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The Smell of Fear by CHANDLER, Raymond - 1965

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The Smell of Fear by CHANDLER, Raymond - 1965

The Smell of Fear

by CHANDLER, Raymond

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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1965. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (21.5cm); gray cloth-covered boards, titled in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 538pp. Few faint spots of soil to text block edges; bookseller ticket inside front cover (Foyles, Charing Cross); tight and Near Fine overall. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 30s net); moderate chipping and edgewear and a few old clear-tape repairs to upper margin verso; Very Good.

Story collection, gathering fourteen previously-published tales; includes the first book appearance of "The Pencil," a story originally published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine as "Philip Marlowe's Last Case" (1962). There was no American issue of this collection. BRUCCOLI AA11.1.a.
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  • Edition First U.K. Edition
  • Publisher Hamish Hamilton
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1965

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by Raymond Chandler

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Smell of Fear (Fingerprint Books)

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Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1973-11-01. Hardcover. Good.
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The Smell of Fear

The Smell of Fear

by Chandler, Raymond

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London: Book Club Associates, 1973. UK Club reprint using the 1973 Hamilton Fingerprint issue and its jacket but marked bca to cloth spine, 8vo, 538pp, cheap paper has age-browned o/w G/VG Copy in sl creased and price-clipped DJ that is o/w without loss. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Smell of Fear, The

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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.5 x 8.5"; 538 pages; blue cloth with gilt title; dustwrapper; vg/vg; comprising Blackmailers Don't Shoot, Pearls are a Nuisance, Finger Man, The King in Yellow, Smart-Aleck Kill, Pick-Up on Noon Street, Nevada Gas, Spanish Blood, Trouble is My Business, Red Wind, I'll be Waiting, Goldfish, Guns at Cyrano's and The Pencil;.
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Hamish Hamilton. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Red hardcover titled in gilt. First edition thus. Block edge lightly soiled/toned; pages toned with some minor soft creasing. Inked marks checking off list of books at introduction. Points faintly bumped. Tight and square. The price-clipped DJ in mylar has minor edge creasing. ; A Fingerprint Book; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Smell of Fear

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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1983. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Good+ — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. A little wear to the edges of the dust wrapper. Leans slightly. . Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 8¾” x 5½” (1.1 kg); In the Fingerprint Book series; Cover art by John Ridgeway; First in this edition. Contains: Blackmailers Don't Shoot; Pearls are a Nuisance; Finger Man; King in Yellow; Smart-aleck Kill; Pick-up on Noon Street; Nevada Gas; Spanish Blood; Trouble is My Business; Red Wind; I'll be Waiting; Goldfish; Guns at Cyrano's; The Pencil; ISBN: 0-2410-2442-0 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #188390|| Condition:
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1965. Foxing to back panel of unclipped (original price 30/-) dustwrapper, a couple of small scuff-marks to bottom edge of same, spine slightly discoloured at top end. Minor bumping to spine ends of gray boards, foxing to outer pages and to page edges, pencil marks to the list of titles, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. "First published in Great Britain 1965" on rev of title page, no other dates or printings given. Contains fourteen stories by the author of "Farewell My Lovely", namely: Blackmailers Don't Shoot, Pearls are a Nuisance, Finger Man, The King in Yellow, Smart-Aleck Kill, Pick-Up on Noon Street, Nevada Gas, Spanish Blood, Trouble is My Business, Red Wind, I'll be Waiting, Goldfish, Guns at Cyrano's and The Pencil. This was the first UK appearance in book form of "Blackmailers Don't Shoot" and "The Pencil". Issued as part of a four-volume omnibus series of Chandler's… Read More
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The Smell of Fear

by Raymond Chandler

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Hamish Hamilton, UK, 1983. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. 538 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hamish Hamilton, UK, 1983. Reprint. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in very good dust jacket. Small surface tear and shallow crease on front of dust jacket. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; ISBN: 0241024420. ISBN/EAN: 9780241024423. Inventory No: 18100074.. 9780241024423
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The Smell Of Fear

by Chandler, Raymond

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1st thus
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London: Hamilton. A collection of 14 stories. Surprisingly uncommon. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st thus. 1983.
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