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The Simple Art of Murder
by Raymond Chandler
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
USA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1950. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The Simple Art of Murder by Raymond Chandler First Edition Houghton Mifflin Company 1950. A near fine copy. Free of inscriptions, contents clean and unblemished throughout. No foxing to edges and top edge tint still very much bold. Covers are unmarked and have no toning to spine. In original near fine dust jacket. Not price clipped and with no fading to red lettering on spine. For further images please see Brought to Book Ltd.
Synopsis
"The Simple Art of Murder" refers to both a critical essay and a collection of short stories written by hard-boiled detective fiction author Raymond Chandler. The essay was first published in The Atlantic Monthly in December 1944. It was reprinted in 1950 by Houghton Mifflin along with eight of Chandler's early stories pre-dating his first novel, The Big Sleep. The essay is considered a seminal piece of literary criticism.
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- Bookseller
- Brought to Book Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006747
- Title
- The Simple Art of Murder
- Author
- Raymond Chandler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1950
- Weight
- 1.43 lbs
- Keywords
- The Simple Art of Murder by Raymond Chandler First Edition Houghton Mifflin Company 1950
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Brought to Book Ltd
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About Brought to Book Ltd
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