MacDonald (John D.) The Long Lavender Look
£50
London, Robert Hale, 1972.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Dust-jacket, priced £1.80.
This twelfth Travis McGee mystery returns entirely to Florida, beginning with McGee accidentally driving into swamp water after swerving for a mysterious barefoot woman in lavender nightwear.
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A very good copy; jacket rubbed at edges, more notably at spine ends.
Jacket design by Barbara Walton.
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