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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 of Chandler’s first book. A fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with some minor interior mends. A superb copy; in a custom clamshell box. Made into two films of the same title, and, albeit loosely, clearly inspired another, The Big Lebowski..... More
[Book #20825P]
![[Book #21086P] The Big Sleep. Illustrated with Photographs by Lou Stoumen. RAYMOND...](https://sternrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/21086P.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1539713412)
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: 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]
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
[Book #21157J]
The Finger Man
New York: Avon, 1946. First Edition; publisher’s pictorial wrappers. Very good. More
[Book #28429J]
The Finger Man
New York: Avon, 1946. First Edition; original wrappers. Front cover creased, else near fine. More
[Book #12310J]
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]
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]
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]
The Little Sister
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1949. First American Edition. A bright, fine copy in a very good dust jacket. More
[Book #36085P]
The Long Goodbye
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1954. First American Edition. Ownership signature; a very good plus copy in a good to very good price-clipped dust jacket with chips and tears. More
[Book #36084P]
The Midnight Raymond Chandler
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1971. First Edition of this collection of various pieces. Very good in a restored, price-clipped dust jacket. More
[Book #33894P]
Original Portrait Photograph Inscribed by Chandler
Probably from the middle to later fifties; approximately 4 x 5”; inscribed “Michael, Best, Ray.” In excellent condition. The recipient was Michael Gilbert, fellow mystery writer and Chandler’s London attorney. While Chandler’s inscribed books and signed letters have always been uncommon, signed photographs are, and always have been, especially scarce..... More
[Book #31353P]
Publisher's Archive for Backfire by Raymond Chandler
Santa Barbara, California: Santa Teresa Press, 1983. The archive includes Parker’s corrected typescript for the preface; various proofs, some signed by Parker; holograph notes by Parker; publisher’s notes and mock-ups; printer’s and binder’s dummies; in a custom cloth clamshell box by the book’s designer, repeating the final design. Another box..... More
[Book #30227P]