin [?] Epstein?). ?? [With:] A SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION in original pictorial boards (minor occasional rubbing), number 76 of 250 copies. ?? [With:] A FIRST TRADE EDITION, in original printed wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title?page: ?To Marvin [?] Epstein Ross Macdonald?. All housed in custom chemise and slipcase. The two essays in these small books are insightful views into the creative process of writing detective fiction, with an emphasis on Macdonald?s popular Lew Archer books.
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