New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and dark blue designs to the spine. Stated First Collected Edition, uncommon as such. This copy is NEAR FINE in a VG, price clipped DJ designed by Jean Carlu and dated 4/64. Exterior is brilliant with a touch of crimping to the spine ends. Edges are sharp. Gilt is bright. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight with only very modest toning. Top page edges dyed red. DJ has some tape supports on the verso at spine and top edges. Otherwise DJ is rich and clean with moderate toning on back where adjoining book did not cover. The four classics are : The Big Sleep, The High Window, The Lady in the Lake, and Farewell, My Lovely. Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell.Quite nice. .

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Bookseller: Bailey Bonzo Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002288
Title: The Raymond Chandler Omnibus
Author: Raymond Chandler
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1964
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾

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Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...