Backfire. Story for the Screen. Preface by Robert B. Parker
Santa Barbara: Santa Teresa Press, 1984. First Edition. One of 26 clothbound lettered copies signed by Parker. Fine in the publisher’s slipcase. More
[Book #33818J]
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The Big Sleep
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First Edition of Chandler’s first book. Top edge a little spotted; very good or a little better in a similar dust jacket. with small chips and tears along the edges and a larger chip at the top of the back panel, which is about..... More
[Book #17027P]
The Big Sleep
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First Edition; advance reading copy of the author’s first book. Original printed wrappers; spine faded; some spotting and wear; near very good. The publisher’s promotional front cover copy compares Chandler favorably to Hammett and Cain, which, in retrospect, seems understated. More
[Book #27237P]
The Big Sleep
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First Edition; advance reading copy of the author’s first book. Original printed wrappers; spine heavily chipped; some spotting, fading and wear; good to very good. The publisher’s promotional front cover copy compares Chandler favorably to Hammett and Cain, a claim which now nearly modestly..... More
[Book #32907P]
The Big Sleep. Illustrated with Photographs by Lou Stoumen
San Francisco: Arion Press, 1986. First Edition, thus. Publisher’s binding of decorated plastic hinged with cloth. A fine copy in the original cardboard box. Included are two original 8 x 10” photographs used in the book: “Raymond Chandler’s Grave” (page 6) and “Agnes in Geiger’s Bookshop” (page 40). Each of..... More
[Book #21086P]
The Blue Dahlia: A Screenplay
Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University Press, 1976. First Edition; clothbound issue. Fine in dust jacket. This binding issue is uncommon. More
[Book #33321P]
Chandler Before Marlowe. Edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli
Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1973. First Edition; one of 499 numbered copies. Fine in the publisher’s slipcase. More
[Book #33817P]
Farewell, My Lovely
New York: Knopf, 1940. First Edition; advance reading copy in wrappers. Haycraft-Queen cornerstone, and, in the opinion of many, his best book. Only minute wear; a fine copy with the review slip laid in. In a custom full morocco box. More
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Farewell, My Lovely
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. First Edition of Chandler’s second novel, a Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. Very good in a dust jacket with some interior mending and considerable restoration. In a custom clamshell box. More
[Book #16042P]
Farewell, My Lovely
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. First Edition. Chandler’s second novel, a Haycraft-Queen cornerstone; the author’s own choice as his best work. But for slight browning of the back panel, fine in dust jacket. In a custom clamshell box. Very uncommon in such exceptional condition. More
[Book #34943P]
Farewell, My Lovely
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. First Edition of Chandler’s second novel, a Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. Owner’s inscription on front free endpaper; very good in dust jacket. More
[Book #32906P]
Farewell, My Lovely
Cleveland: World/ Tower, 1944. Pages yellowed as usual. Good to very good in a dust jacket featuring the Dick Powell film. More
[Book #33262P]
The Finger Man
New York: Avon, 1946. First Edition; original wrappers. Front cover creased, else near fine. More
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The Finger Man
New York: Avon, 1946. First Edition; original wrappers. Aside from a very faint and small stamp on the front cover and very slight wear, a fine copy. More
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The Finger Man
New York: Avon, 1946. First Edition; publisher’s pictorial wrappers. Very good. More
[Book #28429J]
Five Murderers
New York: Avon, 1944. First Edition. Original wrappers. Queen’s Quorum. A very good copy. More
[Book #21965P]
Five Sinister Characters
New York: Avon, 1945. First Edition; original wrappers. A very good copy. More
[Book #21158P]
The High Window
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition. Very good in a dust jacket with tape inside the top of the spine. More
[Book #32905P]
Killer In The Rain
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1964. First American Edition. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket. More
[Book #33458P]
Killer In The Rain
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1964. First Edition. Fine in a very nearly fine dust jacket. More
[Book #33462P]
The Lady In The Lake
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. First Edition. A near fine copy in a dust jacket with minor wear and tear, shallow chipping at the bottom of the spine, but a little more at the top, affecting much of “The” in the title. In a custom clamshell box. More
[Book #21162P]
The Lady In The Lake
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1943 [actually 1946]. A reprint edition with a dust jacket promoting the film, which was directed by and starred Robert Montgomery. Small address label on the front free endpaper; very good in a dust jacket with chips, tears and fading. More
[Book #34178P]
The Lady In The Lake
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. First Edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. More
[Book #32904P]
Lille Soster [The Little Sister]
Copenhagen: Grafisk Verlag, 1951. Apparently the first Danish edition. Bound in half-leather and marbled boards, including the illustrated stiff front wrapper; very good. More
[Book #34229P]
The Little Sister
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1949. First American Edition. A very good copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with some minor wear and slight spine fading. More
[Book #33822P]