Meet Me at the Morgue
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. [8], 3-212, [4] pp. Yellow patterned paper boards with black lettering blocked in white on the spine; grey topstain. Price of $2.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Jacket design by Bill English. Bruccoli A9.1.a. The story of Howard Cross, the head of a county probation department, and his quest to rescue a kidnapped child. His search takes him into the underbelly of the L.A. crime scene. Macdonald's novel is referred to as "a spirited step forward in originality and narrative power" Near Fine / Very Good+. Item #00009994
A Near Fine book with minor fading to the topstain; jacket is Very Good+ with a faint scratch to the front panel and minor offsetting to the reverse.
Price: $1,450.00