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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University Press, 1976. First Edition; clothbound issue. Fine in dust jacket. This binding issue is uncommon. More
[Book #33321P]
Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1973. First Edition; one of 499 numbered copies. Fine in the publisher’s slipcase. More
[Book #33817P]
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]
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]
New York: Avon, 1946. First Edition; publisher’s pictorial wrappers. Very good. More
[Book #28429J]
New York: Avon, 1946. First Edition; original wrappers. Front cover creased, else near fine. More
[Book #12310J]
New York: Avon, 1944. First Edition. Original wrappers. Queen’s Quorum. A very good copy. More
[Book #21965P]
New York: Avon, 1945. First Edition; original wrappers. A very good copy. More
[Book #21158P]
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1964. First American Edition. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket. More
[Book #33458P]
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1964. First Edition. Fine in a very nearly fine dust jacket. More
[Book #33462P]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1949. First American Edition. A bright, fine copy in a very good dust jacket. More
[Book #36085P]
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]
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1971. First Edition of this collection of various pieces. Very good in a restored, price-clipped dust jacket. More
[Book #33894P]
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]
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]