The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Knopf. New York, Knopf, 1939. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A near fine book in a restored jacket. This book is a consignment sale, as we don't sell restored books as a rule. The jacket appears to be in fine condition but has had significant restoration work to a tear along the front and at the lower spine tip. It presents very well indeed and is offered with a nice clamshell box and the previous seller's card and receipt from 1969. A nice copy. Some bumping to the spine tips, and a little offsetting. [9483, Hyraxia Books]. . Near Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1939.
Synopsis
The Big Sleep is a crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first in his acclaimed series about hardboiled detective Philip Marlowe. The work has been adapted twice into film, once in 1946 starring Humphry Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and again in 1978 starring Robert Mitchum. The story is noted for its complexity and is heavily influenced by classic Greek tragedy, with many characters double-crossing each other and many secrets being exposed throughout the narrative. -
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hyraxia (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9483
- Title
- The Big Sleep
- Author
- Raymond Chandler
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CRIME, MYSTERY & DETECTIVE,,
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