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Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 1988-07-12. Paperback. Acceptable. 5x0x7.
The Big Sleep by Chandler, Raymond - 1939
by Chandler, Raymond
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The Big Sleep
by Chandler, Raymond
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939 First edition, first printing. One of 5,000 copies. Publisher's brownish orange cloth, stamped in dark gray-blue to boards and spine, top edge stained black; in the red and blue dust jacket. About very good, with wear and fraying to the spine ends, mild toning to spine, some spotting and light soiling to cloth; in an unclipped dust jacket with some wear and shallow chipping, some loss to upper spine and partially along upper rear panel, early tape reinforcement to jacket verso. Overall, a very good copy of Chandler's first novel that presents well in the original dust jacket. Bruccoli A1.1.a The Big Sleep marks the debut of Chandler's hard-boiled detective character Philip Marlowe. Unlike Dashiell Hammett's Continental Op and Sam Spade, who are widely considered the archetypal hard-boiled detective figures, Marlowe possesses a sensitivity underneath his tough exterior that distinguishes him from similar detective characters in the genre. Indeed, as he investigates a case of blackmail serving as a red herring for a more sinister crime, Marlowe stands out, as Isaac Anderson writes in his 1939 New York Times Review, "as almost the only fundamentally decent person" in the story. Notably, in 1946, The Big Sleep was adapted into a film of the same name starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. A Haycraft Queen Cornerstone. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.
- Bookseller B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (US)
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- Book Condition Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition Dust Jacket Included
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher New York: Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published 1939
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The Big Sleep (A Philip Marlowe Novel)
by Chandler, Raymond
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The Big Sleep (A Philip Marlowe Novel)
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The Big Sleep (A Philip Marlowe Novel)
by Chandler, Raymond
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Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 1988. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Big Sleep (A Philip Marlowe Novel)
by Chandler, Raymond
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Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 1988. Paperback. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Big Sleep (A Philip Marlowe Novel)
by Chandler, Raymond
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Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 1988. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Big Sleep (A Philip Marlowe Novel)
by Chandler, Raymond
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Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 1988. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Big Sleep (A Philip Marlowe Novel)
by Chandler, Raymond
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The Big Sleep (Penguin Fiction)
by Chandler, Raymond
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Gardners Books, 2004. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Big Sleep (Penguin Fiction)
by Chandler, Raymond
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The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
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Penguin Books Ltd, 2011. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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