Red Wind: A Collection of Short Stories
by Chandler, Raymond
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland - New York: The World Publishing Company, 1946. First printing, March 1946. Black cloth boards, red cover and spine title design, moderate wear, discoloration. Pages very good. Bind solid. Dj worn, chip; protected in new clear sleeve. Superb short stories of crime and adventure by the auhor of The Big Sleep. Published for the first time in hardcover by World Publishing Co. Stories originally published in periodicals: Black Mask, Dime Detective, and The Saturday Evening Post. In these pages, Chandler displays his remarkable ability for creating vivid characters, tight plots, and scenes of glittering evil. Contains: Red Wind; Blackmailers Don't Shoot, I'll Be Waiting; Goldfish; and, Guns at Cyrano's. 253 pages.. First Tower Books Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Synopsis
Red Wind: A Collection of Short Stories by Raymond Chandler is a compilation of short stories previously printed in Dime Detective , Black Mask , and The Saturday Evening Post in the 1930s. Some of the stories included: Red Wind, Blackmailers Don't Shoot, I'll Be Waiting, Goldfish, and Guns at Cyrano's.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BiblioStax (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016055
- Title
- Red Wind: A Collection of Short Stories
- Author
- Chandler, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Tower Books Edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland - New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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