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The Big Sleep

by Chandler, Raymond

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Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. Octavo. Orange cloth boards stamped in black. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Clean, crisp, boards bright with dark blue top stain still vibrant. Inside flyleaf has one very light vertical crease. No writing, stamps, stickers. Dust jacket is fine, price-clipped with three small interior mends. No rips or tears. Panels and spine colors still bright and clear. Housed in a custom red cloth clamshell box. A truly superb copy of Chandler's first book. 277 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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The Big Sleep

by CHANDLER, RAYMOND

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Used - First Edition of Chandler’s first book. A fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with some minor interior mends. A superb c
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First Edition of Chandler’s first book. A fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with some minor interior mends. A superb copy; in a custom clamshell box. Made into two films of the same title, and, albeit loosely, clearly inspired another, The Big Lebowski.
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THE BIG SLEEP

by CHANDLER, RAYMOND

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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939., 1939. First edition. First edition. Author's first book. Fine, bright square copy with top edge dark blue and un-faded in dust jacket with a tiny (1/8") closed tear to top edge of rear panel and a tiny (1/8") closed tear and one inch wrinkle to bottom edge of the rear panel. A Haycraft/Queen Cornerstone mystery novel and an exceptional copy. Made into two films of the same name, in 1946 starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and in 1978 starring Robert Mitchum and Sarah Miles. Housed in a two-tone quarter leather and cloth clam shell case with a leather label on the spine and the titles stamped in gold gilt.
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The Big Sleep

by Chandler, Raymond

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Used
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Leicester, United Kingdom
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1939. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in First Issue dustwrapper. Publisher's smooth black cloth; front, back and spine stamped in strong reddish-orange; front panel with thick-and-thin-rules frame with 'HH' in each corner. Boards exceptionally bright and clean with no fading whatsoever. No inscriptions. A fine. In the VERY RARE dustwrapper priced 7s 6d net to the inside flap (as called for). The fugitive bright orange dustwrapper is faded to the spine (as is the copy illustrated on page 9 of Bruccoli), The yellow titling to the spine is just visible as is the Author's name (in white); the publisher's name at the base of the spine is just visible. The dustwrapper has shallow loss at the head (7mm at it deepest) that just affects the top of T (as in THE). There is a tiny chip from the top right-hand corner of the front panel and a 2.5 cm closed tear at the bottom right-hand corner of the front panel. The British First… Read More
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The Big Sleep
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The Big Sleep

by Chandler, Raymond

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Used - Fine
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1st Edition
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Hardcover
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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Knopf -- Black Widow, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Black Widow edition inscribed by Chandler to the director John Houseman. "For John Houseman with the somewhat insufficient excuse that I forgot to murder him. Ray. 5.13.45." Chandler and Houseman began as English schoolyard compatriots and eventually went on to collaborate infamously ont he film "The Blue Dahlia" by rushing to complete the script before its star, Alan Ladd, entered military service. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket has some tape on inside. Comes in a custom-made case clamshell case with leather spine and gold tooling and lettering.
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THE BIG SLEEP

by RAYMOND CHANDLER

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PASADENA, California, United States
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A NEAR FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET. PRICE $2.00 on dj. one piece of tape on dj. Author's first book
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THE BIG SLEEP

by RAYMOND CHANDLER

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Used - Near Fine
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1st Edition
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Hardcover
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PASADENA, California, United States
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KNOPF Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. A NEAR FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET. PRICE $2.00 on dj. one piece of tape on dj. Author's first book.
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The Big Sleep
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The Big Sleep

by Chandler, Raymond

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Used - Near Fine
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1st Edition
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Hardcover
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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Knopf, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A near fine first edition (stated First Edition on the copyright page) in a very good dust jacket with some small closed tears. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. With the original price of $2.00 still on the front flap.
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The Big Sleep
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The Big Sleep

by Chandler, Raymond

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Used - Fine
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1st Edition
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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Knopf, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket with a few small chips on the front panel and top of spine. First edition stated on the copyright page. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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The Big Sleep

by Chandler, Raymond

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Used - Very Good
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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Knopf, 1939. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939, 1939. First Edition; advance reading copy of the author's first book. Original printed wrappers; spine faded but intact and not restored; some spotting and wear; near very good. The publisher's promotional front cover copy compares Chandler favorably to Hammett and Cain, which, in retrospect, seems understated. Comes in a custom-made collector's case with leather spine. $9,500.
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The Big Sleep

