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Farewell, My Lovely
by Raymond Chandler
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£195.00£175.50
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About This Item
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company; Tower Books, 1944 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". None. The first impression of the photoplay edition of Raymond Chandler's classic crime fiction novel, in the bright photoplay edition dust wrapper, displaying stills from the 1944 film noir adaptation. The first printing Tower Books edition of Raymond Chandler's celebrated novel, published two years after the first edition.In the photoplay edition dust wrapper, price unclipped, displaying stills from the 1944 film noir adaptation starring Dick Powell, released under the title 'Murder, My Sweet' in the US.A wonderful copy of Chandler's second novel to feature private detective Philip Marlowe, a hugely popular and widely praised work. In the publisher's original cloth binding, and unclipped dust wrapper. Bump to spine tail, otherwise externally excellent. Mark to tail of text block fore edge. A touch of discolouration to dust wrapper back strip, with small loss to back strip tail. Light handling marks to fore edge of rear wrap. Small closed tear to tail of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, otherwise clean. Minor loss to head of half title, with small closed tear to tail of title page and final leaf. Very Good Indeed
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
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 904F1
- Title
- Farewell, My Lovely
- Author
- Raymond Chandler
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company; Tower Books
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland and New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Farewell, My Lovely Philip Marlowe Raymond Chandler Philip Marlowe
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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