The Brass Rainbow
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1969. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 8vo. Original yellow cloth; pictorial dust jacket designed by Muni. A fine copy. Item #409241
First edition. The dedication copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper to Kenneth Millar: "Santa Barbara, Jan 25, 1969 / For Ken, Who will always be there, out in front, showing how it should be done, must be done. Who, while doing it, can still take the impossible time to help others try to follow. A small offering, Dennis (Michael Collins)." The printed dedication reads "To Ken Millar, with thanks." 'The Brass Rainbow' was Collins' second novel of suspense. Like Dennis Lynds, Kenneth Millar wrote pseudonymously: his works were published under the name Ross Macdonald are classics of the genre.
Price: $400.00