Jun 20, 2024 - Sale 2673

Sale 2673 - Lot 260

Price Realized: $ 500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
JAMES MARSH (1946-)
"The Name is Archer." Cover illustration for the paperback edition of The Name is Archer by Ross MacDonald (New York: Bantam, 1983). Acrylic on board. 18 1/2 x 14 inches. Unsigned.

The Name is Archer consists of seven stories starring Lew Archer, the protaginst in Ross MacDonald's series of hardboiled detective novels. MacDonald's writing is known for being smooth, with descriptive prose vividly bringing to life the gritty scenarios that Archer navigates.