by CHANDLER, RAYMOND

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Used - First Edition of Chandler’s first book. Top edge a little spotted; very good or a little better in a similar dust jacket. with
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First Edition of Chandler’s first book. Top edge a little spotted; very good or a little better in a similar dust jacket. with small chips and tears along the edges and a larger chip at the top of the back panel, which is about a half inch wide and extends down for about an inch and a half, affecting two words of text.
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THE BIG SLEEP

by Chandler, Raymond

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Used - Near fine in restored jacket.
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First edition
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First edition. Near fine in restored jacket.. First printing of Chandler's first novel, the inimitable book that marks the apex of noir. An existential confusion pervades this Los Angeles novel, kept at bay only by the sheer stoic will of detective Philip Marlowe, who is first introduced here. Chandler is a master prose stylist, subtly building atmosphere with deceptively simple prose. (In a 1948 letter, Chandler described his goal as "the creation of emotion through dialogue and description" [May 7, to Frederick Lewis Allen]). It is the perfect tone for the American-born subgenre of mystery called noir. An unforgettable work of craft and grit. 7.5'' x 4.5''. Original full orange cloth, stamped in blue on spine and boards. Original unclipped blue and red dust jacket designed by Hans J. Barschel. Blue topstain. pages. [8], 277, [1] pages. Housed in a custom clamshell box. Toning to front pastedowns and hinges, old tape marks expertly repaired with archival Japanese… Read More
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The Big Sleep

by Chandler, Raymond

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Used - very good
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first
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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Knopf, 1939. first. hardcover. very good/very good. First edition, as stated on copyright page. This is Pat O'Brien's copy with his bookplate attached to front paste-down (Pat O'Brien was an American film actor). Book very good plus, tanning along spine, lines on front cover. Dust jacket very good, wear and a couple of tears, small water stains on inside of dj. Housed in custom-made fold-out slipcase.
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The Big Sleep.

The Big Sleep.

by Chandler, Raymond

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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939.
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The Big Sleep

by CHANDLER, RAYMOND

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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Ownership signature. A very good lightly used copy with some minor spotting to the cloth and top edge and some edge wear in a very good dust jacket with a touch of dust soiling to the rear panel, and with a few minor mends.
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The Big Sleep

by Chandler, Raymond

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Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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Northridge, California, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Orange cloth with blue lettering, blue topstain. Light rubbing to extremities, slightly cocked. Glue darkening, pages lightly toned. Small stain to text block edge. Price-clipped jacket in mylar is chipped at edges and toned, with a small closed tear to bottom front panel. Stated first edition. Housed in a fine custom clamshell case. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Big Sleep

by CHANDLER, RAYMOND

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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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New York: Knopf, 1939. First Edition. Advance reading copy in specially printed wrappers. The front cover reads: “IN 1929 WE GAVE YOU HAMMETT, IN 1934 WE GAVE YOU CAIN, IN 1939 WE GIVE YOU RAY CHANDLER AND THE BIG SLEEP. We predict that The Big Sleep will duplicate the success of The Thin Man and The Postman Always Rings Twice, and will promote it and advertise it accordingly. Read this copy now for your pleasure”. Paperbound. Some restoration to the spine by an expert paper conservationist, some rubbing, dust-soiling, and general wear as usual, else very good. Enclosed in a custom cloth box.
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The Big Sleep

by Raymond Chandler

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Used - Very Good+
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
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Hardcover
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler First Edition Alfred A. Knopf 1939. No inscriptions. Very small bookseller's label to ffep. Covers are VG+ in a near VG price clipped dust jacket.
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The Big Sleep

by Chandler, Raymond

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Used - Good+ in Good dust jacket
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Northridge, California, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Orange cloth with blue lettering, darkened topstain. Stated first edition. Spine ends/corners rubbed/frayed. Edges rubbed. Glue darkened at endpages. Binding a bit tender. Unmarked. DJ in mylar with $2.00 price dampstained to back panel, chipped at spine ends/corners with 3cm loss to spine foot, rubbed folds, toned spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Big Sleep [Philip Marlowe 1]

by Chandler, Raymond

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Used - VG
Edition
First Edition - Advanced Reader's Copy
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Paperback
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939 8vo. original printed paper wraps (rebound in modern black cloth retaining front and rear panel of original paperback binding mounted to boards, paperstock a little toned and marked); pp. 320. A very good proof copy of the scarce first edition of this influential debut crime novel.. First Edition - Advanced Reader's Copy. Soft Cover. VG.
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