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Chandler, Raymond : The Little Sister

Hamish Hamilton, 1949

The boards are a bit rubbed and marked. Internally clean and tightly bound - a bit cocked. Two rubber stamps and a signature.. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket

1st Edition.

Chandler, Raymond : The Little Sister

Hamish Hamilton, 1949

Boards are worn and marked.Minor markings.Excellent binding.Good copy.[R.K]. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket

1st Edition.

Chandler, Raymond : The Little Sister

Hamish Hamilton

the book is housed in a good facsimile colour jacket.the boards are shelf rubbed, very slightly marked and the spine is a little faded. internally very clean. no inscriptions and well bound.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

First Edition.

Chandler, Raymond : The Little Sister

Hamish Hamilton, 1949

the original jacket has small edge tears and a small chip at the bottom of the spine. the back is a little marked. it could well be called 'good' as it presents well in cellophane. the book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. there is some minor foxing on the top block of the book. the book is a little cocked which should correct in time. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fair

First Edition.

Chandler, Raymond : The Little Sister

Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1949

No DJ first edition first state. Fraying to spine end and stamp on bottom edge of pages., Near Fine

1st Edition

Chandler, Raymond : The Little Sister

Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1949

DJ in archival cover First American Edition. A bright, fine copy in a dust jacket with edge ware small chips and tiny tears., Fine

3rd Edition

CHANDLER**, RAYMOND: : THE LITTLE SISTER.**

USA,BOSTON.HOUGHTON/MIFFLIN & CO.RIVERSIDE PRESS,CAMBRIDGE.1949.

ISBN No ISBN.

US,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,1st state.[UK,HAMISH HAMILTON,HB precedes the US edn and that then,is therefore the true 1st edn.This edn was also his first book/title for his UK publisher,after changing from his first original,US publisher.] VG+.No owner inscrptn,minus issued dw/dj.Top edges aged and darkened and lightly spotted - as usual/normal - fore-edges similar,and along with the bottom edges only,are untrimmed,contents generally bright,tight and clean - appears to be foxing-free - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's original orange/red cloth bds,blue stiletto [handle is nude figure of a woman!] decoration to the front board, first state binding (of 1/12,500 copies), blue lettering to spine/backstrip,which is slightly spotted+sunned; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no rubbing,chips/splits or tears present - and lightly grubbed plain white eps.US,8vo HB minus its dw/dj,1st edn,2-249pp [paginated] comprising 35 chapters,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages.The author's fifth novel featuring detective Philip Marlowe.A very nice example of a classic of its genre.Fairly scarce. A young woman,beautiful and in trouble, asks private eye Marlowe for help.She needs to find her brother,a small-town boy who's lost his way in the big city.She's not quite what she claims to be,and the brother isn't what he should have been.As the story progresses,Hollywood and all the people in it lose their shine and get darker and dirtier.And then the bodies begin to pile up. . . A Philip Marlowe novel,the basis for the 1969 film 'Marlowe' directed by Paul Bogart,and featuring James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O'Connor, Rita Moreno; and with appearances by Jackie Coogan and Bruce Lee. Raymond Chandler (1888-1959),born Chicago,grew up in England.Served in RAF in World War I.As an ex-journalist and ousted oil executive,Chandler only began writing in 1933 at the age of 45, publishing stories in Black Mask magazine. His output is small - from 1939 on he produced seven novels and a batch of short stories.Author of 'The Big Sleep', 'Farewell My Lovely', 'The High Lake', 'The Lady in the Lake', 'The Little Sister', 'The Long Goodbye' and 'Playback'. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

US,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

CHANDLER**, RAYMOND: : THE LITTLE SISTER.**

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 the 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 the spine/ backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners given the absence of the 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 virtually foxing-free and so otherwise,generally bright and clean,fore-edges also bright and clean 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 18-32mm - varying thickness for each individual volume.),1st thus,1-222pp includes34 chapters plus [unpaginated] half-title with a b/w frontispiece drawing by Sue Bradbury,to its reverse,a title page and 2pp blanks at the rear. 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 5th Philip Marlowe novel. See also my book ID rja20 for a true US,8vo HB minus it's dw/dj,1st edn. A young woman,beautiful and in trouble,asks private eye Marlowe for help.She needs to find her brother,a small-town boy who's lost his way in the big city.She's not quite what she claims to be,and the brother isn't what he should have been.As the story progresses,Hollywood and all the people in it lose their shine and get darker and dirtier.And then the bodies begin to pile up... 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.A Philip Marlowe novel,the basis for the 1969 film 'Marlowe' directed by Paul Bogart,and featuring James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O'Connor, Rita Moreno; and with appearances by Jackie Coogan and Bruce Lee. 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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

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