Title: The Big Sleep Author: Chandler, Raymond Place: New York Publisher: Knopf Date: 1939 Description: 277, [1] pp. Orange cloth, color pictorial jacket. First Edition. Chandler's scarce first book, introducing the world to the famed private eye Philip Marlowe. Only 5,000 copies of the first printing produced. The basis for the 1946 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Bruccoli A1.1.a. With ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, "From the Library of Carlton E. Morse," and neat pencil notation below "(Radio writer, director, producer of One Man's Family, I Love a Mystery, etc.)". Lot Amendments Condition: Some darkening/fading to jacket most noticeable on spine and rear panel, small chips to spine ends, rubbing to joints, a few small tape repairs on verso; volume with some spotting to top edge of text block, endapers a bit darkened, ticket of bookseller Stanley Rose on rear pastedown, else very good in like jacket. Item number: 239527
Title: The Big Sleep Author: Chandler, Raymond Place: New York Publisher: Knopf Date: 1939 Description: 277, [1] pp. Orange cloth, color pictorial jacket. First Edition. Chandler's scarce first book, introducing the world to the famed private eye Philip Marlowe. Only 5,000 copies of the first printing produced. The basis for the 1946 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Bruccoli A1.1.a. With ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, "From the Library of Carlton E. Morse," and neat pencil notation below "(Radio writer, director, producer of One Man's Family, I Love a Mystery, etc.)". Lot Amendments Condition: Some darkening/fading to jacket most noticeable on spine and rear panel, small chips to spine ends, rubbing to joints, a few small tape repairs on verso; volume with some spotting to top edge of text block, endapers a bit darkened, ticket of bookseller Stanley Rose on rear pastedown, else very good in like jacket. Item number: 239527
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