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Marlowe is hired by an influential lawyer he's never herd of to tail a gorgeous redhead, but decides he prefers to help out the redhead. She's been acquitted of her alcoholic husband's murder, but her father-in-law prefers not to take the court's word for it."Chandler wrote like a slumming angel and invested the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence:" -- Ross MacdonaldFrom the Trade Paperback edition.

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1958
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958 Uncorrected Proof copy. Publisher's light greenish yellow paper wrappers, with the publisher's printed brown label to the front wrapper, extending over spine onto rear board. About very good with significant foxing to wrappers, text block edges, and publisher's wraparound band, wear to spine ends with rear hinge slightly starting, interior very clean. Overall, a nice copy… Read more about this item
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1958
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London: Hamish Hamilton 1958. 8vo. First edition of the final Philip Marlowe story, precedes the US edition. 208 pp. Maroon half morocco over black cloth. Raised bands to spine with black leather title & author labels. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Bound by Bayntun-Riviere of Bath. Internally clean. No ownership names. Near Fine condition. . Near Fine. Half Morocco. First… Read more about this item
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1958
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan cloth titled/lined in maroon, tan topstain. Stated first printing. A square tight unmarked copy. Half title page is clipped. The unclipped DJ in mylar has edgewear/edgecreasing with wear to ends of spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
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First American Edition; First Printing
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1958
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Hardcover
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Orange cloth, with the brown topstain still solid. An unmarked copy in a genty worn dust jacket. Dust soiling to the rear panel, and a trace of rubbing to the spine. A very presentable copy of the final Philip Marlowe … Read more about this item
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1958
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958. Good. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. [208]. Red cloth, spine lettered in silver. Pushing to spine ends, head of spine sunned, dusty top edge. POI to front pastedown, offsetting to feps. Else, clean and tight. In the Patricia Davey-designed dust jacket: sunned, spine ends and corners chipped, creasing and edgewear, scoring to panels, foxed on… Read more about this item
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by Raymond Chandler

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1958
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Hamish Hamilton, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1958. First Published in Great Britain. 208 pages. Dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are bright and clear with light foxing and tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers; some minor stains to rear most page. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing… Read more about this item
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by Raymond Chandler

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1958
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[1958]
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London: Hamish Hamilton, [1958]. First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, some mild edge rubbing, some color fade to title and design on spine panel, some fox spots to lower rear panel, rear flap folds. (11188). Octavo, boards. The last Philip Marlowe novel, precedes the U.S. edition.
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1958
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London: Hamish Hamilton, [1958]., 1958. First edition. First edition. Fine in a bright dust jacket lightly rubbed at spine ends, but with none of the usual spine fading. The final installment of the Philip Marlowe canon. Marlowe is hired to tail a redhead arriving on a train. Without really knowing why or who he is working for, Marlow follows… Read more about this item
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by Raymond Chandler

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1958
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Cloth
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1958. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A crisp, fresh copy of the 1958 stated 1st printing. Solid and VG+ (very light abrading and a touch of spotting at the front free endpaper) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with mild wear along the spine ends. Raymond Chandler's 7th Philip Marlowe mystery.
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ISBN 10
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by CHANDLER, Raymond

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1958
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, preceding the American. Neat contemporary owner name of Admiral J. Michael Villiers on front fly, spine a little toned, faint soiling or light stains on front board, very good lacking the dust jacket.
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First edition
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1958
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London: Hamish Hamilton (1958), 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Small 8vo. [6], 7-207, [1] pp. Red-orange cloth with silver lettering on the spine. Price of 12s.6d. on the front flap. Ahearn APG 019b. Hubin 153. The UK edition precedes the US edition. First issue, as per Ahearn. Near Fine with offsetting to the flyleaves, minor foxing… Read more about this item
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1958
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo. [9], 2-205, [3] pp. Light brown cloth with decorations and lettering in brown on the front board and spine; brown topstain. Price of $3.00 on the front flap. Ahearn APG 019c. Bruccoli A 11.2.a. Hubin 153. The UK first edition was published before the U.S.… Read more about this item
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F First Edition Collectible
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1958
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H Hard Cover
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1958. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. F First Edition Collectible. H Hard Cover. Very Good. Original light reddish-brown cloth (slight wear to cloth; slight internal browning to edges and endpapers). [8], 205 pages. "A Philip Marlowe Story", in which the famous detective is caught in transcontinental intrigue with a redheaded woman in tow. This… Read more about this item
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by CHANDLER, Raymond

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First Printing
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1960
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Paperback
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NY: Cardinal, 1960. NEAR FINE condition in NEAR FINE original black and white pictorial paper wraps. NY. Cardinal No. C-375. SOFTCOVER. 1960. FIRST Printing. AS NEW, square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine creasing. Age toning to pages. Bend to bottom corner of back corner. Cover Art by William Rose. Featuring… Read more about this item
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1958
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958. A first UK edition, first printing published by Hamish Hamilton in 1958 which precedes the US edition. A near fine copy with off setting to the front and rear end papers. Exceptionally clean throughout. Some slight bumping to the head and base of the spine. In a very good, unclipped wrapper which shows chipping to… Read more about this item
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First Edition
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1958
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Hardcover
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958. NEAR FINE condition in VERY GOOD dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1958. FIRST EDITION. Square and tight, original price of 12s. 6d. net intact. Bound in orange cloth with gold gilt lettering. Some age toning to pages and edges, with light foxing, plus strip of toning down each free endpaper, else FINE.… Read more about this item
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by Raymond Chandler

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First Edition
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1958
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1958. First Edition. First Edition. REVIEW COPY, with publisher's slip laid in, noting release date and and retail price. Jacket is rubbed with shallow creasing at corners and folds, with the faintest bit of foxing at the white rear panel. The last Philip Marlowe novel. Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. … Read more about this item
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by Chandler, Raymond

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Used - A VG+ bright tight copy!
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1st ed, 1st printing
Published
1958
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Hardcover
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Houghton Mifflin, 1958. 1st ed, 1st printing. Hardcover. A VG+ bright tight copy!.
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