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Red Wind
by Raymond Chandler
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£175.00£157.50
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About This Item
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company; Tower Books, 1946 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 6". None. The first edition of this thrilling collection of short stories by Raymond Chandler, best known for his Philip Marlowe detective novels. An excellent copy of the first edition, first impression of this collection of five short mystery stories by famed Detective fiction writer Raymond Chandler. In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Included in this work are the short stories: 'Red Wind', 'Blackmailers Don't Shoot', 'I'll Be Waiting', 'Goldfish', and 'Guns at Cyrano's'. This collection of short stories were previously published in the periodicals 'Dime Detective', 'Black Mask', and 'The Saturday Evening Post' in the 1930s. They showcase Chandler's abilities as a writer, including vivid characters, tight plotlines, and evil villains. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with bump to spine tail. Loss to tail of dust wrapper back strip and front wrap, with a significant closed tear to the tail of the rear wrap. Edgewear and closed tears to head of front wrap, with handling marks and discolouration to rear wrap. Light chipping to back strip head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, as is common in this work, but clean. Very Good Indeed
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
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 871F16
- Title
- Red Wind
- Author
- Raymond Chandler
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company; Tower Books
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland and New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- playback the long good-bye mystery Philip Marlowe the long good-bye
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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