E-179: Alfred A Knopf. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1940. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 1940. 275 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (lightly soil & chipping present to the spine ends, foxing present from tape repairs present to the reverse of the DJ). Bound in red brick cloth with gilt titles present to the spine. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid. Philip Marlowe's about to give up on a completely routine case when he finds himself in the wrong place at the right time to get caught up in a murder that leads to a ring of jewel thieves, another murder, a fortune-teller, a couple more murders, and more corruption than your average graveyard. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 275 pages .

Synopsis

Farewell, My Lovely is a 1940 novel by Raymond Chandler, the second novel he wrote featuring Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe. It was adapted for the screen three times.

Reviews

On Jul 3 2015, a reader said:

Brilliant. About half way through the book I thought 'After this book was written why did anyone bother to write any more crime books at all?'. It's got plot and clues and characters and places. It's got sight, smell, sound and touch, even some change of pace. And most of all it has the most brilliant stream of consciousness. It is written in the first person and in the past tense, but not as if telling what happened from the future - more as a running commentary - the still, small voice in the head slightly detached and describing or explaining the action to himself as it plays out. Terrific. Now got to find a whiskey sour and decide which film of the book to watch while it is fresh in my mind.

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Bookseller: Last Exit Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 61216
Title: Farewell, My Lovely
Author: Chandler, Raymond
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf
Place of Publication: E-179
Date Published: 1940

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