The Blackbird

Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake)

Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1969

Stated First Printing. A Cock Robin Mystery. I'm offering this book at a discounted price. Do some comparison shopping. It has some, what I would consider, minor condition issues. I've provided photographs of the book and dust jacket. In the first picture of the black covers you can see that there are a number of darker black spots (probably a dozen) on the front cover. I don't see any others on the spine or on the rear cover. Not sure what caused that. There isn't any of the typical soiling. And, significantly, there isn't any wear on the covers, not on the corners or the edges, maybe a little crinkling at the spine ends. The spine is slightly slanted forward, slightly enough that I could have left it unmentioned but I haven't. The book is very solidly bound. There are no cracks or spaces to be found anywhere, the pages are nicely tight. The top and middle page edges do have some dust staining and there are probably a handful of instances where a little bit of this staining has migrated onto the edge of the actual pages. Otherwise, the pages are very clean with no more than a few minor spots. The inside covers and blank end papers have some spotting/foxing. You won't find that anywhere else in the book. The pages are in very good condition. I didn't see any creasing or dogeared corners. There aren't any markings or attachments. And no one has written their name or anything else anywhere in this book. You can see the dust jacket in the first couple of photographs. I've always had it protected by a fitted cover. As you can see it looks pretty good. There is some soiling/darkening on the spine, also a little bit on the top edge of the rear. The jacket is NOT price-clipped, not clipped at all. The front flap does have a crease at both the top and bottom corners. The top edges of both flaps have a little bit of darkening. That should cover it. Take a look at the photographs. (I have The Dame, the second Alan Grofield novel, for sale in a separate listing). Seller Inventory # 001835

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Blackbird
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
Publication Date: 1969
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition