The Barbarous Coast by Ross MacDonald Signed First Edition

N.Y.: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1956. First edition, so stated. June 18, 1956. Signed by the author “Santa Barbara, Calif./To John and Pat Bell who also write!”Original strong reddish orange (#35) and pale yellowish pink (#31) paper -covered decorative boards. Spine lettering in black on white panels. Back has black borzoi device on pale yellowish pink rectangle. White endpapers. Top and bottom edges trimmed. Top edge stained greenish blue.[ Ross Macdonald / Kenneth Millar: A Descriptive Bibliography; University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983 by Matthew Bruccoli] Small clip on the top of the spine, otherwise about fine in original dust jacket ($2.95 price], lightly soiled, tiny chipping at end, some surface dust on rear protective cover. Small stain and sun stains shown in the pictures. The first appearance of Millar's pen-name "Ross MacDonald". The sixth book in the Lew Archer Series. The beautiful, high-diving blonde had Hollywood dreams and stars in her eyes but now she seems to have vanished.