THE HIGH WINDOW
by Chandler, Raymond
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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Synopsis
A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean streak, a missing daughter-in-law with a past, and a gold coin worth a small fortune--the elements don't quite add up until Marlowe discovers evidence of murder, rape, blackmail, and the worst kind of human exploitation."Raymond Chandler is a star of the first magnitude."-- Erle Stanley Gardner"Raymond Chandler has given us a detective who is hard-boiled enough to be convincing . . . and that is no mean achievement." -- The New York TimesFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5126
- Title
- THE HIGH WINDOW
- Author
- Chandler, Raymond
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
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