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Chandler, Raymond : Farewell, My Lovely

Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1940

DJ in archival cover wear to the spine and to the extremities age toned. Previous owners name. Jacket has printed price of $2.00 net on front flap. 275 pages, Near Fine

1st Edition

Chandler, Raymond : Farewell, My Lovely

Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1940

DJ in archival cover ware to the spine edges and extremities. Previous owners name. Stated first edition., Near Fine

1st Edition

Chandler, Raymond : Farewell, My Lovely

World Publishing Co, 1944

DJ in archival cover edge ware chips price clipped. Stated Tower Book edition first printing October 1944. First thus., Near Fine

1st Edition

CHANDLER**, RAYMOND: : FAREWELL, MY LOVELY

LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,1989.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,Demy 8vo HB,1st thus.[This the first issue of this set - a 2nd imp was also issued in the same year.A single volume of 5 (of originally a 7- volume slipcased set - THE LADY IN THE LAKE,and last volume PLAYBACK sold,and slipcase missing) offered singly or as a 5-vol set,as is in one purchase @ £70 insured,post paid.] FINE.Bright, crisp and clean; with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to lower edge of front board and to spine/ backstrip,publisher's original,sharp-cornered,full grey cloth boards with a dark grey wrap-around silhouette of Philip Marlowe,by David Eccles,visible on both the boards and spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners given the absence of issued slipcase,a red+grey striped headband,and immaculate plain dark red endpapers. [This was the FIRST time the Society used the device of having a silhouette on the binding, which moves progressively backwards on each volume,so that the same silhouette is visible across the spines of the (issued 7) volumes when correctly placed in the slipcase.] Top edges with very faint,minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting and otherwise generally bright,fore-edges brighter,cleaner and without any foxing/spotting or blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,Demy 8vo HB (222 x 141 x 18-32 mm - varying thickness for each individual volume.),1st thus,1-227pp [paginated] includes 41 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title with a b/w frontispiece drawing by Sue Bradbury,to it's reverse,and a title page. Filmset in Linotron Dante (12-pt) with Univers and an adapted version of Kombie for display, type.Typeset by Profile Information,printed and bound in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd., Frome,Somerset using West One Antique Wove Paper. Author's 2nd novel. When Philip Marlowe sees a huge,loudly dressed man casually throwing a bouncer out onto the the pavement as he goes into a bar,he knows it's time to walk away,so he follows him inside.The big guy is Moose Molloy,recently released from an eight- year prison sentence and now on the hunt for his old sweetheart,a red-haired nightclub singer named Velma Valento. Marlowe follows a trail which includes a stick-up, blackmail,an irresistable blonde,a psychic,drugs and murder,and it leads him all the way to the top of a corrupt state of California. Philip Marlowe's about to give up on a completely routine case when he finds himself in the wrong place at the right time to get caught up in a murder that leads to a ring of jewel thieves,another murder,a fortune-teller,a couple more murders,and more corruption than your average graveyard. Of the issued volumes,four of his major works: 'The Big Sleep (1939),'Farewell,My Lovely' (1940),'The Lady in the Lake' (1943),and 'The Long Goodbye' (1954),all of which were made into very popular films. Adapted for the screen three times: 'The Falcon Takes Over' (1942),'Murder, My Sweet.' (1948), and 'Farewell, My Lovely.' (1975).and was also adapted for the stage and radio.The basis for the 1944 film,'Murder, My Sweet',which was directed by Edward Dmytryk,and starred Dick Powell as Philip Marlowe.The film was remade in 1975 by Dick Richards and starred Robert Mitchum as Marlowe. The Folio Society’s formula for success is publishing books with exceptional typography, illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts and uses skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books.Fiction and non-fiction titles are published.The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. Please contact seller for individual or multiples of books (other than 5-volume option) for their correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers,BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,Demy 8vo HB,1st thus.
Not SIGNED.