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THE BIG SLEEP

by Chandler, Raymond

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  • Hardcover
  • first
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Knopf, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Facsimile DJ. Hardcover. Stated first edition. Rust cloth boards with title in dark blue on front board and spine. Lightly frayed at corners and spine ends. Light soil. Light fore edge soil. Upper edge dark blue. Endpapers show noticeable soil and glue and tape residue. Text pages show occasional soil to margins. With a brand new facsimile dust jacket in new protective mylar.Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.

Synopsis

The Big Sleep is a crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first in his acclaimed series about hardboiled detective Philip Marlowe. The work has been adapted twice into film, once in 1946 starring Humphry Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and again in 1978 starring Robert Mitchum. The story is noted for its complexity and is heavily influenced by classic Greek tragedy, with many characters double-crossing each other and many secrets being exposed throughout the narrative. -

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Bookseller
Koster's Collectible Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
INVENT042326I
Title
THE BIG SLEEP
Author
Chandler, Raymond
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good+
Jacket Condition
Facsimile DJ
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Knopf
Date Published
1939

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