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CHANDLER, Raymond (1888-1959). Farewell, My Lovely. New Yor...
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CHANDLER, Raymond (1888-1959). Farewell, My Lovely. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. 8vo. [viii], [1]-[277], [3, blank] pp. Publisher's full red cloth, boards and spine stamped in blue, publisher's unclipped (?$2.00 net") dust jacket (minor rubbing to cloth, some offsetting to endleaves, previous owner's signature on fp. and p. [iv]; jacket spine toned, some toning to jacket panels, some light edgewear, front jacket panel with several scuff-marks). Near fine.FIRST EDITION OF CHANDLER'S SECOND NOVEL, ONE OF ONLY 7,500 COPIES PRINTED. This famous hardboiled Philip Marlowe novel was the first of Chandler's novels to be adapted into film (Murder, My Sweet, 1940) and has been further adapted into other film and radio stories. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone.Measurements: 9"L x 6"W x 2"H.
