Farewell, My Lovely
by Raymond Chandler
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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BACUP, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler (Hamish Hamilton, new edition 1949).
Originally published in 1940, this being a copy of the 1949 'New Edition' with different dustrapper art.
Hardback in dustwrapper. 196pp. 7.5 x 5 inches approx. (192mm x 130mm).
Dustwrapper a little rubbed and worn to spine ends and corner tips; short tear to top edge of rear panel; 'nibble' with loss to bottom edge of front panel. Light shelf wear to covers otherwise nice and clean; spotted/foxed to page edges and dusty to top edge otherwise generally clean throughout.
Overall, light wear but otherwise a nicely preserved copy – attractive.
*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available.*
Originally published in 1940, this being a copy of the 1949 'New Edition' with different dustrapper art.
Hardback in dustwrapper. 196pp. 7.5 x 5 inches approx. (192mm x 130mm).
Dustwrapper a little rubbed and worn to spine ends and corner tips; short tear to top edge of rear panel; 'nibble' with loss to bottom edge of front panel. Light shelf wear to covers otherwise nice and clean; spotted/foxed to page edges and dusty to top edge otherwise generally clean throughout.
Overall, light wear but otherwise a nicely preserved copy – attractive.
*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available.*
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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Details
- Bookseller
- D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- DBZ1264
- Title
- Farewell, My Lovely
- Author
- Raymond Chandler
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- new edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Date Published
- 1949
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Noir
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
Biblio member since 2019
BACUP, Lancashire
About D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller ~ a small general stock with an interest in Northern Topography, Transport, Industrial History, Art & Illustrated, and Children's Books. Selling books online and exhibiting at book fairs in the North of England. Member of the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
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